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The Department of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida was established in 1972 under the leadership of Lewis A. Petersburg.

This page is for the many members of the Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics family at the University of South Florida who dedicate their lives to caring for and protecting the children of the greater Tampa Bay community. Barness, MD, one of the outstanding academic pediatricians of his generation. Dr. Barness recruited exceptional clinicians and investigators and was instrumental in developing comprehensive child health services in the Tampa Bay area. USF Pediatrics offers Residency Programs in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, and fellowship programs in Neonatology, Allergy/Immunology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. Residents and fellows in these programs receive training at the Department's two hospital partners - Tampa General Hospital and All Children's Hospital in St. The new state-of-the-art All Children’s Hospital opened in January, 2010. Tampa General Hospital recently opened a Pediatric Emergency Care Center and a Women's Center, and opened a new 85 bed neonatal intensive care unit in 2010 thanks to a generous gift from the Pamela and Les Muma family. Additional facilities where USF Pediatricians practice and teach include the USF Health South Tampa Center for Advanced Health Care adjacent to Tampa General Hospital, the Pediatric Clinic at Healthpark, and the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare located on USF's main campus; these centers opened in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The Department of Pediatrics has two programs,and nine endowed chairs, six of which were made possible by funding from the All Children's Hospital foundation and State of Florida matching funds.

02/27/2026

Happy Thank a Resident Day to all of our wonderful residents here at USF Pediatrics and Med-Peds! 🧸💛💚 May all of your work days be filled with trips to the helipad 🚁

02/02/2026

This Black History Month, we would like to highlight community organizations in Tampa Bay that are advancing and advocating for Black community health. These organizations play an essential role in health education, access to care, prevention, and community support; efforts that directly impact the children and families we serve.

We are proud to recognize:
Bay Area Medical Association () for supporting Black physicians and promoting equitable care
Center for Health Equity () for addressing social factors that influence health through education and collaboration
Sisters Network Tampa Bay () for advancing breast health education, advocacy, and survivorship support
Black Girls Run! Tampa (Facebook: Black Girls Run! Tampa) for promoting wellness, physical activity, and community connection among Black women

As pediatric trainees at the USF, learning from and partnering with community organizations strengthens our understanding of the populations we serve and supports our commitment to high-quality, community-informed care.

Know other Tampa Bay organizations doing meaningful work in community health and wellness? Tag them below so we can continue learning from and uplifting the people shaping health where we live and train.

CommunityPartnerships BlackHealth

09/24/2025

Today’s intern spotlight is featuring the amazing Dr. Quiñones Colòn!

Jenniffer’s song choice is This is Me by Kaela Settle: “This song became my personal anthem during med school.
That journey was a true rollercoaster, and I listened to this song on my way to every exam—yes, even the Step exams. It gave me the confidence and strength I needed to push through, reminding me to show up as my full, fearless self every time.”

09/10/2025

You may be wondering what USF Pediatrics has to offer, so we hope this can serve as an introduction to our program! Have more questions? Feel free to send us a DM or click the link in our bio for more!

06/30/2025

Just like that our interns finish out their orientation week with a welcome party at Dr. Emmanuel, our Pediatric Chair's house with some coresidents and faculty, as well as their JHACH and CAMLs orientation for badges and training 🏥

03/21/2025

✨Happy Match Day! ✨

We are so excited to announce our new incoming Pediatric residents 🤩 🎉Welcome Class of 2028!! 🎉

01/27/2025

Not all treasure is silver or gold, some comes in the form of residency mateys 🦜☠️

It’s our favorite time of the year! Gasparilla is a 106 year old tradition where a pirate invasion arrives in Tampa Bay to take over the city and it all culminates in a parade down Bayshore Blvd ⚓️ Our residents on service had the best view and were able to watch the boat invasion from Tamp General!

We’re already counting down til next year 👀🏴‍☠️

12/13/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Peds and Med-Peds grads on passing their Pediatric Boards!

We’re so grateful for our hard working smarty pants residents and all the board prep provided by the program like….
- Board relevant didactics every week
- Access to Peds Rap podcast
- Monthly board review dinners
- Senior led board reviews
- Med Study books
- Med Study qbank
- AAP Prep questions
- NEJM qbank
- Weekend national board review course
- Week-long graduate board review before graduation (pictured)

11/13/2024

Happy World Kindness Day from USF Peds!

No one in our program embodies kindness more than our amazing program administrator, Kelly! She woke up at the crack of dawn to surprise our residents with donuts this morning! 🤗🤤🍩

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from USF Pediatrics! 🎃
Whether on wards or in clinic, our residents definitely showed their Halloween spirit 👻

10/28/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Mennitt, Med-Peds PGY2, for winning the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Bee Award!

Aaron was nominated by a nurse for going above and bee-yond for a patient in a difficult situation. He was recognized with a surprise award ceremony and received a certificate, a bee badge pin, a coveted Bee Award tshirt, and a monetary prize! He is the first physician at JHACH to the win the award since its inception! We’re so proud of our awesome residents and everything they do for their patients! 🐝

10/18/2024

Thank you to everyone that reached out with well wishes while our community weathered back to back hurricanes. We are so excited to kick off interview season and have sent out our first round of invitations to interview! We can’t wait to meet this year’s awesome applicants!

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Tampa, FL
33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655,

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http://health.usf.edu/medicine/pediatrics

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