Avantica Gondi is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Gondi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Bartsocas-Papas Syndrome, Adams-Oliver Syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome, and Holt-Oram Syndrome. Dr. Gondi is currently accepting new patients.

Joseph Khoury is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and a Pediatric Surgeon in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Khoury is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Knock Knees, Clubfoot, Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Collins Pope Syndrome, and Osteotomy. Dr. Khoury is currently accepting new patients.

Raja Talati is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fort Pierce, Florida. Dr. Talati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome Type 1 (TRPS1), Camptodactyly Fibrous Tissue Hyperplasia Skeletal Dysplasia, and Parkes Weber Syndrome. Dr. Talati is currently accepting new patients.

Kathleen Pope is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Pope is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Acrodermatitis Enteropathica, Townes-Brocks Syndrome, Yunis-Varon Syndrome, and Cockayne Syndrome Type 1.

Jane Benson is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Benson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Scalded Skin Syndrome, Retropharyngeal Abscess, Diffuse Panbronchiolitis, and Cerebral Hypoxia. Dr. Benson is currently accepting new patients.

Tamarah Westmoreland is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Westmoreland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Infantile Pyloric Stenosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Russell “Rusty” Jennings, a pioneer of pediatric surgical procedures for malformed esophageal and tracheal conditions, is a surgeon in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which he joined in 2022. A pediatric surgeon for more than 40 years, Dr. Jennings founded and directed the world’s first Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. There he led a multidisciplinary team that worked on solving unsolved problems, and developed innovative techniques for evaluation, diagnosis and successful treatment of: complex esophageal strictures esophageal atresia “long gap” esophageal atresia esophageal replacement tracheo-esophageal fistulas recurrent tracheo-esophageal fistulas laryngo-tracheo-esophageal clefts tracheomalacia bronchomalacia tracheal reconstruction aberrant subclavian artery vascular compression syndromes vascular rings pectus excavatum chest wall deformities asphyxiating thoracic dystrophies recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thoracic surgery Dr. Jennings has many publications on these topics including the largest series of successful treatment of complex recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas in the literature with excellent outcomes, techniques to grow patients’ tissues to allow repair and connection of the esophagus in cases of esophageal atresia and esophageal injury, esophageal replacement with jejunum, and treatment of tracheomalacia. He has frequently taught and presented on these and numerous other related topics regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Jennings’ prior work includes establishing the first fetal surgery center in New England; Dr. Jennings developed the first successful fetal cardiac surgery program in the world treating HLHS before birth. Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. His general surgery residency was done at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a postdoctoral research fellow for three years in the Fetal Treatment Center and Fetal Treatment Laboratory while completing the residency. He completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jennings is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Double Aortic Arch, and Endoscopy.

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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Gonzalez is a pediatric and surgical critical care surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2017. She was previously the surgical critical care fellowship program director at the Detroit Medical Center and also served as a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association Surgical Critical Care Committee. Dr. Gonzalez received her medical degree from the University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Gonzalez then completed a surgical critical care fellowship at University of Michigan Health Systems & CS Mott Children’s Hospital and a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. She subsequently completed a Master’s in Health Care Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is fluent in Spanish. Videos Meet Raquel González, M.D. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Omphalocele, Umbilical Hernia, VACTERL Association, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy.

Byron Dean is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Dean is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Dementia, Muscle Atrophy, and Familial Hypertension. Dr. Dean is currently accepting new patients.

Mislen Bauer is a Medical Genetics provider in Miami, Florida. Dr. Bauer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), Triple X Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). Dr. Bauer is currently accepting new patients.

Michelle Kushnir is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Maitland, Florida. Dr. Kushnir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Common Cold, Food Allergy, Obesity in Children, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Kushnir is currently accepting new patients.

Robin Petroze is a Pediatric Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Petroze is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis, Hirschsprung Disease, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, Thrombectomy, and Appendectomy. Dr. Petroze is currently accepting new patients.

Samuel Walters is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Walters is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, Spinal Fusion, and Osteotomy. Dr. Walters is currently accepting new patients.

Sherryl Ashberg is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Jupiter, Florida. Dr. Ashberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Autoerythrocyte Sensitivity, Gardner-Diamond Syndrome, Purpura, and Blood Clots. Dr. Ashberg is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Poulos is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Poulos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Necrotizing Granuloma, Gastroschisis, and Granulomatous Hypophysitis. Dr. Poulos is currently accepting new patients.

Mervin Wallace is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Family Medicine in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Wallace is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Vitamin D Deficiency, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Wallace is currently accepting new patients.

Sang-woo Pak is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Pak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Pyloric Stenosis, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, Pectus Carinatum, and Total Intestinal Aganglionosis. Dr. Pak is currently accepting new patients.

Madhushree Desiraju is a primary care provider, a Pediatrics specialist and a General Practice provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Desiraju is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of VACTERL Association. Her top areas of expertise are Food Allergy, Pinworms, Obesity in Children, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Desiraju is currently accepting new patients.