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Ricardo Ismael Palmerola

Ricardo Ismael Palmerola, MD

UrologyFemale UrologyFemale Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Young Adults (ages 19-26)
  • Adults
  • Geriatrics (ages 70+)

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • English

About Ricardo Ismael Palmerola

Areas of Expertise

Female Pelvic Medicine, Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Sacral Neuromodulation, Urinary Incontinence, Overactive bladder

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Ismael Palmerola is a board-certified urologist specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at the University of Miami Health System. He provides comprehensive urological care to patients across South Florida, practicing at UHealth locations in Miami, Doral, and Coral Gables.   Dr. Palmerola focuses on treating complex urological conditions affecting both men and women. His clinical expertise includes the medical and surgical management of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (including cystocele, rectocele, and uterine prolapse), overactive bladder, and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). He is highly skilled in advanced procedures such as sacral neuromodulation, urodynamics, and artificial urinary sphincter implantation.   After earning his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Dr. Palmerola completed his general surgery and urology residencies at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He further advanced his training with a specialized fellowship in Pelvic Reconstruction Surgery at the New York University School of Medicine.   Dedicated to advancing patient care, Dr. Palmerola brings the latest research-informed treatments to his practice, including recent studies on weight management strategies for urinary incontinence. Fluent in English and Spanish, he is committed to providing clear, empathetic communication and personalized treatment plans that improve the daily quality of life for his patients in the diverse Miami community.

Locations

    • Phone:
    • 5555 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Floor 4, Coral Gables, FL 33146
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Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine, Pelvic Reconstruction Surgery, 2019
  • Residency: Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Urology, 2017
  • Residency: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine General Surgery Program, General Surgery, 2013
  • Medical School: Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Medicine, 2012

Board Certifications

  • Urology: American Board of Urology
  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery: American Board of Urology

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna - WC
  • Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
  • Aetna Behavioral Health
  • Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
  • Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
  • Aetna-HMO
  • Aetna-Medicaid HMO
  • Aetna-Medicare HMO
  • Aetna-Medicare PPO
  • Aetna-POS
  • Aetna-PPO
  • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
  • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
  • Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
  • Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
  • Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
  • Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
  • Argus Vision
  • AvMed Choice
  • AvMed-HMO/POS
  • AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
  • AvMed-Medicare HMO
  • AXIS
  • BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
  • BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
  • BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
  • BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
  • BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
  • BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
  • BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
  • Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
  • Beech Street-PPO
  • Broward Health Medical Center
  • CarePlus-Medicare HMO
  • Catholic Hospice
  • CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
  • CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
  • CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
  • Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
  • Cigna Affiliates
  • Cigna Behavioral Health
  • Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
  • Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
  • Cigna Shared Administration
  • Cigna-EPO
  • Cigna-HMO
  • Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
  • Cigna-POS
  • Cigna-PPO
  • Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
  • CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
  • Concordia Behavioral Health
  • CorVel - WC
  • Coventry First Health - WC
  • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
  • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
  • Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
  • Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-POS
  • Coventry National-PPO
  • Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
  • Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
  • Coventry-First Health-PPO
  • Delta Dental-PPO
  • DentaQuest (ADI)
  • DIKLA
  • Dimension - WC
  • Dimension Plus-PPO
  • EHN - PPO
  • EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
  • Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
  • eyeQuest
  • FCCI - WC
  • Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
  • Florida PACE (FPC)
  • Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
  • Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
  • Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
  • Global Excel Mgt PPO
  • Global Health Claims Services
  • Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
  • Guardian Life PPO
  • HAA Preferred Partners
  • Health First Health-HMO/POS
  • Health First Health-Medicare HMO
  • Health First Health-PPO
  • Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
  • Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
  • Humana - HUMx
  • Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
  • Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
  • Humana National Transplant
  • Humana-EPO
  • Humana-HMO
  • Humana-Medicaid HMO
  • Humana-Medicare HMO
  • Humana-PPO
  • Humana-Premier
  • iCare Health Solutions
  • Interlink Health Services
  • International Kids Fund (IKF)
  • League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
  • Life Trac
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
  • MDAbroad
  • Medica-Medicare HMO
  • Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
  • Medicus
  • Metlife Dental-PPO
  • MHNet Behavioral Network
  • Molina
  • Molina - Market Place
  • Molina-Medicaid HMO
  • Molina-Medicare HMO
  • Morgan White International
  • MultiPlan-PPO
  • Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
  • National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
  • Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
  • Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
  • North Broward Hospital District-PPO
  • Olympus Managed Healthcare
  • Optum
  • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
  • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
  • Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
  • Prime Health Services - WC
  • Quality Health Management
  • Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
  • Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
  • Sanus Health Corporation
  • Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
  • Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
  • Start Healthcare Network
  • Sunshine
  • Sunshine - AMBETTER
  • Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
  • Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
  • Sunshine-Medicare HMO
  • Tricare South Prime-HMO
  • Tricare South Standard-PPO
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
  • UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
  • UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare-PPO
  • University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
  • VUMI
  • Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
  • Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
  • Wexford Health-State Inmates
  • Worldwide Managed Care

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5

247 ratings, 33 reviews

UHealth is committed to being transparent with our patients and community. To achieve this, we include positive and negative comments from the care provider section of the medical practice survey. All ratings and comments are submitted by patients who have experienced outpatient care with our providers. Comments are carefully reviewed to ensure that each one accurately reflects the patient's perception of the care they received.

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/23/2026

    It was obvious the doctor had read my chart before coming into the room. I had previously told him about how much I drink coffee and he asked me about that during my procedure

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/17/2026

    Extremely well

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/27/2026

    I’ll recommend it highly

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/27/2026

    I was very satisfied

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/25/2026

    Excellent listener

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/9/2026

    Very positive experience

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/28/2026

    Excelente

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/24/2026

    Excelente atención. Everything was satisfactory.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/20/2026

    All my questions were answered and help was given to resolve issues

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/14/2026

    Excellent communication skills professionalism

    4 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/1/2026

    We covered all my concerns

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/28/2026

    Dr Palmerola was very good about thinking of additional causes that may be causing pain (pudendal nerve) that have not been looked into yet.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/14/2026

    Everything went well

    4 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/3/2026

    Good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/1/2026

    Staff just continue being professional

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/6/2026

    Excelente

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/5/2026

    Very good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/1/2026

    So grateful the UHealth recruited Dr Ricardo Palmerado, since UHealth Urology had been missing this area of of expertise, .i.e, bladder dysfunction issues.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/24/2026

    Professional

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/22/2026

    Very knowledgable takes time to explain and give good feedbacks

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/20/2026

    Muy bien

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/17/2026

    Excellent care

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    Exelente

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/20/2026

    Dr Palmerola is a great urologist

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/17/2026

    Every happy

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/9/2026

    All is well!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/1/2026

    Excelente

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    Very trustworthy

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/13/2025

    It was plesant

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/18/2025

    Excellent experience.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/12/2025

    Exelente

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/7/2025

    Great start, and I hope the prescribed treatments show some degree of positive outcome.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/16/2025

    Dr. Ricardo Palmerola made me feel at ease at my visit and ensuring me that my surgery will go well