Marcos Mestre, MD

Dr. Marcos Mestre currently serves as the Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists senior medical director of Pediatric Services. Since joining Nicklaus Children’s Health System as a pediatric hospitalist in 2005, Dr. Mestre has served in various capacities, including as president of the Medical Staff, chairman of the Medical Executive Committee, director of the Division of Hospital Medicine and senior medical director of hospital-based services for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, as well as the Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists chief for the Section of Hospital Medicine.
 
After earning his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Dr. Mestre completed his pediatric residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He also holds an executive master of business administration degree in Health Sector Management & Policy from the University of Miami. His clinical interests include standardization of clinical pathways and efficient use of health care resources.
 
Dr. Mestre is board certified in general pediatrics. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a member of the AAP’s Section on Hospital Medicine and Society of Hospital Medicine. In addition, he is a clinical assistant professor at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Dr. Mestre is active on several of the hospital’s committees, including the Peer Review Committee where he serves as Chair. He also sits on the Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists Board of Directors. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has been recognized on the America’s Best Doctors list. In addition, Dr. Mestre is frequently called upon by the media to provide commentary as a subject-matter expert.
 
Dr. Mestre is employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the physician-led multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
 
The Division of Hospital Medicine oversees the care of children and teens who are hospitalized at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. All of the team’s hospitalists are board certified in pediatrics and hold faculty appointments at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. The care team serves as a point of contact and collaborates closely with family members, nurses, social workers and other healthcare providers, including the child’s primary care pediatrician.