Schedule at a Glance

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Day 1

Friday, May 15, 2026

8.25 CME

7:15 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

Moderator:
Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO

8:00 am – 8:40 am – (40 minutes)
S101 - ORTHO/SPORTS
Avi Baitner, MD
8:40 am – 9:20 am – (40 minutes)
S102 - FLUIDS & ELECTROLYTES
Nicole Christin, MD
9:20 am – 10:00 am – (40 minutes)
S103 - INF. DISEASES I
Pablo Laufer, MD
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Q&A Session
10:10 am - 10:40 am
BREAK
10:40 am – 11:20 am – (40 minutes)
S104 - INF. DISEASES II
Shanna Kowalsky-Herbst, DO
11:20 am – 12:00 pm – (40 minutes)
S105 - NEONATOLOGY
Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Q&A Session
12:05 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK (provided)

Moderator:
Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm – (40 minutes)
S106 - DELIVERY ROOM & WELL BABY
Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm – (40 minutes)
S107 - ADOLESCENT MED.
Renee Morgan, MD
2:20 pm – 3:00 pm – (40 minutes)
S108 - GENERAL PEDIATRICS
Maria Milla, MD
3:00 pm – 3:10 pm
Q&A Session
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
BREAK
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm – (40 minutes)
S109 - RHEUMATOLOGY
Yonit Sterba, MD
4:10 pm - 4:50 pm - (40 minutes)
S110 - METABOLISM
Parul Jayakar, MD
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm - (40 minutes)
S111 - PULMONOLOGY
Maria Franco, MD
5:20 pm - 5:30 pm
Q&A Session
Day 2

Saturday, May 16, 2026

7.50 CME

7:15 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

Moderator:
Beatriz Cunill-De Sautu, MD 

8:00 am – 8:40 am – (40 minutes)
S201 - HEMATOLOGY
Ziad Khatib, MD
8:40 am – 9:20 am – (40 minutes)
S202 - ALLERGY
Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
9:20 am – 10:00 am – (40 minutes)
S203 - ONCOLOGY
Ziad Khatib, MD
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Q&A Session
10:10 am - 10:40 am
BREAK
10:40 am – 11:20 am – (40 minutes)
S204 - IMMUNOLOGY
Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
11:20 am – 12:00 pm – (40 minutes)
S205 - ENDOCRINOLOGY
Alejandro Diaz, MD
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Q&A Session
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK (provided)

Moderator:
Beatriz Cunill-De Sautu, MD 

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm – (40 minutes)
S206 - EMERGENCY MED. & CHILD ABUSE
Barbara M. Pena, MD, MPH
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm – (40 minutes)
S207 - NEPHROLOGY
Obioma Nwobi, MD
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm - (40 minutes)
S208 - CARDIOLOGY
Jason Katz, MD
3:00 pm – 3:10 pm
Q&A Session
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
BREAK
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm – (40 minutes)
S209 - GENETICS
Mislen Bauer, MD
4:10 pm - 4:50 pm - (40 minutes)
S210 - DERMATOLOGY
Andleeb Usmani, DO
4:50 pm - 4:55 pm
Q&A Session
Day 3

Sunday, May 17, 2026

4.50 CME

7:15 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

Moderator:
Mark Gabay, DO

8:00 am – 8:40 am – (40 minutes)
S301 - BIOSTAT/ EBM
Rani Gereige, MD, MPH
8:40 am – 9:20 am – (40 minutes)
S302 - CRITICAL CARE
Abhinav Totapally, MD
9:20 am – 10:00 am – (40 minutes)
S303 - NEUROLOGY
Anuj Jayakar, MD
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Q&A Session
10:10 am - 10:40 am
BREAK
10:40 am – 11:20 am – (40 minutes)
S304 - RADIOLOGY
Halley Park, MD
11:20 am – 12:00 pm – (40 minutes)
S305 - DEVELOPMENT
Victoria Fierro-Cobas, MD
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Q&A Session
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK (provided)

Moderator:
Rani S Gereige, MD, MPH

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm – (40 minutes)
S306 - GASTROENTEROLOGY
Carrie Firestone Baum, MD
1:40 pm - 1:50 pm
Q&A Session

Board Review Course Planning Group

  • Rani S Gereige, MD, MPH – Course Chair (Moderator)
  • Beatriz Cunill-De Sautu, MD – Residency Program Director (Moderator)
  • Maria Behnam-Terneus, DO – Residency Program Associate Director (Moderator)
  • Mark Gabay, DO – Residency Program Associate Director (Moderator)
  • Taimy Falcon Rodriguez, MD – Chief Resident (Pictures of the Day)
  • Melanie Hew, MD – Chief Resident (Pictures of the Day)
  • Gabriela Atkin – CME Specialist

Speaking Faculty

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Avi Baitner, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Baitner

Pediatric Orthopedics
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Mislen Bauer, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Bauer

Genetics & Metabolism
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Nicole Christin, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Christin

Pediatric Nephrology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Pablo Laufer, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Cotilla

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Alejandro Diaz, MD,
Faculty Photo - Dr. Alejandro Diaz

Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Diaz-Barbosa

Chief, Neonatology
Medical Director, NICU
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Victoria Fierro-Cobas, MD, FAAP
Faculty Photo - Dr. Fierro-Cobas

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Carrie Firestone Baum, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Firestone Baum

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Maria Franco, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Franco

Pediatric Pulmonology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Rani Gereige, MD, MPH, FAAP
Faculty Photo - Dr. Gereige

Executive Director of Medical Education & DIO; DEI Lead
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Hernandez-Trujillo

Director, Allergy-Immunology Fellowship
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Anuj Jayakar, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Jayakar

Pediatric Neurology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Parul Jayakar, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Jayakar

Director, Division of Genetics and Metabolism; Director, Neurogenetics/Metabolic Program; Chief, Section of Clinical Genetics and Metabolism; Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists; Nicklaus Children’s Hospital; Miami, FL
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Jason Katz, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Katz

Pediatric Cardiology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Ziad Khatib, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Khatib

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Shanna Kowalsky-Herbst, DO
Faculty Photo - Dr. Kowalsky-Herbst

Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Maria Milla, MD, MPH, FAAP
Faculty Photo - Dr. Milla

General Pediatrics
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Renee Morgan, MD, FAAP
Faculty Photo - Dr. Renee Morgan

Adolescent Medicine
Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Obioma Nwobi, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Nwobi

Pediatric Nephrology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Halley Park, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Park

Pediatric Radiology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Barbara Pena, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Pena

Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Yonit Sterba, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Sterba

Pediatric Rheumatology
Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Abhinav Totapally, MD
Faculty Photo - Dr. Abhinav Totapally

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Andleeb Usmani, DO
Faculty Photo - Dr. Usmani

Pediatric Dermatology
Children’s Skin Center
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL

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Speaker Disclosures

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Avi Baitner, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mislen Bauer, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nicole Christin, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Manuel Cotilla, MD, FAAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alejandro Diaz, MD has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Novo-Nordisk

Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Victoria Fierro-Cobas, MD, FAAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carrie Firestone Baum, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maria Franco, MD has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with PTC 124; and a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Vertex Pharmaceutical

Rani Gereige, MD, MPH, FAAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Bryn; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with ARS; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Bayer; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Pfizer; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with National peanut board; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with CSL; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Regeneron/Sanofi; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Takeda; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Pharming; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Kaleo; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with ARS; and a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Enzyvant/SMPA

Anuj Jayakar, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Parul Jayakar, MD, MS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jason Katz, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ziad Khatib, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shanna Kowalsky, DO has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maria Milla, MD, MPH, FAAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Renee Morgan, MD, FAAP has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Obioma Nwobi, M.D. has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Halley Park, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Barbara Pena, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yonit Sterba Rakovchik, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Abhinav Totapally, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andleeb Usmani, DO has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.


Accreditation

Accreditation & Disclosures

Accreditation Statement: Nicklaus Children's Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Commercial Support Disclosure:  No commercial support was received for this activity.

Faculty/Planner Disclosure Policy: In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Integrity & Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education, all planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content are required to disclose to the accredited provider their financial relationships. Relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.

Credits & Certificates

CME Designation Statement: Nicklaus Children's Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Attendance/CE: This is an accredited educational activity. Those enrolled for the CE/CME version of the course that cannot claim the designated certified credits, and that complete the course requirements will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with their time participating in this course approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

Course Credit Requirements
CE/CME RequirementsUp to 20.25 Available Credit Hours
Day 18.25 Hours
10 Lectures (S101 - S110)
Complete the Day 1 - Faculty Evaluation Forms - Available May 15 at 1 PM
0.75 ea.
Day 27.50 Hours
10 Lectures (S201 - S210)
Complete the Day 2 - Faculty Evaluation Forms - Available May 16 at 1 PM
0.75 ea.
Day 34.50 Hours
7 Lectures (S301 - S307)
Complete the Day 3 - Faculty Evaluation Forms - Available May 17 at Noon
0.75 ea.
General Requirements 
Complete the Activity Evaluation Form Available May 17 at Noon
Complete the Credit Attestation and Credit Calculator Form (You must submit the Activity Evaluation Form to gain access to these forms)

Certificate Availability: Registered learners will be able to download their certificates after completing all the required portions of the activity for each credit type, as permitted by their registration type. Learners are only able to earn credits they are eligible for based on their course registration and profession. Available certificates may be downloaded directly from your learner transcript.

Credit Reporting

CE Broker

Badge: Provider Manually Reports to CE Broker

Credits Reported to CE Broker Manually by Provider (Eligible learners ONLY)

Elgible learners: At this time, we only report credits for Licensed Medical Doctors (MD) in the State of Florida. Make sure your user profile is complete to avoid errors in reporting. Reports will be made a week after the activity takes place, and once more when virtual access ends.

All other learners (including but not limited to Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, etc.) must download their transcript/certificate and manually report credits/hours earned for this activity to CE Broker or their respective licensing institution.

Visit our CE Broker Reporting page for more information on how we report to CE Broker.

CME Passport

Badge: Provider Reports to CME Passport

The CME credits that physicians earn from this activity will be submitted to ACCME's CME Passport, a free, centralized web application where you can create a personalized account to view, track, and generate transcripts of your reported CME credit. Visit www.cmepassport.org to create your account. Credits will be reported within 30 days of completing the credit attestation for this activity.