In a recent election, 26 physicians were selected to serve four-year terms as department chiefs and division directors at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Medical staff leaders are responsible for clinical oversight and overall quality of care within their respective areas.
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Department Chief and Division Directors (January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023):
- Adolescent Medicine: Metee Comkornruecha, MD
- Allergy & Immunology: Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
- Cardiovascular Surgery: Redmond Burke, MD
- Clinical Genetics & Metabolism: Parul B. Jayakar, MD
- Clinical Psychology: Marisa Azaret, PsyD
- Dentistry: Jorge Landa, DMD
- Dermatology: Ana M. Duarte, MD
- Emergency Medicine: M. Antonella Denaro, DO
- Endocrinology: Alejandro Diaz, MD
- Gastroenterology: Alisa J Muñiz Crim, MD
- Hematology/Oncology: Enrique A. Escalon, MD
- Hospitalist Services: Veronica Etinger, MD
- Infectious Diseases: Otto Ramos, MD
- Neonatology: Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD
- Nephrology: Felix I. Ramirez-Seijas, MD
- Neurosurgery: John Ragheb, MD
- Ophthalmology: Roberto Warman, MD
- Otolaryngology: Andres F. Orjuela, MD
- Pathology: Steven Melnick, PhD, MD
- Pediatric Medicine: William Muiños, MD
- Plastic Surgery: S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
- Psychiatry: Americo F. Padilla, MD
- Pulmonology: Antonio M. Rodriguez, MD
- Radiology: Nolan Altman, MD
- Rheumatology: Rafael F. Rivas-Chacon, MD
- Urology: Rafael Gosalbez, MD
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.