MIAMI — Four new members have been elected to the Board of Directors of Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH). They are:
Thomas M. Cornish
Mr. Cornish is President and Chief Executive Officer of Seitlin Insurance, one of the largest independent, privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the state. Mr. Cornish also serves on the board of Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Robert K. Jordan
Mr. Jordan, now retired from the full-time practice of law, served for 19 years as chairman of the Miami real estate division of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Mr. Jordan was a partner in the firm for 15 years. He has served previously on the MCH board.
Anselmo Cepero-Akselrad, MD
Dr. Cepero-Akselrad is Associate Director of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Miami Children’s Hospital. He serves as President of the hospital’s Medical Staff and is board certified in pediatric nephrology.
Roberto Warman, MD
Dr. Warman is Director of the Division of Ophthalmology at Miami Children’s Hospital. He is board certified in ophthalmology.
Reappointed to the MCH board were: JoAnne Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing and Coordinator of Research at the School of Nursing at Florida International University; and Ghislain Gouraige, Jr, Senior Vice President/Investments, The Private Bank of Bank of America. Dr. Moises Simpser, Director of the Division of Pulmonology, has also been reappointed and will also serve as Vice President of the Medical Staff.
Founded in 1950, Miami Children’s Hospital is the only licensed specialty hospital for children in South Florida. The 268-bed medical complex offers medical care and services for children from birth to age 21.
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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.