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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Florida</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>65-0271219</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1301 Concord Terrace<BR>
Sunrise, Florida 33323-2825</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Brian T. Gillon<BR>
Executive Vice President, Corporate<BR>
Development, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.<BR>
1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323-2825</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(954)&nbsp;384-0175</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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        <TD colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">250,000 shares
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and
computed in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low
sale prices reported for shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on November&nbsp;12, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="1">This Registration Statement also covers rights to purchase the
registrant&#146;s Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock that presently
are attached to and trade with the Common Stock. Any value attributable
to such rights is reflected in the market price of the Common Stock. In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">EXPLANATORY NOTE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement will be used to register shares of common
stock, par value of $.01 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of the registrant and
plan interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Pediatrix Medical Group,
Inc. Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
Pursuant to General Instruction A.2 to Form&nbsp;S-8, this Registration Statement is
being filed concurrently with the filing of the Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form
11-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></div>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Plan Information.*</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of
Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></div>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp; <B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The
registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp; The Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp; The description of the registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed by the registrant with the Commission
on September&nbsp;14, 1995, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose
of updating such description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp; The description of the rights to purchase the registrant&#146;s Series&nbsp;A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A filed by the registrant with the Commission on April&nbsp;6, 1999,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the registrant and the
Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing
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<P><FONT size="2"> of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such
documents (such documents, and the documents described in paragraphs (a)
through (c)&nbsp;above, being hereinafter referred to as &#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;).
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
Incorporated Documents modifies or supersedes such first statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Florida Business Corporation Act permits a corporation to indemnify
the following persons (using a case-by-case determination) against liabilities
arising in the following circumstances:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp; any person who was or is party to any proceeding by reason of his or
her service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation; or
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp; any person serving in such capacity, at the request of the
corporation, for another corporation or business entity.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To be indemnified, a person seeking indemnification must have acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. With respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful. Under Florida law the corporation can
indemnify such a person who is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation against expenses and amounts paid in settlement which were
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement
of the proceeding. Such indemnification may not exceed the board of directors&#146;
estimated expense of litigating the matter to a conclusion. No indemnification
shall be made in respect of any issue as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, a court shall
determine, in view of all circumstances, that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem
proper.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Florida Business Corporation Act, indemnification for expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in the defense of any proceeding is mandatory
to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent is successful in such
defense. Florida law also allows a corporation to provide any other or further
indemnification or advancement of expenses to its directors, officers,
employees or agents; however such indemnification or advancement of expenses
may not extend to situations where a final adjudication establishes that such
person&#146;s actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated and constitute:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp; a criminal violation, unless such person had reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp; a transaction from which such person derived an improper personal
benefit;
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp; in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the director
would be liable for authorizing an improper distribution; or
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp; willful misconduct or conscious disregard for the best interests of
the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor, or in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amended and restated articles of incorporation of the registrant
provide that the registrant shall indemnify and may advance expenses to its
officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the current law. The
registrant has secured insurance covering the registrant and its directors and
officers and those of its principal subsidiaries and affiliate companies
against certain liabilities.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Exhibits.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant has submitted or will submit to the Internal Revenue
Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner the Plan and any amendments thereto for
a determination letter and has made or will make all changes, if any, required
by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Sections&nbsp;401(a) and 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Undertakings.</B></FONT>


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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement to include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change of such information in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="90%"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunrise, State of
Florida on November&nbsp;14, 2002.
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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.</FONT></TD>
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By:&nbsp;/s/ Karl B. Wagner<BR>
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Name: Karl B. Wagner</FONT></TD>
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Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below
hereby appoints Roger J. Medel, M.D., Kristen Bratberg and Karl B. Wagner, and
each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person,
individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all amendments to
this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in and
additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem
necessary or appropriate.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D.<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Roger J. Medel, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board,<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Karl B. Wagner<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Karl B. Wagner</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Kristen Bratberg</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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President and Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Cesar L. Alvarez<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Cesar L. Alvarez</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Waldemar A. Carlo</FONT></TD>
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Director
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John K. Carlyle</FONT></TD>
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Director
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M. Douglas Cunningham</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Michael B. Fernandez</FONT></TD>
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Director
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Roger K. Freeman, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Ian M. Ratner, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Director
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">November&nbsp;14, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
trustee (or such other person who administers the employee benefit plan) has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunrise, State of
Florida on November&nbsp;14, 2002.
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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.<BR>
Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ Karl B. Wagner</FONT><BR>
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Name: Karl B. Wagner<BR>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer, Sponsor</FONT></TD>

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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration
No.&nbsp;33-95086)).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to
the registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated March&nbsp;31,
1999).</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement dated as of March&nbsp;31, 1999, between the
registrant and BankBoston, N.A., as rights agent, including
the form of Articles of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock and the form of Rights
Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the
registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated March&nbsp;31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Thrift and
Profit Sharing Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
65-0271219
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
1301 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, Florida 33323-2825
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Brian T. Gillon
Executive Vice President, Corporate
Development, General Counsel and Secretary
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
1301 Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323-2825
(Name and address of agent for service)
(954) 384-0175
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
To Be Registered
To Be Registered
Share (1)
Price (1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share (2)
250,000 shares
$36.62
$9,155,000
$842.26
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and
computed in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low
sale prices reported for shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on November 12, 2002.
(2)
This Registration Statement also covers rights to purchase the
registrant's Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock that presently
are attached to and trade with the Common Stock. Any value attributable
to such rights is reflected in the market price of the Common Stock. In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to
be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART I
PART II
SIGNATURES
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
AMENDED & RESTATED THRIFT & PROFIT SHARING PLAN
CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement will be used to register shares of common
stock, par value of $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the registrant and
plan interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Pediatrix Medical Group,
Inc. Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan").
Pursuant to General Instruction A.2 to Form S-8, this Registration Statement is
being filed concurrently with the filing of the Plan's Annual Report on Form
11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.*
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*     Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note to Part I of
Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
(a)  The registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001.
(b)  The registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2002.
(c)  The registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2002.
(d)  The
registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2002.
(e)  The Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001.
(f)  The description of the registrant's common stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the registrant with the Commission
on September 14, 1995, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose
of updating such description.
(g)  The description of the rights to purchase the registrant's Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock contained in the Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed by the registrant with the Commission on April 6, 1999,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the registrant and the
Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing
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of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such
documents (such documents, and the documents described in paragraphs (a)
through (c) above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").
Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
Incorporated Documents modifies or supersedes such first statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Florida Business Corporation Act permits a corporation to indemnify
the following persons (using a case-by-case determination) against liabilities
arising in the following circumstances:
(i)  any person who was or is party to any proceeding by reason of his or
her service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation; or
(ii)  any person serving in such capacity, at the request of the
corporation, for another corporation or business entity.
To be indemnified, a person seeking indemnification must have acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. With respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe
his or her conduct was unlawful. Under Florida law the corporation can
indemnify such a person who is a party to any proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation against expenses and amounts paid in settlement which were
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement
of the proceeding. Such indemnification may not exceed the board of directors'
estimated expense of litigating the matter to a conclusion. No indemnification
shall be made in respect of any issue as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable unless, and only to the extent that, a court shall
determine, in view of all circumstances, that such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem
proper.
Under the Florida Business Corporation Act, indemnification for expenses
actually and reasonably incurred in the defense of any proceeding is mandatory
to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent is successful in such
defense. Florida law also allows a corporation to provide any other or further
indemnification or advancement of expenses to its directors, officers,
employees or agents; however such indemnification or advancement of expenses
may not extend to situations where a final adjudication establishes that such
person's actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated and constitute:
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(i)  a criminal violation, unless such person had reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful;
(ii)  a transaction from which such person derived an improper personal
benefit;
(iii)  in the case of a director, a circumstance under which the director
would be liable for authorizing an improper distribution; or
(iv)  willful misconduct or conscious disregard for the best interests of
the corporation in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor, or in a proceeding by or in the right of a
shareholder.
The amended and restated articles of incorporation of the registrant
provide that the registrant shall indemnify and may advance expenses to its
officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the current law. The
registrant has secured insurance covering the registrant and its directors and
officers and those of its principal subsidiaries and affiliate companies
against certain liabilities.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
The registrant has submitted or will submit to the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner the Plan and any amendments thereto for
a determination letter and has made or will make all changes, if any, required
by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement to include any material information
with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change of such information in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being
registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering;
(b)
The registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section
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13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunrise, State of
Florida on November 14, 2002.
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Karl B. Wagner
Name: Karl B. Wagner
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below
hereby appoints Roger J. Medel, M.D., Kristen Bratberg and Karl B. Wagner, and
each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person,
individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all amendments to
this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in and
additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem
necessary or appropriate.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Roger J. Medel, M.D.
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
November 14, 2002
/s/ Karl B. Wagner
Karl B. Wagner
Chief Financial Officer
November 14, 2002
/s/ Kristen Bratberg
Kristen Bratberg
President and Director
November 14, 2002
/s/ Cesar L. Alvarez
Cesar L. Alvarez
Director
November 14, 2002
Waldemar A. Carlo
Director
November    , 2002
John K. Carlyle
Director
November    , 2002
/s/ M. Douglas Cunningham
M. Douglas Cunningham
Director
November 14, 2002
Michael B. Fernandez
Director
November    , 2002
/s/ Roger K. Freeman, M.D.
Roger K. Freeman, M.D.
Director
November 14, 2002
/s/ Ian M. Ratner, M.D.
Ian M. Ratner, M.D.
Director
November 14, 2002
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
trustee (or such other person who administers the employee benefit plan) has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunrise, State of
Florida on November 14, 2002.
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
Amended and Restated Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan
By: /s/ Karl B. Wagner
Name: Karl B. Wagner
Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Sponsor
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Document Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 33-95086)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000).
4.3
Articles of Designations of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31,
1999).
4.4
Rights Agreement dated as of March 31, 1999, between the
registrant and BankBoston, N.A., as rights agent, including
the form of Articles of Designations of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock and the form of Rights
Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 1999).
4.5*
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Amended and Restated Thrift and
Profit Sharing Plan.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages hereto).
*
Filed herewith.