Sanford teen leaves hospital with temporary artificial heart and portable driver
Mark S Bleiweis, MD : Stories and news
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Specialist, Cardiovascular Surgeon, Congenital Heart Specialist - Surgery
Videos
UF Health first in Florida to offer iPad-monitoring app to caregivers of infants with rare heart defect
Stories and news
A Heart From the Harts: UF Health Congenital Heart Center Changes Siblings’ Lives
Aubree and Londyn Harts sit in their living room and show off their souvenirs. Aubree, 11, holds a cannula from a Berlin Heart — an external device that helps…
Astrid’s Journey ‘Beyond the Science’ to Beat Deadly Heart Condition at UF Health
Astrid Weller’s dad holds her up to a window at the University of Florida Health Congenital Heart Center so she can press her hands to the warm glass and peer…
Alecia Defeats Decades of Heart Failure With Historic Transplant at UF Health
Alecia Cosey came to, slumped over in the driver’s seat, to find her 16-year-old daughter crying and gripping the steering wheel. “Momma, are you OK?” Dayshai…
A Heartfelt Journey: How One Childhood Surgery Led to a Career in Medicine
The first time Matthew Purlee saw the inside of an operating room, he was a congenital heart patient undergoing a surgical repair to address transposition of…
The Gift of Grace: Series of Surgeries Saves Baby Grace From Rare Heart Defect at UF Health
Expecting a child is a time of joy, anticipation and excitement for most families. Gender reveal celebrations, nursery preparations and dreams of the future…
In the news
-
FCAAP NAMES 2021 CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS
South Florida Hospital News July 6, 2021
-
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital ranked top pediatric hospital in Florida
WGFL-TV June 17, 2021
-
Twins Conjoined at the Heart Are Separated in Miracle Surgery
Inside Edition September 6, 2016
-
Kids, parents and medical workers bond, celebrate at picnic
The Gainesville Sun May 16, 2016
-
Florida Teen, 16, Youngest SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Patient Discharged On the Freedom Portable Driver
GTN News May 27, 2014
-
Mom's Persistence Leads To Miracle Recovery For Transplant Baby
HUFFPOST Miami January 21, 2014
-
'I've got focus on what I can do, not what I can't'
Tallahassee.com September 19, 2013
-
Dr. Mark Bleiweis: Spirit of Gainesville nominee
The Gainesville Sun August 9, 2013
-
Identical scar connects Jacksonville mother and daughter together on Mother's Day
WTLV-12 May 10, 2013