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At UF Health, our multidisciplinary team approach is equipped to handle heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation procedures for pediatric patients.
Breathe easy knowing your child is receiving the nation’s best care at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Taking excellent care in improving the respiratory health of children has earned UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital recognition among the nation’s best pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery specialty programs 13 years in a row, according to the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Rankings.
The UF Health Pediatric Lung Transplant Program is the only one of its kind in Florida and consists of one cardiothoracic surgeon, one thoracic surgeon, one pulmonologist and four nurse practitioners.
At UF Health, we offer unique medical approaches, such as lung reduction surgery, to treat children with life-threatening lung disease. Our mission is simple: to enhance each patient’s quality of life through compassionate care, access to state-of-the-art medical treatment and ongoing research studies at UF Health.
In 2013, the UF pediatric lung transplant team performed the first heart-lung transplant in a child under the age of two in the state of Florida.
Our multidisciplinary team approach, experience, expertise, and ongoing commitment to innovation and compassionate care have set the standard of care for children with end-stage heart failure achieving excellent long-term survival rates. In a January 2020 report, The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients has measured the percentage of patients who have survived transplant for one month and one year. At our center, of the 8 patients transplanted between July 1, 2016 and Dec. 30, 2018, 100% survived one month, and 87.50% percent survived one year.
Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.
Open to patients with advanced lung disease, listed patients awaiting transplant and transplanted patients, as well as caregivers.
Provides supportive care for select adult and pediatric patients through meditation, relaxation, yoga, tai chi, qigong and massage therapy sessions.
Children with serious illnesses can enjoy a camp experience in a safe, medically sound environment.
Helps children and families cope with the stress and anxiety of hospitalization.
Offers a wide variety of music-based therapies from in-room performances to collaborative recording sessions.
Offer counseling, planning and other assistance to all pediatric patients.
Peer companionship for adolescents and young adults living with serious illness.
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