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    Residency: Orthopedic Surgery — Duke University

  • Research and Research Opportunities

    Research and Research Opportunities   Jonathan Palma, MD Research Director for the Fellowship Clinical research and Quality Improvement

  • Curriculum

    Applicants must complete a 3-year pediatric residency in the United States in the upcoming academic year or have completed a 3-year U.S. pediatric residency within the past 5 years.

  • Shannon Dunn-Brockman, MD, RDN, IBCLC, FAAP

    Dr. Brockman is proud to be the first Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship trainee at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. She joined the team after a career in military pediatrics and brings additional qualifications as a registered dietitian (RDN) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Born and raised in Orlando, FL, she attended Florida State University graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and minors in Psychology, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences. Following graduation, she completed a year-long clinical internship at Emory Hospitals in Atlanta, GA to become a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. She entered active duty in June 2011, while matriculating at the University of Florida College of Medicine as part of the United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program where she earned her medical degree with Honors for Academic Excellence in the top 10% of her graduating class.

  • Alexandra Vega, MD

    Born in Carbondale, IL, to two young, recently graduated residents, Dr. Vega is a second-generation physician and is proud to follow in her parents’ footsteps.  She completed her undergraduate degree with a major in biomedical sciences and a minor in childhood education and development at the University of Central Florida. Following graduation, she attended medical school at Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) and completed her

  • Ana Vera Sotomayor, MD

    Dr. Sotomayor was born in Arequipa Peru, where she completed her education from elementary school through medical school.

  • Catherine Love, MD

    Dr. Catherine Love grew up in Winter Park, FL, and spent her teenage years volunteering at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital and is happy to return to her hometown. Dr. Love obtained her degree at University of Miami in the accelerated BS/MD program, followed by her residency and fellowship in Chicago, Il. During training her research centered on transgenerational health care disparities, which motivated her to take courses towards an epidemiology Masters in Public Health. After completing training, she has spent her career working in Level 3 and Level 4 NICUs as a clinical teaching attending for both residency and fellowship programs, initially at University of Illinois in Chicago and then at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, as well as several other South Florida area hospitals. Through the years, Dr. Love has had several roles including transport director, developmental clinic director, and has actively served in mock code, bioethics, and feeding protocol committees. She has enjoyed participating in educational programs for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and transport teams. Dr. Love's clinical interests include care of the critically ill neonate, centering on the disease processes of PPHN, ELBW, and HIE, as well as nutrition, neurodevelopment, and ethics. 

  • Paulina Krause, MD

    Born and raised in central Florida, Dr. Krause is thrilled to be coming back home! Following graduation from University of Central Florida, she completed medical school and residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. Dr. Krause then went on to complete her NICU fellowship in Columbus, OH, at Nationwide Children's Hospital. While in Columbus, she met her future husband and they are both so excited to be living in much warmer weather! Dr. Krause is excited to join the group and becoming a part of the team at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital.

  • Angelina Pera, MD

    Dr. Pera joined Orlando Health in 1999 and is a member of the neonatal intensive care team at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Dr. Pera is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

  • Brett LaBrecque, MD

    Dr. LaBrecque is an attending neonatologist at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Dr. LaBrecque earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.  He then completed a pediatric residency at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and completed his neonatal/perinatal fellowship training at Columbia University in New York City.