Ricardo Restrepo MD

Dr. Restrepo is employed by Pediatric Specialists of America (PSA), the physician-led multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. He is a pediatric interventional radiologist within the Department of Radiology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and also serves as a professor of radiology at Florida International University. Dr. Restrepo earned his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Faculty of Medicine in Bogotá, Colombia. He then completed a residency in radiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Restrepo then pursued fellowships in pediatric radiology and pediatric interventional radiology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Restrepo was trained not only in the interpretation of all imaging modalities pertinent to children but also learned techniques to perform minimally invasive image-guided procedures. He spearheaded the minimally invasive interventional radiology service at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and has pioneered many new techniques and procedures in the field. One of his areas of clinical interest in all types of vascular anomalies (birthmarks), such as hemangiomas and vascular malformations.

Dr. Restrepo is certified by the American Board of Radiology with the certification of added qualifications in pediatric radiology. He is a member of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) and International Skeletal Society (ISS).