I’m married with three children. I decided on a career in medicine because really enjoy making people feel better. One of my proudest moments has been becoming a parent, and that has given me a different perspective on what our patients and their families go through.
What I'm Passionate About
I’m passionate about doing everything I can to help kids grow into healthy, and hopeful, adults. I received a letter from an oncology patient who has been my patient for three years. She told me that I am her hero, and because of her experience, she wants to be a pediatric oncologist, too. That letter stays above my desk to remind me of why I do what I do. I am also very interested in helping to train the next generation of excellent, caring physicians, so in addition to my main interests of hematology and oncology, my medical interests include medical education.
Education & Training
Fellowship
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
2006
Internship
Pediatrics - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1999
Residency
Chief Resident
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
2003
Pediatrics
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
2001
Medical/Dental School
MD
- University of California at SF School of Medicine,
1998
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics/Hematology-Oncology
Awards & Recognition
2014
Best Doctors in America
2013
Best Doctors in America
2015
Best Doctors in America
Insurance Accepted
Accountable Health Plans PPO
Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
AmeriGroup GA MCAID HMO JAX/GA
AmeriGroup GA PeachCare For Kids Jax/GA
AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (FKA Prestige Health Choice)
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
Community Care Plan Medicaid
Employers Health Network PPO
Evolutions Healthcare
First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
Florida Medicaid
Florida Medicare
Georgia Medicaid/Georgia Better Health/Peachcare
HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
Humana HMO/POS
Humana PPO/EPO
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
United Healthcare Commercial Products
United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
Research Activities
My research interests include clinical research in hematology and oncology.
Medical Interests
Neuroblastoma
Medical education
Mailhot Vega, R. B., Mohammadi, H., Patel, S. I., Holtzman, A. L., Lockney, N. A., Lynch, J. W., & Mendenhall, N. P. (2022). Establishing Cost-Effective Allocation of Proton Therapy for Patients With Mediastinal Hodgkin Lymphoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 112(1), 158-166. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1711 View Full Publication
Mailhot Vega, R. B., Mohammadi, H., Patel, S. I., Holtzman, A. L., Lockney, N. A., Lynch, J. W., & Mendenhall, N. P. (2022). Establishing Cost-Effective Allocation of Proton Therapy for Patients With Mediastinal Hodgkin Lymphoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 112(1), 158-166. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1711 View Full Publication
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