About Rodrigo
Rod Zuniga is a bilingual physician assistant who sees adults at the Fort Lauderdale office in English or Spanish. Born in Chile and raised in Utah, he earned bachelor's degrees at Weber State University and Miami Dade College and completed his postgraduate degree in medicine at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania. He worked in emergency medicine before an encounter with a severely anxious patient changed the direction of his career and brought him to psychiatry.
Anxiety and panic are his particular focus, alongside general adult psychiatric care including depression and mood disorders. Zuniga's emergency-medicine background gives him a calm presence with patients in acute distress and a practical sense of when a symptom needs urgent attention. He teaches coping skills alongside medication, so patients leave with tools they can use between visits.
Broward County's large Spanish-speaking community makes his bilingual practice especially valuable; patients who think and feel in Spanish can describe their symptoms without translation. He builds care around listening, trust, and steady progress toward the patient's own goals. Patients can expect a careful first evaluation, a plain-language explanation of what he found, and follow-up visits timed closely around any new medication. He is accepting new patients, and the Fort Lauderdale office is easy to reach from I-95, I-595, and State Road 7.
Care philosophy
Zuniga's practice rests on three things: listening carefully, earning trust, and teaching skills. Medication helps, but he wants patients to leave each visit with something they can do on their own.
Areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Panic
- General psychiatric care
Education and training
- Weber State University (UT): BS
- Miami Dade College: BS
- Saint Francis University (PA): postgraduate degree in Medicine
Questions about seeing Rodrigo
What ages does Zuniga treat?
Zuniga sees adults 18+. If you are unsure whether you or your child fit that range, call (561) 437-2413 and the scheduling team will confirm or suggest another provider in the practice.
What conditions does Zuniga treat?
Zuniga's listed areas of focus include anxiety, panic and general psychiatric care. Like every Stedfast Psychiatry provider, Zuniga starts with a thorough evaluation of about one hour, explains the diagnosis, and builds a plan that may include medication, psychotherapy, or a referral for Deep TMS or Spravato when earlier treatments have not worked.
Where does Zuniga see patients?
Zuniga sees patients at the Fort Lauderdale office at 3107 Stirling Road, Suite 107, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. Ask our scheduling team whether video visits are an option. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with weekend appointments by arrangement.
How do I book an appointment with Zuniga?
Call (561) 437-2413 for new patients and ask for Zuniga by name. Have your insurance card ready; Stedfast Psychiatry accepts most major insurance and Medicare, and a self-pay new-patient visit is $185. New patients are usually seen within one to two weeks. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 or go to the nearest emergency room rather than waiting for an appointment.
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Provider details are published by Stedfast Psychiatry and updated when staffing changes. Credentials shown are as reported by the provider.