Sofia Maria Ruiz-Castaneda, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Sofia Maria Ruiz-Castaneda, MD
Sofia Ruiz-Castañeda, M.D., is primary care physician at Baptist Health Primary Care | FIU. She specializes in preventative medicine and lifestyle medicine, and her clinical interests include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and alcohol and substance use disorders.
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Ruiz-Castañeda serves as an assistant professor of medical education at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Dr. Ruiz-Castañeda earned her medical degree at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois, and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Texas at Austin.
Committed to providing personalized care, Dr. Ruiz-Castañeda spends time with her patients and focuses on a comprehensive physical exam. She acts as a health coach, guiding her patients through health and sickness, celebrating the wins and working together to get through the tough times.
Dr. Ruiz-Castañeda is fluent in English and Spanish. During her free time, she enjoys cooking, hiking, swimming and spending time with her family.
Female
English
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Education & Training
Dell Medical School at UT Austin
Residency Program, Internal Medicine, 2025
Loyola Univ Stritch School of Med
Medical School, 2022
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
- Medicare
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- BlueCare
- Options
- Select
- Medicaid
- Select
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
5 / 5
