Faculty

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Heather Byrd, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • General Pediatric Anesthesia Section Chief
  • Interim Director, General Pediatric Section
  • Assoc. Prog. Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship

Education & Training

Undergraduate degree: University of Alabama
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Clinical Interests

Gender gaps in anesthesiology

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Ivan Florentino-Pineda, MD, MBA, FAAP

  • Professor
  • Cardiac Pediatric Anesthesia Section Chief

Education & Training

Medical School: University Autonomous of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ School: MBA, Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Pediatrics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Residency: Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Pediatrics

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Michael Lyew, MD, MSc

  • Associate Professor

Education & Training

Medical School: MD, University of West Indies, Jamaica
»Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ School: MSc, Biomedical Engineering, University of Dundee

Residency: Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Jamaica

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Canada

Fellowship: Cardiac Anesthesiology, Emory University

Certifications

Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

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Lauren Powell, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Director
  • Coordinator & Curriculum Developer, Pediatric Anesthesiology Resident Rotation

Education & Training

Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Residency: Anesthesiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Interests

Resident education in pediatric anesthesiology

Publications

  • Martinez G, Powell L. (2020). Dual Epidural Catheter Therapy for Labor Analgesia in a Patient with Prior Lumbar Spine Surgery. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 42: 118-120.
  • Powell L. Schwartz L. (2021). PedsF Lecture 2.1: Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology. Anesthesia Education Toolbox: https://learn.anesthesiatoolbox.com/products/pedsf-lecture-21-respiratory-anatomy-and-physiology. Published 4/10/21.
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Maria Gabriela Sanchez, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Education & Training

Medical School: Universidad de Caribobo, Venezuela
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

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Ted Weatherred, MD

  • Assistant Professor

Education & Training

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

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