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  • Healing Arts Program

    Practicing some form of creative arts is an inspiring and motivating part of many children’s lives. It can be even more impactful and beneficial in times of illness and stress, such as during a hospitalization.

  • Questions you may have about vaccines

    Over the last few weeks, we’ve had a few . Here are some answers to common questions that parents may have about vaccines.

    Should I be concerned about thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative?

    Preservatives have been used in some vaccines in the past to prevent contamination with bacteria and other harmful substances. Contamination with such substances could cause serious and even fatal bacterial infections, and thimerosal was used to prevent these harmful events.

  • Children's Services and Community Engagement

    Hospitalization can be a frightening experience for a child and a challenging event for a family. For this reason, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children offers services designed to support the “whole child” — body, mind and spirit — by addressing each patient’s emotional, developmental, social and educational needs.

  • Arnold Palmer Hospital Young Adult Programming

    It can be tough to be a teen or young adult in a pediatric hospital. Your Child Life team has created a variety of opportunities to engage, connect and lead at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.  Click the links below to learn more!

  • Blaine Bradley Pitts, MD

    Blaine B. Pitts, MD, is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric hospice and palliative medicine. He is the only pediatric palliative care physician in Central Florida and has been in practice for more than 10 years. Dr. Pitts graduated with honors from St. George University School of Medicine in 2005. He completed his pediatric residency at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He also completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative care at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Pitts is a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology.

  • Gregory John Locksmith, MD

    Gregory J. Locksmith, MD, is the managing physician of the hospital’s maternal fetal medicine practice. He has been consistently recognized as one of Central Florida’s “Top Doctors” by Orlando Magazine for nearly ten years and is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal fetal medicine.

  • Devendra I Mehta, MD

    Devendra Mehta, MD, grew up in East Africa and England. He is a graduate of the Kings College, University of London, and completed his pediatric residency at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He completed his master's degree in tropical medicine at University of London before completing his pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition fellowship at Hahnemann University. Dr. Mehta was the division chief, director of gastroenterology research and the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University before moving to Orlando. Dr. Mehta is the director of outcomes and translational research. He has received Philadelphia's Top Doctor Award from 2002 to 2005 and was recognized in Orlando Magazine's Best and Top Doctor's issue from 2005 to 2009.

  • Marnie B. Robinson, MD

    Marnie Robinson, MD

  • Michael F. Marzouk, MD

    Michael Marzouk, MD, is the division chief of pediatric anesthesia for Orlando Health, and a member of Orlando Health Pediatric Anesthesia Consultants, where he provides anesthesia for patients at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology.

  • J. Michael Sroka, MD

    Michael Sroka, MD