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• Naomi Alfonso MSN, APRN, CPNP, PMHS

  Naomi Alfonso is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), certified pediatric nurse practitioner (CPNP) and pediatric primary care mental health specialist (PMHS) with the Behavioral Health and Development Center at the Orlando Health Children's Neuroscience Institute. She provides diagnosis and intervention services for young patients with:

• Tamara Sims-Dorway, RD

  Tamara graduated from UF with a bachelor's degree in food science and human nutrition and completed her dietetic internship with the Pasco County Health Department, which included rotations through Shands Hospital, the St. Augustine School System, and affiliated hospitals in Jacksonville. She is board-certified as a specialist in pediatric nutrition and volunteers within civic organizations.

• Joseph Bernardo, MD

  Dr. Joseph Bernardo is a board-certified pediatrician and fellowship-trained pediatric critical care medicine physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He cares for seriously ill infants and children, and his areas of expertise include:

• Laura Wright-Sexton, MD

  Dr. Laura Wright-Sexton is a board-certified pediatric critical care physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She cares for seriously ill infants and children, including those with injuries from traumatic accidents, respiratory failure, septic shock, neurological emergencies and after complex surgeries. Her areas of expertise include:

• Natalie Thoni, MD

  Dr. Natalie Thoni is a board-certified pediatrician at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. As a hospitalist, she sees pediatric patients in the hospital and coordinates their care with specialty physicians. Dr. Thoni previously served at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where she was a front-line clinician in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) and the oncology unit.

• Ashley Saunders, PA-C

  Ashley Saunders is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) at the Haley Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She provides care to pediatric hematology and oncology patients and her specialties include:

• Gerson Antonio Valencia Villeda, MD

  Gerson Valencia, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist and serves as the director of pulmonary hypertension at Orlando Health Children's Heart Institute. He cares for children with pulmonary hypertension which is a serious condition that affects the small vessels in the lungs. These children are at risk for developing an enlarged heart and heart failure. He is board certified in pediatric cardiology and general pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics

• Child Life Internship and Practicum

  The child life internship program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is a concentrated, full-time placement where students gain practical, hands-on experience under the direction of a certified child life specialist.

• Teen Leadership Council

  Would you like to gain community service and leadership experience while helping to make Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children the best hospital possible for teens and young adults?