John Monaco, M.D. is originally from the Northeast, having migrated to Florida after completing medical school at SUNY at Buffalo in 1981. He trained in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care at the University of Florida, then moved to Louisville, KY, where he established the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Audubon Hospital. After returning to Florida in 1992, he has spent most of his professional time running the inpatient pediatric unit at Brandon Regional Hospital outside of Tampa with his two partners.