Nathan Ranalli, MD

Neurosurgery

Primary Office

Nemours Children's Health, Prudential Drive II Nemours Children's Health, Prudential Drive II 836 Prudential Drive Suite 1205 Jacksonville, FL 32207 Appointment: (904) 697-3600

Other Offices

Get to Know Me

Nathan Ranalli, MD, is a dual-board-certified neurological surgeon and pediatric neurosurgeon who provides expert surgical care and treatment to kids at Nemours Children’s Health at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Northeast Florida. He specializes in conditions like craniosynostosis, cleft and craniofacial anomalies, brain and spinal cord masses, tethered spinal cord, and brain and spinal cord injuries. Prior to Nemours Children’s, Dr. Ranalli was a pediatric neurosurgeon at UF Health – Jacksonville and throughout his career he has trained and mentored the next generation of pediatric neurosurgeons and pediatric maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeons at Northeast Florida’s top institutions.

What I'm Passionate About

My special medical interests include:

  • Craniosynostosis
  • Spasticity
  • Brain and spinal cord tumors/lesions
  • Positional plagiocephaly/abnormal skull shape
  • Scalp and skull masses/lesions
  • Spinal dysraphism (myelomeningocele, tethered spinal cord)

Education & Training

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Neurological Surgery - St Louis Childrens Hospital, 2012

Internship

  • General Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2005

Residency

  • Neurological Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2011

Medical/Dental School

  • MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2004

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery
  • American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
  • Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
  • AvMed
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
  • Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
  • Community Care Plan Medicaid
  • Employers Health Network PPO
  • First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
  • Florida Community Care
  • Florida Medicaid
  • Global Medical Mangement FL
  • HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
  • HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
  • Molina Healthcare Medicaid
  • Multiplan PPO
  • Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida
  • Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
  • Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
  • Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
  • UHC Neighborhood Health Partners HMO
  • United Healthcare Commercial Products
  • United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
  • Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO

  • Chiari Malformation
  • Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Pediatric Brain Injury
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury

  • English