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)
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.