Faculty

Kendall Regional Medical Center

Javier Lopez, MD, FASA

Chairman, Dept. of Anesthesia

Chief of Cardiac Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: Yale University

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac, Regional, and Trauma anesthesia

Raul Cruz, MD

Vice-Chair, Dept. of Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Regional Anesthesia

Nicholas Nedeff, MD

Residency Program Director, Director of Simulation, Asst. Director of Trauma

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Trauma and OB Anesthesia

Caleb Stalls, MD

Associate Residency Program Director

Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: University of New Mexico

Pediatric Fellowship: Yale University

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Anesthesia

Eric Amaro, MD

Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency and Critical Care Fellowship: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac anesthesia and Critical Care

Raul Bermudez-Velez, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency and Critical Care Fellowship: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac anesthesia

Alejandra Figueroa, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Victor Iturbides, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center

Clinical Interests:

Trauma and Regional Anesthesia

Tyler Chonis, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Isabelle Jean-Pierre, MD

Christopher Lawton, DO

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Neuro and OB Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: Indiana University

Clinical Interests:

Neuro and OB Anesthesia

Leonel Martinez, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Neuroanesthesia

Mark McKenney, MD, MBA

Surgery Residency Program Director, Director of Trauma Surgery

Training:

Residency: William Beaumont Hospital

Critical Care Fellowship: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Trauma and Critical Care

Gian Paparcuri, MD

Kalina Nedeff, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center

David Riesco, MD

Christopher Navarro, MD

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Maria Sarach, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency and Critical Care Fellowship: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac anesthesia

Director of Trauma Anesthesiology,

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Trauma Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: SUNY Upstate

Clinical Interests:

Obstetric and Ambulatory Anesthesia

Aventura Hospital and Medical Center

Michael Decker, MD

Chairman, Dept. of Anesthesia

Chief of Cardiac Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac Anesthesia

Javier Kaplan, MD

Vice-Chair, Dept. of Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Regional Anesthesia

Ryan Shienbaum, MD

Asst. Residency Program Director

Training:

Residency: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Regional Anesthesia

Rohin Sarkar, MD

Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency and Critical Care Fellowship: U. of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac Anesthesia and Critical Care

Christian Gonzalez, MD

Chief of Pain Management

Training:

Residency: Baylor University Pain Fellowship: Mass. General Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Chronic Pain

Ana Michelena, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac Anesthesia

Maria De La Pena, MD

Pain Management

Training:

Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Pain Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess

Clinical Interests:

Chronic Pain

Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD, FACP, FASA

Chief of Anesthesia, Surgery Center of Aventura

Training:

Residency and Pediatric Fellowship: Vanderbilt

Clinical Interests:

Ambulatory, Regional, and Pediatric Anesthesia

Sandee Bristow, MD

Pain Management

Training:

Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Pain Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle

Clinical Interests:

Chronic Pain

VA Medical Center Miami

Christina Matadial, MD

Chief of Anesthesia, Miami VA Medical Center

Training:

Residency:University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac Anesthesia

Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz, MD

VA Cardiac Anesthesia and Critical Care

Training:

Residency and Cardiac/Critical Care Fellowship: Mass General Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Cardiac and Critical Care Anesthesia

Sean Quinn, MD

VA Director of Surgical ICU and Rotation Site Director

Training:

Residency and Critical Care Fellowship: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Clinical Interests:

Critical Care Anesthesia

Wolfsons Children's Hospital and Nemours Children's Specialty Care

Carolyn Bannister, MD

Chair of Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Nemours Children's Specialty Care

Training:

Residency: Emory University

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric and Cardiac Anesthesia

Amy Burns, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Fellowship Director, Site Director

Training:

Residency: UNC Chapel Hill, NC

Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, MN

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Anesthesia

Katari Carello, MD

Pediatric Anesthesia

Training:

Residency and Pediatric Fellowship: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Anesthesia

Galaxy Li, MD

Chair of Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Nemours Children's Specialty Care

Training:

Residency: University of Florida

Pediatric Fellowship: Emory University

Combined Longwood Pain Fellowship: Harvard

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Anesthesia and Pediatric Pain

Katrin Post-Martens

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Training:

Residency: Oregon Health Sciences University

Pediatric Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia

Stefanie Schrum, MD

Pediatric Anesthesia

Training:

Residency: Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Pediatric Fellowship: Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC

Clinical Interests:

Pediatric Anesthesia