Meet the Pediatric Critical Care Team

We value our staff and make their safety, satisfaction, and empowerment one of our top priorities. Our nurses are provided a blended orientation learning experience featuring online modules, simulations and hands-on unit experience.

Critical Care physicians are employed by Children's Critical Care Specialists, PA, a private physician practice.

Pediatric Intensivists

Balagangadhar Totapally, MD

Director, Division of Critical Care Medicine Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Program

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Neonatology, sepsis, resucitation, neurocritical care monitoring

G. Keith Meyer, MD

Medical Director, LifeFlight® Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services Medical Director, ECLS/ECMO and Apheresis Services

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Pediatric specialty transport, neurological injuries, airway protection, sepsis, systemic inflammatory response, shock

Jacqueline A Jones, MD

Pediatrician

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Sedoanalgesia, acute respiratory failure, sepsis phenotypes, and applied use of POCUS in the intensive care setting.

Kaitlin M Kobaitri, DO

More Information: Miami

Michael A Leoncio, DO

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Mechanical ventilation, extubation readiness

Paul Adam Martinez, MD

More Information: Miami

Manette Ness-Cochinwala, MD

Pediatrician

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Machine learning and data science use in medicine and clotting/bleeding risk in pediatric patients

Prithvi Raj Sendi, MD

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, Sepsis, Extra Corporeal Life Support (ECMO).

Abhinav Totapally, MD

Pediatrician

More Information: Miami

Intereses Clínicos:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support and extracorporeal renal support in critically ill children

Critical Medicine Advanced Practice Professionals

Taylor Cree McDonnough, APRN

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurse Practitioner

More Information: Miami

Kristen M Lopez, APRN

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Mackenzie Tucker Wayda, APRN

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurse Practitioner

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PICU Nursing Leadership Team

Mirtha Gonzalez, MSN, APRN

PICU Director of Operations

Yamile Viera MSN, RN, CNML

PICU Nurse Manager

Lian M. Santiago, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPN

ECMO Manager

Stephanie Leiva DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, CCRN, CPN

PICU Nurse Manager

Monique Tarrau-Davis MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CPN

PICU Clinical Education Specialist

Janessa Martin, BSN, RN

PICU Specialist

Mara Llerena, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Patient Navigator, PICU

Additional Staff

Karla Filosa, MA Ed, CCLS

Especialista certificada en vida infantil

Los profesionales de salud identificados con el logotipo de Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists son afiliados de Nicklaus Children's Health System. Todos los demás en este sitio web tienen prácticas médicas independientes.