DECEMBER 24 2024- Representing the top 7% of physicians in the U.S., physician directory organization, Castle Connolly has named 70 Nicklaus Children’s Physicians in its 2024 Top Doctors list. From neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, endocrinologists and cardiologists, physician recognition spans across almost all Nicklaus Children’s specialty areas.
The members of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital medical staff honored on the Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctors list include:
Dr. Fuad Alkhoury
Dr. Zenia P. Aguilera
Dr. Ibrahim H. Amjad
Dr. Richard N. Arboleda
Dr. Jack W. Bandel
Dr. Mislen S. Bauer
Dr. Reuven Bromberg
Dr. Redmond P. Burke
Dr. Carmen Bustamante Escobar
Dr. Jose G. Calderon
Dr. Luis F. Caicedo Oquendo
Dr. Juan Calisto
Dr. Adriana A. Carrillo Iregui
Dr. Miguel A. Castellan
Dr. Adriana M. Castro
Dr. Anselmo Cepero-Akselrad
Dr. Cheryl Cornely
Dr. Enme Corrales-Reyes
Dr. Alvaro J. Dangond
Dr. Sandeep P. Dave
Dr. Alejandro Diaz
Dr. Ana M. Duarte
Dr. Mark A. Epstein
Dr. Thomas J. Errico
Dr. Ernesto E. Erdmann
Dr. Carolina Escobio
Dr. Maria E. Franco
Dr. Carrie Firestone Baum
Dr. Mark S. Ginsburg
Dr. Paul J. Goldberg
Dr. Ruben Gonzalez-Vallina
Dr. Rafael Gosalbez
Dr. Andrea Granados
Dr. Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo
Dr. Ronald Kanter
Dr. Danielle Katz Squires
Dr. Raghad Koutouby
Dr. Danyal M. Khan
Dr. Gary M. Kramer
Dr. Andrew S. Labbie
Dr. Rafael E. Llanso
Dr. Oscar Loret de Mola
Dr. Leopoldo Malvezzi
Dr. Pablo Marcelo Laufer
Dr. Esther Marin-Casariego
Dr. Juan D. Mejia Otero
Dr. Lisa A. Miller
Dr. William I. Muinos
Dr. Juan Carlos G. Muniz
Dr. Alisa J. Muniz Crim
Dr. Sayed Z. Naqvi
Dr. Andres F. Orjuela
Dr. Pedro A. Pagan Banchs
Dr. Ana L. Paredes
Dr. Monica M. Payares-Lizano
Dr. Chad A. Perlyn
Dr. Lisa M. Perez-Grossman
Dr. Rafael R. Portela
Dr. Lourdes R. Prieto
Dr. John Ragheb
Dr. Felix Ramirez-Seijas
Dr. Otto Ramos
Dr. Guillermo R. De Angulo
Dr. Efren Salinero
Dr. Claudia Sierra
Dr. Craig J. Spurdle
Dr. Margarita L. Taboas
Dr. Hector J. Trujillo
Dr. Roberto Warman
Dr. Mark P. Young
“We are incredibly proud to see so many of our physicians recognized by Castle Connolly for the life-changing work they do every day,” says Dr. Marcos Mestre, senior vice president and chief clinical operations officer for Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “Being the place where children matter most, our physicians are here to provide the very best care to our patients whether it’s wellness visits for growing children to more complex cases.”
All Castle Connolly Top Doctors are nominated by their peers, after which the Castle Connolly research team evaluates specific criteria to determine who should qualify as a Top Doctor, including consideration of each nominee’s professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history, interpersonal skills, and outcomes data. The recognition methodology has been vetted and endorsed by the Castle Connolly Medical Advisory Board.
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.
