Meet the Trauma Team

Meet the Trauma Leadership

Jahn Avarello, MD

Primary Office: Miami

Patricio E Lau, MD

Medical Director, Trauma

Primary Office: Miami

Karen Franco, MD

Associate Medical Director, Trauma

Primary Office: Miami

Pediatric Trauma Surgeons

Leopoldo Malvezzi, MD

Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Primary Office: Aventura

Clinical Interests:
Vascular surgery and pancreatic islet transplantation, robotic surgery

Juan L Calisto, MD

Director, Colorectal Center

Primary Office: Aventura

Clinical Interests:

Shahab A Shaffiey, MD

Pediatric Surgeon

Primary Office: Aventura

Clinical Interests:
Complex surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery and quality improvement and outcomes research

Fuad Alkhoury, MD

Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program

Primary Office: Aventura

Clinical Interests:
Thyroid and endocrine surgery, Hepatobiliary and intra-thoracic pathology, neonatal and fetal medicine with focus on minimally invasive approach, pediatric robotic surgery

Felipe E Pedroso, MD

Primary Office: Miami

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