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Welcome from our team
Thank you for your interest in the Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital! Our program is a community-based, university-affiliated program.
Mission Statement
The HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Anesthesiology Residency program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders.
As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents' perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.
Program Overview
Program Highlights
The Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Healthcare Kendall Hospital, formerly Kendall Regional Medical Center, was established in September 2015. We are an ACGME accredited community-based university affiliated program.
Our program features over 40 faculty members and 5 clinical sites to provide excellent clinical and educational experiences. Among our faculty are Anesthesiologists with a variety of expertise, fellowship training, and interests that trained at some of the top institutions in the country such as Yale, Mass General, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Emory, Vanderbilt, Mount Sinai Hospital in NY, and Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, our faculty includes three surgeons with subspecialty training in Critical Care and Trauma and a PhD research director.
Training
We offer training in a wide array of experiences across our 6 clinical sites:
- HCA Healthcare Kendall Hospital
- HCA Healthcare Aventura Hospital
- Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Wolfson's Children's Hospital
- Nemours Children's Specialty Care
- Largo Medical Center
Collectively our sites feature a level one adult and pediatric trauma center and burn center, two stand-alone pediatric hospitals, and a surgical ICU under the medical direction of anesthesiologists. Our sites will provide training and education in every area such as trauma, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic surgery, regional anesthesia, critical care, pediatric surgical subspecialties, and pain management.
Program Details
Conference Schedule
1st Week Institutional Orientation: HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
Monday
- Kendall Hospital
- 1pm - 3pm AKT-0
Tuesday
- Aventura Hospital
Wednesday
- 8am - 3pm: Basic Airway and Central Line Training - Lecture and Skills Lab
Thursday
- 8am - 8:50am: Preop Assessment
- 9am - 9:50am: Informed Consent
- 10am - 10:50am: Monitors - EKG and BP
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 1
- 1pm - 3pm: Simulation - Preop Assessment
Friday
- 8am - 8:50am: Anesthesia Machine
- 9am - 9:50am: Room Setup
- 10am - 10:50am: Monitors - 02 and CO2
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 2
- 1pm - 3 pm: Simulation - Machine Check Room Setup
Monday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8:00am - 8:50am: Meds - Pre-Induction
- 9:00am - 9:50am: Meds - IV Induction
- 10:00am - 10:50am: Meds - Inhaled Agents
- 11:00am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 3
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Simulation - Induction and Intubation
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8:00am - 8:50am: Patient Positioning
- 9:00am - 9:50am: Meds - NMBDs and Review
- 10:00am - 10:50am: Fluid and Blood Management
- 11:00am - 11:50am: Intraop Event Management
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Simulation - Perioperative Management
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8am - 8:50am: Emergence and Delay
- 9am - 9:50am: Sleep Deprivation
- 10am - 10:50am: Substance Abuse
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 4
- 1pm - 3pm: Simulation - Emergence and Recovery
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
Monday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12pm - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Preop/Room Setup
Tuesday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Induction/Intubation
Wednesday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Maintenance
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Emergence
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Wrap-Up
Monday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12pm - 1pm: Lunch debrief and wrap-Up
Tuesday
- 9am - 2pm: OSCE Assessment
Wednesday
- Clinical Assignment
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
- Open Date
- Airway Complication
- Handoff or Signout Complication
- Cardiac Complication
- Pulmonary Complication
- Neuroanesthesia Complication
- Pediatric Anesthesia Complication
- Obstetric Anesthesia Complication
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Complication
- Critical Care Complication
- Technology Related Complication
- Trauma-Related Complication
- Open Date
- Open Date
- Airway Presentation
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Cardiac Presentation
- Pulmonary Presentation
- Neuroanesthesia Presentation
- Pediatric Anesthesia Presentation
- Obstetric Anesthesia Presentation
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Presentation
- Critical Care Presentation
- Technology Related Complication
- Physician Health, Occupational Hazard Presentation
- Open Date
- Open Date
- Airway Management Article
- Patient Assessment Article
- Cardiac Article
- Pulmonary Article
- Neuroanesthesia Article
- Pediatric Anesthesia Article
- Obstetric Anesthesia Article
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Article
- Critical Care Article
- Technology Related Article
- Physician Health Article
- Open Date
- Department Update and Resident Welcome
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Simulation - CA1
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - Group
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA1 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA2 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - M and M
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Simulation - CA2
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA1
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA2 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA3 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - Grand Rounds
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Simulation - CA3
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA2
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA3 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA1 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am MCS - Journal Club
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5 pm: Simulation - Multi-Level
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA3
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Exam Preparation
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - Department/Resident Meeting
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Skills Labs
- LAST: Intermediate Airway: SGAs, VL, and Bronchoscopes
- CASE: Lines: Arterial and Central
- CASE: Fundamentals of Ultrasound
- LAST: Lung Isolation: DBLT, Bronchial Blockers, and More
- CASE: Epidurals and Spinals
High Fidelity Sims
- Intraoperative Event Management
- Airway Management 1
- Airway Management 2
Mock OSCEs
- Airway Management
- The Healthy Patient: Start to Finish
Skills Labs
- LAST: Lung Isolation: DBLT, Bronchial blockers, and More
- LAST: Invasive Airway: Crich, Trach, and Retrograde
- CASE: Intermediate Ultrasound and TEE
High Fidelity Sims
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Neuroanesthesia
Mock OSCEs
- Lung Isolation
- The Complex Patient: Start to Finish
Skills Labs
- LAST: Invasive Airway: Crich, Trach, and Retrograde
- CASE: Advanced Ultrasound and TEE
High Fidelity Sims
- Subspecialty Round Robin
Mock OSCEs
- Invasive Airway
- The Critical Patient: Start to Finish
- Subspecialty Round Robin
Skills Labs
- ACRM: Fundamentals
High Fidelity Sims
- ACRM: Trauma Management
- ACRM: Malignant Hyperthermia
- ACRM: Obstetric Hemorrhage
- ACRM: PACU Cardiac Arrest
Mock OSCEs
- ACRM: Round Robin
Get to Know the Team
Nicholas Nedeff, MD, CHSE
Program Director
Kendall Regional Medical Center
- Javier Lopez, MD
- Raul Cruz, MD
- Juan Ampuero, MD, MBA
- Lisa Chan, MD
- Sudhir Choudhary, MD
- Sofia Fischer, MD
- Nelson Guevara, MD
- Isabelle Jean-Pierre, MD
- Richard Juda, MD
- Panayota Liopyris-Tsarouhas, MD
- Leonel Martinez, MD
- Mark McKenney, MD, MBA
- Glenn Miller, MD
- Abel Murillo, MD
- Marcela Ramirez, MD
- David Riesco, MD
- Carlos Rodriguez, MD
- Maria Sarach-Kozlowska, MD
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
- Michael Decker, MD
- Yessica Cabrera, MD, MPH
- Edward Frankowski, DO
- Christian Gonzalez, MD
- Javier Kaplan, MD
- Ana Maria Michelena, MD
- Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD
- Jordan Taylor, MD
- Ravindera Uberoi, MD
Palms West Hospital and Children's Hospital at Palms West
- Sarah Rebstock, MD
- Brian Miller, MD, MBA
- Roger Duncan, MD
- Andrew Stern, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Faculty
- Sean Quinn, MD
- Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz, MD
- Christina Matadial, MD
- Armando Ariza, MD
- Relin Yang, MD, MPH
Curriculum and Rotation Schedule
Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide resident physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.
Salary & Benefits
Salary
| Year | Annual Salary | On-Call Meals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $61,318 | $950 | $62,268 |
| PGY-2 | $63,461 | $950 | $64,411 |
| PGY-3 | $65,686 | $950 | $66,636 |
| PGY-4 | $68,973 | $950 | $69,923 |
Benefits
- Health and disability insurance on the first day of employment
- Educational allowance as per GME policy
- Conference attendance as per program policy
- Paid BLS/ACLS/PALS/ATLS as required by the program
- Meals provided while working in the clinical environment
- Lab jackets
- Other items based on specific program need
Miami has a large Hispanic population — 80 to 90 percent of the patients seen at KRMC identify themselves as Hispanic. There is a great deal of social diversity amongst the patients so residents are exposed to a wide array of pathology.
Interns are expected to carry up to eight patients and can admit up to two daily. The workload falls well below ACGME requirements for duty hours and this gives the interns and residents adequate time to read about and learn from their patients.
Some form of scholarly activity, research, QI or a case report is required for graduation. We have a dedicated faculty member who serves as our Research Director. Their role is to help develop research projects that align with each resident’s particular areas of interest.
In addition, residents are required to participate in a QI project during their training. This is facilitated by our Physician Advisor. The core clinical faculty members are always on the lookout for patients who would be good candidates for a case report or abstract submission, and we already have one publication from an intern this year.
We do accept IMGs. Application requirements are detailed in a separate section of this website. The deadline for application is December 1st, and CS results must be received by February 1st in order to be ranked.
We do consider observerships as US experience; however, hands-on US clinical experience is preferred.
We are a new, small- to medium-sized program and your participation will not only lead to an excellent medical education for yourself, but will also give you a chance to participate in building the program. Our administration and faculty are extremely flexible, highly accessible and continually responsive to feedback in an effort to make the program the best it can be.
Clinical skills and knowledge can be acquired anywhere, but we make it our mission to provide an environment where each resident feels like they are an individual and that we want them to succeed. You will never be just a face in the crowd — you will form a close relationship not only with your peers but also with the faculty and administration, including the program director.