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  • Get to know Dr. Karen Bender, pediatric anesthesiologist at Arnold Palmer Hospital

    Knowing that your child needs surgery can be difficult for any parent. One of the most frightening aspects for parents is knowing that your child will be under anesthesia. How will my child respond to the anesthesia? Will he or she recover well? Will you keep my child safe? These are just a few of the many questions that parents have as they prepare their child for surgery.

  • Get to know Dr. Pinnelas, a pediatric hospitalist

    Over 20 years ago, I began my career in Orlando as a private pediatrician. I was very happy as an office-based pediatrician, and I never dreamed I would have changed my career path. I always enjoyed making hospital rounds before going back to the office for the rest of the day. I also had an opportunity to teach students and residents at the hospital which was intensely rewarding. The hospital approached me over 14 years ago and asked if I would be willing to start something “new” which was to create the Pediatric Hospitalist Service at Arnold Palmer Hospital. Becoming a pediatric hospitalist was a very new specialty in the United States. It had just started to gain some traction in the adult patient population but was rare in pediatrics. I was game, so with my best friend and mentor, Matthew Seibel and two of the best nurses on planet earth, we founded this new venture.

    So what is a pediatric hospitalist?

    A pediatric hospitalist is a physician who only cares for patients in the hospital; most don’t have an outpatient practice. The concept of a pediatric hospitalist makes so much sense for so many reasons and here are just a few.

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  • Pediatric Specialty Talk Series

    Connect virtually with pediatricians and specialists from Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to discuss important and relevant topics concerning children. This monthly series allows participants the opportunity to meet expert pediatric specialists; learn about new services, procedures and treatment options available; and ask questions.

  • Samantha Spishock, PharmD

    Samantha Spishock, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist specializing in pediatric hematology/oncology at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. She then completed a postgraduate pharmacy practice residency at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA followed by a pediatric pharmacy residency at Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, NJ.

  • 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:

  • Francisco Paez Cruz, MD

    Dr. Francisco Paez-Cruz is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric hospital medicine physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He provides inpatient medical care to young patients and collaborates with specialists to develop treatment plans. Dr. Paez-Cruz is skilled in managing complex medical conditions, and his expertise includes: