Welcome!

On behalf of the USF Health Pediatrics family I want to welcome you to our website. We hope you will find valuable information whether you are a prospective or current patient, healthcare professional or potential recruit. I am proud to serve as Chair because of the high quality faculty and staff that make up the Department. We are committed to transforming our community and our world for the better, through education, research and quality care.

Robert M. Nelson, Jr., M.D., M.S.
Professor & Chair
Department of Pediatrics

Dean Klasko's Pediatrics Grand Rounds Lecture

-- July 7, 2010

Dr. Klasko's lecture entitled "The Future of USF Health Care" is posted on the USF Pediatrics website for viewing: Grand Rounds Archive

USF Pediatrics Welcomes New Residents!

-- June 8, 2010

Nineteen Pediatric first year and 5 Med-Peds first year residents joined the department in July. Dr. Robert Nelson, USF Pediatric Chairman, and his wife Linda Nelson, ARNP hosted a welcome party at their home. Click here to view a slide show of the event and click here to view a photo-gallery our new residents. Please visit the residency website for a complete listing of USF Pediatric residents.

The 2010 Lewis A. Barness Lecture and Fellows' Forum

-- April 22, 2010

The 2010 Lewis A. Barness Lecture and Fellows’ Forum were held on April 15, 2010. This annual event honors Dr. Lewis A. Barness, who founded the USF Department of Pediatrics in 1972. Dr. Barness’ remarkable career, which has spanned more than 55 years, is filled with professional accolades and awards including the John Howland Medal from the American Pediatric Society, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Abraham Jacobi Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joseph St. Geme Leadership Award given by 7 pediatric societies. He has been inducted into the Pediatrics Hall of Fame, which honors physicians who have made remarkable contributions to the practice of pediatrics.

This year’s speaker was Diana Bianchi, MD, Zucker Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine. Her lecture, entitled “Cell-Free Nucleic Acids: Beyond Biomarkers, Towards Fetal and Neonatal Personalized Medicine” described noninvasive prenatal diagnosis using cell-free nucleic acids in maternal blood and amniotic fluid. This area of research has already transitioned to clinical obstetric care, and Dr. Bianchi is a lead investigator in this exciting field. The lecture was followed by the Fellows’ Forum during which 1 junior faculty member and 7 fellows presented their research. Click here to view the program and the abstracts. Click here to view a slide show of the events.