"Originally hailing from Puerto Rico, Dr. Alex graduated medical school at the top of her class at Universidad Central Del Caribe in Puerto Rico, earning the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor medical society membership, before heading to complete her pediatric residency training at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, ranked as one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation.
Dr. Alex has worked alongside some of the top pediatric specialists at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (formerly Miami Children’s Hospital), and was recognized for her excellence in patient care and teaching by her colleagues and patient families. Her philosophy of care centers on building strong relationships with families through open communication and shared decision-making, while offering evidence-based pediatric care. She’s the kind of pediatrician you’ll feel like you’ve known forever with her warm and outgoing personality, and her ability to engage with babies, children, teenagers, and parents alike.
An advocate for her patients, Dr. Alex has a passion for breastfeeding medicine, nutrition, infectious disease, and helping children, teens, and adolescents build healthy habits in each stage of development. Her platform is supporting parents and children with preventive medicine and focusing on wellness, nutrition, staying active, and working alongside families to encourage, support, listen, and guide. Dr. Alex is fluent in Spanish, and in her free time, she loves cooking, staying active with spinning and HIIT exercise, and going to Disney World & Universal!"