John Monaco, M.D. is originally from the Northeast, having migrated to Florida after completing medical school at SUNY at Buffalo in 1981. He trained in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care at the University of Florida, then moved to Louisville, KY, where he established the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Audubon Hospital. After returning to Florida in 1992, he has spent most of his professional time running the inpatient pediatric unit at Brandon Regional Hospital outside of Tampa with his two partners.In 1999, Dr. Monaco co-authored Slim and Fit Kids, Raising Healthy Children in a Fast Food World, published by Health Communications, Inc. The book offers solutions and strategies to deal with the childhood obesity epidemic while stressing the importance of prevention through healthy diet and lifestyle. He continues to lecture and consult on this important societal issue.
Due out in the summer or fall of 2005 is Moondance to Eternity, published by Devorss and Co., in which Dr. Monaco details his experiences with death and dying, and offers hope to those struggling to accepts this difficult yet inevitable life transition.
He has been a monthly contributor to Pediatric for Parents for more years than he can remember and wishes to express his gratitude to the editor for allowing him this rewarding opportunity.
Dr. Monaco and his wife have two teenage children and spend as much time as they can wandering their wooded acreage in Gainesville, FL with their beloved yellow lab, Gracie.
Dr. Monaco can be reached at johnmonaco@pedsforparents.com.
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