Sixty-six members of the MCH Medical Staff are featured in the “Best Doctors in America” 2009 to 2010.” (Several appear in more than one category.) Doctors are selected for the listing based on physician surveys. Only doctors listed among the previous year’s “Best Doctors” can vote on peers to join the list. MCH doctors included on the 2009 to 2010 list are:
Hand Surgery
- John A. I. Grossman, MD
- Elizabeth Anne Ouellette, MD
Medical Genetics:
- Mislen Bauer, MD
- Louis Jacob Elsas II, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
- Eduardo C. Alfonso, MD
- Audina M. Berrocal, MD
- Richard B. Simon, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Michael F. O’Brien, MD
- H. Thomas Temple, MD
Otolaryngology
- Lawrence R. Grobman, MD
- Frederick Telischi, MD
Pediatric Specialists
- Israel Alfonso, MD (Neonatal Neurology)
- Audina M. Berrocal, MD, (Pediatric Ophthalmology)
- Redmond P. Burke, MD (Cardiovascular Surgery)
- Cathy Anne Burnweit, MD, (Pediatric Surgery)
- Marco Danon, MD (Pediatric Endocrinology)
- Michael Duchowny, MD (Pediatric Neurology)
- Louis Jacob Elsas II, MD, (Pediatric Genetics)
- Steven B. Fishberger, MD (Pediatric Cardiology)
- Luis Gonzalez-Mendoza, MD (Pediatric Endocrinology)
- Ruben Gonzalez-Vallina, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
- Rafael Gosalbez, MD (Pediatric Urology)
- Erick Hernandez, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
- Milagros G. Huerta, MD, (Pediatric Endocrinology)
- Andrew S. Labbie, MD (Pediatric Urology)
- Leopoldo Malvezzi, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Madeleen Margaret Mas, MD (Pediatric Cardiology)
- Craig A. McKeown, MD, (Pediatric Ophthalmology)
- Glenn Morrison, MD (Pediatric Neurosurgery)
- Ana. L. Paredes, MD (Pediatric Nephrology)
- Jose E. Perez-Rodriguez, MD (Pediatric Endocrinology)
- John Ragheb, MD (Pediatric Neurosurgery)
- Felix I. Ramirez-Seijas, MD (Pediatric Nephrology)
- Richard B. Simon, MD (Pediatric Ophthalmology)
- Trevor Jesse Resnick, MD (Pediatric Neurology)
- Samuel M. Richton, MD (Pediatric Endocrinology)
- John A. Rock, MD, (Pediatric Gynecology)
- Anthony Rossi, MD (Pediatric Cardiology)
- Moises Simpser, MD (Pediatric Pulmonology)
- Lorena Siqueira, MD (Adolescent Medicine)
- Steven Stylianos, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Evan Zahn, MD (Pediatric Cardiology)
Pediatricians
- Enrique Canton, MD
- Jaime Edelstein, MD
- Ernie E. Erdmann, MD
- Lori Fein, MD
- Kenneth Flicker, MD
- Mark, S. Ginsburg, MD
- Norman David Goldberg, MD
- Eugene R. Hershorin, MD
- Judith W. Lederhandler, MD
- Sarah Legorburu-Selem, MD
- Rafael Enrique Llanso, MD
- Andrea Maggioni, MD (Pediatric Hospitalist)
- Phillip Gary Newcomm, Jr, MD
- Jose Alberto Nodar, MD
- Phillip Paul, MD
- Norman R. Ruiz-Casteneda, MD
- Efren D. Salinero, MD
- Howard Scott, MD
- Harvey Simovitch, MD
- Martha Toledo-Valido, MD
- Gladys Vazquez, MD
Plastic Surgery
- Deidre M. Marshall, MD
- Seth Ray Thaller, MD
- S. Anthony Wolfe, MD
Urology
- Andew S. Labbie, MD
- Raymond J. Leveillee, MD
About Miami Children's Hospital
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Miami Children's Hospital® is South Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with more than 650 attending physicians and over 130 pediatric sub-specialists. The 289-bed hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with several specialty programs ranked among the best in the nation in 2008 and 2009 by U.S.News & World Report. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional honor.
About Best Doctors, Inc.
Best Doctors works with the best five percent of doctors, ranked by impartial peer review, to help people get the right diagnosis and right treatment. The company’s innovative, peer-to-peer consultation service offers a convenient new way for physicians to collaborate with other physicians to ensure patients receive the best care. The global health solutions company, which has grown to over 30 million members worldwide, uses state-of-the-art technology capabilities to deliver improved health outcomes while reducing costs. Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors’ database of physicians, and its companion Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors seamlessly integrates its trusted health services with Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 employers, insurers and other groups in every major region of the world. The company also designs and implements international insurance programs that help people be sure they get the right health solutions.
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About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital 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.