meet our team
Mariaester Makacio Morillo, MD
Board-Certified Pediatrician
Languages spoken:
English & Spanish
Q&A with Dr. Makacio Morillo
What is your favorite animated movie or cartoon?
Tom and Jerry
What is your favorite children's book and why?
The Princess Who Believed in Fairy Tales.
Who is your greatest inspiration and why?
My Family
What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?
Spending time with the family, reading, and going to the beach.
What inspired you to work in pediatrics?
The ability to help kids through education and prevention more than giving treatment with medications, having fun with kids while practicing medicine, and watching the kids and their family grow and move onto the next phases of their life.
Medical School:
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
Residency:
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Association with the Miller School of Medicine
Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
Residency:
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Association with the Miller School of Medicine