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

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

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

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

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

Francisco Calixto, MD

Medical Degree: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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

Thinh Do, MD

Medical Degree: Florida Atlantic University School of Medicine
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

Lori Gilbert, MD

Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College
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

David Schmelzer, DO

Medical Degree: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Westchester County Medical Center

Jonah Zisquit, MD

Medical Degree: Sackler School of Medicine
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

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

Veronica Montes-Berrios, MD

Medical Degree: Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico
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

Robert Brooker, MD

Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
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

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

Giselle Helo, MD

Medical Degree: Escuela Colombiana de Medical
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

Daniel Lazar, MD

Medical Degree: Sackler School of Medicine
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

Andrea Xavier, MD

Medical Degree: Indiana University School of Medicine
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

Nancy Erickson, DO

Medical Degree: Nova Southeastern University
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

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

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

Neuroanesthesia

Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD

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

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Joshua Edwards, MD

Medical Degree: Tufts-New England Medical Center
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

Natalie Hadaway, MD

Medical Degree: Howard University College of Medicine
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

Jacquelin Peck, MD

Medical Degree: Trinity School of Medicine
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

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

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

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

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

Marisol Perales, MD

Regional Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
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

Xiwen Zheng, MD

Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School Medicine
Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Obstetric Anesthesiology

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Residency Faculty

Anesthesiology Administration

Benjamin Houseman, MD, PhD, FASA

Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD

Gary Gomez, MD, MBA, FASA

Adam Blomberg, MD, FASA

Anesthesiology Teaching Faculty

Joshua Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, SSGB, LS

Francisco Calixto, MD

Walter Diaz, MD

Thinh Do, MD

Cameron Howard, MD, CPE

Lori Gilbert, MD

Amy Pulido, MD

David Schmelzer, DO

Jonah Zisquit, MD

Critical Care

Karim Abouelenin, MD

German Echeverry, MD

Veronica Montes-Berrios, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiology

Daniel Betterly, MD

Robert Brooker, MD

Sarah Dunn, MD

Gustavo Gerenstein, MD

Giselle Helo, MD

Mark Korenge, MD

Daniel Lazar, MD

Mark Schlangel, MD, MBA

Andrea Xavier, MD

Regional Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD

Nancy Erickson, DO

Van Nguyen, MD

Chad Parvus-Teichmann, MD

Kiesha Raphael, MD

Neuroanesthesia

Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD

Research

Joshua Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, SSGB, LS

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Joshua Edwards, MD

Richard Elf, MD

Natalie Hadaway, MD

Sandra Kaufman, MD

Jacquelin Peck, MD

Rosalie Tassone, MD

Anthony Zapata, MD

Obstetric Anesthesiology

Angelica Delgado, MD

Maria Frosth, MD

Jean Montoya-Miles, MD, FASA

Marisol Perales, MD

Tatyana Travkina, MD

Xiwen Zheng, MD

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