Pediatric Anesthesia Faculty

Nicolas Avila, MD, D. ABA

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Anesthesia Resident Coordinator

Education & Training

Medical School: National University of Colombia
Residency: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Advanced Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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: Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Clinical Interests

Gender gaps in anesthesiology

Ivan Florentino-Pineda, MD, MBA, FAAP

Professor
Cardiac Pediatric Anesthesia Section Chief

Education & Training

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

Certifications

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

Ana Corina Mavarez, MD

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Acute Pain Service Director
Pediatric Anesthesia Sim. Instructor

Education & Training

Medical School: Magna Cum Laude, Universidad de Oriente, Nucleo Bolivar Medical School, Venezuela
Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Certifications

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

Interests

Pediatric Acute Pain, Healthcare Simulation, Quality Improvement & Safety, Education in Pediatric Anesthesia

Publications

Solorzano P, Mavarez A, Shah K. Peer Reviewers: Florentino I, Leggio L. Contributors: Bubb A. Yang R. “Why Colds are Uncool for Anesthesia.” MCG Pediatric Podcast. Season 3, Episode 09. Medical College of Georgia. Published online: 2022, Nov 15. https://mcgpediatricpodcast.podbean.com/e/anesthesia
Schaefer A, Solorzano P, Mavarez AC, Munoz-Monaco G. Diagnosis and management of intraoperative thyroid storm in a child with undiagnosed Graves ’ disease: a case report. JA Clinical Reports. July 2022 Jul 16;8(1):52. DOI: 10.1186/s40981-022-00543-2. PMID: 35841430
Ferrantella A, Huerta CT, Quinn K, Mavarez AC, Quiroz HJ, Thorson CM, Perez EA, Sola JE. Risk factors associated with recent opioid-related hospitalizations in children: a nationwide analysis.Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Jun;38(6):843-851. DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05088-0. March 2022. PMID: 35239012.
Mavarez A , Ripat C, Char S, Abuchaibe V, Galarza M, Halliday N, Varga E. Evaluation of Distal Radial Artery Cross-sectional Internal Diameter in Neonates and Infants by Ultrasound and Adequate Selection of an Intra-arterial Catheter Size. Pediatric Anesthesiology Journal. December 2021 PMID: 34510638 DOI: 10.1111/pan.14293.
Rodriguez L, Tainsh E, Quitas Silva E, Mavarez A. Anesthetic Management for Pediatric Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia: A Case Report. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. Jan-Dec 2021 DOI: 10.1177/23247096211015025/ ID: JIM-20-0315.R1. PMID: 33978500
Mavarez AC, Ahmed AA. Transabdominal Plane Block. 2020 Jul 28. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan. PMID: 32809362.
Mavarez AC, Palte H, Rodriguez L. Pediatric Eye Block and Local Anesthesia Systemic Toxicity. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia. April 2020;14(2):287-288. DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_788_19. PMID: 32317909
Jorge-Reynolds L, Meyerson P, Rodriguez L, Del Rio I, Mavarez A. Anesthetic considerations in Jansen’s metaphyseal chondrodysplasia: A case report of a pediatric difficult intubation in a rare type of dwarfism. Anaesthesia & Critical Care Medicine Journal. December 2019;4(4). DOI: 10.23880/accmj-16000166
Mavarez A, Ripat C, Suarez M. Pectoralis Plane Block for Pacemaker Insertion: A Successful Primary Anesthetic.Frontiers in Surgery, Heart Surgery Journal. November 2019. DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2019.00064. PMID: 31824958.
Rodriguez-Aldrete D, Silvanesan E, Banks S, Mavarez A, Arheart K, Eber S, Munoz-Price S. Recurrent Visual Electronic Hand Hygiene Remainders in the Anesthesia Work Areas. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Cambridge Journals. July 2016. DOI:10.1017/ice.2016.29. PMID: 26861513.
Candiotti K, Carvalho E, Mavarez A. (2015). Chapter 5: Genomics and Personalized Medicine in PONV Management. In TJ Gan and Ashraf Habib (Ed.), Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Durham, NC 27710: Cambridge University Press.

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.

Ted Weatherred, MD

Assistant Professor

Education & Training

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

Certifications

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

Lauren Welsh, MD

Assistant Professor
Pediatric Preop. Clinic Director
Pediatric Anesthesia, Social Media Proctor

Education & Training:

Medical School: Brody School of Medicine
Internship: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital

Certifications

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

Interests

Pediatric anesthesia, teaching anesthesia in low resource areas, Global Health, Difficult Airways, and oral board teaching

Publications

Vaida S, Al-Mondhiry H, Bezinover D, Welsh L, Ural S, Janicki P. Peripartum anesthetic management of a parturient with inherited factor V deficiency. A&A Case Reports. 2013 Dec;1(6):86-88. PMID 25612185
Welsh L. (2021) PedsF Podcast4: Global Health: Guidelines and Goals.Anesthesia Education Toolbox. https://learn.anesthesiatoolbox.com/products/pedsf-podcast-124-global-health-guidelines-and-goals Published 11/20/21
Welsh, L, Bello, E. Question Of The Week, Society of Pediatric Anesthesia. “Osteogenesis Imperfecta” June 17, 2022.
Welsh, L. Beware of ‘Caring Fatigue’. ASA MonitorOctober 2020; 84:e3 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000718892.32217.52

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