Baptist Medical Center South announces new board member, Picerno appointed to the 10-member board of directors

Richard A. Picerno II, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, has recently been named to the board of directors for Baptist Medical Center South.

Dr. Picerno is a former Chief of Staff and current Chief of Orthopaedics at Baptist South and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a founding member of the Baptist Physician Partners board of directors. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee Memphis and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, where he served as chief resident and was the recipient of the Luis. S. Russo award for professionalism in medicine. He is active in the leadership ranks of his church and as a community volunteer, especially with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

"Since we opened in 2005, Dr. Picerno has admirably filled many medical staff officer positions at Baptist Medical Center South, including spending six years in the Chief of the Medical Staff role," said Ron G. Robinson, hospital president of Baptist South. "As Chief of Staff, Dr. Picerno spent two years representing the medical staff on the Baptist South Board of Directors. He has also served as Chief of Surgery and Orthopaedics for many years. Dr. Picerno is recognized by all for his selfless leadership, his concern for others and doing what is right. He is a great and respected leader, but even a better person."