meet our team
Rocio Arguello, DO, FAAP
Board-Certified Pediatrician
Languages spoken:
English & Spanish
Q&A with Dr. Arguello
What is your favorite animated movie or cartoon?
Tom and Jerry, of course!
What is your favorite children's book and why?
The Lost and Found Pony. Because it made me cry every time I read it to my girls when they were young!
What was your favorite childhood toy?
My Cabbage Patch doll I brought with me when I moved from Venezuela in 1990.
Who is your greatest inspiration and why?
My mom, my husband, and Dr. Emmalee Bandstra, for showing me how cool women pediatricians are!
What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?
I love gardening, cooking, working out, fostering kittens, and always trying to involve my husband and girls in more outside activities!
What inspired you to work in pediatrics?
I loved working with kids when I worked as a Ballet teacher as a teen. When I volunteered with kids at Miami Children's Hospital in college I knew that becoming a pediatrician was the right path for me.
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Medical School:
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Residency:
Miami Children's Hospital
Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics