Dr. Adalberto Torres, MD
Pediatrician | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
6535 Nemours Pkwy orlando FL, 32827About
Dr. Adalberto "Al" Torres is a pediatrician practicing in Lakeland, FL. Dr. Torres is a doctor who specializes in the care of critically ill children. As a pedicatric intensivist, Dr. Torres diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in critically ill children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, and teenagers up to age 18. Dr. Torres currently serves as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. Dr. Torres works with other pediatric specialists and specially trained staff to treat critically ill children locally in their community.
Education and Training
Loyola University Chicago, Illinois B.S. (Biology) 1981
University of Illinois Rockford, Illinois M.D. 1986
Medical College of Wisconsin M.S. (Physiology) 1997
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Pediatrics)
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Pediatric Consultant Air Evac Lifeteam Medical Transport, Inc. 2008 -
- Chief Critical Care Transport Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2012 - 2016
- Chief (Critical Care) Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2013 - 2018
- Medical Director Respiratory Care and Clinical Logistics Center Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2012 - 2020
- Medical Director Pediatric Inpatient Services Osceola Regional Medical Center 2016 - 2019
- Medical Director Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center 2017 -
- Medical Director Pediatric Programs at the Partnerships Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2018 -
- President-Elect, Medical Staff Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2020 - 2020
- President, Medical Staff Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2021 - 2022
- Immediate Past President Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida 2023 -
- Pediatric Executive Medical Director Lakeland Regional Health 2023 -
- Professor of Pediatrics University of Central Florida College of Medicine 2012 -
- Professor of Pediatrics Florida State University College of Medicine 2019 -
- Graduate Nursing Clinical Education Specialist University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation 2022 -
- Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine 2022 -
Awards
- Don Quijote Award for Professional of the Year 2017 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida and Prospera
- Physician Excellence in Community Service 2018 Nemours Health
- Best Doctors in America 2019
Professional Memberships
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Critical Care Medicine
- Central Florida Pediatric Society
- Air Medical Physician Association
- Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
Fellowships
- Association of American Medical Colleges Health Services Research Institute 1996
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Summer Institute Faculty Leadership Program 1995
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 1992
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Shepherd's Hope
Treatments
- SepsisRespiratory Failure
Fellowships
- Pediatric Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - 1989 - 1992
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of PediatricsAmerican College of Critical Care Medicine
Hobbies / Sports
- GolfFishing
Favorite professional publications
- PediatricsPediatric Critical Care Medicine
Areas of research
Quality Improvement
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Get to know Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Specialist Dr. Adalberto Torres, who serves patients in Lakeland, Florida.
A top professional in the field of pediatric critical care medicine, Dr. Torres tends to patients at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care in Lakeland, Florida.
Throughout his academic career, he graduated with his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1986, and completed his residency in pediatrics at the Loyola University Medical Center in 1989. He then went on to complete his fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in 1992.
Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.
Achieving fellowship status, Dr. Torres is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatric critical care specialists treat children from birth through the teen years. They choose to make caring for children who are very sick the core of their medical practice. Their advanced training and experience prepare them to give children in PICUs the unique medical care that they need.
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