Coming of age

What happens when pediatric patients become adults?

By: Alisha Katz, Leah Harms, Lauren Gajda
Coming of age - baby Nick Jensen was born with Ebstein's anomaly, a congenital heart disease, and has been cared for by UF Health physicians all of his life.

A SEAMLESS TRANSITION

“We try to break through the model of talking to the parents and, instead, talk directly to the patients.’’
— Diego Moguillansky, M.D.

I COULD DO IT MYSELF

ASHLEIGH

WHEN TRANSITION IS NOT POSSIBLE

NAKIA
“To see her smile even after all she’s gone through in her life … to see her happy makes me happy.”
— Monique Thomas