Richard Arboleda, MD

 
Dr. Arboleda obtained his Master's in Public Health from Florida International University followed by medical school at Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. He completed his pediatric residency training at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, formerly Nicklaus Children's Hospital and pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University. During his fellowship, his research interests included Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children living in an endemic area in Colombia. Additionally, he developed and validated a non-invasive manner to obtain H. pylori from asymptomatic children living in endemic areas for epidemiologic studies. He presented his work at the annual North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) meeting and his work was published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) titled "Use of a Non-invasive Test (Entero-test) in the Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Children in an Endemic Area in Colombia.  His special interests include H. pylori, inflammatory bowel disease, and celiac disease.  Dr. Arboleda is board certified in pediatrics and in pediatric gastroenterology.
 

Lanz, M.J., Rovira, A.C., Arboleda, R.N. (2023). Characterization of eosinophilic esophagitis in white Hispanic children and young adults in South Florida. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 130(6), 806-807. View in Pubmed

Diaz, J., Fonseca, A.G., Arboleda, R., et al (2021). Case Report: The Association of Wilson Disease in a Patient With Ataxia and GLUT-1 Deficiency. Frontiers in pediatrics, 9(), 750593. View in Pubmed

Kulkarni, S., Mercado, V., Rios, M., Arboleda, R., Gomara, R., Muinos, W., Reeves-Garcia, J., Hernandez, E. (2013). Breast milk is better than formula milk in preventing parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in infants receiving prolonged parenteral nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 57(3), 383-388. View in Pubmed

Primary Office

Address:
Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates
3200 SW 60 Court #204
Miami, FL 33155
Phone Number:
786-888-2480

Education

Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Hospital
Residency - Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Medical School - Ponce School of Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Certified
American Board of Pediatrics (Ped Gastroenterology) - Certified