Dear Patients and Families, The University of Florida Pediatric Neurology team would like to update you on the COVID-19 situation. First and foremost, please know that our team is available for you and your child during this public health emergency. Second, the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for…
University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been nationally ranked in five medical specialties, making significant gains in three areas — pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, and diabetes/endocrinology, according to the 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Anne-Marie Slinger-Constant was awarded the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Administrator of the Year Award by the Florida Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). The Division of Pediatric Neurology is delighted that her longstanding dedication to the educational success of children in Florida has been recognized.
A multi-disciplinary team at UF led by Dr. Suman Ghosh in the Division of Pediatric Neurology studied a cluster of 4 children who were diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae encephalitis, and found that all 4 improved rapidly after IVIG administration. This suggests that IVIG therapy should be considered in…
Division members Drs. John Malta, Mauro Lodolo, and Suman Ghosh, in collaboration with Dr. Jonathan Greco from UF Jacksonville, published a report of a school-aged boy with super-refractory status epilepticus whose seizures responded to dexmedetomidine, which is not a standard anti-seizure medication. This report indicates that the potential…
Our pediatric epilepsy faculty member Dr. S. Parrish Winesett was a co-author on a study examining how often the ketogenic diet achieves seizure control that is good enough that patients no longer need to take antiseizure medications. The article was published in the March issue of…
Dr. Manual Viamonte, a UF child neurology resident (2015-2020), was appointed to a 2-year term as the trainee liaison for the Section on Neurology Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In this role, he will promote communications between the Section on Neurology and the Section on…
Image Gallery We are greatly pleased to welcome Dr. Carla Zingariello, who joined our division in September 2018, and Dr. S. Parrish Winesett, who transitioned from part-time to full-time faculty status in January 2019. Dr. Zingariello specializes in neuromuscular disorders and Dr. Winesett specializes in complex epilepsy care.
Image Gallery We are delighted to announce the arrival of Drs. Mauro Lodolo and Douglas Hyder to our division faculty. Dr. Lodolo has an interest in epilepsy and general child neurology, while Dr. Hyder has interests in neuro-oncology, neurocutaneous disorders, tics and other movement disorders, and headaches.
The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals in six medical specialties, according to the Best Children’s Hospitals rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
