Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Patient Reunion

Join us for the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Patient Reunion

Since 1992, the CDH survival rate at Shands Hospital for Children at UF is unprecedented. According to the Annals of Surgery (September 1999), the survival rate was 89% (47 of 53) of treated patients and 92% (23 of 25) of consecutive patients with isolated CDH who were both born and treated at Shands Hospital for Children.

If you or your child is one of the many patients who have survived CDH because of Dr. Kays and Shands Hospital for Children, we are inviting you to join our patient reunion. Lunch will be served and parents and patients who have gone through similar experiences will be able to connect and share their stories and provide support for one another. You will also have the chance to mingle with medical staff, ask questions and find out the progress of the Shands Hospital for Children CDH program.

Please call 352-294-5687 with any questions.