physicians
STEVEN M. DEFREITAS, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical Degree: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency: Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
Subspecialty Training: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia
NATHAN BRAKKE, MD
Medical School: Sanford School of Medicine
Residency: University of Minnesota
Residency: School of Medicine at the University of Virginia
Fellowship: University of Colorado - Anschutz Campus
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia
LAUREN K. DONAHUE, MD
Medical Degree: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Special Interests: Pediatric Anesthesiology
GRAHAM M. FEHR, DO
Medical Degree: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Certifications: Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Regional Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia
SCOTT HINES, MD, MSEd, FAAP
Medical Degree: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Residency in Pediatrics: Brown University
Residency in Anesthesiology: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Certifications: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Medical Education
LIANA G. HOSU, MD
Medical Degree: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia
JUSTIN M. JOHN, MD
Medical Degree: Kasturba Medical College, India
Residency: Anesthesiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Pain management
VALBONA KANAREK, MD
Medical Degree: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada
Residency: St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
CHRISTOPHER J. KARSANAC, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SURGICAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT OYSTER POINT
Medical Degree: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: SUNY Upstate-Syracuse, NY
Fellowship: Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Anesthesia for ENT, Regional anesthesia, Long term effects of anesthesia in pediatrics
JESSICA J. KELL, MD
Medical Degree: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: Anesthesiology, The George Washington University Medical Center
Subspecialty Training: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's National Medical Center
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Resident/Medical Student/Nursing Education
MATTHIAS W. KOENIG, MD
Medical Degree: Philipps Universitaet Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Total intravenous anesthesia, Quality of Care/Outcomes Research
ANDREA MARTINEAU, MD
Medical Degree: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri
Residency: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Fellowship: University of New Mexico, Pediatric Anesthesiology; Seattle Children's Hospital, Faculty Fellowship, Regional Anesthesia
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
LIDA NADIMI, MD
Medical Degree: University of Turin, Italy
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology; University of Rochester, NY, Pain Fellowship
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
AMELIA H. RANDALL, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SEDATION
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Residency: Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
MIRIAM U. SCHOEPF, MD
Medical Degree: Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Certification: Anesthesiology (ABA, GBA), Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia
JEFFREY L. SCHUBERT, DO
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SURGICAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT PRINCESS ANNE
Medical Degree: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Miami
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic at Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia
THOMAS M. SHACKLEFORD, DO
CHIEF, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia
Residency: Anesthesiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Offsite anesthesia
SILVIO SITARICH, MD
Medical Degree: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia
AMY T. WILBORN, MD
Medical Degree: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System; Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
STEVEN ZADORA, MD
Medical Degree: University of Toledo School of Medicine
Residency: Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak, Michigan
Fellowship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Special Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
cardiac anesthesiologists
EVA WALLER, MD
SECTION HEAD, PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical Degree: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel
Cardiac Anesthesiology Subspecialty: Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
Special Interests: Cardiac anesthesia
LAURA MAGOVERN, MD
Medical Degree: Ross University of Medicine, West Indies
Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin
Special Interests: Cardiac anesthesia
MARK R. POLAK, DO, FASA
Medical Degree: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri
Residency: Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
Subspecialty Training: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Certification: Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia
Special Interests: Csrdiac anesthesia, Pediatric anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Neuroanesthesia
Email: mark.polak@chkd.org
certified registered nurse anesthetists
DEVON BAUMGARTNER, CRNA
Nursing Degree: James Madison University
Nurse Anesthetist Training: Old Dominion University (DNP)
HEIDI M. DERESKI, CRNA
Nursing Degree: Sentara School of Health Professions, Norfolk, VA
Nurse Anesthetist Training: Old Dominion University, MSN
JESSICA C. SOTOSKY, CRNA
Nursing Degree: George Washington University, Washington, DC
Nurse Anesthetist Training: Old Dominion University (DNP)
CAROL S. SWAN, CRNA
Nursing Degree: Old Dominion University
Nurse Anesthetist Training: DePaul Medical Center, Norfolk, VA
Additional Degree: MS-Community Health Professions, Old Dominion University
SAMANTHA THORLEIFSON, CRNA
Nursing Degree: University of South Alabama
Nurse Anesthesia Training: University of North Florida
AMY M. ZIELKE, CRNA
Nursing Degree: Virginia Commonwealth University
Nurse Anesthesia Training: Georgetown University
Additional Degree: Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), Virginia Commonwealth University
PREOPERATIVE NURSE COORDINATOR
BETH DARROW, CPNP
Nursing Degree: University of Virginia
Graduate Degree: Old Dominion University