Dr. Rigoberto Nuñez, a private practice pediatrician, has been an active member of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Medical Staff for more than twenty years.

 

Dr. Nuñez’s many commitments include serving as a member of various Medical Boards, Bylaws Committee, Intensive Care Committee, Medical Education Committee and Utilization Review Committee.

 

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Universidad De Salamanca, Spain

Medical School graduated in 1976

 

Miami Children's Hospital

Residency completed in 1980

 

CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of Quality Assuranse and Utilization Review

 

APPOINTMENTS

Proctor Pediatric Residency Program

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

1990- Present

 

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Florida International University

2008- Present

 

Chairman of Quality Assurance and Utilization 

Pediatric Medical Director

Kendall Regional Medical Center

January 2000- January 2005

 

Proctor

NOVA Southeastern University

2004

 

Medical Executive Member 

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

 

Cuban Pediatric Society

Presentation "Urgent Cares in Today's Pediatric World"

 

President of Medical Staff

Miami Children's Hospital

2000- 2004

 

Medical Executive Commitee

Kendall Regional

1996- 2001

 

Chairman Quality Assurance

Kendall Regional Medical Center

1989- 1996

 

Chief of Pediatrics

AMI Kendall Regional Medical Center

1986-1989

 

PUBLICATIONS

Sociedad Medica Islena, Roatan, Honduras Congreso Interamericano de Pediatria

July 2010

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND CAUSES

Emergency Services during Hurricane Andrew

Baptist Health South Florida

 

PRESENT ORGANIZATIONS

Lead Physician Urgent Care Center

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

January 2000- Present

 

AWARDS

Vitals Patients' Choice 5th Anniversary Award

The Patients’ Choice Award - 5 Year Honoree is a recognition granted only to those doctors whose ratings have reflected excellence in care for five years in a row. Only 1% of all doctors in the United States are bestowed this honor by their patients.

 

Vitals Patients' Choice Award

Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.

 

Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree recognizes doctors with the highest scores in bedside manner for five consecutive years. This honor is granted to a few distinct doctors in the United States based on experiences shared by patients.

 

Vitals Compassionate Doctor Recognition

Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician’s overall and bedside manner scores.

 

Vitals Top 10 Doctors are chosen by the millions of patients who visit Vitals each year to find a new doctor and share their experiences by providing ratings and reviews. In order to differentiate highly-regarded doctors from the rest for patients in search of quality care, Vitals awards Top 10 Doctor honors to those physicians within a certain specialty and geographic area who are consistently given top ratings by their patients. 

 

Vitals On-Time Doctor Award (2014 - 2015)

 

Vitals Who is Who Award

 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

 

• South Miami Hospital Inc 
  6200 SW 73rd St, South Miami, FL 33143

• Miami Children's Hospital 
  3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155

• Kendall Regional Medical Center 
  11750 SW 40th St, Miami, FL 33175

• Baptist Hospital Of Miami Inc 
  8900 North Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176