Vince Munizza, MS, PA-C

Vince Munizza, PA trained at the City University of New York and is a New Jersey native. He has a Master's Degree from the University Of Hartford Connecticut where he obtained his post graduate residency training in Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital. He worked with the Mount Sinai Hospital Children's Heart Center in New York City before joining Island Coast Pediatrics in 1991.


He and his wife Lisa have three daughters, Emily, Olivia and Claire. He enjoys running and has completed several full and half marathons. Vince enjoys working with families guiding them through this special time of their lives and hopes that his time with you is informative, making sure that you go away with a better understanding of your child's health and development. He has seen many of his previous patients become parents and sees it as a privilege to care for their children as well.


Vince usually works at the Fort Myers office. 



EDUCATION

  • University of Hartford, Hartford, CT - School of Education and Allied Services and Mount Sinai Hospital Pediatrics

          - 1985

          - M.S.

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

          - 1984 - 1985

          - Post-Graduate Residency Program - Pediatrics

  • Harlem Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY

          - 1983 - 1984

          - Physician Assistant Training - Medicine

          - Pediatrics

          - Surgery

          - OB/GYN

          - Emergency Medicine

          - Primary Care and Psychiatry

  • City College of New York, New York, NY - School of Biomedical Education/Harlem Hospital Medical Center

          - 1984

          - BS Physician Assistant

  • Bodimetric Profiles Inc., Clifton, NJ

          - 1984

          - Medical Assistant

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

          - 1982

          - BS Biology

  • Riverside Hospital, Boonton, NJ

          - 1980 - 1982

          - Admissions Clerk, Pharmacy Technician and Physical Therapy Aide

EMPLOYMENT

  • Island Coast Pediatrics, Ft. Myers, FL

          - 1991 - present

          - Physician Assistant

  • Family Health Center of Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers, FL

          - 1988 - 1991

          - Family Practice/Pediatrics - Outpatient Clinic

  • Children's Heart Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

          - 1986 - 1988

          - House officer for Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

  • Pedicorp P.C., Mount Sinai Hospital, Hartford, CT

          - 1984 - 1986

          - Pediatric Physician Assistant, NICU Level II

          - In-Patient Pediatrics

          - Pediatric Emergency Room

  • Saundra Shepherd, M.D., New York, NY

          - 1984

          - Physician Assistant training in Private Pediatric Practice

CERTIFICATION

  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

          - 1985

LICENSURE

  • State of Florida

AFFILIATIONS

  • American Association of Physician Assistants
  • New York State Society of Physician Assistants
  • New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants
  • American Running and Fitness Association
  • Florida Association of Physician Assistants
Vince Munizza