Meet the Trauma Team

Pediatric Trauma Leadership


Patricio E Lau, MD

Medical Director, Trauma

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami


Karen Franco, MD

Associate Medical Director, Trauma

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Homestead, Miami


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Shakeva Swain, DNP, RN, CPN, TCRN

Trauma Program Director
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Malvina Duncan, RN

Community Outreach Programs Educator
Safe Kids Miami County Coordinator
Injury Prevention Coordinator
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Samantha Troncoso-Muñoz, BSN, RN, CSTR

Trauma Performance Improvement Nurse
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Khalil Davis, BS

Trauma Research Assistant
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Jennifer Cannaday CSTR, CAISS, RVS, RCS, CVT

Trauma Registry Data Analyst

Pediatric Trauma Surgeons


Leopoldo Malvezzi, MD

Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Aventura, Miami

Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery and pancreatic islet transplantation, robotic surgery


Juan L Calisto, MD

Director, Colorectal Center

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Aventura, Miami

Clinical Interests: Robotic surgery, colorectal diseases.


Shahab A Shaffiey, MD

Pediatric Surgeon

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Aventura, Miami

Clinical Interests: Complex surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery and quality improvement and outcomes research


Fuad Alkhoury, MD

Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Aventura, Miami

Clinical Interests: Thyroid and endocrine surgery, Hepatobiliary and intra-thoracic pathology, neonatal and fetal medicine with focus on minimally invasive approach, pediatric robotic surgery


Felipe E Pedroso, MD

Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Office: Miami


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