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  • Jose D Rivera Jimenez, MD

    Dr. Jose Rivera Jimenez is a board-certified cardiovascular disease specialist and fellowship-trained cardiologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Cardiology. He is skilled in all areas of non-invasive cardiovascular disease, and his expertise includes:

  • James M Knight, MD

    J. Matthew Knight, MD is a board-certified dermatologist and chief of dermatology at Orlando Health.  He is the president of Knight Dermatology Institute.

    Dr. Knight is a native to Orlando, Florida  He earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. He performed his internship at the University of Hawaii John Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu. He completed his dermatology residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.

    Dr. Knight is past-president of the Central Florida Society of Dermatology and serves on the executive committee of the Florida Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery.  He is on the Advisory Board to the American Academy of Dermatology.

    Dr. Knight is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, and several other leadership organizations. 

  • Carmen E. Román Boneu, RD

    Carmen E. Román Boneu, LD, RD, MBA, is a registered dietitian nutritionist with the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition. Carmen earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetic studies from the University of Puerto Rico. She completed residencies in primary care and dietetics at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Puerto Rico. She also earned a master's degree in business administration from Bayamon Central University, Puerto Rico. Prior to joining Orlando Health, Carmen worked seven years as a dietitian at several different hospitals in Puerto Rico, including Doctors' Center Hospital in Bayamon, Metropolitan Hospital in Río Piedras, and Hospital Auxilio Mutuo in Hato Rey. Carmen is dedicated to improving the quality life of patients through nutrition and has experience supporting individuals with a variety of health challenges, including diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hemodialysis, kidney transplant and cancer.

  • Nneka Ricketts-Cameron, RD

    Nneka earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., and completed an accredited internship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. Since 2003, Nneka has served as a registered and licensed dietitian in the Orlando, Fla., area, providing medical nutrition therapy to patients of all ages. She joined the Arnold Palmer Hospital Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition in 2008.

  • Yamen Smadi, MD

    Yamen Smadi, MD, graduated from Damascus University in Syria and completed his pediatric residency at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Mich., in 2008. After finishing his residency, he spent four years at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., as chief of the pediatric hospitalist section and helped to establish the residency program at the University of South Dakota where he served as a core faculty member. He finished his pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition fellowship at the University of Florida pediatric fellowship program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in 2015. Dr. Smadi currently serves as a staff physician and director of the Eosinophilic Esophagitis Clinic at the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition. Dr. Smadi has research interest in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and he is currently working on developing a non-invasive method to diagnose and monitor the disease. Dr. Smadi is an active member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Society of Gastroentestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).

  • Shaista Syeda Safder, MD

    Shaista Safder, MD, is a graduate of the Deccan College of Medical Science in India. She completed her pediatric residency training at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where she also served as chief resident. During her residency, she was awarded membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • Jeffrey A. Bornstein, MD

    Arnold Palmer Hospital Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition

  • Justin A. De Boer, MD

    Justin Adam de Boer, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist with the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition. He performs advanced diagnostics and develops treatment plans for pediatric patients with gastrointestinal, liver, and nutritional disorders.

  • Akash Pandey, MD

    Dr. Akash Pandey is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist and nutrition specialist with the Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He has been a pillar of the Central Florida medical community since 2016, and his dedication extends beyond pediatric gastroenterology to include a passionate focus on neonatal and pediatric nutrition.

  • Nishant H. Patel, MD

    Nishant Patel, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician with the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition.