Lisgelia Santana-Rojas, MD
AnesthesiologyPrimary Office
Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida
Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida
6535 Nemours Parkway
Orlando, FL 32827
Appointment:
(407) 650-7715
Other Offices
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Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville Nemours 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
- MD - University of Puerto Rico - School of Medicine, 2004
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology/Anesthesiology/Pain Management
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology/Pediatric Anesthesiology
Awards & Recognition
- 2013 ""Latino American"" Who’s Who
- 2011 Women in Business in Puerto Rico
- 2016 Orlando Magazine Top Doctors 2016
Insurance Accepted
- Accountable Health Plans PPO
- Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
- Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (FKA Prestige Health Choice)
- AvMed
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
- Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
- Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
- Community Care Plan Medicaid
- Employers Health Network PPO
- Evolutions Healthcare
- First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
- Florida Medicaid
- Florida Medicare
- Health First Health Plans
- HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
- Humana HMO/POS
- Humana PPO/EPO
- 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
- United Healthcare Commercial Products
- United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
- Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
Medical Interests
- Cancer pain
- Neuropathic pain
- English
- Spanish