Primary Office

3200 SW 60 Court #204
Miami, FL 33155
  786-888-2480

Education

  • Fellowship - University of California Hospitals
  • Internship - Children's Memorial Hospital
  • Residency - Children's Memorial Hospital
  • Medical School - University of Puerto Rico

Board Certifications

  • Am Bd Pediatrics (Pediatrics) - Certified
  • Am Bd Pediatrics (Ped Gastroenterology) - Not Certified

Biography

During the last decade, Dr. Reeves-Garcia has been a vital contributor to the burgeoning practice of pediatric gastroenterology in Miami. He is Board Certified with a special interest in children with feeding disorders, Dr. Reeves-Garcia has served as Nutrition Support Consultant for Nicklaus Children's Hospital, as well as Gastroenterology Lab Coordinator since he began his practice of gastroenterology in 1987. Dr. Reeves-Garcia lectures include topics such as acute gastroenteritis and nutritional support in the critically ill pediatric patient. His various publications center on topics ranging from enteral feeding in the home to children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Publications

Roberts, A.G., Bujarska, M., ..., Reeves-Garcia, J. (2021). Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach in a Hispanic Pediatric Patient With APC Gene Variant c.-191T>G. JPGN reports, 2 (4), @e123. View in Pubmed

Hagerott, H.E., Kulkarni, S., Restrepo, R., Reeves-Garcia, J. (2014). Clinical-radiologic features and treatment of hepatic lesions caused by inadvertent infusion of parenteral nutrition in liver parenchyma due to malposition of umbilical vein catheters. Pediatric Radiology, 44 (7), @810-815. View in Pubmed

Kulkarni, S., Gomara, R., Reeves-Garcia, J., Hernandez, E., Restrepo, R. (2014). MRI-based score helps in assessing the severity and in follow-up of pediatric patients with perianal Crohn disease. . 58 (2), @252-257. View in Pubmed

Kulkarni, S., Mercado, V., Rios, M., Arboleda, R., Gomara, R., Muinos, W., Reeves-Garcia, J., Hernandez, E. (2013). Breast milk is better than formula milk in preventing parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease in infants receiving prolonged parenteral nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 57 (3), @383-388. View in Pubmed

Mullinax, L., Hagerott, H., ..., Reeves-Garcia, J., et al (2013). Plummer-Vinson Syndrome (Esophageal web, severe iron deficiency anemia and dysphagia) associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in a 19 years-old female. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 57 (), @41.

Alfonso, I., Miranda, L.F., Reeves-Garcia, J., Checa, R.M., Guevara, C. (2010). Agenesis of the corrugator supercilii: a benign condition. Journal of Child Neurology, 25 (3), @383-386. View in Pubmed

Elitsur, Y., Tolia, V., Gilger, M.A., Reeves-Garcia, J., Schmidt-Sommerfeld, E., Opekun, A.R., et al. (2009). Urea breath test in children: the United States prospective, multicenter study. . Helicobacter, 14 (2), @134-140. View in Pubmed