
Fernando Jose Bula Rudas, MD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- All Children's Specialty Physicians
About Fernando Jose Bula Rudas
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Fernando Bula is a physician in the infectious disease program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the medical staff in 2021.
Before joining our hospital, Dr. Bula practiced as a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was also a pediatric clerkship director and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Dr. Bula earned his medical degree from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. He completed a pediatric residency from Mount Sinai School of Medicine — Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst, New York, followed by a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Bula is fluent in Spanish.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5, Sarasota Magazine (6/30/2022)
Doctors watch surge in pediatric flu, Covid cases, St. Pete Catalyst (June 13, 2022)
New antibody shot that will protect babies and toddlers against RSV available this fall, WTVT - TV August 4, 2023)
COVID-19, influenza, and RSV showing up again as the start of school nears, WFTS -TV (July 31, 2023)
Locations
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
- 501 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
- phone: 727-898-7451
- fax: 727-898-7452
Expertise
Education
University of Florida Health Jacksonville
Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2016NYC Health+Hospitals/Elmhurst
Residency, Pediatrics, 2012Universidad del Norte Programa de Medicina
Medical Education, MD, 2003Board Certifications
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
American Board of Pediatrics, 2017Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2014Insurance
- Aetna (Commercial)
- Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
- Avmed (Commercial)
- BCBS FL (Commercial)
- Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
- Community Care Plan (Medicaid)
- Evolutions (Commercial)
- Florida Community Care
- Florida Medicaid
- Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
- Humana Commercial
- Humana Medicaid
- Medicare
- Molina/ Magellan (Medicaid)
- Multiplan (Commercial)
- Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&Healthy Kids)
- Sunshine State/ Wellcare (Medicaid &Healthy Kids)
- TriCare
- United (Commercial)
- United Community Plan (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
- WPS TriCare East (Commercial)