November 13, 2025 – Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Daniel Ruggles, was recognized this past month with the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) Humanitarian Award. Honoring individuals with a commitment to addressing key health concerns, Dr. Ruggles dedicates extensive time to his volunteer work with CURE international, is the director of the Limb Lengthening and Deformity Corrections Program at Nicklaus Children’s as well as the director of the pediatric fellowship program within the hospital.
Part of the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, one of the nation’s best children’s hospital for orthopedic care according to U.S. News & World Report, the Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Program utilizes the latest technology in the field to correct deformities and discrepancies for children throughout the state of Florida.
About Nicklaus Children’s, Where Your Child Matters Most ™
For 75 years, Nicklaus Children’s has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South Florida’s #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children serving close to 70 percent of children in the Miami metropolitan community. In addition, Nicklaus Children’s offers care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center’s De George Pediatric Unit and select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units. The hospital and its network of nearly 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. These outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care, and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS). Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children’s is an academic and clinical affiliate of Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
