Pediatric Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons
The Heart Institute's pediatric cardiac surgeons perform a wide range of heart procedures, including surgical repair of complex congenital heart defects.
Institute Leadership
David Kalfa, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Co-Director, Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute
Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Primary Office: Miami
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Shyam K Sathanandam, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular MedicineCo-Director, Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute
Primary Office: Miami
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
David Kalfa, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Co-Director, Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute
Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Primary Office: Miami
Pediatric Cardiology
The pediatric cardiologists at the Heart Institute diagnose, treat and manage the care of children of all ages with heart problems.
Yadira L Martinez-Fernandez, MD
Director, Outpatient Cardiology Co-Director, NeuroCardiac and Development Program
Primary Office: Miami
Joanna M Lowisz, DO
Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology Program Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist
Primary Office: Palm Beach Gardens
Additional Office: Palm City
Anthony F Rossi, MD
NCPS Director of Research, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Primary Office: Miami
Himanshu Adlakha, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Boynton Beach
Additional Office: Palm City
Fernando Molina Berganza, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Coral Springs
Dana M DeCarlo, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Miami Beach
Additional Offices: Miami, Miami
Nancy C Dobrolet, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Weston
Farah H Garmany, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Davie
Ryan Halickman, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Additional Offices: Miami, Pinecrest
Danyal M Khan, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Donna K Rhoden, MD
Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist
Primary Office: Boca Raton
Additional Office: Wellington
Cardiac Noninvasive Imaging
Cardiac imaging doctors use the most advanced technology to capture images of a patient's heart. These various techniques allow physicians to make accurate diagnoses and determine the best treatment for each patient.
Juan Carlos G Muniz, MD
Director, Cardiac Non-Invasive Imaging
Primary Office: Miami
Elizabeth Welch, MD
Director, Echocardiography Lab
Primary Office: Miami
Mubeena Abdulkarim, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist Non-invasive Imaging
Primary Office: Miami
Cardiac Intensive Care
Cardiac intensivists are doctors with special training in pediatric cardiac intensive care. The Heart Institute features a state-of-the-art 34-bed dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) with an entire team of doctors and nursed devoted to the care of children with cardiac conditions.
Stacie B Peddy, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Medical Director, CICU ECMO Program
Primary Office: Miami
Jason C Katz, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program
Primary Office: Miami
Juan M Bolivar, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Primary Office: Miami
Alejandro J Martinez Herrada, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Primary Office: Miami
Bhavi Patel, DO
Cardiac Intensivist
Primary Office: Miami
Darline Santana-Acosta, MD
Cardiac Intensivist
Primary Office: Miami
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiologists use non-surgical techniques to diagnose and treat certain conditions that affect the heart. This technique uses catheters that are threaded through a patient's blood vessels.
Shyam K Sathanandam, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular MedicineCo-Director, Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute
Primary Office: Miami
Daniel Duarte Caceres, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization
Primary Office: Miami
Lourdes Rosa Prieto, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Primary Office: Miami
Additional Office: Palm Beach Gardens
Electrophysiology
Our Cardiac electrophysiologists are specialized cardiologists that have been trained to diagnose and monitor the electrical activities of the heart.
Utkarsh Kohli, MD
Medical Director, Electrophysiology
Primary Office: Miami
Additional Office: Miami
Ronald J Kanter, MD
Director, Electrophysiology
Primary Office: Miami
Additional Office: Palm Beach Gardens
Sherrie Joy A Baysa, MD
Pediatric Electrophysiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Cardiac Anesthesiologists
Richard G. Lagueruela, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Anesthesia
Primary Office: Miami
Cameron C Lambert, DO
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Nelson R Riveros Perez, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Maricarmen Roche Rodriguez, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Primary Office: Miami
Nurse Navigators
Our nurse navigators coordinate care for patients and communication between all team members. They will provide continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient settings. This includes educating families and staff about heart conditions, ordering diagnostic tests and managing medications, keeping your family, your child and the referring physician informed about progress and visiting your child daily while they are in the hospital.
Almaha Alshehri, MD
Advanced Practice Professionals Specialized in Pediatric Cardiology
- Melissa Olen, APRN (Supervisor of Advanced Practice Professionals)
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
- Luisa Angel, APRN
- Dyana Conway, APRN
- Carmen Fraga-Soto, APRN
- Allyson Gobus, APRN
- Mayra Perrotta, APRN
- Marcelle Reyes, APRN
- Lisa Sosa Tuesta, APRN
- Melissa Vidaechea, APRN
Catheterization Lab
- Antonio Chantilla, APRN
Cardiovascular Surgery
- Chantel Mouttet, APRN
- Jessica Miller, APRN
- Cristi Tyler, APRN
- Natalie Llama, APRN
- Jason Inoa, PA
- Francisco Alonso, RNFA
Electrophysiology
- Melissa Olen, APRN
High Risk Clinic
- Stefania Sarno, APRN
