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Dr. Shane D.
Naidoo, MD
A board-certified emergency medicine physician leads the clinical standards at TrufaMED. The ER-trained eye for what is serious and what is routine, applied to everyday urgent care.
Board-Certified Emergency Medicine. Florida license #ME160319. NPI #1457812273.
Joint Commission AccreditedThe only one in Florida
An emergency physician at the head of an urgent care
Dr. Shane D. Naidoo is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and the Medical Director of TrufaMED Urgent Care in Surfside, Florida. He holds an active Florida medical license (#ME160319) and brings deep expertise in adult and pediatric emergency medicine, trauma, and critical care to every part of the practice’s clinical operations.
Since 2020, when TrufaMED began as a concierge medicine service, Dr. Naidoo has cared for the practice’s patients across South Florida. Today he sets the clinical standards for urgent care, directs the protocols for IV therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and makes sure every visit reflects the standard of a top-tier emergency department.
The ER-trained eye, applied to everyday care
Emergency physicians spend their careers separating the serious from the routine, fast and accurately. That judgment is the quiet difference between a good urgent care visit and a missed warning sign.
Fast, accurate triage
The first job in any urgent care is to tell what can be treated and sent home from what needs to be escalated. It is the skill emergency physicians practice most, and the one patients rarely see.
Calm under acuity
Dr. Naidoo trained managing high-acuity patients in some of the busiest emergency departments in the country. That experience brings steady, decisive judgment to ordinary visits, not just dramatic ones.
The whole patient
An emergency background means looking past the obvious complaint for the thing behind it: the chest symptom that needs an EKG, the infection that needs a closer look, the detail that changes the plan.
Standards, set and held
As Medical Director, Dr. Naidoo writes the care protocols and supervises the clinical team, so the standard does not depend on which day you walk in.
Built in high-volume emergency departments
Dr. Naidoo built his career in high-volume emergency departments across the East Coast. As a TeamHealth staff ER attending physician, he practiced at HMH JFK University Medical Center, Virtua Mount Holly Hospital, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, HMH JFK Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Holy Name Medical Center, and within the Northern Light Health System.
Earlier, he served on TeamHealth’s Special Operations team as a traveling ER attending physician, managing 300 to 400 patients per month in rural emergency department settings. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, an urban Level II trauma center seeing roughly 110,000 emergency visits a year, with additional training at Maimonides Medical Center and the pediatric intensive care unit at SUNY Downstate. Training in some of the busiest departments in the country forged his ability to manage high-acuity patients under pressure.
In 2024, Dr. Naidoo received the Heart Saver Hero Award from the American Heart Association after performing life-saving CPR on a runner who went into cardiac arrest during a half-marathon. The rescue was featured by the Washington Post and on NBC Nightly News, drawing national attention to bystander intervention and emergency preparedness.
Training, licensure, and board certification
Every credential below is current and verifiable. Dr. Naidoo’s facility NPI is #1457812273.
Education & residency
- Doctor of Medicine. Ross University School of Medicine
- Emergency Medicine residency. Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (Level II trauma center)
- Additional training. Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate PICU
- Undergraduate. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Hofstra University
Board certification & licensure
- Board Certified in Emergency Medicine. American Board of Emergency Medicine (2023)
- Florida medical license. #ME160319, active
- Facility NPI. #1457812273
- Medical Laboratory Director. Certified 2025
Advanced certifications
- ATLS. Advanced Trauma Life Support
- ACLS. Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- PALS. Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- BLS. Basic Life Support
Professional memberships
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
- American Medical Association
- Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society
- American Heart Association. New Jersey Executive Leadership Team
The job of an emergency physician is to know, quickly and calmly, what is serious and what is not. That is exactly the judgment good urgent care depends on, and it is the standard I hold every shift to.
Dr. Shane D. Naidoo, MD · Medical Director
What Dr. Naidoo leads at TrufaMED
Under his medical direction, TrufaMED delivers physician-led care across a connected range of services, all under one Joint Commission-accredited roof.
Urgent care
Walk-in care seven days a week, with a board-certified physician leading every shift and on-site imaging and labs for same-day answers. Urgent care
Concierge medicine
Membership care led by an emergency physician, your private ER-trained doctor for the moments that matter most. Concierge medicine
Telehealth
Physician-led virtual visits for the concerns that do not require a trip in, with the same clinical standards as the clinic. Telehealth
IV therapy
Physician-supervised IV hydration and vitamin infusions, in-clinic or mobile, under protocols Dr. Naidoo directs. IV therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen
HBOT for recovery and wound healing, including a dedicated program for concussion recovery. HBOT for concussion
Diagnostics & testing
On-site digital X-ray, point-of-care ultrasound, EKG, and rapid testing, reviewed the same day. Testing services
Physician-led care, every day
Leads every standard
Dr. Naidoo oversees all clinical operations, IV therapy protocols, and hyperbaric oxygen services, so care is consistent from one visit to the next.
A team that speaks Miami
TrufaMED’s clinical team speaks eight languages, including Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, and more, and connects with the community on every visit.
Open seven days
Walk in Monday to Friday 9 AM to 9 PM, Saturday 11 AM to 11 PM, and Sunday 12 PM to 8 PM. No appointment needed.
Dr. Shane Naidoo, answered
Common questions about TrufaMED’s Medical Director and his role in your care.
Who is Dr. Shane Naidoo?
Dr. Shane D. Naidoo, MD is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and the Medical Director of TrufaMED Urgent Care in Surfside, Florida. He holds an active Florida medical license (#ME160319) and oversees all clinical operations, IV therapy protocols, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the practice. His facility NPI is #1457812273.
Is Dr. Naidoo board-certified?
Yes. Dr. Naidoo is board-certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (2023). He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, an urban Level II trauma center in Brooklyn, with additional training at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate.
What does a Medical Director do at TrufaMED?
As Medical Director, Dr. Naidoo sets the clinical standards for the practice. He directs the care protocols for urgent care, IV therapy, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, supervises the clinical team, and makes sure every patient receives care that reflects the standard of a top-tier emergency department.
Why does emergency medicine training matter for urgent care?
Emergency physicians are trained to tell quickly what is serious from what is routine. That triage judgment is the core of good urgent care: a sprain treated and sent home, a warning sign caught early and escalated. Dr. Naidoo built that judgment managing high-acuity patients in some of the busiest emergency departments in the country.
Does Dr. Naidoo see patients directly?
Dr. Naidoo leads clinical operations and care protocols at TrufaMED, and has cared for the practice’s patients across South Florida since 2020. At the clinic, a board-certified physician leads every shift, and care is delivered by a physician-led team working to the standards he sets.
Where did Dr. Naidoo train?
He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Ross University School of Medicine, completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, and trained in high-volume emergency departments along the East Coast through TeamHealth, including HMH JFK University Medical Center and Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.
Has Dr. Naidoo been recognized for his work?
Yes. In 2024 he received the Heart Saver Hero Award from the American Heart Association after performing CPR on a runner who went into cardiac arrest during a half-marathon. The rescue was featured by the Washington Post and on NBC Nightly News.
How do I book a visit with Dr. Naidoo’s team?
Walk in seven days a week at 9445 Harding Ave in Surfside, register online before you arrive, or call (305) 537-6396. For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. TrufaMED is urgent care, not an emergency room.
Working alongside our Chief Medical Officer
TrufaMED is led by two board-certified physicians. Dr. Naidoo’s emergency medicine pairs with the surgical depth of our Chief Medical Officer.
Dr. Gedalia is a board-certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University, completed his surgical residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York, and oversees clinical protocols across all TrufaMED services.
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Hours
Monday–Friday 9 AM – 9 PM
Saturday 11 AM – 11 PM
Sunday 12 PM – 8 PM
Walk in anytime during open hours, no appointment needed.
Contact
Phone (305) 537-6396
WhatsApp +1 (305) 842-9801
Email [email protected]
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. TrufaMED is urgent care, not an emergency room.
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