Ruchi Amin, MD

Ruchi Amin, MD Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon
South Florida Pediatric Surgeons
300 NW 70th Ave Ste 202
Plantation, FL 33317 The best part of my job are my patients.

As a pediatric surgeon, I specialize in the treatment of pediatric general, abdominal and thoracic disorders. I have a special interest in minimally invasive surgical procedures with training in advanced laparoscopic and thoracoscopic techniques. I believe in providing the safest and best care to children of all ages by pairing evidence-based clinical practice, with the latest surgical techniques. I love that I get to be a part of keeping them happy, healthy, and thriving. As a mom of two young children myself, I know how devastating it can be when your child is unwell. My goal is to make these difficult moments as manageable as possible by providing comfort, compassion, and clinical expertise. My patients benefit from clear and concise communication, as well as an excellent working relationship with other providers to deliver exceptional multidisciplinary care. In additional to General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, I have also completed dedicated training with board certification in Pediatric Surgical Critical Care. This allows me a unique perspective in the management of the most critically ill children, as well as expertise in providing surgical care in the NICU, PICU, and emergency trauma settings. Iโ€™ve had the honor of being chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Donald Cherr, MD and Charles Schen, MD Exemplary Patient Care Award, as well being a past recipient of the Jameson L. Chassin, MD, FACS Award from the American College of Surgeons. This prestigious award is given in recognition for compassion, technical skill, and devotion to science and learning which I believe is essential to the practice of surgery. I know that you have a choice in who you trust to care for your child, and that for me is the greatest privilege of them all. I hope that if and when that time comes, you find comfort in knowing that your child will be in great hands and cared for as if they were my own.

Did you know there is a ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค technique for placing a gastrostomy button in infants with ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐€ ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข...
03/09/2025

Did you know there is a ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค technique for placing a gastrostomy button in infants with ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐€ ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐š?? This is a condition where the esophagus doesnโ€™t connect to the stomach. The key innovation here is that during the same procedure, we can assess the gap between the esophageal ends, helping plan the next steps for surgical repair.

This minimally invasive approach offers a precise, efficient, and safe way to provide nutrition while gathering crucial information about the esophageal gapโ€”potentially reducing the need for additional procedures.

Itโ€™s a smart, two-in-one solution for managing a complex condition in newborns! Drop your thoughts/questions in the comments below ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949711625000139?via%3Dihub

The โ€œ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฑโ€ initiative originated in Finland in the 1930s as a way to promote safe sleep practices and reduce in...
10/01/2024

The โ€œ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐๐จ๐ฑโ€ initiative originated in Finland in the 1930s as a way to promote safe sleep practices and reduce infant mortality. The Finnish government began providing new parents with a box containing essential baby items, including clothing, bedding, and a mattress, which transformed the box itself into a safe sleeping space for the baby. The concept behind the box is to provide a ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ž, which aligns with safe sleep guidelines like those from the AAP.

The initiative has been adapted in many countries, including the U.S., as part of efforts to ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ and raise awareness of safe sleep practices.

Another ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐“๐‡๐€๐“- but make it   โœจWhat would you add to either of these lists??               pediatric
07/02/2024

Another ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐“๐‡๐€๐“- but make it โœจ

What would you add to either of these lists??

pediatric

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’†, ๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’†: ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ ๐’•๐’–๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป
06/27/2024

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’†, ๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’†: ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ ๐’•๐’–๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’”๐’Š๐’›๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’„ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป

For patients undergoing treatments that pose a risk to their future fertility there are several options:โ–ช๏ธ๐‚๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข...
05/29/2024

For patients undergoing treatments that pose a risk to their future fertility there are several options:

โ–ช๏ธ๐‚๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: This includes freezing eggs, embryos, or ovarian tissue before starting cancer treatment and is currently the most established method for fertility preservation.
โ–ช๏ธ๐Ž๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐Ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฒ): This is a procedure during which we surgically move the o***y out of the radiation field to minimize exposure.
โ–ช๏ธ๐†๐จ๐ง๐š๐๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง-๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž (๐†๐ง๐‘๐‡) ๐€๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ: These medications can sometimes be used during chemotherapy to protect the ovaries, although their effectiveness is still under study.

What questions do you have about fertility preservation for children undergoing treatment for cancer??

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Ovarian fertility after childhood cancer depends on several factors including type of cancer, treatment received, and th...
05/28/2024

Ovarian fertility after childhood cancer depends on several factors including type of cancer, treatment received, and the age at which the treatment was given (swipe for details!)

Survivors of childhood cancer can also have ๐™ซ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™š๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ. Some may retain normal fertility, while others may face challenges such as:

โ–ช๏ธ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ (๐๐Ž๐ˆ):
Early loss of ovarian function before the age of 40.
โ–ช๏ธ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Reduced ability to conceive naturally.

Itโ€™s important for survivors to have access to reproductive counseling and fertility assessment as part of their long-term survivorship care. Advances in reproductive medicine continue to improve the options available for preserving and restoring fertility in childhood cancer survivors โœจ

Drop a โค๏ธ for all the amazing nurses that make life as we know it possible!
05/08/2024

Drop a โค๏ธ for all the amazing nurses that make life as we know it possible!

The uterus is normally situated in the pelvis and begins rising around 12 weeks.  It reaches the ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ a...
05/06/2024

The uterus is normally situated in the pelvis and begins rising around 12 weeks. It reaches the ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ and ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง (๐ซ๐ข๐›๐œ๐š๐ ๐ž) ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ” ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ.ย 

This becomes important in the case of a trauma because as the uterus enlarges, the intestines are pushed up towards the head. This provides protection during ๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚, but actually leaves the uterus and everything inside (fetus and placenta) at greater risk.ย  Similarly, ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’†๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’๐’‹๐’–๐’“๐’š to the upper abdomen during late pregnancy can result in complex intestinal injury because of the upward displacement of those organs.

๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐ŸฉธAs parents, weโ€™ve all been there โ€“ a scraped knee or a little ...
04/03/2024

๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿฉธ

As parents, weโ€™ve all been there โ€“ a scraped knee or a little nosebleed can quickly lead to blood stains on our childโ€™s clothing. But donโ€™t worry, these tips will help you tackle even the peskiest blood stains and keep your childโ€™s clothes looking clean and fresh! ๐Ÿ‘š๐Ÿซง

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