Welcome to the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. This program is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME. This program is a collaborative effort between the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville and Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville.

Our program is an exciting new opportunity for pediatricians interested in training in endocrinology. Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville is a multi-specialty care facility. We have a large division with a state-of-the-art endocrinology clinic where we have ample access to a breadth of pathology in endocrinology and a large pediatric diabetes program. Our team consists of 8 pediatric endocrine faculty members, 5 nurse practitioners, 5 nurses, 6 certified diabetes educators and 1 licensed clinical social worker among others. Patients are seen at Nemours and Wolfson Children’s Hospital by physicians in the division of endocrinology.

We have a highly successful program in clinical research involving growth, puberty, diabetes and bone, to name a few. We have access to a well-staffed clinical research center and excellent laboratory facilities for both biochemical and molecular work.

This is a three-year program with special emphasis on training in clinical research. Successful trainees will be eligible for board certification in pediatric endocrinology.

Please explore this website for further information and feel free to contact us with any additional questions.

Lournaris Torres-Santiago, M.D.
Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville