Faculty

Anesthesiology Administration

Benjamin Houseman, MD, PhD, FASA

Program Director
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: University of California – San Francisco

Kavan Clifford, MD, PhD

Associate Program Director
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Karim Abouelenin, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
Medical Degree: University of Alexandria, Egypt
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Critical Care, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Adam Blomberg, MD, FASA

Regional Medical Director
National Director of Medical Education
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Joshua Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, SSGB, LS

Senior Vice President for Clinical Innovation, Envision Physician Services
Associate Medical Director, Envision Center for Quality and Patient Safety
Medical Degree: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital

Walter Diaz, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital West
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Tania Haddad, MD, DMD

Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Cameron Howard, MD, CPE

Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Hospital West
Regional Director, Enhanced Recovery Pathways
Associate Program Director
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Amy Pulido, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital
Regional Director, Preadmission Testing
Medical Degree: University of South Florida College of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

David Sacks, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital South
Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Tap A. Nguyen, MD

Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Same Day Surgery Center
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Howard P. Leibowitz, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Same Day Surgery Center
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Laline Rivero, MD

Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital South
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Veronica Montes-Berrios, MD

Medical Degree: Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis

Robert Brooker, MD

Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency: Lutheran General Hospital
Fellowship: Wake Forest University

Gustavo Gerenstein, MD

Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Giselle Helo, MD

Medical Degree: Escuela Colombiana de Medical
Residency: St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Mark Schlangel, MD, MBA

Director, Preadmission Testing, Memorial Regional Hospital
Medical Degree: Yale University
Residency: Columbia University
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia University

Richard Elf, MD

Vice Chief of Anesthesiology, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Sandra Kaufman, MD

Chief of Anesthesiology, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University

Rosalie Tassone, MD

Director, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital-Wellington
Medical Degree: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Hospital of Boston

Maria Frosth, MD

Medical Degree: University of Goteberg, Sweden
Residency: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital

Jean Montoya-Miles, MD, FASA

Regional Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology
Medical Degree: University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Residency: Miami Jackson Hospital/University of Miami