Dr. Ruiz Holgado specializes in pediatric infectious disease at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She joined the hospital staff in 2025. She earned her medical degree from Universidad Nacional de Tucuman in Argentina. She completed a pediatric residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in Flushing, New York, where she served as pediatric chief resident. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health/Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dr. Ruiz Holgado’s research interests include advancing care for transplant recipients and immunocompromised hosts, with a particular interest in the intersection of tropical medicine and global health to address the needs of diverse and underserved patient populations. She speaks English and Spanish. Dr. Holgado is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top area of expertise is Osteomyelitis in Children.

Dr. Akbari specializes in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the medical staff in 2022. He also is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also is director of Clinical Research in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences. Previously, Dr. Akbari was an attending physician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Akbari earned his medical degree and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also completed a residency in neurosurgery and served as chief resident at Washington University. He completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham. Dr. Akbari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

Zorana Grujic is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Grujic is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Melania Poonacha is a Pediatrics provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Poonacha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Anemia, Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

Kseniya Kaydash is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in St Petersburg,, Florida. Dr. Kaydash is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypothyroidism, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Sitosterolemia.

Larry Ertel is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Ertel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

Luis Ycaza is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Ycaza is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Osteomyelitis in Children, Enlarged Liver, and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Ycaza is currently accepting new patients.

Helen Brvenik is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Brvenik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Osteomyelitis in Children, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Brvenik is currently accepting new patients.

Rabee Korbaj is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Korbaj is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Korbaj is currently accepting new patients.

Bernard Philippe is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Philippe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Osteomyelitis in Children, High Cholesterol, and Hypertension. Dr. Philippe is currently accepting new patients.

Ann Threatte is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Threatte is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Peptic Ulcer, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Threatte is currently accepting new patients.

Gilberto Alvarez is a primary care provider, practicing in General Practice in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Alvarez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteomyelitis in Children, Folate Deficiency, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency. Dr. Alvarez is currently accepting new patients.

Patrick Mella is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Osteomyelitis in Children, Lung Metastases, Hip Replacement, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Mella is currently accepting new patients.

Elizabeth Nathan is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Cirrhosis. Dr. Nathan is currently accepting new patients.

Nino Kurtsikidze is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kurtsikidze is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Sepsis, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Kurtsikidze is currently accepting new patients.

Katie Reid is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Reid is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Osteomyelitis in Children, Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children. Dr. Reid is currently accepting new patients.

Nery Balcacer-Estevez is an Infectious Disease provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Balcacer-Estevez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, COVID-19, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Balcacer-Estevez is currently accepting new patients.

Nirmala Jacob is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Jacob is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Obesity, Food Allergy, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Dr. Jacob is currently accepting new patients.

Pedro Morales is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Morales is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Morales is currently accepting new patients.

Hazem Al-Andary is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Al-Andary is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteomyelitis in Children. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Al-Andary is currently accepting new patients.