Clinical Geneticist
Dr. Kana is a clinical geneticist within the
Division of Clinical Genetics at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. She earned her medical degree from St. Georges University School of Medicine in Grenada. Dr. Kana then completed a residency in pediatrics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. She then pursued a fellowship in clinical genetics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Dr. Kana is board certified in general pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, as well as the American Society of Human Genetics. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at medical conferences. She is also the co-author of “The Adventures of Red,” an illustrated children’s book about red blood cells.
Dr. Kana is employed by
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists, the multispecialty group practice of
Nicklaus Children’s Health System and sees patients at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and
Nicklaus Children’s Aventura Care Center. She is fluent in English, Gujarati and conversant in Spanish.