Wassam Mohammed Rahman, M.D.

ALL CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN
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Expertise

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

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Locations

Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital - Emergency Medicine

501 6th Avenue South
St Petersburg, FL 33701 map
Phone: 727-767-8480

Background

Dr. Rahman’s clinical and quality improvement initiatives focus on all aspects of pediatric emergency medicine including clinical care, mentoring faculty and other learners, systems integration, developing the electronic documentation system, development of clinical pathways, research and emergency and disaster preparedness.  He joined the Pediatric Emergency Center at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 1997 as assistant director and was named medical director of the emergency center and chair of the division of pediatric emergency medicine in 2003.

Dr. Rahman is a member of the clinical faculty at Johns Hopkins All Children’s and is very involved in teaching pediatric residents. He also co-chairs a pediatric emergency medicine course that provides continuing medical education to the community pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses.

After graduating from Ross University School of Medicine, Dr. Rahman completed his pediatric residency training at Buffalo Children’s Hospital, was in private practice for a year and then completed a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. He was medical director at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va., before joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s. 

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Education

Degrees

  • MD; Ross University School of Medicine (1985)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (1988)

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Children's Mercy Hospital (1991)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Emergency Medicine) (1992)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics - General) (1990)

Videos & Media

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

  • Golf cart-related injuries in young children on the rise, physicians say, WTVT - TV (August 2, 2023)
  • US gun deaths reach record total in 2021, WTVT - TV (5/8/2023)
  • Keep cool during this heat wave, WTVT - TV (June16, 2022)

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.

  • Humana Commercial
  • Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
  • Aetna (Commercial)
  • Florida Medicaid
  • BCBS FL (Commercial)
  • Vivida Health
  • Sunshine State/Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • Coventry (Commercial)
  • Medicare
  • Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
  • Integral
  • Magellan Complete Care (Medicaid)
  • United (Commercial)
  • Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids&CMS)
  • Molina (Medicaid)
  • Humana (Medicaid)
  • United Community Plan (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
  • Multiplan (Commercial)
  • Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)

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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