Message from the Chair

The optimal health and well-being of children are the top priorities of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MSOM). Addressing these priorities is possible only through the enormous contributions by our tremendous team of physicians, scientists, nurses, advanced practice providers, social workers, pharmacists, clerks, administrative staff, and other healthcare professionals, as well as our critical partnership with Holtz Children’s Hospital in the Jackson Health System.

The mission of the Department of Pediatrics is accomplishing extraordinary things every day for children of all ages.

The MSOM Department of Pediatrics is a regional, state, national, and global leader in pediatrics. We are the only provider of pediatric care in South Florida affiliated with a major school of medicine ranked in the top three in the state of Florida. The Department also by far is the number one recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for pediatric research in all of South Florida, and is ranked number two in NIH pediatric funding in the state of Florida. The MSOM Batchelor Research Institute additionally is the largest research institute devoted to child-health research in South Florida. The Department’s world-class researchers include internationally acclaimed experts on whole-genome sequencing in newborns, rare pediatric diseases, pediatric sleep disorders, pediatric infectious diseases, food allergies in children, and child-health policy and advocacy, including pioneering parent-mentor interventions that resulted in federal legislation. Our NICU is the largest in the entire state of Florida, and one of the largest in the US.

In national Doximity surveys, our pediatric residency is ranked #1 in Florida and #48 in the US, and our med-peds residency is ranked #1 in Florida and #16 in the US. The Department features fellowships in 10 pediatric sub-specialties.

The approach of the Department of Pediatrics to children’s health and well-being is best embodied by what President John F. Kennedy stated: “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”

Glenn Flores, M.D., FAAP
Chair of Pediatrics
Senior Associate Dean of Child Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences, and Public Health Sciences
George E. Batchelor Endowed Chair in Child Health
Director, Batchelor Children’s Research Institute