The 20 Best Gastrostomy Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Gastrostomy

Dr. Melania S. Poonacha

Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 

Experienced in Gastrostomy
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 
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Overview

Melania Poonacha is a Pediatrics provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Poonacha is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Anemia, Hypertension, and Gastrostomy.

Graduate Institution
VCU Health And Hospitals, 2005
Residency
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Internal Medicine / Pediatrics, 2014
Specialties
Pediatrics
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
Dominican Hospital
Chinese Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Call: 727-898-7451
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Dr. Racha T. Khalaf
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 (2367.9 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
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Racha Khalaf is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Khalaf is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Khalaf is currently accepting new patients.

Tony A. Sochet
Experienced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Tony A. Sochet
Pediatrics
Experienced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Tony A. Sochet
Pediatrics

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Saint Petersburg, FL 
 (2364.6 miles away)
727-898-7451
Languages Spoken:
English, Polish
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Dr. Sochet is an expert clinician and translational scientist within the field of pediatric critical care medicine and an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University located at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. He joined the Johns Hopkins All Children's staff in 2016. Dr. Sochet earned his medical degree at Florida State University College of Medicine and his pediatric residency at University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children's National Health System (Washington, DC) where he received distinction as an educator with a Certificate of Excellence in Graduate Medical Education at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Sochet holds a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research from the George Washington University. His research interests include the identification of modifiable risk factors and prevention of pediatric hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) and the mechanistic and clinical efficacy of adjunctive therapies for the management of pediatric critical asthma. He has led and participates in multicenter clinical trials (e.g., the COVAC-TP Trial and CRETE studies) to optimally prevent HA-VTE among critically ill children, led (leads) clinical trials to assess immunomodulation in critical asthma (e.g., the iSTAT PICU Trial), and has a long track record of career-development support of post-doctoral trainees. He is passionate regarding discovery, innovation, and the education of future clinicians so to better heal and understand critically ill patients under his and his field's care. Dr. Sochet is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Infantile Apnea, Malnutrition, and Gastrostomy.

Experienced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Ajoy N. Kotwal
Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
Experienced in Gastrostomy
Dr. Ajoy N. Kotwal
Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

Medical Consultants Of Florida LLC

3102 W Cypress St, Suite B, 
Tampa, FL 
 (2366.8 miles away)
813-874-1404
Languages Spoken:
English, Urdu
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Ajoy Kotwal is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Kotwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Apoplexy, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Kotwal is currently accepting new patients.

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