Pediatrics at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Comprehensive Pediatrics

Our physicians and allied health professionals are involved in all phases of pediatric clinical care and research.

Medical Education

Pediatrics Residency

We offer an ACGME-accredited pediatrics residency emphasizing quality improvement, patient safety and clinical-outcomes-based scholarly activities in a widely varied socioeconomic population.

A resident pediatric doctor tending to a pediatric patient

Pediatric Fellowships

We offer fellowships in community and societal pediatrics, hospice and palliative medicine, pediatric child abuse, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric hematology and oncology, pediatric hospital medicine, and pediatric infectious diseases.

Pediatric doctor in a fellowship program providing free vaccines in a community initiative

Medical Student Education

Our department is proud to participate in the education of future physicians, offering clerkship rotations for third- and fourth-year medical students.

University of Florida medical students at UF Health Jacksonville

Our Providers

Patient Care

Meet Our Providers

Our faculty physicians and advanced practice providers offer services for patients from infants through adolescents. Visit our playlist to learn about our pediatric primary care services throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

University of Florida family medicine/pediatrics physician with patient

Specialized Care

Patient Care

Bower Lyman Center for Medically Complex Children

Taking care of the most fragile and medically vulnerable in our community. That’s the role of the Bower Lyman Center for Medically Complex Children at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville.

Specialized Care that meets the needs of medically complex children

Department News and Events

Upcoming Events

Oct 01
1. Pediatrics: Grand Rounds
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:00am
Oct 08
1. Pediatrics: Grand Rounds
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:00am
Oct 20
1. UF CARES: Grand Rounds
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:30am
Oct 23
1. CARD: Special Event
  
  UF Developmental Pediatric Center, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Suite 1
  
  5:30pm
Oct 23
1. FDLRS: Special Event
  
  UF Developmental Pediatric Center, 6271 St. Augustine Rd., Suite 1
  
  5:30pm
Oct 31
1. CARD: Special Event
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:00am
Nov 17
1. UF CARES: Grand Rounds
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:30am
Dec 15
1. UF CARES: Grand Rounds
  
  ZOOM Meeting, ZOOM Meeting
  
  8:30am

News and Announcements

College welcomes Susmita Pati, MD, MPH, as new pediatrics chair

June 25, 2025

The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is pleased to welcome Susmita Pati, MD, MPH, as chair of the department of pediatrics, effect...
Dr. Rana Alissa Elected President of the FCAAP

July 31, 2024

Rana Alissa, MD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, has been elected pre...
It Was Always Peds

May 08, 2024

Linh Nguyen, DO, shares her journey as a pediatric hospital medicine fellow.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month spotlight: Linh Nguyen, DO

May 07, 2024

May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This month, we’re recognizing pediatric hospital medicine fellow Linh Nguyen, DO.
College of Medicine – Jacksonville 2024 Awards presented

March 25, 2024

Four recipients of the College of Medicine – Jacksonville 2024 Superior Accomplishment Awards were named in February and honored at a celebratory luncheon...
NIH grant funds machine learning research into pediatric asthma

November 30, 2023

Researchers at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville and Jacksonville are working to improve the lives and patient care of children suffe...
UF COMJ faculty shine at 2023 Duval County Medical Society Annual Meeting

November 01, 2023

Several University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty were recognized for their accomplishments in medicine at the 2023 Duval County Me...
21 UF COMJ faculty members receive promotions for 2022-23

July 01, 2022

Twenty-one faculty members of the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville have received promotions, effective July 1, 2022.
How to Stay Healthy this Holiday Season

November 17, 2021

The holiday season is upon us, and after safely distancing from family and friends over the past year and a half, many of us are ready to get back to celebratin...
Back-to-School: Ways to Tackle Childhood Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 08, 2021

Some of the mitigation techniques we've taken on due to the COVID-19 pandemic have also unfortunately contributed to worsening obesity in children. As kids are...