Drifa Freysdottir, M.D.

ALL CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN
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Languages: English, Danish, Icelandic

Expertise

Neonatology

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Locations

Medical Center of Trinity

9330 SR 54
Trinity, FL 34655 map
Phone: 727-848-1733 | Fax: 727-834-4191

Background

Dr. Freysdottir specializes in neonatology with the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute. She serves as the medical director of neonatology at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, through an affiliation with Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She joined the hospital staff in 2020.

Before joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s, Dr. Freysdottir was clinical medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

Her clinical and research interests include quality and safety, hypoxic respiratory failure and intestinal failure.

Dr. Freysdottir earned her medical degree from the University of Iceland in Reykjavík, Iceland. She completed her internship and residency in the Department of Pediatrics at University of Connecticut/Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. She also completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine in the neonatology department of Baylor College of Medicine health care affiliates in Houston.

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Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Iceland (1993)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; UConn Health (2001)

Fellowships

  • Neonatology; Baylor College of Medicine (2004)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine) (2005)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics - General) (2001)

Insurance

Below you'll find a list of the insurance accepted by specialty physicians at Johns Hopkins All Children's. Please check with your insurance company and the physician's office before your child's visit to verify coverage and referral requirements.

Inclusion of a certain health plan on the list below does not guarantee that all services, locations or physicians are covered by your insurance company. Benefit plan design, credentialing and network criteria may limit coverage. The acceptance of certain plains may change occasionally and this page may not be immediately updated.

  • WPS TriCare East (Commercial)
  • United Community Plan (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • United (Commercial)
  • Avmed (Commercial)
  • Coventry (Commercial)
  • Vivida Health
  • Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
  • TriCare-HMHS (Commercial)
  • Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
  • Florida Medicaid
  • Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
  • Evolutions (Commercial)
  • Aetna (Commercial)
  • Molina (Medicaid)
  • Multiplan (Commercial)
  • Humana (Medicaid)
  • BCBS FL (Commercial)
  • Humana Commercial
  • Sunshine State/Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids&CMS)

Patient Ratings & Comments

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

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