Residency Faculty
Anesthesiology Administration
Benjamin Houseman, MD, PhD, FASA
Program Director
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: University of California – San Francisco
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: University of California – San Francisco
Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gary Gomez, MD, MBA, FASA
Regional Medical Director, Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Surgery
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Surgery
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Adam Blomberg, MD, FASA
Senior Vice President and Regional Clinical Officer
National Director of Medical Education
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
National Director of Medical Education
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Anesthesiology Teaching Faculty
Joshua Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, SSGB, LS
Senior Vice President for Clinical Innovation, Envision Physician Services
Associate Medical Director, Envision Center for Quality and Patient Safety
Medical Degree: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital
Associate Medical Director, Envision Center for Quality and Patient Safety
Medical Degree: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital
Francisco Calixto, MD
Medical Degree: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Tulane University Medical Center
Residency: Tulane University Medical Center
Walter Diaz, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital West
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Thinh Do, MD
Medical Degree: Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine
Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Cameron Howard, MD, CPE
Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital West
Regional Director, Enhanced Recovery Pathways
Associate Program Director
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Regional Director, Enhanced Recovery Pathways
Associate Program Director
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Lori Gilbert, MD
Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Amy Pulido, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital
Regional Director, Preadmission Testing
Medical Degree: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Regional Director, Preadmission Testing
Medical Degree: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
David Schmelzer, DO
Medical Degree: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Westchester County Medical Center
Residency: Westchester County Medical Center
Jonah Zisquit, MD
Medical Degree: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Residency: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Critical Care
Karim Abouelenin, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
Medical Degree: University of Alexandria, Egypt
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Alexandria, Egypt
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Critical Care Medicine
German Echeverry, MD
Medical Degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco, Critical Care Medicine
Residency: University of California San Francisco
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco, Critical Care Medicine
Veronica Montes-Berrios, MD
Medical Degree: Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis
Cardiac Anesthesiology
Daniel Betterly, MD
Medical Degree: Penn State Milton Hershey Med Ctr
Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Robert Brooker, MD
Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Lutheran General Hospital
Fellowship: Wake Forest University
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Lutheran General Hospital
Fellowship: Wake Forest University
Sarah Dunn, MD
Medical Degree: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Gustavo Gerenstein, MD
Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Giselle Helo, MD
Medical Degree: Escuela Colombiana de Medical
Residency: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Residency: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
Mark Korenge, MD
Vice chief of Anesthesiology at Memorial Regional Healthcare
Medical Degree: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Degree: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Daniel Lazar, MD
Medical Degree: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Mark Schlangel, MD, MBA
Director, Preadmission Testing, Memorial Regional Hospital
Medical Degree: Yale University
Residency: Columbia University
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia University
Medical Degree: Yale University
Residency: Columbia University
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia University
Andrea Xavier, MD
Medical Degree: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director & Faculty
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Regional Anesthesiology
Nancy Erickson, DO
Medical Degree: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Anesthesiology
Residency: Allegheny General Hospital, Anesthesiology
Van Nguyen, MD
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center, Regional Anesthesiology
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center, Regional Anesthesiology
Chad Parvus-Teichmann, MD
Medical Degree: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Texas San Antonio, Pain Medicine
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Texas San Antonio, Pain Medicine
Kiesha Raphael, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital
Medical Degree: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Regional Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, Regional Anesthesiology
Neuroanesthesia
Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director & Faculty
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neuroanesthesiology
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neuroanesthesiology
Research
Joshua Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, SSGB, LS
Chief Medical Officer, Envision Physician Services
Associate Medical Director, Envision Center for Quality and Patient Safety
Medical Degree: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Medical Director, Envision Center for Quality and Patient Safety
Medical Degree: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Joshua Edwards, MD
Medical Degree: Tufts-New England Medical Center
Residency: Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship: Stanford University Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Residency: Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship: Stanford University Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Richard Elf, MD
Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Natalie Hadaway, MD
Medical Degree: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: St Barnabas Medical Center
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Residency: St Barnabas Medical Center
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Sandra Kaufman, MD
Chief of Anesthesiology, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University
Jacquelin Peck, MD
Medical Degree: Trinity School of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Rosalie Tassone, MD
Director, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital-Wellington
Medical Degree: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Boston
Medical Degree: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Boston
Anthony Zapata, MD
Vice-Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Angelica Delgado, MD
Medical Degree: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Residency: Weill Cornell School of Medicine
Fellowship: Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital, Obstetric Anesthesiology
Residency: Weill Cornell School of Medicine
Fellowship: Weill Cornell New York Presbyterian Hospital, Obstetric Anesthesiology
Maria Frosth, MD
Medical Degree: University of Goteberg, Sweden
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jean Montoya-Miles, MD, FASA
Regional Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Residency: Miami Jackson Hospital/University of Miami
Medical Degree: University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Residency: Miami Jackson Hospital/University of Miami
Marisol Perales, MD
Regional Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Medical Degree: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda Medical Center
Medical Degree: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Loma Linda Medical Center
Tatyana Travkina, MD
Medical Degree: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Stanford University
Residency: Stanford University
Xiwen Zheng, MD
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School Medicine
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Obstetric Anesthesiology
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Obstetric Anesthesiology
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