Our Hospital
Florida Kendall Hospital is an academic community hospital located in Miami, Florida. It is a busy Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center and in addition holds Comprehensive Stroke and Chest Pain Center designations, treating more than 90,000 patients annually. Emergency Ultrasound is an integral aspect of Emergency Medicine at Florida Kendall Hospital.
Our Fellowship
We are a Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship that was first established in 2020. Our fellows will undertake a year-longs curriculum based on ACEP recommendations to achieve expertise in Emergency Ultrasound. The objective of the fellowship is to provide fellows with all the skills needed to excel not only as Emergency Ultrasound directors but also as leaders in the Emergency Ultrasound community. Fellows will participate in additional ultrasound courses and workshops throughout their fellowship. They will also engage in multiple research and quality improvement opportunities.
Fellowship Details
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Our fellows attend all the major national conferences, such as SCUF, ACEP, SAEM, AIUM, and FLAAEM
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Competitive Salary (moonlighting option readily available)
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Competitive Yearly CME
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Florida License and DEA reimbursement
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ABEM Certification reimbursement
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Academic conferences and courses
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Deadline for Fellowship Application:
October 21, 2026: Our division deadline to apply.
November 18th, 2026: Match Day
Transesophageal Endoscopy
We have a resuscitative TEE program that started in 2023. Our protocol defines a focused 4-view evaluation using TEE for cardiac arrest patients to provide diagnostic and therapeutic information that can enhance medical decision-making during resuscitation.
Program Leadership
Nicole Aviles, MD
US Fellowship Program Director
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital ED Residency
Associate Program Director
Moises Moreno, DO
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Ultrasound Chair
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital ED Residency Ultrasound Director
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Core Faculty
Current Fellows
Alumni
Mayra Gonzalez Torres, MD
US Fellow 2026-2027
Jeannie Kuang-Nguyen, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Manuel Arzube, DO
US Fellow Alumni
Jorge Arroyo M.D.
US Fellow Alumni
Raul Rodriguez, D.O
US Fellow Alumni
Kendall Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty
Nazaret Colon M.D.
US Fellow Alumni
Hernando Castillo, M.D.
US Fellow Alumni
HCA Westside Ultrasound Director
Mark Rivera, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Kendall Core Faculty
Kendall Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty
Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Kendall Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty
Jose Batista, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Nikkitta Georges, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Nicolas Rosende, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Harold Gomez Acevedo, MD
US Fellow Alumni
Program Director
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
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