Hernan M. Carrion MD

Dr. Hernan M. Carrion has been Chief of Urology at Miami Children's Hospital since 1987. He is also a clinical associate professor, in urology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. A native of Peru and award-winning physician, Dr. Carrion has close ties with the Peruvian medical community. He was contacted on behalf of a family for an evaluation at Miami Children's Hospital. Since the arrival of the conjoined twins, Dr. Carrion has overseen their care, surgery, and recovery. Dr. Carrion's many clinical and academic honors include first prize in the Rousell Prize, Peru, sponsored by the Peruvian Academy of Surgeons, first prize in the Milton Coplan Pylologram Exhibit, sponsored by the Florida Urological Association, and first prize for a clinical exhibit selected by the American Urological Association. Dr. Carrion earned his undergraduate degree at San Marcos University, Lima, Peru, and his medical degree at the university's San Fernando Medical College. He completed an internship at the National Institute of Cancer Arzobispo Loayza Hospital, Children's Hospital, a residency in oncological surgery at the National Institute of Cancer, Lima, Peru, and a residency in urology at Roswell Park Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y., and Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami. He is a former member of the Medical Board of Miami Children's Hospital and has served on several hospital committees. Dr. Carrion is a founding member and past president of the Latin American Pediatric Urological Society. He is also a former president of the Florida Urological Society, the Greater Miami Urological Society, and the American Confederation of Urology. He is an honorary member of many other professional societies in the United States and abroad. Dr. Carrion has contributed to numerous professional publications and textbooks over the years and has been a visiting professor at universities in the United States, Central America, South America, and Europe.