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Avoiding Peanuts Might Put Your Child at Risk for Allergies Later

One of Israel’s most popular kid foods is a peanut-based snack called Bamba. It’s so popular that “Bamba” is said to be one of the first words Israeli toddlers learn.

Our History

Sometimes taking the first step to achieve great things starts with a single conversation. That was the case in the late 1970s when three men — Andrew Townes Jr., MD; Ben Guedes, MD; and Colin Condron, MD — began talking about their desire to revolutionize specialty care. They believed they could achieve that goal by opening the only healthcare facility dedicated to women and children in the Southeast.

Campus Visitors

Each nursing unit determines their own visiting hours. Please check with your nurses about their visiting guidelines. If you’re not able to stop by to see your loved one in person, you can use a Patient Privacy Code to access information about your family member or friend. Nurses can authorize parents or guardians to call for health updates on their child.

Kristin Farias, MD

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Christian E. Nieves Rivera, MD

Dr. Christian Nieves Rivera is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric hematology and oncology physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He specializes in pediatric neuro-oncology, and his expertise includes:

Denisha Dávila Marengo, PA-C

Denisha Dávila Marengo is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) with Orlando Health Children's Neuroscience Institute Neurosurgery. She has a special clinical interest in congenital brain and spine anomalies, complex spinal disorders and pediatric trauma. Denisha serves as first assistant in surgeries and specializes in:

Marisa Bennardo, APRN

Marisa Bennardo is a pediatric nurse practitioner with the Haley Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She specializes in pediatric hematology, caring for children with bleeding and clotting disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.

Melissa Mahaney, APRN

Melissa Mahaney is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in the pediatric neurology department at Orlando Health Children's Neuroscience Institute. , where she performs patient assessments and implements health maintenance plans. Her expertise also includes: