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Medical Director Board Certified Adult & Pediatric Anesthesiologist Surgery Center of Aventura 20601 E. Dixie Hwy Suite 400 Aventura FL 33180 Phone (305) 792.0323
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Email leo.rodriguez@shcr.com
Leopoldo Rodriguez MD FAAP |
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Objectives |
Improved Perioperative Care of Patients of all ages by optimizing Perioperative Conditions and use of Regional Anesthesia for Post-Operative Pain Management, including Interscalene, Infraclavicular, Axillary, Femoral, Popliteal and Ankle Blocks.
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Education |
May 2007: ACPE 2007 Spring Institute: Hospital Department Chairs
Lake Buena Vista, FL 2006 to Present (Annually): HCA Ambulatory Surgical Directors Annual Meeting
9/2005 – 9/2006 National Academy of Perioperative Echocardiography Executive Medical Fellowship in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, Salt Lake City, UT 7/1996 to 7/ 2000 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Transitional Internship and Anesthesiology Residency
PGY-4 Sub-Specialty Year in Pediatric Anesthesiology 1999 - 2000 Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN under the Supervision of Drs. Jayant Deshpande MD FAAP and John Algren, MD. FAAP.
5/1986 to 6/ 1993 Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela "Dr. Luis Razetti" Caracas, Venezuela M.D. Degree
03/1992 to 06/1993: Advanced Clinical Rotation in Primary Care Medicine in "Ambulatorio Rural San Juan De Manapiare, Estado Amazonas" Venezuela
06/1992 to 06/1993 Hospital Miguel Perez
Carreño: Sub-Internship in General Surgery, Orthopedics,
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Professional experience |
04/2008 to Present: Medical Director Surgery Center of Aventura, Aventura FL
04/2007 to 04/2008: Chief of Anesthesiology Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura FL
02/2006 to 04/2007: Interim Medical Director Surgery Center of Aventura, Aventura FL 11/2005 to Present: Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesiologist Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Sheridan Healthcorp Inc.; Aventura FL 8/2000 to 9/2005: Vice-Chairman of Anesthesiology Department Chief Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Adult Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesiologist at Sacred Heart Health System 5151 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola FL 32504 – 850-416-7000. On Pump CABG, Off Pump CABG, Minimally Invasive CABG, Robotically Assisted CABG (Aesop and Zeus) with Dr. Thomas Vassiliades MD FACS; Major Pediatric Surgery with Dr. Cynthia Reyes MD FACS; Major Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery with Robert Stanton MD FACS; Major Pediatric Neurosurgery with Dr. Alexa Canady MD 7/1999 to 7/2000 Chief Resident – Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
7/1994 to 4/1996 Transitional Year Internship Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
7/1993 to 7/1994 Social Service Medical Practice in Venezuela Amazon Rainforest (San Juan de Manapiare), Barrio “San Blas” (Estado Miranda), Margarita Island (Boca Del Rio), Tamarindo de Amana (Monagas State).
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Publications |
IARS Annual Meeting Honolulu HI 1999 (S-211) Janicki, P.K., Sunday 9:15
AUTHORS: Piotr K. Janicki,
MD, PhD, Mike Higgins, MD, MPH, Russ Weitman, BSc, Garry Walker,
MD, Leopoldo Rodriguez, MD, Charles Beattie, MD |
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Additional professional activities |
Surgery Center of Aventura: 04/2008 to Present Medical Director / Chair of Medical Executive Committee
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center: Chair Operating Room Committee Since April 2007 Member of the Medical Executive Committee Since April 2007 Member of the Q/A Surgical Committee Since May 2006
Surgery Center of Aventura: 02/2006 to 04/2007 Acting Medical Director / Chair of Medical Executive Committee
In Sacred Heart Health System: Until 09/30/2005 Vice Chairman of the Department Of Anesthesiology Chairman of the Medical Informatics Advisory Committee Member of the Peri-Operative Safety Committee. Member of the Performance Improvement Committee Member of the Pediatric Intensive Care Committee Member of the Medical Education Committee
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Professional memberships |
American Board of Anesthesiologists American Academy of Pediatrics
American Society of Anesthesiologists Society for Pediatric Anesthesia International Anesthesia Research Society Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists American Society of Echocardiography National Board of Echocardiography (PTE)
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Languages |
Spanish, English, French |
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References |
Available upon request |
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Accreditations |
Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology 10/2001 - 12/2011
Anesthesiology Specialty Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics Since 05/2001
National Board of Echocardiography: Board Certified PTEeXAM Examination of Special Competence in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography 6/30/2006 to 6/30/2016
Florida Board of Medicine: License # ME79960
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Other activities |
Martial Arts: Bujinkan Dojo Nidan, Noda-shi, Chiba, Japan Shidoshi-Ho (Jr. Instrutor) Bujinkan Onibujin Shinobi Dojo |
