Dr. Mona Amin, DO
Not yet claimedPediatrician · Physician (DO)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant in Fort Lauderdale who founded PedsDocTalk, an evidence-based parenting education platform that explains routine childhood vaccines, herd immunity, and child development in plain language.
About Dr. Mona Amin, DO
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Mona Amin is a pediatrician in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She earned her osteopathic medical degree from A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona in 2012 and completed her pediatrics residency at Bernard and Millie Duker Children's Hospital in Albany, New York. Her own website says she has been in practice since 2015 and cares for patients from newborns through age 21, and that she has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2021.
She is best known as the founder of PedsDocTalk, a parent-education platform that includes a podcast, online courses, and social media accounts. Her website describes The PedsDocTalk Podcast as a top-30 U.S. parenting podcast, and a speaker bio says the platform reaches more than 1.5 million people. Her Facebook page lists about 535,000 followers. She also writes parenting articles as a contributor to CNBC, Yahoo, and Baby Chick.
In news interviews she has spoken in support of childhood vaccination. She was interviewed by NPR in September 2025 about Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, calling the move disheartening for a pediatrician who works to educate families, and she discussed vaccine hesitancy on NBC 6 South Florida during the 2025 measles outbreak. In December 2025 she took part in a National Press Foundation briefing for journalists on childhood vaccines.
Federal Open Payments records list $2,339.07 in industry payments to her across 9 records from 2021 to 2025, mostly from Sanofi Pasteur ($2,300.44). Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Medical degree and residency
- She graduated from A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona in 2012 and completed pediatrics residency at Bernard and Millie Duker Children's Hospital in Albany, New York. health.usnews.com
- In practice since 2015
- Her About page says she has practiced since 2015 and sees patients from newborns through age 21. pedsdoctalk.com
- Lactation consultant credential
- Her website states she has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2021. pedsdoctalk.com
- Founder of PedsDocTalk
- She founded PedsDocTalk, a parent-education platform with a podcast, courses, and social channels, described in a speaker bio as reaching more than 1.5 million people. nationalpress.org
- Parenting podcast
- Her site describes The PedsDocTalk Podcast as a top-30 U.S. parenting podcast. pedsdoctalk.com
- Hospital affiliations listed
- Online directories list affiliations with Broward Health Medical Center and Salah Foundation Children's Hospital at Broward Health. healthgrades.com
- Speaks in favor of vaccines
- In a September 2025 NPR interview she described Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates as disheartening and demoralizing for a pediatrician who educates families about vaccines. wkar.org
- Measles outbreak interview
- She discussed vaccine hesitancy on NBC 6 South Florida in March 2025 during the measles outbreak, and told another outlet that repeating an MMR dose is safe when vaccination records cannot be found. nbcmiami.com
- Writes for national outlets
- She has an author page as a CNBC contributor and also writes for Yahoo and Baby Chick. cnbc.com
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $2,339.07 across 9 records from 2021 to 2025, with Sanofi Pasteur ($2,300.44) and E.R. Squibb & Sons ($38.63) as the payers. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- She has commercial ties to baby-product and formula brands. A Baby Chick author bio describes her as having served as Enfamil NeuroPro's infant development expert, and she appears as a brand-affiliated expert for consumer baby-product companies. baby-chick.com
- Her board certification in pediatrics is listed on her own website and in third-party bios, but the researcher was not able to complete a check against the certifying board's primary records. The same applies to her FAAP (American Academy of Pediatrics fellowship) listing. pedsdoctalk.com
- No license discipline, malpractice suits, or criminal matters surfaced in general web searching, but the researcher was not able to complete a direct check of the Florida Department of Health license portal or court records. appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us
- No peer-reviewed publications, guideline committee work, medical society leadership, or awards were found in the research. pedsdoctalk.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$2,339
9 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $19 |
| 2023 | $20 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $2,300 |
Top payers
- SANOFI PASTEUR INC.$2,300
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$39
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$2,300
- Food and Beverage$39
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Pediatric practice at 789 S Federal Hwy
789 S Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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