José A. Herrera-Soto, MD
Fellowship Director
Dr. Herrera-Soto trained in Puerto Rico and Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to joining the Pediatric Orthopedic Medical Education Faculty Practice. He has been practicing in the Orlando area for more than 22 years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, and the Scoliosis Research Society.
Dr. Herrera-Soto is an accomplished spine surgeon. He also completed a special fellowship in Switzerland, where he studied hip preservation methods for complex hip surgery in children and young adults, a technique he has been performing for over 20 years. He has published over 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals on a wide range of topics and has served as a speaker at national and international meetings. Dr. Herrera is fluent in English and Spanish.
James E. Toledano, MD
James Toledano Jr., MD, a board-certified orthopedics surgeon, is a physician with the Orlando Health Children's Center for Orthopedics.
Dr. Toledano earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed a general surgery internship at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and an orthopedic surgery residency at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He later completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Orlando Health.
Dr. Toledano’s medical experience includes 24 years with the U.S. Navy. Among his many tenures, he served as director of pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis surgery for seven years at Naval Medical Center San Diego where he performed more than 1,000 surgical pediatric procedures.
An experienced clinical researcher, Dr. Toledano served on the Steering Committee of the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium, a network of over 25 trauma facilities conducting multicenter clinical research with the Department of Defense.
Dr. Toledano is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Bensen B. Fan, MD
Bensen B. Fan, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon with Orlando Health Children's Center for Orthopedics. From fractures to congenital disorders, he cares for children with a range of needs.
Dr. Fan earned his medical degree from the New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. He then completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, also in Newark, and fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. During his time at Rutgers, he participated in a traveling orthopedic fellowship in Managua, Nicaragua, with Health Volunteers Overseas.
He has published his work in peer-reviewed medical journals and presented locally and nationally. Additionally, Dr. Fan is a member of the editorial committee for the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America’s educational website for families, OrthoKids, and physician-focused website, POSNA Academy.
Stefano Cardin, MD
Dr. Cardin is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and his professional memberships include the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He serves on several POSNA committees and received the POSNA 2024 Roshen N. Irani Research Training Grant for his work on pediatric elbow fractures.
Dr. Cardin has written several research manuscripts and book chapters and contributed to peer-reviewed publications on scoliosis, hip preservation, fractures, surgical techniques and other orthopedics topics.
He gives back to the community by offering medical care at sporting events such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and by participating in American Heart Association programs. Dr. Cardin feels strongly about global health initiatives and volunteers his time abroad.
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons, soccer, cooking and traveling. Dr. Cardin is fluent in English and Spanish.
