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Lisgelia Santana-Rojas, MD
AnesthesiologyPrimary Office
91´óÉñ Children's Hospital, Florida
91´óÉñ Children's Hospital, Florida
6535 91´óÉñ Parkway
Orlando, FL 32827
Appointment:
(407) 650-7715
Other Offices
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91´óÉñ Children's Health, Jacksonville 91´óÉñ Children's Health, Jacksonville 807 Children's Way Jacksonville, FL 32207 Appointment: (904) 697-3600
Get to Know Me
I grew up in Puerto Rico, and even as a teen I knew I wanted to cure others, especially children. I love kids. I enjoy getting to know them and their families, and helping them heal from the affects pain can have on quality of life. Pain is more than just a symptom – it reaches beyond the physical and can impact a child’s relationships with friends and family, and school success. My goal is to restore a child’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being using a variety of rehabilitation therapies in addition to medication.Why I Treat Children
While I always knew I wanted to be a pediatrician, it wasn’t until medical school that I discovered all of the different specialties available to me. I started out in pediatric surgery, but after a few years, I found that I wanted to spend more time with my patients and families than I could in a surgical setting. I love that I can combine my passion for pain management and pediatrics to help kids of all ages.What I'm Passionate About
I enjoy helping people in need. Ever since college I’ve regularly volunteered in adult and pediatric medical missions in places like Africa, Haiti, Ecuador, and Guatemala. I also work with Global Smile, an organization that provides cleft care and surgery to children in countries in Latin America, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent.How I Try to Make A Difference
Sharing what I know is important to me. As a physician dual-certified in pain management and anesthesiology, I’ve helped grow exceptional pediatric pain management programs and I often present my knowledge and experiences to medical peers in other cities and countries for the benefit of children outside of my care.Education & Training
Fellowship
- Pain Management - Children's Hospital Boston, 2010
Internship
- Transitional - University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, 2005
Residency
- Anesthesiology - University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, 2009
Medical/Dental School
- M.D. - University of Puerto Rico - School of Medicine, 2004
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology
Awards & Recognition
- 2016 Orlando Magazine Top Doctors 2016
- 2013 ""Latino American"" Who’s Who
- 2011 Women in Business in Puerto Rico
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
- Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
- AvMed
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
- Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
- Community Care Plan Medicaid
- Employers Health Network PPO
- Evolutions Healthcare
- First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
- Florida Community Care
- Florida Medicaid
- Florida Medicare
- Health First Health Plans
- HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
- HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
- Molina Healthcare Medicaid
- Multiplan PPO
- Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
- Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
- Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
- Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
- Star Healthcare Network
- Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
- Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
- United Healthcare Commercial Products
- United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
Medical Interests
- Cancer pain
- Neuropathic pain
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Virtual Reality Respiratory Biofeedback in an Outpatient Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program: Mixed Methods Pilot Study; JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies; (2025).
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Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation as an Effective Pain Management Strategy in the Nuss Procedure: Reducing Opioid Use and Hospital Stay; European Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2024).
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The impact of infant feeding methods on post urologic surgery recovery outcomes.; The Florida Pediatrician Journal; (2024).
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Pain management for the Nuss procedure: comparison between erector spinae plane block, thoracic epidural, and control; World Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).
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Experience of Botulinum Toxin A Injections for Chronic Migraine Headaches in a Pediatric Chronic Pain Clinic; The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics; (2021).
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Blood pressure measurements during intraoperative pediatric scoliosis surgery; Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia; (2020).
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Comparison of Pain Scores and Medication Usage Between Three Pain Control Strategies for Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery; Cureus; (2019).
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Epidural Catheter in a Child with Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma; Cureus; (2018).
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Chronic Pain in Pediatric Patients and the Association of Suicidal Ideations and Suicidal Attempts; Journal of Child & Adolescent Behaviour; (2017).
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Initial psychosocial outcomes of an outpatient multidisciplinary pediatric pain and rehabilitation day program; Fighting pain ; (2017).
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Pediatric Pain ; Anesthesia Education Toolbox; (2017).
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Retrospective study of intranasal dexmedetomidine as a prophylactic against emergence delirium in pediatric patients undergoing ear tube surgery; International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; (2017).
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Atypical facial pain treatment in children. ; The Florida Pediatrician; (2016).
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Botox in a pediatric patient with severe intractable migraines with severe opioids and acetaminophen allergies; Journal of the Neurological Sciences; (2015).
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Pathophysiology of Pain; Essentials of Pediatric Anesthesiology; (2015).
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Management Baclofen Withdrawal Syndrome; Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology; (2012).
- English
- Spanish