Physician Biographies
Dr. Michael Jofe
Dr. Michael Jofe is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in Boston at the Harvard University Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. Participating hospitals include Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital. Following that, he was chosen to be chief resident in orthopaedics at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He then completed a year of fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, also at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Jofe is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Scoliosis Research Society, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics and Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society.
Dr. Jofe is in his third decade of pediatric orthopaedic practice in South Florida. He hosted the 2007 annual meeting of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. Dr. Jofe’s areas of interests include spinal deformities and bone and soft tissue tumors in children and adolescents.
Dr. Randolph Cohen
Dr. Randolph Cohen is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He earned his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine while completing a fellowship in molecular genetics of bone. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Participating hospitals included the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was chosen to be chief resident in orthopaedic surgery for the University of Pennsylvania residency program. He then completed a year of fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Cohen is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the American College of Surgeons. He has authored more than 15 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Cohen’s areas of interests include sports injuries and spinal deformities in children and adolescents.
Dr. Neal McNerney
Dr. Neal McNerney is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center/Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. His residency included six months of training at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Spokane, Washington. After serving for two years as an orthopaedic surgeon with the United States Army, he completed a year of fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. He then returned to Texas where he was the Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at Texas Tech University.
Dr. McNerney is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society.
Dr. McNerney has practiced in South Florida since 2000. His areas of special interest include limb lengthening and deformity correction, cerebral palsy, clubfeet, hip dysplasia and other congenital and developmental abnormalities.
Dr. Stephen Storer
Dr. Stephen Storer is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. He earned his medical degree at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He then completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the Columbia University New York Orthopaedic Hospital Program. Participating hospitals included the Children’s Hospital of New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Springfield Shriners Children’s Hospital. He served as chief resident for the Columbia University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery during the last year of his residency training before completing a year of fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Dr. Storer is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Surgeons and Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. He is a past recipient of the prestigious O.R.E.F. grant to study bone biology. His areas of interest include sports injuries and surgery of the hip in children and adolescents.
Dr. Cara Novick
Dr. Cara Novick is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Novick graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University; and earned her MD from the New York University School of Medicine. She then completed her residency and chief residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the New York University Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. Following that, she completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa, Florida, and was on the staff there for six years before joining Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Novick is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and the Association of Children’s Prosthetic Orthotic Clinics.
Dr. Novick’s areas of interests include general pediatric orthopaedics, neuromuscular diseases in children, adolescents and teenagers, and non-operative treatment of clubfeet.
Kimberly White, ARNP
Kimberly White is an advanced registered nurse practitioner with a Master of Science degree in family practice. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. She then spent several years working as a pediatric nurse at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. During that period of time, she earned her master's degree from Barry University. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, a nursing honor society.
Kim has a special interest in spinal deformities in children and adolescents.
Christina Colucci, PA-C
Christina Colucci is certified to practice as a physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She completed a Bachelor of Science in health and rehabilitation sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She then earned her Bachelor of Physician Assistant and Master of Medical Science degrees at Nova Southeastern University.
Christina is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Florida Academy of Physician Assistants. She has a special interest in sports injuries and fractures in children and adolescents.