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  • Elizabeth Carreno Rijo, MD

    Elizabeth Carreño Rijo, MD, MPH, is a board-certified adolescent medicine physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She cares for children between the ages of 11 and 25 and helps them transition from pediatric to adult care. Dr. Carreño Rijo has a particular interest in reproductive health, eating disorders and promoting healthy decision-making and positive lifestyle choices.

  • Stephanie J. Ha Chen, MD

    Stephanie Ha-Chen, MD, is a pediatric palliative care physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and advocates for children with chronic and life-threating illnesses and their families. As she attends to every aspect of her patients’ well-being, she also coordinates family support and offers decision-making resources to ensure each child’s comfort and quality of life.

  • 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

  • David Gordon Nykanen, MD

    David G. Nykanen, MD, is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology and serves as the president of the Orlando Health Children’s Heart Institute. He is also the director of the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

  • Lawrence Spack, MD

    Dr. Lawrence Spack is a board-certified pediatric critical care medicine physician with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. His expertise includes:

  • Jenna Wheeler, MD

    Dr. Jenna Wheeler is a double-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:

  • Brenna S. Fullerton, MD

    Brenna Fullerton, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon with Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical techniques and the care of medically complex children with chronic conditions, intestinal failure and congenital malformations.

  • Karen Mingo, APRN

    Karen Mingo is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She has cared for patients in the pediatric intensive care unit for 10 years, and her duties include:

  • Developmental Disabilities: Your Child’s Milestones Matter

     

  • Avoiding Preschooler Tantrums Without Buying More Toys

    Keeping preschoolers active and occupied at home has become an even bigger challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. When preschoolers (children aged two to five) are not actively engaged in constructive activities, it can result in tantrums, whining and often making a mess. A preschooler’s brain is hardwired for hours of taking in new information and making connections, not for sitting still.