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  • 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).

  • Susan A. Hussein, MD

    Susan Hussein, MD

  • Roberto Swazo, MD

    Dr. Roberto Swazo is a board-certified pulmonary disease specialist with Orlando Health Medical Group Lung and Sleep Medicine with expertise in pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the heart and lungs.

  • 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. 

  • Devendra I Mehta, MD

    Devendra Mehta, MD, grew up in East Africa and England. He is a graduate of the Kings College, University of London, and completed his pediatric residency at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He completed his master's degree in tropical medicine at University of London before completing his pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition fellowship at Hahnemann University. Dr. Mehta was the division chief, director of gastroenterology research and the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University before moving to Orlando. Dr. Mehta is the director of outcomes and translational research. He has received Philadelphia's Top Doctor Award from 2002 to 2005 and was recognized in Orlando Magazine's Best and Top Doctor's issue from 2005 to 2009.

  • Shannon C Brown-Work, MD

    Shannon Brown, MD, joined Orlando Health in 2002 and is a member of the neonatal intensive care team at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Dr. Brown is board-certified in neonatology – prenatal medicine.

  • Samer K. Elbabaa, MD

    Dr. Samer Elbabaa is a board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon, chief of pediatric neurosurgery and president of the Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute, supported by the Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Fund. He also serves as co-director of fetal surgery at the Orlando Health Women’s Institute Fetal Care Center, which is committed to advancing the care of unborn babies through expanded treatment options. His expertise includes:

  • Luis Antonio Faverio, MD

    Luis Faverio, MD, is co-director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine where he has practiced since 2011.

  • Lakshmi Rajkumar, MD

    Lakshmi Rajkumar, MD, joined Orlando Health in 2013 and is a member of the neonatal intensive care team at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies. Dr. Rajkumar is board-certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.

  • Lisa K. Christensen, MD

    Lisa Christensen, MD