Medical Director
Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice Program

Dr. Lynn Meister is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology and hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Meister is an alumna of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Her postgraduate training includes a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center; an American Cancer Society clinical oncology fellowship; and a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Meister is a former instructor in pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her professional memberships include the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the Children's Oncology Group.

• Palliative Care

Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar

Gender

• Female

Education

Mount Sinai Hospital Center, 1986

Residency

University Of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1989, Pediatrics

Fellowships

Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia, 1992, Pediatric Oncology and Hematology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics-Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Oncology and Hematology

Professional Organizations

• Children’s Oncology Group, 2003-present
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Medical Advisory Council, 2002-present
• Pediatric Oncology Group, 1992-2003
• American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1992-present
• American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1992-present
• American Academy of Pediatrics, 1986-1992
• University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center Pediatric House Staff Recruiting Committee, 1987-1989
• American Medical Student Association, 1982-1989
• American Medical Association, 1982-1986
• The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 1979-1990
• The Mount Sinai Medical Center Pediatric Oncology Summer Camp Organizing Committee, 1982-1986
• The Mount Sinai Medical Center Library Committee, 1982-1986

Awards

• Voted Best Doctor in US News and World Report, 2013
• Recipient of the Hyundai Hope on Wheels Award, 2011
• Nomination to National Residency Review Committee, 1987
• Election to Alpha Omega Alpha, National Medical Honor Society, 1986
• Bela Schick Pediatric Society Prize, 1986
• National Institute of Health Short-Term Research Training Program Grant, 1983
• SmithKline Beecham Medical Perspective Fellowship award by the National Fund for Medical Education, 1982
• George E. Downing Prize in Art History, 1981