Meet Board-Certified Pediatrician Dr. Julia Barriga in Tampa, FL

Dr. Julia Barriga M.D’s educational background includes a Medical Doctor Degree from the Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia School of Medicine in the Specialty of Pediatric Surgery. She worked as a Pediatric Surgeon until she came to the United States. Once in the United States she studied and passed the rigorous examinations for foreign doctors and completed the Pediatric Residency Program at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Julia Barriga continues her education on an ongoing basis to remain current in the medical field.

Her great passion is to bring health and happiness to children and their families. And she practices this daily in an empathetic and nurturing manner with all her patients. From her early childhood, she knew she had to prepare herself to offer the best for the children and families she would serve in the future; therefore, she studied Pediatric Medicine and Pediatric Surgery.

Dr. Julia Barriga M.D’s mission is to bring health and happiness to children and to help parents cope and excel in their duty of raising a healthy and happy child that is capable of achieving his/her full potential.

Dr. Julia Barriga, MD is so passionate about making children happy because she has lived it herself, she was raised by a heroic single mother who valued the little information she came across to motivate her children. Dr. Julia Barriga was born in Peru and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1989. And since she moved to the Tampa Bay Area in 1995 she had the vision of starting her own Pediatric Practice.

With the help of her family, Dr. Julia Barriga opened her own Pediatric Practice in December 1999. And with the help of passionate providers and medical assistants, she carries on her mission. Since she started her private practice her team of professionals work daily to provide quality care to children and their families.

Dr. Julia Barriga is the Medical Director of Julia Barriga, M.D., P.A., and an active member of the following associations that provide her with guidance and support: The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association, the Florida Medical Association, and the Hillsborough County Medical Association. University Community IPA and Tampa Bay Provider Group and the Peruvian Medical Society. She strongly believes in education and currently serves as a Preceptor for the University of South Florida Nurse Practitioner Program, South University, the Medical Assistant Schools Florida Career College, Ana G. Mendez University, and Rasmussen University.

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