Meet the Pediatric Hospitalist Team

Hospitalist Physicians

All members of the hospitalist team are certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and hold faculty appointments as clinical assistant professors at the Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Our pediatric hospitalists are employed by Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, the multispecialty physician group practice of Nicklaus Children's Health System.


Veronica Etinger, MD

Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine
Director, Division of Hospital Medicine


Marcos A Mestre, MD

Senior VP, Chief Clinical Operations Officer
Nicklaus Children's Health System


Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO

Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Associate Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship Program


Melissa C Clemente, MD

Program Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Fellowship


Andrea Maggioni, MD

Director of Global Health


Alexandra K Byrne, MD

Hospitalist


Christie A de la Vega, MD

Hospitalist


Beatriz Franyie Ladd, MD

Hospitalist


Sophia C Hassor, MD

Hospitalist


Juan Carlos Meneses Paz, MD

Hospitalist


Stephanie S Montarroyos, DO

Hospitalist


Luis M Perez-Burnes, MD

Hospitalist


Mario A Reyes, MD

Hospitalist


Kyle Luis Solari, MD

Hospitalist


Nurse Practitioners

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Clara Miranda, APRN


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Jessica Quintana, APRN


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Elma Williford, APRN


Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists

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