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About Us

Brain D. Udell, MD FAPP

Director

Medical Director – Child Development Center of America PA

I have spent my entire professional career helping children and their families. As a specialist, I have appeared on such TV programs as Geraldo Rivera, Phil Donahue, CNN and the CBS Evening News. My practice has been visited by celebrities such as Audrey Hepburn and Chris Everett. I have appeared before the Congress of the United States, to give testimony about the problems of addicted infants, birth defects, and the HIV epidemic.

I was the first pediatrician to present medical research regarding the use of computers to record documentation and to calculate infant intravenous support. With my partners in Pediatrix Medical Group, we were able to further treatment for infants throughout the United States, providing a new, improved level of in-hospital care for high risk newborns.

The newly emerging epidemic of Attention Deficit and Autism Spectrum disorders has inspired my to direct my training and practice to focus on problems with childhood development. Because there has been such a explosion of families who are affected by these challenges, I am in a unique position to help evaluate all of the available research and treatments, and to provide a combination of all of the proposed therapies so that my patients have the best chance to achieve their highest potential.

Dr. Udell is a leader in the healthcare industry with over thirty years of experience. Presently, Dr. Udell is practicing behavioral pediatrics in Davie, FL where he has focused on children with developmental disabilities including ADHD and Autism.

From 2002 until 2008, he was a partner at Best Practices Medical Partners, LLC and principle in the medical malpractice insurance company Applied Medico-Legal Solutions RRG. Prior to that, Dr. Udell was one of the founders of Pediatrix Medical Group, a publicly traded physician management company listed on the NYSE.

Dr. Udell held numerous positions at Pediatrix, including Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Business Development and Practice Integration, and President of Obstetrix Medical Group. During his tenure, Pediatrix successfully completed an IPO and experienced successful growth in physician volume and revenue.
Since his days as a practicing newborn specialist, Dr. Udell has consistently demonstrated a commitment to improved medical care in America. Through community activism and congressional testimony, and by focusing on data collection and analysis to evaluate various health outcomes, Dr. Udell has helped shape various Florida and US healthcare policies.

Dr. Udell is involved in several professional healthcare and charitable organizations and has received numerous honors and awards. He holds a B. A. degree from Temple University, a Doctor of Medicine from Thomas Jefferson University and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami, and completed the Fellowship in the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs.

Education

  • Temple University BA
  • Thomas Jefferson University MD
  • Wilmington Medical Center Chief Resident in Pediatrics
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Emory University Neonatal/Perinatal Fellowship
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
  • University of Miami – Masters in Business Administration
  • Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs – Fellowship

Experience

  • Director, NICU Broward General Medical Center
  • Chief Medical Officer Pediatrix Medical Group
  • President Obstetrix Medical Group
  • President Applied Medico-Legal Solutions, RRG
  • Follow-up Developmental Clinic
  • Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center

Board Member

  • Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies – Past Board Member and Honoree
  • Autism Society – Broward County Chapter

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