Dr. Osman Ahmad

James Franciosi is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Franciosi is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophagitis, Lactose Intolerance, and Malnutrition.

Shaista Safder, MD, is a graduate of the Deccan College of Medical Science in India. She completed her pediatric residency training at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where she also served as chief resident. During her residency, she was awarded membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.Dr. Safder has been with the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition since 2009 and currently serves as director of the Motility Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer. In 2015, she became a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and leads the Healthy Lifestyles Program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.Dr. Safder’s interest includes motility disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, allergic gastro enteropathies, defecation disorders, obesity medicine and medical education. Dr. Safder is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Neurogenic Bowel, Bowel Incontinence, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC). Dr. Safder is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology.

Yamen Smadi, MD, graduated from Damascus University in Syria and completed his pediatric residency at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Mich., in 2008. After finishing his residency, he spent four years at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., as chief of the pediatric hospitalist section and helped to establish the residency program at the University of South Dakota where he served as a core faculty member. He finished his pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition fellowship at the University of Florida pediatric fellowship program at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in 2015. Dr. Smadi currently serves as a staff physician and director of the Eosinophilic Esophagitis Clinic at the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Center for Digestive Health and Nutrition. Dr. Smadi has research interest in Eosinophilic Esophagitis and he is currently working on developing a non-invasive method to diagnose and monitor the disease. Dr. Smadi is an active member of the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Society of Gastroentestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. Smadi is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophagitis, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Endoscopy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Smadi is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics - Gastroenterology.