Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
Learn more about our Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, Florida.
Welcome from our Program Director
Thank you for your interest in the Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital! Our program is a community-based, university-affiliated program.
- ERAS: 0401100206
- NRMP: 1697040A0
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For more information about our program, please contact Belinda Swift, program coordinator.
Program Overview
The Anesthesiology Residency Program at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is a community-based, university-affiliated program.
Program Highlights
- Over 40 faculty members
- 4 clinical sites providing excellent clinical and educational experiences:
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
- HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
- HCA Florida Palms West Hospital and HCA Florida Palms West Children's Hospital
- Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Training and education in every area, including:
- Trauma
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Regional Anesthesia
- Critical Care
- Pain Management
Training Positions
The Anesthesiology Residency Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for eighteen residency positions:
- PGY2/CA1: 6
- PGY3/CA2: 6
- PGY4/CA3: 6
Additionally, for the intern year, there are two preliminary surgery positions at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and four transitional year positions at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.
Curriculum and Rotation Schedule
Our expertly crafted programs are designed to provide resident physicians with all the experiences and training necessary for professional success.
Our program director and staff
Our team is comprised of skilled experts with deep experience and knowledge from which residents and fellows can benefit.
Nicholas Nedeff, MD, CHSE
Program Director
Our core faculty
Kendall Regional Medical Center
- Javier Lopez, MD
- Raul Cruz, MD
- Juan Ampuero, MD, MBA
- Lisa Chan, MD
- Sudhir Choudhary, MD
- Sofia Fischer, MD
- Nelson Guevara, MD
- Isabelle Jean-Pierre, MD
- Richard Juda, MD
- Panayota Liopyris-Tsarouhas, MD
- Leonel Martinez, MD
- Mark McKenney, MD, MBA
- Glenn Miller, MD
- Abel Murillo, MD
- Marcela Ramirez, MD
- David Riesco, MD
- Carlos Rodriguez, MD
- Maria Sarach-Kozlowska, MD
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
- Michael Decker, MD
- Yessica Cabrera, MD, MPH
- Edward Frankowski, DO
- Christian Gonzalez, MD
- Javier Kaplan, MD
- Ana Maria Michelena, MD
- Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD
- Jordan Taylor, MD
- Ravindera Uberoi, MD
Palms West Hospital and Children's Hospital at Palms West
- Sarah Rebstock, MD
- Brian Miller, MD, MBA
- Roger Duncan, MD
- Andrew Stern, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Faculty
- Sean Quinn, MD
- Ricardo Martinez-Ruiz, MD
- Christina Matadial, MD
- Armando Ariza, MD
- Relin Yang, MD, MPH
Program Details
Conference Schedule
Week 1
1st Week Institutional Orientation: HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
Monday
- Kendall Hospital
- 1pm - 3pm AKT-0
Tuesday
- Aventura Hospital
Wednesday
- 8am - 3pm: Basic Airway and Central Line Training - Lecture and Skills Lab
Thursday
- 8am - 8:50am: Preop Assessment
- 9am - 9:50am: Informed Consent
- 10am - 10:50am: Monitors - EKG and BP
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 1
- 1pm - 3pm: Simulation - Preop Assessment
Friday
- 8am - 8:50am: Anesthesia Machine
- 9am - 9:50am: Room Setup
- 10am - 10:50am: Monitors - 02 and CO2
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 2
- 1pm - 3 pm: Simulation - Machine Check Room Setup
Week 2
Monday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8:00am - 8:50am: Meds - Pre-Induction
- 9:00am - 9:50am: Meds - IV Induction
- 10:00am - 10:50am: Meds - Inhaled Agents
- 11:00am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 3
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Simulation - Induction and Intubation
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8:00am - 8:50am: Patient Positioning
- 9:00am - 9:50am: Meds - NMBDs and Review
- 10:00am - 10:50am: Fluid and Blood Management
- 11:00am - 11:50am: Intraop Event Management
- 1:00pm - 3:00pm: Simulation - Perioperative Management
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 8:00am: Clinical Duty - Preop
- 8am - 8:50am: Emergence and Delay
- 9am - 9:50am: Sleep Deprivation
- 10am - 10:50am: Substance Abuse
- 11am - 11:50am: Research/EBM 4
- 1pm - 3pm: Simulation - Emergence and Recovery
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
Week 3
Monday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12pm - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Preop/Room Setup
Tuesday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Induction/Intubation
Wednesday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Maintenance
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Emergence
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12 - 1pm: Lunch Debrief - Wrap-Up
Week 4
Monday
- Clinical Assignment
- 12pm - 1pm: Lunch debrief and wrap-Up
Tuesday
- 9am - 2pm: OSCE Assessment
Wednesday
- Clinical Assignment
Thursday
- Clinical Assignment
Friday
- Clinical Assignment
Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
- Open Date
- Airway Complication
- Handoff or Signout Complication
- Cardiac Complication
- Pulmonary Complication
- Neuroanesthesia Complication
- Pediatric Anesthesia Complication
- Obstetric Anesthesia Complication
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Complication
- Critical Care Complication
- Technology Related Complication
- Trauma-Related Complication
- Open Date
Grand Rounds
- Open Date
- Airway Presentation
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Cardiac Presentation
- Pulmonary Presentation
- Neuroanesthesia Presentation
- Pediatric Anesthesia Presentation
- Obstetric Anesthesia Presentation
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Presentation
- Critical Care Presentation
- Technology Related Complication
- Physician Health, Occupational Hazard Presentation
- Open Date
Journal Club
- Open Date
- Airway Management Article
- Patient Assessment Article
- Cardiac Article
- Pulmonary Article
- Neuroanesthesia Article
- Pediatric Anesthesia Article
- Obstetric Anesthesia Article
- Pain/Regional Anesthesia Article
- Critical Care Article
- Technology Related Article
- Physician Health Article
- Open Date
Department/Resident Meeting
- Department Update and Resident Welcome
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Department Update and QA
- Faculty and Resident Only Meeting and QA
- Department Update and QA
Week 1
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Simulation - CA1
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - Group
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA1 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA2 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - M and M
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Week 2
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Simulation - CA2
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA1
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA2 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA3 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - Grand Rounds
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Week 3
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Simulation - CA3
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA2
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 4pm: CA3 Didactic
- 4pm - 5pm: CA1 Didactic
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am MCS - Journal Club
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
Week 4
Monday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5 pm: Simulation - Multi-Level
Tuesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 1pm - 2pm: Mock Oral - CA3
Wednesday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Keyword/Case Discussion
- 3pm - 5pm: Exam Preparation
Thursday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: MCS - Department/Resident Meeting
Friday
- 6:45am - 7:30am: Question Review
CA1
Skills Labs
- LAST: Intermediate Airway: SGAs, VL, and Bronchoscopes
- CASE: Lines: Arterial and Central
- CASE: Fundamentals of Ultrasound
- LAST: Lung Isolation: DBLT, Bronchial Blockers, and More
- CASE: Epidurals and Spinals
High Fidelity Sims
- Intraoperative Event Management
- Airway Management 1
- Airway Management 2
Mock OSCEs
- Airway Management
- The Healthy Patient: Start to Finish
CA2
Skills Labs
- LAST: Lung Isolation: DBLT, Bronchial blockers, and More
- LAST: Invasive Airway: Crich, Trach, and Retrograde
- CASE: Intermediate Ultrasound and TEE
High Fidelity Sims
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Neuroanesthesia
Mock OSCEs
- Lung Isolation
- The Complex Patient: Start to Finish
CA3
Skills Labs
- LAST: Invasive Airway: Crich, Trach, and Retrograde
- CASE: Advanced Ultrasound and TEE
High Fidelity Sims
- Subspecialty Round Robin
Mock OSCEs
- Invasive Airway
- The Critical Patient: Start to Finish
- Subspecialty Round Robin
Multi-Level
Skills Labs
- ACRM: Fundamentals
High Fidelity Sims
- ACRM: Trauma Management
- ACRM: Malignant Hyperthermia
- ACRM: Obstetric Hemorrhage
- ACRM: PACU Cardiac Arrest
Mock OSCEs
- ACRM: Round Robin
Salary
- PGY1: $54,267
- PGY2: $55,869
- PGY3: $57,637
- PGY4: $59,738
- PGY5: $62,254
- PGY6: $64,563
- PGY7: $66,539
Benefits
- Health and disability insurance on the first day of employment
- Educational allowance as per GME policy
- Conference attendance as per program policy
- Paid BLS/ACLS/PALS/ATLS as required by the program
- Meals provided while working in the clinical environment
- Lab jackets
- Other items based on specific program need
Mission Statement
The HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Anesthesiology Residency program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders.
As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
This program is designed to offer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staff who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents' clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents' perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values and ideals.
Frequently Asked Questions about our Anesthesiology Residency Program
Find answers to the most common questions about our program!
What is the patient population like at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital?
Miami has a large Hispanic population — 80 to 90 percent of the patients seen at KRMC identify themselves as Hispanic. There is a great deal of social diversity amongst the patients so residents are exposed to a wide array of pathology.
What is the workload on the inpatient services?
Interns are expected to carry up to eight patients and can admit up to two daily. The workload falls well below ACGME requirements for duty hours and this gives the interns and residents adequate time to read about and learn from their patients.
Will I have an opportunity to do research?
Some form of scholarly activity, research, QI or a case report is required for graduation. We have a dedicated faculty member who serves as our Research Director. Their role is to help develop research projects that align with each resident’s particular areas of interest.
In addition, residents are required to participate in a QI project during their training. This is facilitated by our Physician Advisor. The core clinical faculty members are always on the lookout for patients who would be good candidates for a case report or abstract submission, and we already have one publication from an intern this year.
Are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) accepted? Are there any caveats?
We do accept IMGs. Application requirements are detailed in a separate section of this website. The deadline for application is December 1st, and CS results must be received by February 1st in order to be ranked.
In terms of experience, do you consider observerships as US experience?
We do consider observerships as US experience; however, hands-on US clinical experience is preferred.
What makes HCA Florida Kendall Hospital different from other training programs?
We are a new, small- to medium-sized program and your participation will not only lead to an excellent medical education for yourself, but will also give you a chance to participate in building the program. Our administration and faculty are extremely flexible, highly accessible and continually responsive to feedback in an effort to make the program the best it can be.
Clinical skills and knowledge can be acquired anywhere, but we make it our mission to provide an environment where each resident feels like they are an individual and that we want them to succeed. You will never be just a face in the crowd — you will form a close relationship not only with your peers but also with the faculty and administration, including the program director.