We were born to care
Dr. Mario R. Mico, MD
Dr. Mico graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion in 1987. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He completed his pediatric specialization at the Brookdale Hospital, New York and was named Best Resident of the third year. He became part of our practice in 2007.
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Dr. Evelyn Ventura, MD, FAAP
Dr. Ventura is a Board-Certified pediatrician who joined Passaic Pediatrics II in 2012. She received her medical degree at the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. and completed her Pediatric residency at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in Maryland. She speaks Spanish and English. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She believes that providing medical care to a child is a partnership between the pediatrician and the parent.
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Elizabeth Reyes-Vandroth, PA-C, MS
Elizabeth Reyes PA-C, is a Physician Associate, President and Administrator of Passaic Pediatrics II.
She joined Passaic Pediatrics II in 2006.
As an undergraduate attended Montclair State University, majoring in Biology. She graduated in 2006 from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, now part of Rutgers, with a Masters of Science and Physician Assistant Studies. She is Board-Certified by the NCCPA.
Elizabeth is married and a mother of two. In her free time she enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her family. She volunteers and is a member of a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to people in need in the Dominican Republic since 2012.
She is committed and passionate in providing quality care and seeks to empower and educate the parents and their children to lead a healthy, happy life.
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Dr. Holanda P. Bravo, MD
Dr. Bravo is a Board-Certified Pediatrician with over 18 years of practice experience, who has been serving the Passaic pediatric community for more than a decade.
She graduated at the top of her class in 1994 from the Facultad de Medicina Univeristy in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and completed her U.S. residency in 2006 at the Children's Hospital at Maimnides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Bravo is a bilingual doctor who dedicates herself to providing the best possible care to each and every one of her patients. In her off time, Dr. Bravo enjoys running, practicing yoga, and spending time with her family and her dog, Auggie.
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Dr. Ennid Gonzalez, MD
Dr. Gonzalez is a Board-Certified Pediatrician, graduated in June 2014 from Rutgers NJ Medical School. She completed her medical training at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY. She enjoys participating in medical mission trips and has visited Peru and Ecuador and worked alongside the medical staff in these countries. Fully bilingual (Spanish and English), she is a mother of two beautiful boys that keep her on her toes. If she wasn't a doctor, she would be a teacher, as her love has always been around children. Simple rules she lives by include treating others the way you want to be treated and putting your all in what you do.
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Kimberly Sanchez-Aguayo, PA-C, MS
Kimberly completed her undergraduate studies at University of Saint Elizabeth, where she majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. While completing her studies, Kimberly volunteered at Wind of the Spirit, a nonprofit organization providing education and helping local immigrants. Before graduating with her B.S., Kimberly was accepted into a 3+3 program with Seton Hall University, where she obtained her Master's Degree in Physician Assistant studies.
During her training, she gained clinical experience at Hackensack University Hospital and Trinitas Regional Medical Center, and small medical practices for family medicine and pediatrics. She is Board-Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Kimberly is a mother of two that believes in being of service to others by providing quality healthcare and education to all. Kimberly has been with the practice, providing care to our patients since 2018.
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Alejandra Cuervo, APN / FNP-C
Alejandra completed her Master of Science at South University. She then obtained her BSN and ASN at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. She graduated as an Ato Cum Honore / Magna Cum Laude and High Honors, respectively. During her years of study, she was inducted into the Nursing Honor Society "Sigma Theta Tau."
Alejandra has a broad range of experience as a Registered Nurse, having worked in the fields of actue, critical care, psych and telemetry.
Alejandra was born and raised in Colombia. She is enthusiastic to join Passaic Pediatrics II, where she is able to continue her passion for providing compassionate, comprehensive, tailored care to her patients.
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Amarilis Villanueva, FNP
Amy Villanueva obtained her undergraduate degree from St. Vincent's and her Family Nurse Practitioner Masters degree from Chamberlain College. She has over 35 years of medical experience and 10 years of pediatric experience. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Amy Villanueva has a particular interest in family medicine. She is a mother of four and a lifelong animal rescue advocate.
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