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Robert Flood, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Miami, FL

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Miami, FL

Chief, Emergency Medicine, Nicklaus Children's Health System

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  • Office

    3100 SW 62nd Ave
    Miami, FL 33155
    Phone+1 305-668-5522

Summary

  • Dr. Robert Flood is chief of Emergency Medicine for Nicklaus Children’s Health System. In this role, Dr. Flood is responsible for setting the strategy and providing leadership for the Emergency Department at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, as well as for the physicians employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists who provide pediatric emergency care coverage in the emergency departments at Baptist Hospital, Homestead Hospital and the Mastroianni Family Pediatric Emergency Department at Jupiter Medical Center.

    Prior to joining Nicklaus Children’s, Dr. Flood served as professor of pediatrics/pediatric emergency medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and division director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

    Dr. Flood earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and completed a combined residency in pediatrics and internal medicine at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he also served as chief resident of pediatrics. He then pursued a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital. His research interests include quality improvement, process improvement, injury prevention and procedural sedation.

    Dr. Flood is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine through the American Board of Pediatrics. He is board certified in emergency medicine through the American Board of Physician Specialists. Dr. Flood is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, he has presented at medical conferences and edited several medical textbooks.

    Dr. Flood is employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the physician-led multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System.

Education & Training

  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1998 - 2001
  • University of Miami/Jackson Health System
    University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1993
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1988
  • State University of New York
    State University of New YorkB.A., Biology, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2014 - 2023
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2004 - 2008
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1998 - 2005
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2000 - 2002
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Exceptional Employee Award Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, 2012
  • Eric Reiss Award, Excellence in Internal Medicine University of Miami School of Medicine, 2008
  • Alpha Omega Alpha University of Miami School of Medicine, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Rapid bedside triage does not affect the delivery of pain medication for extremity pain in the pediatric emergency department  
    Thomas SM, Gerard JM, Flood RG, Pediatr Emerg Care, 7/1/2013
  • Comparison of cosmetic outcomes of absorbable vs. nonabsorbable sutures for facial lacerations  
    Luck R, Tredway T, Eyal D, Saludades J, Flood R, Pediatr Emerg Care, 6/1/2013
  • Evaluation of a high-dose continuous albuterol protocol for treatment of pediatric asthma in the emergency department  
    Krebs SE, Flood RG, Peter JR, James M. Gerard JM, Pediatr Emerg Care, 2/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Hospital employee willingness to work during earthquakes versus pandemics: a state-wide survey
    Charney R, Rebmann T, Flood R., Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 5/1/2013
  • Simulation training for pediatric residents on ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement: a pilot study
    Thomas SM, Burch W, Kuehnle SE, Flood RG, Scalzo AJ, Gerard JM, Pediatric Science Days, Saint Louis University, 4/11/2013
  • Hospital employee willingness to work during earthquakes versus pandemics: a state-wide survey
    Charney R, Rebmann T, Flood R., Pediatric Science Days, Saint Louis University, 4/11/2013
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Lectures

  • Career Planning and Interviewing 
    Saint Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University - 8/1/2012
  • Obtaining Consent in a Pediatric Hospital 
    Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University Oct 2008, Jun 2009, Jun 2010 - 6/1/2010
  • Inhalation Therapy 
    Saint Louis University - 11/1/2009
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Other

  • Commentary on “A Prospective Case Series of Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department Using Single-syringe Ketamine Propofol Combination”. 
    Flood RG
    http://blog.pedsedation.org/?p=248
    9/21/2010
  • The infant who won’t stop crying 
    Flood RG
    4/1/2007

Press Mentions

  • Dr. Robert Flood Joins Nicklaus Children’s Health System
    Dr. Robert Flood Joins Nicklaus Children’s Health SystemDecember 3rd, 2021
  • Applying Critical Systems Thinking to Social Prescribing: A Relational Model of Stakeholder “Buy-In”
    Applying Critical Systems Thinking to Social Prescribing: A Relational Model of Stakeholder “Buy-In”June 24th, 2020