Starting October 25th 2022 we will have urgent care available Tuesday and Thursdays from 5:00pm-6:00pm (first come first serve basis) for established Sunshine Pediatric patients.
Our Providers
Richard Rodriguez, MD
Dr. Rich graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa in 1986. He completed a 3 year pediatric residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children in 1991.
After his residency, Dr. Rich joined his father, Carlos Rodriguez, MD, in his private practice. By December of 1993, he joined Dr. David Carr at Pediatrics Plus, in Orlando, where he maintained a practice for over 13 years. While working with Dr. Carr was a great experience, Dr. Rich had dreams of owning his own practice closer to home. He knew that this would allow him to practice what he preaches and spend more time with his children.
Dr. Rich and his wife Cindy are the proud parents of Michael and Phillip, who enjoy time together in boy scouts. Dr. Rich and his sons coach and play hockey, respectively, while Cindy is proud to be their number one cheerleader.
Julie Muser, CPNP-PC
Julie Muser is one of our certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. She is originally from the Boston, Massachusetts area but moved to Florida in 2014. Julie graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing in 2011.
Julie's nursing background includes working as a Registered Nurse at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies for 3 years with cross training in newborn nursery and newborn care. In addition, Julie has experience working as a travel nurse and a teaching assistant in the Greater Boston area. Julie’s passion for pediatrics drove her to continue her education at the University of South Florida, where she obtained a Master's of Science Degree in 2017 as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She joined Dr. Rich and the team at Sunshine Pediatrics in the spring of 2018.
Julie lives in the Ocoee area where she enjoys living an active lifestyle, and traveling the world.
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Sarah Harden, DNP, CPNP-PC
Sarah is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, where she completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Central Florida.
With a dream to become a nurse from a young age, she was determined to work in the neonatal intensive care unit. She began her nursing career with the tiniest of patients in the NICU at Winnie Palmer Hospital, where she worked for six years. She then pursued her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Florida in pediatric primary care. She now enjoys working with pediatric patients of all ages, with babies always having a special place in her heart.
When she isn’t working as an NP at Sunshine or as a nurse at Arnold Palmer, she loves to be with her husband and son, mostly getting outdoors especially near the water, or reading as many books as she can fit in.