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Department of Pediatrics
Mission: Improving the lives of children through excellence in advocacy, education, research, and clinical care.
Vision: Caring for children, caring for their future.
Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics. Founded in 1943, we are the second largest department in the University of Utah School Of Medicine and one of the largest pediatric departments in the country. There are 310 faculty members in the department with a fairly equal distribution of men and women, and we have the greatest number of tenured female faculty in the School of Medicine.
The department is comprised of 22 medical divisions and programs operating in conjunction with four key enterprises: education, research, clinical, and academic. Divisions provide a full spectrum of specialty and subspecialty pediatric services for children throughout the Mountain West.
Latest News
University of Utah Health Awarded NIH Grant to Study Early Origins of Health and Disease
University of Utah Health was awarded a seven-year, multiple-million dollar contract to carry out a series of studies focusing on improving population health throughout the life-course surrounding fertility, pregnancy and the fetal origins of adult disease.... Read More
Obstetrics and Gynecology,Family and Preventive Medicine,Pediatrics
U of U Health-Produced Short Film One in a Million Premieres During Sundance Film Festival
University of Utah Health is proud to present One in a Million, an original short documentary co-directed by two acclaimed independent filmmakers, Jeremiah Zagar and Ross Kauffman. ... Read More
Human Genetics,Pediatrics
A Mission to Solve Medical Mysteries: University of Utah Health Joins National Undiagnosed Disease Network
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has designated University of Utah Health as one of a dozen medical centers in the national Undiagnosed Disease Network (UDN), dedicated to finding answers for patients with undiagnosed diseases. ... Read More
PediatricsUniversity Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Some were patients, some were parents, and some were doctors and staff who have cared for the smallest and the sickest babies at University of Utah Hospital. All came together on September 12th 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at University of Utah Hospital. ... Read More
Pediatrics
Genetic Tools Uncover Cause of Childhood Seizure Disorder Missed by Other Methods
Researchers at University of Utah Health have developed high-tech tools to uncover the genetic cause of the most difficult to diagnose cases of early childhood seizures.... Read More
Pediatrics,Human GeneticsDEPARTMENT CHAIR
Angelo P. Giardino, MD PhD
University of Utah Medical Group
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
You can donate to an endowed scholarship fund that will be used to foster the development of talented students who share Chris's goal of improving the lives of children.
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND