Primary care
Learn more about our pediatric primary care services and our unique approach to primary care.
Pediatrics
From your baby's first breath to your toddler's first broken bone -- UF Health physicians, nurses and staff provide experience, knowledge and a healing touch.
From your baby's first breath to your toddler's first broken bone -- UF Health physicians, nurses and staff provide experience, knowledge and a healing touch.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is one of the premier academic children’s hospitals in Florida. We offer care in more than 20 pediatric specialties as well as basic primary care and highly specialized procedures.
We strive to provide the best care possible for the "whole child." Our team is made up of doctors, licensed therapists, clinical psychologists, nurses, program specialists, case workers and volunteers. They work together to offer consults, medical treatment, therapy sessions, and activities and support for children experiencing various emotional, behavioral, and mental challenges.
Specialty care
Learn more about our 25 areas of pediatric specialty care.
Pediatric after hours
Our innovative weekend and evening urgent primary care service is ready to help your children.
Pediatric ER
We provide 24/7 emergency care services in a child-focused environment.
Telehealth
Our telehealth program allows us to provide remote and secure care through computers and smart phones.
Patient referrals
We provide patients and their families with a variety of information about referrals and clinical services.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is committed to providing high quality, compassionate, leading-edge care for children and families. As a leader in care, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital is honored to be recognized as a nationally ranked hospital in four pediatric specialties: diabetes & endocrinology (10th), pulmonology & lung surgery (24th), cardiology and heart surgery (26th), neonatology (35th).
Our locations
With over 30 primary and specialty care practices and a dedicated Children’s Hospital, UF Health is here for you and your family.
Our experts
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Cristoniel S Abrenica, MD, FAAPPediatric Gastroenterologist
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Pediatric Cardiologist
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Leslie Avery, MDPediatric Critical Care Doctor
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Julie S Baines, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Specialist
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Torrey D Baines, MDPediatric Critical Care Doctor
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Arjun Bamzai, MDPediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist)
Related conditions and treatments
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- Nut allergies
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- Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care
- COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months and older
- Getting a prescription filled
- 17-OH progesterone
- 24-hour urine copper test
- Aarskog syndrome
- Aase syndrome
- Abdominal mass
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal pain - children under age 12
- Absence seizure
- Absent pulmonary valve
- Achondrogenesis
- Achondroplasia
- Acid mucopolysaccharides
- Acne
- Acquired platelet function defect
- Acrodysostosis
- Acute bronchitis
- Adolescent depression
- Adolescent development
- Adolescent test or procedure preparation
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Agammaglobulinemia
- Aicardi syndrome
- Alanine transaminase (ALT) blood test
- Albinism
- Albumin blood (serum) test
- Alkaptonuria
- Allergic reactions
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergies
- ALP isoenzyme test
- Alström syndrome
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Amblyopia
- Amebiasis
- Amelogenesis imperfecta
- Aminoaciduria
- Amniotic band sequence
- Amylase - blood
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Anemia
- Anemia caused by low iron - children
- Anencephaly
- Angelman syndrome
- Ankle pain
- Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
- Anorexia
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
- Anterior knee pain
- Anti-DNase B blood test
- Anti-reflux surgery - children
- Anti-smooth muscle antibody
- Antibody titer blood test
- Antimitochondrial antibody
- Antinuclear antibody panel
- Antistreptolysin O titer
- Aortopulmonary window
- Apert syndrome
- Apgar score
- Apnea of prematurity
- Appetite - decreased
- Appetite - increased
- Appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
- Arachnodactyly
- Arrhenoblastoma of ovary
- Arrhythmias
- Ascariasis
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) blood test
- Aspartic acid
- Asthma in children
- Ataxia - telangiectasia
- Athlete's foot
- Atopic dermatitis
- Atrial septal defect (ASD)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder - Asperger syndrome
- Autism spectrum disorder - childhood disintegrative disorder
- Autosomal dominant
- Autosomal recessive
- Babies and heat rashes
- Babies and shots
- Basic metabolic panel
- Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
- Becker muscular dystrophy
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Bedtime habits for infants and children
- Bedwetting
- Bezoar
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- Bili lights
- Biliary atresia
- Bilirubin blood test
- Bilirubin encephalopathy
- Binge eating disorder
- Bleeding disorders
- Bleeding into the skin
- Blood clots
- Blood differential test
- Blood pressure measurement
- Blood smear
- Blood typing
- Blount disease
- Body mass index
- Body temperature norms
- Bone pain or tenderness
- Botulism
- Bowlegs
- Brachial plexus injury in newborns
- Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
- Branchial cleft cyst
- Breast milk - pumping and storing
- Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding - self-care
- Breastfeeding tips
- Breath odor
- Breath sounds
- Breath-holding spell
- Brief resolved unexplained event - BRUE
- Broad nasal bridge
- Broken bone
- Bronchiolitis
- Bruxism
- Buccal smear
- Bug repellent safety
- Bulimia
- C-reactive protein
- C1 esterase inhibitor
- Calcium blood test
- Calcium in diet
- Canavan disease
- Canker sore
- Capillary sample
- Caput succedaneum
- CBC blood test
- Celiac disease - nutritional considerations
- Celiac disease - sprue
- Central venous line - infants
- Cerebral palsy
- Chalazion
- Changes in the newborn at birth
- Charley horse
- Chediak-Higashi syndrome
- Chickenpox
- Chickenpox vaccine
- Chiggers
- Child neglect and emotional abuse
- Child physical abuse
- Child safety seats
- Chills
- Chloride in diet
- Chloride test - blood
- Chromium in diet
- Circumcision
- Claw foot
- Cleft lip and palate
- Cleidocranial dysostosis
- Clubfoot
- Clubfoot repair
- Colds and flus - antibiotics
- Colic and crying
- Common cold
- Complement
- Complement component 3 (C3)
- Complement component 4
- Complement fixation test to C burnetii
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
- Conduct disorder
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital cytomegalovirus
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair
- Congenital heart disease
- Congenital platelet function defects
- Congenital rubella
- Congenital syphilis
- Congenital toxoplasmosis
- Conjunctivitis or pink eye
- Constipation in infants and children
- Consumer rights and protections
- Coombs test
- Corneal injury
- Corneal ulcers and infections
- Coronary artery fistula
- Cough
- COVID-19 antibody test
- COVID-19 symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccines
- COVID-19 virus test
- Cow's milk - infants
- Cow's milk and children
- Cradle cap
- Cranial sutures
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniosynostosis
- Craniotabes
- Creeping eruption
- Cri du chat syndrome
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Crohn disease
- Croup
- Crying in childhood
- Crying in infancy
- Cryoglobulins
- Cyanotic heart disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cysticercosis
- Day care health risks
- Death among children and adolescents
- Dehydration
- Delayed growth
- Delayed puberty in boys
- Delayed puberty in girls
- Depression
- Developmental coordination disorder
- Developmental disorders of the female genital tract
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Developmental expressive language disorder
- Developmental milestones record
- Developmental milestones record - 12 months
- Developmental milestones record - 18 months
- Developmental milestones record - 2 months
- Developmental milestones record - 2 years
- Developmental milestones record - 3 years
- Developmental milestones record - 4 months
- Developmental milestones record - 4 years
- Developmental milestones record - 5 years
- Developmental milestones record - 6 months
- Developmental milestones record - 9 months
- Developmental reading disorder
- Dextrocardia
- Diabetes
- Diabetes and nerve damage
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diaper rash
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Diarrhea
- Diarrhea in infants
- Diastasis recti
- Diet and cancer
- Dietary fat and children
- Diphtheria
- Discipline in children
- Discussing death with children
- Dislocation
- Dizziness
- Double aortic arch
- Double inlet left ventricle
- Double outlet right ventricle
- Down syndrome
- Drooling
- Dry eye syndrome
- DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine - what you need to know
- DTaP vaccine
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Duodenal atresia
- E coli enteritis
- Ear discharge
- Ear infection - acute
- Ear infection - chronic
- Ear tag
- Ear wax
- Earache
- Earlobe creases
- Ebstein anomaly
- Echinococcosis
- ECHO virus
- Echocardiogram - children
- EEG
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Ehrlichiosis
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- Elbow pain
- Electrocardiogram (EKG) - Children
- Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
- Encopresis
- Endocardial cushion defect
- Endocarditis - children
- Enlarged adenoids
- Epicanthal folds
- Epiglottitis
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy in children
- Epstein pearls
- Erythema toxicum
- Erythropoietin test
- Estradiol blood test
- Eustachian tube patency
- Excessive crying in infants
- Exchange transfusion
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Extremity x-ray
- Eye burning - itching and discharge
- Eye pain
- Eyelid bump
- Eyelid twitch
- Face pain
- Facial swelling
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- Factor IX assay
- Factor VII assay
- Factor VII deficiency
- Factor VIII assay
- Factor X assay
- Factor X deficiency
- Failure to thrive
- Fainting
- Familial Mediterranean fever
- Fanconi syndrome
- Farsightedness
- Febrile seizures
- Feeding tube - infants
- Ferritin blood test
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Fetal development
- Fetal echocardiography
- Fetal-maternal erythrocyte distribution blood test
- Fever
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Fifth disease
- Fine motor control
- Fish tapeworm infection
- Flu
- Fluorescein eye stain
- Fluoride in diet
- Folic acid in diet
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood test
- Fontanelles - bulging
- Fontanelles - enlarged
- Fontanelles - sunken
- Food allergy
- Food guide plate
- Food jags
- Food safety
- Foot pain
- Foot, leg, and ankle swelling
- Fractured clavicle in the newborn
- Fragile X syndrome
- Frontal bossing
- Fungal nail infection
- Fussy or irritable child
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase blood test
- Galactosemia
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Gas – flatulence
- Gastric culture
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease - children
- Gastroesophageal reflux in infants
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Gastroschisis
- Gastroschisis repair
- Gaucher disease
- Generalized anxiety disorder in children
- Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
- Genetically engineered foods
- Genetics
- Gestational age
- Giardia infection
- Glanzmann thrombasthenia
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase test
- Gram-negative meningitis
- Groin lump
- Group B streptococcal septicemia of the newborn
- Growth chart
- Growth hormone deficiency - children
- Growth hormone stimulation test
- Growth hormone suppression test
- H influenzae meningitis
- H1N1 influenza (Swine flu)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) vaccine - what you need to know
- Hand-foot-mouth disease
- Hartnup disorder
- Head circumference
- Head injury - first aid
- Head lice
- Headache
- Healthy living
- Hearing loss - infants
- Heart murmurs
- Heel pain
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A - children
- Hepatitis A vaccine - what you need to know
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B - children
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Hepatitis B Vaccine - What You Need to Know
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C - children
- Hepatitis virus panel
- Hereditary fructose intolerance
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Hereditary ovalocytosis
- Hereditary spherocytic anemia
- Hereditary urea cycle abnormality
- Herpangina
- Herpes - oral
- Herpetic stomatitis
- Heterochromia
- Hiccups
- High arch
- High blood pressure - children
- High blood pressure in infants
- High cholesterol - children
- Hip pain
- Hirschsprung disease
- Histiocyte
- Hives
- Homocystinuria
- Hookworm infection
- Hormonal effects in newborns
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Gardasil Vaccine®
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine - what you need to know
- HPV vaccine
- HPV vaccine (Human Papillomavirus) Cervarix®
- Humidifiers and health
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydrops fetalis
- Hyperactivity
- Hyperactivity and children
- Hyperactivity and sugar
- Hyperglycemia - infants
- Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome
- Hypermobile joints
- Hyperventilation
- Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Hypotonia
- Immune response
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Immunoelectrophoresis - blood
- Immunofixation blood test
- Imperforate anus
- Impetigo
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Increased head circumference
- Indigestion
- Infant - newborn development
- Infant botulism
- Infant formulas
- Infant of a substance-using mother
- Infant of diabetic mother
- Infant reflexes
- Infant test/procedure preparation
- Infectious myringitis
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant): What You Need to Know
- Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Live, Intranasal): What You Need to Know
- Influenza vaccine
- Ingrown toenail
- Intellectual disability
- Intercostal retractions
- Intersex
- Intraventricular hemorrhage of the newborn
- Intussusception – children
- Iodine in diet
- IQ testing
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Iron in diet
- Jaundice and breastfeeding
- Jet lag disorder
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Karyotyping
- Ketones blood test
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
- Knee pain
- Knock knees
- Krabbe disease
- Kwashiorkor
- Lactate dehydrogenase test
- Lactose intolerance
- Language disorders in children
- Laryngitis
- LDH isoenzyme blood test
- Leg lengthening and shortening
- Leg pain
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
- Limited range of motion
- Lipase test
- Liquid medication administration
- Listeriosis
- Lordosis - lumbar
- Low blood pressure
- Low blood sugar
- Low blood sugar - newborns
- Low calcium level - infants
- Low nasal bridge
- Low-set ears and pinna abnormalities
- Lyme Disease
- Lyme disease blood test
- Macroglossia
- Macrosomia
- Magnesium blood test
- Malaise
- Malnutrition
- Malocclusion of teeth
- Maple syrup urine disease
- Mastoiditis
- Maternal deprivation syndrome
- Mathematics disorder
- McCune-Albright syndrome
- Measles
- Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine
- Mechanical ventilator - infants
- Meconium aspiration syndrome
- Medicines for ADHD
- Meningitis
- Meningitis - tuberculous
- Meningocele repair
- Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine - What You Need to Know
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Menkes disease
- Metachromatic leukodystrophy
- Metatarsus adductus
- Methemoglobinemia - acquired
- Metopic ridge
- Microalbuminuria test
- Microcephaly
- Micrognathia
- Midline venous catheters - infants
- Migraine
- Milia
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) Vaccine - What You Need to Know
- MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella) Vaccine - What You Need to Know
- Mononucleosis
- Moro reflex
- Mosaicism
- Mouth sores
- Mouth ulcers
- MSG symptom complex
- Mucopolysaccharides
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type I
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type II
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type III
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV
- Mumps
- Munchausen syndrome by proxy
- Muscle aches
- Muscle atrophy
- Muscle cramps
- Muscle disorder
- Muscle function loss
- Muscle strain treatment
- Muscle twitching
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myelomeningocele
- Myocarditis - pediatric
- Myotonia congenita
- Nail care for newborns
- Nasal flaring
- Natal teeth
- Nausea and vomiting - adults
- Nearsightedness
- Neck lump
- Neck pain
- Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Neonatal conjunctivitis
- Neonatal cystic fibrosis screening test
- Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
- Neonatal sepsis
- Neonatal weight gain and nutrition
- Neuroblastoma
- Neurofibromatosis 2
- Neurofibromatosis-1
- Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL)
- Neutropenia - infants
- Newborn head molding
- Newborn jaundice
- Newborn screening tests
- Niemann-Pick disease
- Nightmares
- Noma
- Noonan syndrome
- Normal growth and development
- Nosebleed
- Nurse practitioner (NP)
- Nursemaid's elbow
- Obesity in children
- Omphalocele
- Ophthalmoscopy
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Oral mucous cyst
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Osteopenia - premature infants
- Osteosarcoma
- Otitis
- Otitis media with effusion
- Overcoming breastfeeding problems
- Overweight
- Oxygen therapy in infants
- Palpebral slant - eye
- Pancreatitis - children
- Pantothenic acid and biotin
- Partial (focal) seizure
- Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Patent foramen ovale
- Pectus carinatum
- Pectus excavatum
- Pediatric sleep apnea
- Penis care (uncircumcised)
- Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants
- Perianal streptococcal cellulitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Peripheral arterial line - infants
- Peripheral intravenous line - infants
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Periventricular leukomalacia
- Persistent depressive disorder
- Pertussis
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Pharyngitis - sore throat
- Pharyngitis - viral
- Phenylketonuria
- Phonological disorder
- Phosphorus blood test
- Phosphorus in diet
- Physical exam frequency
- Physician Assistant profession (PA)
- PICC Line - Children
- Pierre Robin sequence
- Pinworm test
- Pinworms
- Plaque and tartar on teeth
- Plasma amino acids
- Platelet aggregation test
- Platelet antibodies blood test
- Platelet count
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know
- Pneumococcal meningitis
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - what you need to know
- Pneumothorax - infants
- Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash
- Polio
- Polio vaccine
- Polio vaccine - what you need to know
- Polycythemia - newborn
- Polydactyly
- Pompe Disease
- Potassium test
- Potbellies and toddlers
- Potter syndrome
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Precocious puberty
- Pregnancy and herpes
- Premature infant
- Preschooler development
- Preschooler test or procedure preparation
- Preventing food poisoning
- Preventive health care
- Progeria
- Prognathism
- Protein electrophoresis - serum
- Prothrombin time (PT)
- Prune belly syndrome
- Puberty and adolescence
- Pulmonary atresia
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Pyloric stenosis in infants
- Pyruvate kinase deficiency
- Q fever
- Quantitative nephelometry test
- Radionuclide cisternogram
- Rash - child under 2 years
- Rashes
- RBC count
- RBC indices
- Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood
- Repeated nightmares
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Reticulocyte count
- Retinoblastoma
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Reye syndrome
- Rh incompatibility
- Rheumatic fever
- Riboflavin
- Rickets
- Rickettsialpox
- Ringworm of the scalp
- Roseola
- Rotavirus antigen test
- Rotavirus vaccine - what you need to know
- Rubella
- Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
- Russell-Silver syndrome
- Safe driving for teens
- Salmonella enterocolitis
- Scabies
- Scalded skin syndrome
- Scarlet fever
- Schilling test
- School age test or procedure preparation
- School-age children development
- Scleredema diabeticorum
- Scoliosis
- Seizures
- Selective deficiency of IgA
- Selenium in diet
- Sensitivity analysis
- Sensorineural deafness
- Separation anxiety in children
- Septic shock
- Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine (MenB) - What You Need to Know
- Serum globulin electrophoresis
- Serum iron test
- Serum phenylalanine screening
- Serum sickness
- Sex-linked dominant
- Sex-linked recessive
- Short philtrum
- Short stature
- Shoulder pain
- Sickle cell disease
- Sickle cell test
- Single palmar crease
- Sinusitis
- Skeletal limb abnormalities
- Skin findings in newborns
- Skin turgor
- Sleep disorders
- Sleepwalking
- Sleepwalking and children
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Sneezing
- Sodium blood test
- Speech disorders - children
- Speech impairment in adults
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Splinter hemorrhages
- Splinter removal
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sprains
- Staphylococcal meningitis
- Stem cell research
- Stereotypic movement disorder
- Stork bite
- Strabismus
- Strains
- Strep throat
- Streptococcal screen
- Stress and your health
- Stress in childhood
- Stridor
- Strongyloidiasis
- Stuffy or runny nose - children
- Stuffy or runny nose – adult
- Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Stuttering
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- Sudden infant death syndrome
- Supernumerary nipples
- Sutures - ridged
- Sutures - separated
- Sweat electrolytes test
- Swelling
- Swimmer's ear
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Taking iron supplements
- Tapeworm infection - beef or pork
- Tay-Sachs disease
- Td (tetanus, diphtheria) vaccine - what you need to know
- Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine - what you need to know
- Tdap and Td vaccines
- Teenagers and drugs
- Teething
- Temper tantrums
- Tenosynovitis
- Testosterone
- Tetanus
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Thirst - absent
- Thirst - excessive
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombophlebitis
- Thrush - children and adults
- Thrush in newborns
- Thumbsucking
- Tick paralysis
- Tick removal
- Tinnitus
- Toddler development
- Toddler test or procedure preparation
- Tongue tie
- Tonsillitis
- Tooth - abnormal colors
- Tooth - abnormal shape
- Tooth formation - delayed or absent
- TORCH screen
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
- Total iron binding capacity
- Total parenteral nutrition - infants
- Total protein
- Tracheitis
- Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair
- Tracheomalacia - acquired
- Tracheomalacia - congenital
- Transient familial hyperbilirubinemia
- Transient tachypnea - newborn
- Transillumination
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Traveler's diarrhea diet
- Traveling with children
- Treacher Collins syndrome
- Trench mouth
- Trichinosis
- Tricuspid atresia
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Trisomy 13
- Trisomy 18
- Truncus arteriosus
- Tuberous sclerosis
- Turner syndrome
- Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
- Tympanometry
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Type V glycogen storage disease
- Typhus
- Ulcerative colitis
- Ulcers
- Umbilical catheters
- Umbilical cord care in newborns
- Umbilical hernia
- Undescended testicle repair
- Ureteral reimplantation surgery - children
- Urinary catheter - infants
- Urinary tract infection - children
- Urine - bloody
- Urine collection - infants
- Vacation health care
- Vaccines (immunizations)
- Vaginal itching and discharge - child
- Vaginal yeast infection
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine - What You Need to Know
- Vascular ring
- Venipuncture
- Ventricular septal defect
- Virilization
- Visceral larva migrans
- Visual acuity test
- Vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn
- Vitiligo
- von Gierke disease
- Vulvovaginitis
- Waardenburg syndrome
- Walking abnormalities
- Warts
- Watery eyes
- WBC count
- Weakness
- Webbing of the fingers or toes
- Weight gain – unintentional
- Weight loss - unintentional
- Well-child visits
- Whiplash
- Whipworm infection
- Widely spaced teeth
- Williams syndrome
- Wilson disease
- Wrist pain
- Yawning - excessive
- Your baby and the flu
- Your child and the flu
- Your child's first vaccines
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Welcome to the University of Florida Health Pediatric Progress Report, where we share news and updates from UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Read more about what makes our pediatric programs unique and the progress we have made in the past year as we strive to offer our patients the highest-quality care as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals. We hope you will appreciate our digital format, which is best viewed using Firefox or Chrome from a PC or Safari from a Mac.
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