Barbara Ximenes Braz

Dr. Barbara Ximenes Braz is a board-certified pediatrician and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, FL. Barbara was born and raised in Fortaleza, Brazil and graduated from the Universidade Federal do Ceara School of Medicine. Prior to pursuing training in the US, she worked as a physician in extremely underserved areas of Brazil. Barbara completed Pediatrics Residency at AdventHealth Orlando and is currently a PGY-5 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow. Her main topics of interest and research include POCUS, medical education through audiovisual media, and the applicability of technologies to underserved areas.