Leadership and Faculty

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Program Leadership
Core Faculty
Non-Neonatology Teaching Faculty
Neonatal – Perinatal Physicians
Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Program Leadership

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Christa Matrone, MD, EdM, FAAP

Program Director

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Brett LaBrecque, MD

Associate Program Director

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Jessica Lauren Ruoss, MD

Division Chief of Neonatology and Neonatology Practice Director

Core Faculty

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Zachary Anderson, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Shannon Brown, MD

Transport Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Zeromeh Gerber, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Catherine Love, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Jonathan Palma, MD

Associate Practice Director, Operations & Analytics

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Daphne Pineda, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Lakshmi Rajkumar, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Kathryn Winn, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

Non-Neonatology Teaching Faculty

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Igor Areinamo, MD

Rotation Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

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Blaine Pitts, MD

Rotation Director, Pediatric Palliative Care

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Emanuel Vlastos, MD

Rotation Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine

Neonatal – Perinatal Physicians

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Karla Diaz Ayllon, MD

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Nicole Paradise Black, MD

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Jenifer Cuestas, MD

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Shelley Davies, MD

Level II Medical Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Samantha Enstad, MD

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Douglas E. Hardy, MD

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Paulina Krause, MD

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Michael J. McMahan, MD, FAAP, SONPM

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Thais Queliz Pena, MD

Level III Medical Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Physician

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Angelina Pera, MD

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Minerva Rasalan, MD

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Ana Vera Sotomayor, MD

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Mark Stephens, MD

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

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Amy Kelly-Vega

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Patrice Longworth

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Diana Morgan-Fuchs

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Kristi Phillips

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Cori Raiken

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Patricia Reinhardt

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Marla Tobia

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Bianca Velazquez

ER Wait Times

Information will update every 5 minutes. ER Wait Times are approximate and provided for informational purposes only. Estimated Wait Times as of: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 6:27 PM

Distance(Use My Location)		Wait Time
Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital	Directions	5 min
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children	Directions	18 min
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Emergency Room	Directions	126 min
Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital	Directions	6 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Blue Cedar	Directions	4 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Crossroads	Directions	2 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Four Corners	Directions	18 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Lake Mary	Directions	3 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Longwood	Directions	54 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Osceola	Directions	12 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Pinellas Park	Directions	1 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Randal Park	Directions	2 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Reunion Village	Directions	2 min
Orlando Health Emergency Room - Waterford Lakes	Directions	4 min
Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital	Directions	10 min
Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital	Directions	6 min
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center	Directions	91 min
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital	Directions	8 min
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital	Directions	24 min
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital	Directions	7 min