Meet Dr. Ricardo Guirola
My call to practice pediatrics happened during my last rotation in medical school. I had the opportunity to rotate with one of my mentors, along with a few pediatric rheumatologists, and it was here that I found my passion in pediatric rheumatology. In my opinion there is no greater reward than being able to help children with complex medical conditions, as well as their families.
I love taking care of athletes and being a part of their active and directed therapy. It is very exciting being a team physician and caring for the health of athletes and all active individuals. During my training I fell in love with musculoskeletal medicine as a whole. I was able to learn both the inflammatory and biomechanical aspects of this extensive field.
As part of my education I was fortunate enough to obtain a Master’s of Education; I love to use my skills to teach families, students, residents, nurses and other physicians.
Outside of my medical practice, I spend time with family, run and play soccer and tennis.
Services
- Pediatric rheumatology specialist
- Persistent arthritis/joint pain care
- Autoimmune disease treatment
Reviews
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
5
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
5
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Trust/confidence in physicians |
5
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April 03, 2024
Dr. Guirola and his team are incredible. They level of care they provide for our daughter is nothing short of amazing. We deeply appreciate their expertise and efforts. I cannot emphasize enough how lucky we are to have them lead our daughter's medical care.
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April 02, 2024
Dr. Guirola always goes above and beyond for our child. She is doing very well under his care.
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March 30, 2024
My daughters doctor was very proactive & efficient he showed her care ,love & consideration he made her feel very comfortable
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March 23, 2024
Dr. G was simply outstanding, Very caring, very knowledgeable, simply spectacular! I do not know what his salary is, but it should be doubled
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March 02, 2024
Everyone was friendly, helpful and efficient. Very impressed with the level of care from every person we came in contact with.
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March 02, 2024
Dr.G was very thorough and made sure to explain everything. Very impressed
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February 18, 2024
Dr. G had a med student with him. He used our appointment as a teaching moment. He asked questions to my son and then asked the doctor in training- what could have caused this, what do we need to look for, how was this diagnosed, etcI appreciate him taking the time with my child and coaching a future doctor. Dr. G takes the time to listen to my son and talk about his plan based on his needs and experiences. I hope this student walked away with medical knowledge, but also learned about patient care.
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February 18, 2024
Dr. G
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February 15, 2024
We always have great experiences at Cook Children's when we have to take our daughter. We always tell people how wonderful it is when we have to take our child here.
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February 15, 2024
Dr. Guirola is always fantastic with our child and is always helpful and very informative. The Whole rheumatology staff is outstanding and goes above and beyond to help us navigate her care. The nurses are also wonderful when we have to call in and ask questions or need help.
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February 14, 2024
Dr. G in the rheumatology clinic was very friendly and made us feel comfortable. He listened carefully to our concerns and spent quite a bit of time assessing my son and coming up with a plan forward. I finally feel like we were seen and heard!
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February 06, 2024
God bless you all
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February 01, 2024
Dr. G the rheumatologist! Super sweet him and all his nurses
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January 23, 2024
The experience was wonderful. It was one of the best physician appointments we have had in a long time.
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January 23, 2024
My daughter sees A LOT of doctors and she has declared more than once that Dr. Guiola is her favorite physician and the best at explaining her condition and helping her understand how to treat it and cope with it. He is a very good doctor.
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January 18, 2024
The rheumatologist doctor was absolutely amazing my son saw today. I couldn't have asked for a better more knowledgeable dr!!
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January 18, 2024
This place is perfect! Runs very smoothly!
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January 17, 2024
Dr. Giurola was wonderful. He came to our appt prepared. He had thoroughly reviewed all my daughter's charts. He listened to our concerns and talked TO us, not over us. He was straightforward and humorous, he did not diminish her concerns. He worked diligently to connect us with other practitioners to help further understand and treat her issues. I was very happy with the visit!
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January 12, 2024
As a parent, I appreciate the way Dr. G spoke to us and our child about our concerns. After going to different doctors for 9 months his candor eased our minds.
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January 11, 2024
Dr G was absolutely outstanding!! He was thorough, patient, kind, gentle and comprehensive with my daughter. As a local physician who refers a lot of children to Cooks, it warms my heart to see the outstanding work that y'all do. It is difficult to be on the receiving side of care but this was and A+++ experience. My family and I are so grateful for Cook Children's Hispital, Dr G, and your team.
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January 11, 2024
Dr. Guirola and Yessica
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January 05, 2024
We love our visits to cooks. The staff is always wonderful and truly care about my child.
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January 05, 2024
Dr. Guirola is always so wonderful!
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December 16, 2023
Doctor was very knowledgable and his explanations were comprehensive and helpful.
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December 09, 2023
Good experience for first time telehealth call
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November 23, 2023
Good
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November 18, 2023
The NP was nice and professional. Every thing went well at this clinic with Doctor Ricardo excellent Doctor.
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November 18, 2023
Dr. Ricardo he is very professional and knows to explain in detail the diagnosis very please with his vast medical skills.
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November 14, 2023
All great experiences.
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November 14, 2023
All staff we encountered was wonderful.
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November 08, 2023
Dr Guirola is fantastic. He sees 2 of my children, 1 by request.
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October 29, 2023
Our visit was exceptional
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October 29, 2023
All staff was very friendly, professional and courteous. The doctor was prepared prior to coming Into our room. He knew what the previous MEI and labs were. Very Impressed! Excellent visit. He answered all questions
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October 16, 2023
Dr Guirola and the nurse there are always exceptional - (10 plus years)Courtney in the lab was wonderful, our first time with her and my daughter(who usually has issues w blood work even after all of these years) said she was the best person (phlebotomist) she ever had -
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October 13, 2023
The process moved so quickly. We saw the doctor, had blood drawn, and did chest x-rays In under 2 hours. That's amazing!
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October 13, 2023
Everyone was wonderful.
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October 07, 2023
Excellent customer service. My wife was very pleased with the decorations and cleanliness of the facility and how friendly everybody was. It was wonderful how welcoming everything was for my son.
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October 06, 2023
We were treated very respectful time was impeccable would recommend again
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October 06, 2023
My child loved her visit & the cleanliness of the facility they treated her well & she felt loved
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September 30, 2023
Incredibly intelligent and thorough
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September 21, 2023
Al dr guirola is an excellent dr
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September 19, 2023
Dr. Guirola was so informative and took the time to explain to us about his plan on treating our son. Our son really felt comfortable with him.
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September 19, 2023
Great staff, Christina when emailed she was always quick to respond. To all my questions and help with expensive biologic
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September 16, 2023
They were very attentive and answered all of my questions in a calm manner.
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September 16, 2023
Dr Guirola and the Nancy, the medical assistant
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September 15, 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed being able to run all the testing needing immediately after. Siblings and dad being able to hang out within the hospital was awesome.
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August 31, 2023
The whole process was very fast and the nurses were amazing! Thank you so much to the nurse who drew my sons blood she was the sweetest and caring nurse ever and nurse oscar in X-ray was super patient and calm with my son as well!
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August 31, 2023
Dr.Richard was friendly and very welcoming made our visit smooth as possible.
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August 26, 2023
Dr Guirola put all the pieces of (patient's) health care journey together for us. He was very kind and explained her condition well. I am thankful for his knowledge and care of my daughter.
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August 23, 2023
Nancy is great! Helpful and thorough. Dr. Guirola is awesome !
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August 18, 2023
The doctor was so thorough and so personable.
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August 18, 2023
Dr. Guirola was so amazing! How he explained everything was just incredible and we finally got a diagnosis. So my daughter and I are over the moon. He also has great bedside manners.
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August 18, 2023
Everything was perfect. Staff was wonderful and very caring!
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August 18, 2023
Everyone was amazing
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August 17, 2023
It was a great experience. The dr was very helpful and took time to care and explain!
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August 17, 2023
Everyone at Cook always goes way out of their way to be helpful and kind.
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August 17, 2023
Dr. Guirola was incredibly professional and apologized profusely for any hiccups in (patient's) care. He stressed how committed Cook is to parental rights, volunteered a form for her school (which will help a great deal), and gave her medication that is a good fit for her unique condition.
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August 14, 2023
Great experience. Thank you all
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August 08, 2023
Dr G always goes above and beyond for his patients. He is very caring and considerate. We are so pleased to have him caring for our children.
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August 03, 2023
We appreciate being able to secure a future appointment on a day that works for our schedules.
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August 03, 2023
We appreciate Dr. G's dialogue with us as to treatment plan and talking through the why behind what we are doing.
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July 29, 2023
To all staff very efficient and friendly
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July 15, 2023
All the staff from beginning to end are always good
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July 12, 2023
Dr Guirola thank you for your professionalism and interest towards your patients.
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June 29, 2023
Dr was very informative about everything he was great
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June 29, 2023
Everyone was attentive
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June 27, 2023
Dr G and Nancy his MA were both great!
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June 27, 2023
He is always so kind an thorough. He makes my daughter feel comfortable with his care
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June 24, 2023
We were very happy with Dr. G and the plan of care. He was very thorough in explaining my daughter's diagnosis, the treatment plan, and future plans if more conservative treatment isn't successful. His bedside manner was wonderful. We are so thankful for this experience. Everyone from the parking garage attendant when we arrived, registration staff, rheumatology office staff, and the lab staff were wonderful and kind.
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June 20, 2023
We had a good visit today we are happy with our daughters treatment she's doing good and Dr Guirola was great answering our questions and concerns.
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June 16, 2023
Always a wonderful experience at Cooks.
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June 16, 2023
Dr Guirola is always wonderful!
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June 03, 2023
Dr. Guirola, was exceptional. It has been many years since I have felt this confident in a provider that any of my family has seen. While I am relieved we have no need for a rheumatologist, I am actually saddened that we cannot use Dr. Guirola as a primary care physician for my whole family. He was thorough and took great care in educating my son and me about symptoms and what they really mean. He promptly submitted very thorough notes to MyChart which is so appreciated because It's always difficult for a layperson to convey the findings of an appointment to other concerned family members with sufficient clarity. Also, after my son's visit, I think for the first time I feel enlightened on what is likely causing my own symptoms. I personally have seen many drs over my lifetime for various symptoms and always felt dismissed and with a nagging worry "what if they are missing something important," "I know I look and feel pretty healthy, but is this pain normal?" and so on. I worried the same outcome for my children, but Dr Guirola is obviously brilliant and I feel confident for the first time that everything is actually just fine and that we aren't really missing something that could be serious. If there is something more concerning to be uncovered, I feel very confident that Dr Guirola would find it. This is so valuable to a parent who has had quieted concerns for so many years. He probably feels he is just doing his job, but I have met very few a Drs who inspired this level of confidence from me. I could not be more thankful!
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May 31, 2023
We love Dr. Guirola. He is very knowledgeable, understanding, and great with kids.
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May 23, 2023
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT!
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May 23, 2023
DR. G WAS AMAZING AND I WOULD RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE!
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May 16, 2023
You always serve us with a smile and dedicate everything to your patients!!!
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May 15, 2023
My son and I were both made to feel comfortable and well cared for by Dr. Guirola and his staff.
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May 15, 2023
I was very impressed both with the staff of the rheumatology department and with Dr. Guirola himself. He was extremely thorough and took the time to make sure that both my son and I understood what he was looking for and the issues he would be addressing.
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May 15, 2023
El Dr. He is always very cordial and attentive at all times and is always willing to answer all our questions
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May 04, 2023
Dr Gruiola was amazing! Loved how he explained everything into detail. Would highly recommend him to anyone. Thank you!
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April 22, 2023
Everyone at Cook was, as always, incredibly nice and caring.
Education
- Medical School:
- Escuela Autonoma de Ciencias Medicas (UCIMED), University of Houston Master of Education, emphasis in Medical Sciences
- Residency:
- Miami Children’s Hospital
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatric Rheumatology
- American Board of Pediatric Sports Medicine
Affiliations
- Cook Children's Physician Network
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