Meet the International Birthmark Institute Team

Ana Margarita Duarte, MD

Director, Division of Dermatology

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Office: Coral Gables

Clinical Interests: Vascular lesions, birthmarks, port wine stains (PWS)

Ricardo Restrepo, MD

Pediatric Interventional Radiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests:

All types of vascular anomalies (birthmarks), such as hemangiomas and vascular malformations.

Chad A Perlyn, MD

Pediatric Plastic, Reconstructive and Craniofacial Surgeon

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Aventura, Coconut Creek, Miami

Clinical Interests: Pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, vascular anomalies, pigmented lesions of the skin and BWS.

Cathy Anne Burnweit, MD

Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests: Childhood cancer, pectus excavatum, gynecologic reconstruction, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy, and neonatal surgery

Danyal M Khan, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Office: Weston

Clinical Interests: Congenital heart disease, cardiac intensive care

Liset Pelaez, MD

Primary Office: Miami

Parul B Jayakar, MD

Director, Division of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism
Director, Neurogenetics/ Metabolic Program
Director, Miami Genetic Laboratories
Director, Clinical Genetics

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests: Autism, genetic syndromes, dysmorphism, metabolism errors, chromomal abnormalities, congenital anomalies, neurodegenerative diseases, cytogenetics, biochemical genetics

Roberto Warman, MD

Director, Division of Ophthalmology

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests: pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus

Saoussen Salhi, MD

Pediatric Plastic, Reconstructive and Craniofacial Surgeon

Clinical Interests:

Cleft lip and palate surgery, craniofacial surgery, reconstructive surgery of the ear, facial palsy, breast surgery, vascular anomalies.

Ziad A Khatib, MD

Director, Neuro Oncology Program

Primary Office: Miami

Clinical Interests: Pediatric brain tumors, neuro-oncology, pediatric cancer treatment, chemotherapy, glioma