General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Medical Weight Loss
  Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Nutrition of Florida is participating with All Children's Hospital and John's Hopkins, providing a family friendly childhood obesity weight loss program.
• Pediatric Care
  3. Condino A, Ivy DD, O’Connor J, Narkewicz M, Mengshol S, Whitworth J, Claussen L, Doran A, Sokol RJ. Portopulmonary Hypertension in Pediatric Patients. Journal of Pediatrics 2005 Jul;147(1):20-26.
• Primary Care
• Family Practice
  Dr. Nieves went to medical school in Universidad Autonorna de Guadalajara and completed and internship with New York Medical College. She did an internship year in Family Medicine and then the Pediatrics residency at Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina - PEd Gl Fellowship training at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (Orlando, FL)
• Emergency Care
  Responsible for the care and management of the 60-bed ward service patients, 18- bed Pediatric ICU, including a 4-bed cardiac care unit, 50-bed Neonatal ICU, very active Pediatric Emergency Department, and Well Baby Nursery patients.
• Colonoscopy
  Allow 30-60 minutes for the colonoscopy procedure, and another 30 minutes for rest and recovery following the procedure.
• Constipation
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  Principal Investigator. An eight week, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study of Alosetron in non-constipated adolescents with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 3-20-00 to 5-31-00, ICON/GLAXO
• Diarrhea

Gynecologists

• Pregnancy

Internists

• Gastroenterology
  We appreciate you choosing Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Hepatology of Florida. Listed below are the insurance plans we currently participate with. Some insurance plans require pre-authorization, and if not obtained ahead of time, you may not be fully covered. This list was updated in February 2015.
• Endoscopy
  Immediately after the endoscopy procedure, your child may still be sleeping and will be drowsy. Your child will rest and be monitored in a recovery area until the sedation wears off. Typically, patients are offered something to drink when they are alert and awake if appropriate.

Psychiatrists

• Depression
• Psychiatry

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• MRI
• Radiology
  Shortly after admission, the GI nurse will come to the child’s room with the equipment. Insertion of the probe does not hurt, but it may cause some temporary gagging and discomfort as it passes through the throat. This will pass after approximately 20-30 minutes. The child can help by drinking some juice during insertion to help the tube pass. The child will then go to radiology where an x-ray will be done to check that the probe is in proper place. They will then return to the room where they will be hooked up to the pH machine by the pH wire and also a ground wire. These will stay attached for the remainder of the test. The child is able to eat, drink and play as usual, in the bed. Movement about the room is limited due to the length of the wires. You may bring toys or games to occupy them during the test, or the child life department at the hospital will supply you with some things to do. Smaller children may require some restraint to keep them from pulling the probe out.
• X-Rays

Surgeons

• Orthopedics

Dermatologists

• Skin Cancer
  , Davis AH, Messina JL, Vincak V, Mitchell C, Church A, Copeland EM, Sondak VK, Grobmyer SR. Shave Biopsy is a Safe and Accurate Method for the Initial Evaluation of Melanoma.
• Dermatology
• Ulcer
• Lesions
  University of Miami School of Medicine Summer Research Fellowship.  Mentor:  John Barrett, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Biophysics.  Developed a technique to study the regeneration of CNS neurons following striatal lesions in rat pups, 1993.

Allergists

• Allergies