The 20 Best DiGeorge Syndrome Doctors Near Me in St Petersburg, FL

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The 20 Best DiGeorge Syndrome Doctors near St Petersburg, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in DiGeorge Syndrome near St Petersburg, FL. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Jolan E. Walter
    Advanced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
    Advanced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

    St Petersburg Outpatient Care Center - University Of South Florida - Allergy & Immunology

    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hungarian
    Offers Telehealth

    Jolan Walter is a Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Walter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Infantile Neutropenia, and Common Variable Immune Deficiency.

    Stephanie A. Kurtz
    Advanced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Advanced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatric Cardiology Associates

    625 6th Avenue South, Suite 120, Suite 120, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephanie Kurtz is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kurtz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Right Ventricle Hypoplasia, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

    Panida Sriaroon
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Thai

    Dr. Sriaroon is the medical director of the outpatient USF Allergy/Immunology clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and the director of the USF Pediatric Allergy/Immunology fellowship training program. She is also the medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Food Allergy Clinic. She is an associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Sriaroon sees patients with various allergic and immunologic conditions and teaches medical students, residents and fellows. She has been invited to give presentations nationally and internationally. Her clinical and research interests include food allergy and primary antibody immunodeficiency. She has authored several peer-reviewed articles and has ongoing clinical trials on food allergy and immunoglobulin therapy. Currently, Dr. Sriaroon serves as USF site director of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Clinical Network. Dr. Sriaroon received her medical degree from the Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. She completed her pediatric residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago and a fellowship in allergy/immunology at USF. She joined the faculty at USF and the medical staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s in 2009. Dr. Sriaroon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Food Allergy, Asthma, Common Variable Immune Deficiency, and Primary Immunodeficiency (PID).

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    Derek B. Hess
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Ophthalmology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Ophthalmology

    St Petersburg Outpatient Care Center - Hess Pediatric Ophthalmology

    601 5th Street South, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Hess specializes in pediatric ophthalmology in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Pediatric Medicine. He served as chief of the medical staff from 2017-2019. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital medical staff in 2004. Dr. Hess earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. He trained as an ophthalmology resident at Medical College of Virginia and completed a pediatric ophthalmology fellowship at Duke University Eye Center. Dr. Hess is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Strabismus, Esotropia, X-Linked Infantile Nystagmus, and Amblyopia.

    Jorge Mccormack
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatric Cardiology Associates

    625 6th Avenue South, Suite 120, Suite 120, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Mccormack is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mccormack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Block, Heart Murmurs, Long QT Syndrome, and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.

    Michael J. Wilsey
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Wilsey specializes in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition in the Department of Medicine. He is the vice chair of the Division of Gastroenterology and served as chief of the medical staff from 2020-2021. In 2022, he was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Physician of the Year in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Wilsey is an advanced therapeutic endoscopist specializing in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for infants and children. He is one of a select group of gastroenterologists with this expertise internationally and across North America. At Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, he has developed and implemented multiple clinical innovations related to therapeutic endoscopy. He is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Additionally, he is a core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Residency Training Program, where he serves as a faculty and research mentor for pediatric resident physicians. Dr. Wilsey has published more than 90 peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, case reports, consensus statements, and book chapters. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several medical journals, and is the associate editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He has delivered numerous talks nationally and internationally in the field of advanced therapeutic endoscopy, including the management of esophageal strictures. Dr. Wilsey joined the medical staff in 2002. He is also a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and a former associate program director of the University of South Florida Pediatric Residency Training Program. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, followed by fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wilsey sees patients at the following location: Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg 601 5th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-822-4300 Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Study finds possible link between long COVID and mystery hepatitis in kids, Today Show - NBC (June 17, 2022) Is COVID-19 Related to Pediatric Cases of Hepatitis? Verywell Health (June 28, 2022). Dr. Wilsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatric Cardiology Associates

    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jay Patel is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Ventricular Septal Defects, Isthmian Coarctation, and Coarctation of the Aorta.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatric Cardiology Associates

    St Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Marco Pinder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pinder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatrix Medical Group Of Florida Inc.

    625 6th Ave S Ste 120, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Boggs is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Boggs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Office

    601 5th St S Ste 2, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thieu Nguyen is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Aortopulmonary Window, Aorta-Pulmonary Artery Fistula, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Heart Murmurs.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome

    Office

    625 6th Ave S Ste 120, 
    Saint Petersburg,, FL 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Martinez is a Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg,, Florida. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Endocardial Cushion Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Tetralogy of Fallot.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Pediatric Cardiology Associates

    St Petersburg, FL 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bengali, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Aniqa Shahrier is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Shahrier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Tetralogy of Fallot, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome

    Fifth Avenue Pediatrics

    St Petersburg, FL 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sally Smith is a Pediatrics provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Obesity in Children, Croup, and Asthma in Children.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Allergy and Immunology
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Allergy and Immunology

    Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Pediatric Ambulatory Wound Clinic

    601 5th St S, 
    Saint Petersburg, FL 
     (0.3 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Monica Hajirawala is an Allergy and Immunologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Hajirawala has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Anaphylaxis, Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Diphtheria, and Ozena.

    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in DiGeorge Syndrome
    Internal Medicine

    Professional Health Care Of Pinellas LLC

    6502 Park Blvd N, 
    Pinellas Park, FL 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Hazem Al is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pinellas Park, Florida. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of DiGeorge Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Al is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of DiGeorge Syndrome?

    22q11.2 deletion syndrome (which is also known by several other names, listed below) is a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22. The deletion occurs near the middle of the chromosome at a location designated q11.2.

    When should I see a DiGeorge Syndrome doctor near St Petersburg, FL?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a DiGeorge Syndrome doctor near St Petersburg, FL?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank DiGeorge Syndrome doctors near St Petersburg, FL?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by DiGeorge Syndrome doctors near St Petersburg, FL?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a DiGeorge Syndrome doctor near St Petersburg, FL?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the DiGeorge Syndrome doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different DiGeorge Syndrome doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a DiGeorge Syndrome doctor near St Petersburg, FL?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my DiGeorge Syndrome doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my DiGeorge Syndrome doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female DiGeorge Syndrome doctors near St Petersburg, FL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the DiGeorge Syndrome doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a DiGeorge Syndrome doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the DiGeorge Syndrome doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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