Overview
Dr. Juan Calisto is a triple boarded certified pediatric surgeon within the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He holds boards in Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery and Critical Care. He trained in Pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Calisto serves as the director of the Colorectal Center the first only dedicated pediatric colorectal center in the state of Florida. Doctor Calisto is a world expert in pediatric colorectal surgery, thoracic surgery and robotic surgery.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Calisto is an active researcher and educator. He is involved in the teaching of medical students, residents, fellows, and medical house staff. He has presented his research and taught at many national and international conferences. He developed since 2014 a program to train surgeons from developing countries. In addition, he is teaching faculty of minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal surgery for the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group.
Dr. Calisto is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Surgical Critical Care.
He is a member of the following organizations: American Pediatric Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Dr. Calisto sees patients at Nicklaus Children's Hospital's main campus. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Dr. Calisto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Imperforate Anus. His top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Rectal Prolapse, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Health Options
- UnitedHealthcare
- Humana
- Florida Blue
Locations
3200 SW 62nd Ave, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33155
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Calisto has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Yasmine Yousef is a Pediatric Surgeon in Hollywood, Florida. Dr. Yousef and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Imperforate Anus. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Gastroschisis, Biliary Dyskinesia, Esophageal Atresia, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Yousef is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Experienced
- Bowel Incontinence
- Endoscopy
- Esophageal Atresia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gastrointestinal Fistula