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 as Variety Children's Hospital, Nicklaus
Children's 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.