Our Physicians

Pediatric Neurologist

Mercedes Bello, M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist practicing at the Nicklaus Children Hospital office of NNP. She graduated from Medicine in 1992 in Havana, Cuba, and completed a residency in Child Neurology at University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN and a fellowship in Sleep Medicine at University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. She is certified by the American Board of Psy-chiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Sleep Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. She is involved in the education of medical students and pediatric residents at the NCH and specializes in Sleep Medicine. She holds additional interests in Autism and Epilepsy. A native of Cuba, she resides in South Florida with her family.

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Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. Georgetown University School of Medicine

Kenneth Butler, M.D., is a board certified Pediatric Neurologist practicing in Kendall, close to Baptist Hospital. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his pediatrics and pediatric neurology residencies at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Dr. Butler is certified by both the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology and is a member of the Child Neurology Society. His neurology interests include ADHD, autism, headaches, developmental problems and seizures. Dr. Butler is married and has 3 grown children. His interests include sports, growing fruit trees, traveling, and spending time with family.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurology

M.D. Instituto Superior De Ciencias Medicas-Villa Clara

Enme G. Corrales Reyes, M.D. is a board certified in pediatric neurologist at Nicklaus Childrens’ Dan Marino Outpatient Center. Dr. Corrales Reyes graduated from Instituto Superior De Ciencias Medicas-Villa Clara Dr. Serafin Ruiz de Zarate Ruiz and completed his internship at Long Island College-Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, New York. He completed his residency in Child Neurology and epilepsy training at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN.  Dr. Corrales Reyes specializes in epilepsy and holds special interest in neonatal neurology and developmental disorders.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurology

Pitie-Salpetriere University

Marcel Deray, M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He graduated from Pitie-Salpetriere University in Paris, France and completed his internship at Jackson Memorial hospital in Miami. He completed his residencies at Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, New York and Children’s Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, then did a pediatric neurology fellowship at UCLA and post-fellowship training in sleep medicine at Stanford University in Stanford, California. He is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric neurology, and sleep medicine. Dr. Deray is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the Herbert Wortheim College of Medicine at Florida International University in Miami. He holds additional interests in ADHD and developmental disorders.

Dr. Deray in the news: "CBS NEWS:Stop starting school days so early, doctors say

Monday - Thursday

Pediatric Neurology

M.D. Cornell University

Michael Duchowny, M.D., is a board-certified pediatric neurologist working at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Dr. Duchowny is a Cornell University graduate and attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He interned in pediatrics at the University of Chicago and completed his pediatric residency training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After serving as a Research Associate at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Duchowny completed neurology training at the Harvard Longwood program, Boston, MA, and was an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is presently a Clinical Professor in Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a Clinical Professor of Neuroscience at the FIU Wertheim College of Medicine.

Dr. Duchowny is board-certified in three specialties: Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, Pediatrics, and Clinical Neurophysiology. He is the director of the ACGME-approved Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Cleveland Clinic Florida fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology and is Emeritus Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, which he founded. Dr. Duchowny’s interests include teaching, clinical care and medical research. He lectures widely and is active in research focused on developmental aspects of epilepsy including brain malformations, mapping brain function and the management of chronic epilepsy. Dr. Duchowny has authored over 150 articles in refereed medical journals, 50 book chapters and 6 books and monographs.

Duchowny in the news.

11/6/14 Kids With Epilepsy Face Higher Early Death, Study Reports
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8/21/14 Sleep Disorders may be Behind a Child's Lack of Concentration
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6/30/14 Kids with ADHD More Likely to Abuse Drugs: Analysis
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4/22/14 Two Drugs Work Equally Well for Epileptic Seizures in Kids
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4/17/14 Most Medical Devices Approved for Kids Only Tested on Adults
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4/3/13 11% of U.S. Kids Diagnosed with ADHD
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4/2/13 Q & A: 5 Things to Know About ADHD Medication
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2/7/13 Maternal Depression, Violence at Home, May Raise Child's ADHD Risk
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1/30/13 Childhood Obesity May Boost MS Risk
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Monday - Thursday

Pediatric Neurology

M.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York

Mark A. Epstein, M.D., is the Medical Director of the Nicklaus Children's Dan Marino Outpatient Center - Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Florida International University School of Medicine, and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Nova-Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. After graduating from Harvard University, Dr. Epstein attended Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He completed his pediatric residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital (Yale University), his neurology residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), and a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy and neurophysiology at Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Dr. Epstein is a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology. He is a member of the Child Neurology Society, American Academy of Neurology, and American Academy of Pediatrics. He has published and lectured extensively on a variety of topics in the field of child neurology including ADHD, autism, Tourette syndrome, epilepsy, and sleep disorders.

Monday - Friday

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Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Carlos Gadia, M.D., is a board-certified Pediatric Neurologist who practices at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Nicklaus Children's Dan Marino Outpatient Center in Weston. He graduated in 1980 from the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Gadia completed his residency in Neurology and Pediatric Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He did his fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at Boston Children’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School. He is Associate Director, Nicklaus Children's Dan Marino Outpatient Center and the Director of the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Neuropsychiatric Disorders Clinic and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Miam i Miller School of Medicine. In addition, he is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Gadia specializes in autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and other developmental disorders in children, adolescents and young adults. He lectures extensively nationally and internationally and has participated in several Autism NGOs in Brazil and in Latin America , either as Medical Director or as member of their scientific committees. Dr. Gadia is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Ann Hyslop M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist located at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hyslop graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston, completed her pediatrics residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and did her neurology residency at University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital in Washington state. She completed a two year clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Nicklaus Children's Hospital with a focus on surgical epilepsy. Dr. Hyslop now specializes in uncontrolled epilepsy and critical care neurology; she has additional interests in the neurologic care of children with congenital heart disease and autoimmune disorders. She is Medical Director of the Neurocritical Care Program and Co-Director of the NeuroCardiac and Development Program. When not working, sailing, scuba diving, or tending to orchids, Dr. Hyslop spends time with her husband and two large dogs at their home in Miami.

Ann Hyslop M.D. in the news: Sisters by Heart | Project QD

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

Natanya Mishal, M.D. is a board-certified pediatric neurologist at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. She received undergraduate degrees in neuroscience and bioethics from the University of Southern California and then went on to receive her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, followed by a residency in child neurology at the University of California San Diego. She joined NNP as a pediatric neuro-hospitalist, with special interest in pediatric, neonatal, and cardiac critical care neurology. She strives to provide compassionate care for patients with a broad-spectrum of acute neurological conditions, with follow-up to monitor the long-term neurologic sequela.

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. University of Iowa

Ian Miller, M.D., is the Director of Neuroinformatics at Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Dr. Miller’s interests in informatics, computational methods, and process optimization are longstanding, and related to his undergraduate education (B.Sc., Colorado School of Mines) in engineering and computer science. After attending the University of Iowa College of Medicine, he completed post-graduate medical training in pediatrics (University of Utah), neurology and child neurology (University of Washington), and clinical neurophysiology (Nicklaus Children's Hospital) before taking a full-time position in Miami. At present, he is the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Nicklaus Children's Hospital.

Dr. Miller is the director of the Ion Channel Epilepsy Program at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.  The program was created in January 2009 to improve the clinical care provided to children with epilepsy caused by ion channel mutations. Examples of syndromes covered by the clinic are Dravet syndrome and GEFS plus. The clinic takes place once a month with a multidisciplinary team in the Brain Institute. Dr. Miller in the news: Video | Facebook

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. University of South Florida College of Medicine

Migvis Monduy, M.D., is a board certified Pediatric Neurologist at Nicklaus Children's Hospital and at the Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Dr. Monduy graduated from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, FL, and completed her internship in Pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX. She then completed her residency in Child Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and now specializes in neuromuscular and movement disorders.

Dr. Monduy is the director of the motor and movement disorders program at NNP and holds additional interests in botulinum toxin injections and intrathecal baclofen pumps for spasticity management as well as deep brain stimulation for movement disorders. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Academy of Neurology. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Monduy is actively engaged in the education of medical students and pediatric residents. A native of Cuba, she now resides in South Florida with her husband, two children and her Chocolate Labrador, Ruby.

Dr. Monduy in the news: Español | English | WebM.D.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine in Tulsa

Sayed Naqvi, M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist practicing at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) followed by pediatric internship at University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine in Tulsa. He completed his pediatric neurology training at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.  Dr. Naqvi completed his clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Nicklaus Children's Hospital before becoming director of Inpatient Pediatric Neurology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He specializes in pediatric epilepsies, infantile spasms and related disorders, and holds additional interests in pediatric stroke. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Naqvi is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and remains involved in the education of medical students, pediatric and neurology residents.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. University of Cape Town South Africa

Trevor Resnick, M.D., is director of NeuroNetwork Partners, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and former Chief of the Department of Neurology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town South Africa, completed his pediatric residency at the University of Connecticut Medical Center, and did his neurology training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Dr. Resnick has authored numerous scientific publications and edited several books and journal supplements. He is a member of editorial boards of leading epilepsy and neurology journals and lectures widely in North America. His research interests have focused on the neurodevelopmental correlates and treatment of chronic epilepsy and the use of neurodiagnostic techniques for seizure localization and semiology.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

M.D. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paula Schleifer, M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist practicing at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital campus of NNP.  She graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and completed her residency in Child Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.  She is involved in the education of medical students and pediatric residents at the NCH and specializes in neurogenetic and neurometabolic disorders. She holds additional interests in sleep medicine and the treatment of sleep issues in children with developmental disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders. A native of Brazil, she resides in South Florida with her husband and their three children. Dr. Schleifer attends in the Brain Development Network at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.

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Pediatric Neurologist

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Roberto Tuchman, M.D., FAAP, FAAN is a board certified Child Neurologist. He practices at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami Children’s Health System and has offices in Miami and Weston. Dr. Tuchman graduated from the New York University School Medicine in New York City. He did his internship and residency in pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and finished pediatrics at Albert Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx NY. He then practiced pediatrics at Columbia University in New York City for two years prior to completing a fellowship in Child Neurology and in Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at Albert Einstein Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Tuchman specializes in neurodevelopmental disorders and has clinical expertise in autism spectrum and related developmental disorders and epilepsy. He is the director of the Brain Development Network (BDN) at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Miami Children’s Health System. Dr. Tuchman is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology.  He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He has written extensively, and lectured, on developmental disorders, epilepsy, and autism spectrum disorders. He has raised his family and in South Florida for the last 25 years.

Monday - Friday

Pediatric Neurologist

Anuj Jayakar, M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist practicing at the Nicklaus Children’s office of NNP. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2011, and completed his residency in Child Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University in June, 2016. He then completed a fellowship in Epilepsy/Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s Hospital in June, 2017. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology as well as in Clinical Neurophysiology. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Child Neurology Society, and American Epilepsy Society. He is involved in the education of medical students, pediatric residents, and neurophysiology fellows at the NCH and specializes in Epilepsy and Neurocritical Care. He has a special interest in ICU EEG monitoring. A native of Miami but of Indian decent, he resides in South Florida with his wife, who is an adult neurologist.

Pediatric Neurologist

Suzanne Hagler M.D., is a board certified pediatric neurologist practicing at the Aventura office of NNP. She graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2010, and completed her residency in Child Neurology at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and is a member of the Child Neurology Society. She is also board certified by the United Council for Neu-rologic Subspecialties in Headache Medicine, and is a member of the American Headache Socie-ty. She specializes in pediatric headache medicine and directs the NNP Headache Center, a multi-disciplinary headache clinic located in the Aventura office of NNP. A native of Edison, New Jersey, she resides in South Florida with her husband and three children.

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