Gustavo Villalona is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Villalona is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Gastrostomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Villalona is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Wilsey specializes in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition in the Department of Medicine. He is the vice chair of the Division of Gastroenterology and served as chief of the medical staff from 2020-2021. In 2022, he was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Physician of the Year in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Wilsey is an advanced therapeutic endoscopist specializing in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for infants and children. He is one of a select group of gastroenterologists with this expertise internationally and across North America. At Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, he has developed and implemented multiple clinical innovations related to therapeutic endoscopy. He is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Additionally, he is a core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Residency Training Program, where he serves as a faculty and research mentor for pediatric resident physicians. Dr. Wilsey has published more than 90 peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, case reports, consensus statements, and book chapters. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several medical journals, and is the associate editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He has delivered numerous talks nationally and internationally in the field of advanced therapeutic endoscopy, including the management of esophageal strictures. Dr. Wilsey joined the medical staff in 2002. He is also a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and a former associate program director of the University of South Florida Pediatric Residency Training Program. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, followed by fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wilsey sees patients at the following location: Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg 601 5th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: 727-822-4300 Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Study finds possible link between long COVID and mystery hepatitis in kids, Today Show - NBC (June 17, 2022) Is COVID-19 Related to Pediatric Cases of Hepatitis? Verywell Health (June 28, 2022). Dr. Wilsey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Kavita Pattani is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Pattani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Male Pattern Baldness, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Pattani is currently accepting new patients.

Pamela Hodul is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Hodul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Hodul is currently accepting new patients.

Mokenge Malafa is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Malafa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Malafa is currently accepting new patients.

Jose Martinez is a Gastroenterologist in Coral Gables, Florida. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Colitis, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Swallowing Difficulty, Gastrostomy, and Gastrectomy.

Dr. Smithers is an associate professor of surgery and director of the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital since 2019. He was honored for Innovations in Clinical Care at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for 2020. As a leader in both innovation and expertise for pediatric thoracic surgery, he and his team see patients from all over the United States and internationally. The team also makes several invited trips per year around the country and world for lectures and conferences, in addition to helping patients and teaching other surgical teams regarding complex esophageal and airway surgical techniques in the operating room. Dr. Smithers previously served as assistant professor of surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2009-2019, as part of their groundbreaking EAT program. His clinical specialties are congenital and acquired conditions of the esophagus and airway, vascular rings, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), surgical critical care, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in general surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. He served as fellow in pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital after completing a research fellowship and a surgical critical care fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also completed a global surgery clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Videos Meet Jason Smithers, M.D. What is esophageal stricture and how is it treated? What is tracheomalacia and how is it treated? What is recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (rTEF) and how is it treated? What is long gap esophageal atresia and how is it treated?. Dr. Smithers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Emanuele Menzo is a General Surgeon in Weston, Florida. Dr. Menzo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Obesity, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.

Brian Burkey is an Otolaryngologist in Vero Beach, Florida. Dr. Burkey has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Salivary Gland Tumors, Laryngectomy, and Thyroidectomy.

Juan Combs is a Gastroenterologist in Stuart, Florida. Dr. Combs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Diverticular Disease, Colitis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Muhammad Jawad is a General Surgeon in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Jawad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Jawad is currently accepting new patients.

Mazen Al-Mansour is a General Surgeon in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Al-Mansour is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Al-Mansour is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffery Wadsworth is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Wadsworth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Tongue Cancer, Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Salivary Gland Tumors, Gastrostomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Wadsworth is currently accepting new patients.

Ravi Gandhi is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Interventional Radiologist in Celebration, Florida. Dr. Gandhi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Gandhi is currently accepting new patients.

Rafael Toro-Serra is a General Surgeon in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Toro-Serra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Melanoma, Tissue Biopsy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Toro-Serra is currently accepting new patients.

Marshall Cress is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Cress is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Hydrocephalus, Subdural Hematoma, Stent Placement, and Transmyocardial Revascularization. Dr. Cress is currently accepting new patients.

Juan Sauer is a General Surgeon in Ocoee, Florida. Dr. Sauer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Venous Insufficiency, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Sauer is currently accepting new patients.

Melvin Field is a Neurosurgery provider in Celebration, Florida. Dr. Field is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Meningoencephalocele, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Encephalocele, Septoplasty, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Field is currently accepting new patients.

Maria Toledo is a Neurosurgery provider in Miramar Beach, Florida. Dr. Toledo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Vein of Galen Aneurysm, Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Awake Craniotomy, and Stent Placement. Dr. Toledo is currently accepting new patients.

Warren Selman is a Neurosurgery provider in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Selman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Hypothalamic Tumor, Rathke Cleft Cyst, Awake Craniotomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Selman is currently accepting new patients.