Meet the Pediatric Anesthesiology Team

The Nicklaus Children's Hospital pediatric anesthesia department is staffed with highly-skilled and experienced specialists. Meet the team of pediatric anesthesiologists.

Department Leadership

Raul J Fernandez Torrealba, MD

Chief, Section of Anesthesiology

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests:
Neuroanesthesia, craniofacial surgery and regional anesthesia

Ellise Cappuccio, MD

Medical Director, Pain Management Clinic

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests:
Regional anesthesia, chronic pain syndromes and obesity

Cardiac Anesthesiologists

Richard G. Lagueruela, MD

Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests:
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia, heart and lung transplants

Jaime L Bozentka, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Cameron C Lambert, DO

Primary Office: Miami

Nelson R Riveros Perez, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Maricarmen Roche Rodriguez, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Learn more about our Pediatric Cardiology Team.

Pediatric Anesthesiologists

Gustavo M Andrade, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Jaime L Bozentka, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Isaac Z Davidovich, MD

Primary Office: Miami

Aimee C Gasior Bejar, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Rafael E Gonzalez, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Debera S Hui, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Peggy J. Hui, MD

Director, Ambulatory Surgery Center

Primary Office: Miami

Luis Miguel Mendoza, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Jason Alan Mishal, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Eylin M. Negrin, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Giuliana Orihuela Guzman, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Sahitya Puttreddy, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Luis I Rodriguez Alfonzo, MD

Primary Office: Miami

Gianella Russo, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Parvine Sadeghi, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Hannah Joy Tuckwell, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Frank K Wang, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Anesthesiology Assistants

Jessica Blair Hughes, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Brooke Anna-Maria Difede, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Amanda Dubois, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Melissa Eleanor Fay Kennedy, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Harsimar Singh Jassar, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Jenna Naila Halaby, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Julian F Salazar, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Michael Ernest Suarez, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Dat Xuan Vu, AA

Primary Office: Miami

Nurse Anesthetists

Javier Alexander Coronado, CRNA

Primary Office: Miami

Cristina Pagenta, CRNA

Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Nicole Elizabeth Urban, CRNA

Primary Office: Miami

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