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UVA Health Children’s | Virginia’s #1 Children’s Hospital

Providing exceptional right-sized care to all kids in Virginia and beyond.

UVA Health Children’s is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as Virginia’s #1 Children’s Hospital. As an academic hospital, we stay on the cutting edge of treatment, while providing an environment that’s right-sized for children and their families. We have pediatric specialists representing every specialty. Multidisciplinary programs offer an opportunity for collaboration that ensures exceptional care for every child. And while our providers are experienced with rare conditions, they also provide everyday preventative care. We cannot give medical advice on this page. If you are seeking medical advice, please call us at 434.243.5500 to schedule an appointment or call 911 if it is an emergency. This page has been created under the ownership and control of UVA Health Children’s. We welcome and encourage your questions and comments but ask that you keep them on-topic and respectful of the guidelines noted below. All user posts will be reviewed for content and relevancy, and we reserve the right to delete posts. Any posts that threaten the safety of employees, patients or other individuals will be shared with our security team and/or the appropriate police department for further investigation. Guidelines:

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02/20/2026

Your kids deserve care from Virginia’s top pediatric experts, and we’ve got them!

Virginia Business named more than 60 of our pediatric providers to its 2026 “Virginia’s Top Doctors” list.

🏆 From heart care to neurology to everyday pediatrics, check out the full list at https://bit.ly/4cEISf3

02/19/2026

🏀 For kids with genetic conditions that affect their heart, traditional advice often leans towards activity restriction, depriving them of the benefits sports can provide to their growing bodies.

Thanks to advancements in pediatric sports cardiology and growing pediatric-specific heart data, there’s more room for discussion in these gray areas. We spoke to UVA Health pediatric sports cardiologist and Pediatric Exercise Stress Laboratory medical director Peter Dean, MD to learn more.

02/11/2026

You know your child best – so when Gracelin stopped breathing during an outing with her mother, Candice knew time was of the essence to find out what was wrong.

UVA Health's flagship academic teaching hospital is University Medical Center in Charlottesville, which is also the home of UVA Health Children’s. Ranked #1 in Virginia, UVA Health Children’s delivers expert care that can detect rare, life-threatening conditions like ALCAPA before it’s too late.

02/08/2026

We're the first hospital in Virginia to earn national recognition as a Pediatric Sedation Center of Excellence from the Society for Pediatric Sedation for safely managing kids’ pain and anxiety during procedures.

The designation is based on criteria that include high-quality patient outcomes, a commitment to quality-improvement initiatives to enhance patient access along with specialized sedation training for physicians and nurses.

🏅 Learn more about this honor at https://bit.ly/4a2DxfZ

02/05/2026

"That's one of the things we take pride in here [at UVA Health] and one of the things that I think sets us apart is the ability to really get that connection – to get an exam that couldn't be done; to make a child comfortable enough to do what is needed to provide that care."

💜 It's Month! Meet William Brand, MD, one of our pediatric otolaryngologists. Get to know more about Dr. Brand with our 7 Quick Questions at https://bit.ly/4kqW1uk

02/01/2026

Origami for Hope visited, raising over $14,000 for ! Thank you to The Crusaders of Chaotic Kindness for Extra Life and everyone who made this event possible! 💜

01/30/2026

Ice is no laughing matter. But with the kids out of school and only so much space in your house, sledding sounds like a great idea! Here are some tips from pediatric emergency doctor Kathleen Noorbakhsh, MD on how you can still have fun and be safe in these wintery conditions.

🪖 Sledding is a great opportunity to wear a helmet. A typical sled on snow can go 20 mph – that's faster than most kids can even bike! In the current icy conditions, sleds may be even faster.
🌳 Sled in an area without obstacles or roads. Specifically, children should not slide down hills that end in trees, fences, vehicles, guard rails, or bodies of water.
🏄 🚫 Use sleds as they are intended, sitting up and facing forward
👩‍👦 Young children should be supervised when sledding
🧤 Children should dress appropriately for the weather, wearing coats, mittens, hats, and proper footwear.
🧠 To reemphasize – wear a helmet. Brains are essential.

01/28/2026

Joshua Jakum, MD, is a pediatrician at Pediatrics Dominion in Culpeper. He cares for children in his community from the time they're newborns through young adulthood.

💜 Get to know him through our 7 quick questions at https://bit.ly/3ZFcVvq

01/25/2026

"Thanks to everyone, all the work that you do; all the education you take; all the efforts you do so you can take care of our children. Thank you and I wish you the best in whatever you decide to do. I hope it's still in the medical field, because you guys are good at it!" 💜🔔

Olivia G., the patient featured in our hospital education program video last month, rung the bell to celebrate the end of her treatment this week! Dozens of team members, including a significant portion of Olivia's extended care team, were on hand to celebrate with the family as they ended their time at University Medical Center.

01/20/2026

Toddlers can seemingly go days with little more than single container of berries. Or suddenly decide that cookies are the only food that matters. Even worse, today’s favorite could become tomorrow’s ‘ick.’

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) can cause someone to limit their diet to only a few foods. From the outside, it can look a lot like picky eating. But there’s a world of difference between these two. Trying to treat ARFID as though it’s picky eating can actually make it worse.

🥦 Here’s what to know about picky eating, ARFID, and how to tell it apart from other eating disorders. You can learn more about the specifics of ARFID at https://bit.ly/4qTECMA

01/18/2026

UVA Health Children's has the largest newborn heart program in Virginia. We're also the only center in Virginia that can provide the full range of care that may be needed, including for conditions like Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA), a rare and serious congenital heart defect.

With ALCAPA, the left coronary artery—which is supposed to supply oxygen-rich blood from the aorta—originates instead from the pulmonary artery. This means Gracelin's heart wasn’t getting the oxygen it needed to function properly. Thankfully, she was able to be scheduled for surgery within days of a diagnosis and the three-year-old is now off all medications and wears her scar with pride.

💜 Learn more about our congenital heart defect care at https://bit.ly/3NszG2Y

01/13/2026

Congratulations to our friends at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals on their new look! Through their program at UVA Health Children's, we're proud to support kids and families across Virginia with vital treatments and healthcare services.

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1215 Lee Street
Charlottesville, VA
22903

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+14342435500

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http://childrens.uvahealth.com/

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