Home is Where the Heart is
The Campbell family, whose 10 children range in age from one and half to 24, recently welcomed Janan, the newest addition to their family, and he has required little extra care……
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A Life Yet to Live: Owen’s Reversal of Heart
From playing in the dirt to watching birds and squirrels, Owen Maier is a spirited, blue eyed and rosy-cheeked toddler……
From teething to transplant: Izabella’s Journey
In December of 2011, Krystina Lopez was given little hope that her twin daughters, Jesubelle and Izabella who were born three months premature, would survive……
Celebrating 10 Years of Healing Hearts
This past January, the University of Florida Health Congenital Heart Center celebrated 10 years of healing hearts for patients of all ages diagnosed with congenital heart defects……
Fast Facts
UF Health Congenital Heart Center Facts & Firsts 2019: U.S. News & World Report ranked the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital among the top 15 pediatric cardiology and heart surgery programs in the United States, and highest-ranked in Florida for the fourth consecutive year.2018: U.S. News & World Report ranked the…
Prenatal Diagnosis, Knowledge Help Couple Cope with Son’s Heart Condition
Samantha and Ryan Padgett’s baby was diagnosed prenatally with a congenital heart defect. Early diagnosis allowed them to plan for Grayson’s birth, giving him the best possible start in life. By Karen Thurston Chavez “That’s not what that’s supposed to look like.” That’s not a comment you…
Sweet Heart
David and Krista Kahn twin girls battled the odds of prematurity, and one also fought to survive a life-threatening heart defect. By Karen Thurston Chavez The Kahn Family, from left, Megan, Ryan,…
Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery at UF Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top 25
The UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program was recognized among the nation’s Top 25 congenital heart centers, according to the 2012-2013 U.S. News’ Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released in June 2012. In Florida, the University of Florida Congenital Heart Center is the highest-ranked children’s heart…
Half A Heart
By April Frawley BirdwellOriginally published in The POST Caleb spent the first four months of his life at Shands at UF, but nurses and doctors made the experience a little easier for his family. In the photo, she smiles, cradling her newborn son in the crook of her arm.
