Rani S. Gereige MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Rani Gereige joined Nicklaus Children's Hospital in February 2010 as the Director of Medical Education & Designated Institutional Official (DIO). In his role at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, he oversees the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Continuing Medical Education Programs and Faculty Development and serves as the Portfolio Program Manager for the Nicklaus Children's Hospital MOC 4 Portfolio Sponsor Program for the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Multi-Specialty Portfolio. He currently holds a faculty appointment as a Clinical Professor, Volunteer Faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Florida International University College of Medicine. Prior to joining Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Dr. Gereige served as a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine and the Course Director for the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Course at the USF College of Medicine for the second-year medical students.

Dr. Gereige received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He subsequently completed a Pediatric residency at the University of South Florida (USF)/ All Children’s Hospital followed by one year as Chief Resident. He then completed a Master's Degree in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health at USF. In February 2010, he graduated from the USF Leadership Institute.

At the State level, Dr. Gereige previously served as the chair of the Continuing Medical Education Taskforce in the Florida Pediatric Society/ Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He also served on the executive board of the AAP Florida Chapter as the Regional Representative for Region VIII and the State champion for the Oral Health initiative. Dr. Gereige is a member of Oral Health Florida.

At the national level, Dr. Gereige completed a six-year term as a member of the national AAP executive committee of the Council on School Health where he served as the newsletter and website co-editor. He also served 6 years terms as a member of the Executive Committee of the AAP Oral Health Initiative and the Executive Committee of the Section on Oral Health where was the NCE Program Chair. In addition to being a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), he is a member of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA), the American Public Health Association (APHA), the American Pediatric Society (APS), and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD).

Dr. Gereige has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. In addition to Medical Education, his interests include School Health, primary care Sports Medicine, Public Health, Evidence-Based Medicine, Oral Health, and Children with Special Health Care Needs and Sports. He is the recipient of the AAP 2018 National Oral Health Service Award given by the AAP Section on Oral Health.