Sandy Santiago, MD

Dr. Sandy Santiago is the Associate Medical Director for CHI’s centers in the Florida Keys. Dr. Santiago was born and raised in Key West, Florida. Prior to medical school, Dr. Santiago attended Key West High School, during which time, he helped establish the Conchs Care Fundraiser for cancer patients in the Florida Keys. Dr. Santiago has always had the aspiration of returning home to continue serving his hometown community. Specializing in Family Medicine, Dr. Santiago’s goal is to offer high-quality, preventive, medical care with the goal of treating each of his patients like family. He is a member of the American Board of Family Medicine and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Outside of medicine, he enjoys Gator and Conch sports, spending time with his family on the water, cooking Cuban food and participating in anything hands-on including drawing, carving and sculpting.

Toni Lalla Torres, PA

Toni Lalla Torres is an established and highly skilled Physician Assistant treating adult patients at CHI’s Doris Ison Health Center.

She enjoys working with a diverse and underserved population. While she loves providing care to adult patients in family medicine, she is especially passionate about her work with HIV/AIDS patients.

Since 2005, Lalla Torres has been involved in human trafficking initiatives. She has worked closely with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as well as lobbying on Capitol Hill for human rights issues. In 2010, she decided to pursue a career in medicine after having worked with child soldiers in Africa and human trafficking victims in India. Since then, she has been deployed to medical camps in support of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide medical care to children who have crossed Southwest Border. Today her passion to serve her community continues as she sits on the board of the Anti-Predator Project, a non-profit dedicated to the fight against human trafficking.

Dayanes Rodriguez, LMFT

Dayanes Rodriguez, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 7 years of experience in the field. She received her master’s degree in Psychology from Albizu University in Miami, Florida.

Her expertise includes difficulties such as anxiety, depression and adjustment issues in couples, children, adolescents, and the elderly. Rodriguez also has substantial experience with infant mental health. During sessions, she utilizes action methods to promote spontaneity and creativity.

During her spare time, she loves to be with her family and travel.

Lisette Mira, LCSW

Lisette Mira, LCSW, is an experienced and well-established Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years of experience in the mental health field. She is the Coordinator for Therapeutic Services at CHI’s Behavioral Health Department. Mira graduated from Florida International University with a master’s degree in Clinical Social Work.

She has extensive experience in community mental health centers, schools, inpatient and outpatient programs. Her expertise encompasses a wide range of difficulties including anxiety and mood disorders, emotion regulation, impulsivity, trauma, and relationship difficulties in adults, children and adolescents.

During her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, traveling and cycling.

Tariku Menberu, APRN

Tariku Menberu is an established and proficient Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with extensive experience in the medical field. Menberu also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College where he teaches nursing students.

As a healthcare provider and educator, he is committed to serving and positively impacting the South Florida community. He is a graduate of Florida International University School of Nursing in Miami, Florida.

In his spare time, he likes to bike, spend quality time with his family and travel.

Abida Hussain, PA

Abida Hussain, PA, is a board-certified physician assistant with more than 10 years of experience as a primary care provider. She joined CHI in 2013 to help patients looking for high-quality medical care.

Hussain earned her associate degree as a Physician Assistant from Miami-Dade College.

Hussain is a member of the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. In her spare time, she likes to spend quality time with her family, watch comedies and travel.

Luciel Danta

Luciel Danta is a dental hygienist with more than 20 years of experience in the dentistry field. Danta started her tenure at CHI in 2016, when she joined the dental team at the West Perrine Health Center. Originally from Cuba, she graduated from Dentistry School in 1998 and worked as a dentist for 17 years until she migrated to Miami with her family in 2015.

In her spare time, Danta loves to spend time with her husband and two children, go to the beach and read.

Malena Fernandez, DDS

Dr. Malena Fernandez is a dedicated dentist with more than 10 years of experience. Born and raised in Cartagena, Colombia, she moved to the city of Barranquilla to obtain her degree as a Dentist-DDS at San Martin University.

Dr. Fernandez then moved to Miami, Florida, to obtain her Dental License at Larkin Community Hospital. Upon receiving her license, she began her practice at CHI providing comprehensive dental services to all patients.

Dr. Fernandez is a member of the American Dental Association and continuously seeks training and professional development opportunities.

Lorilee Graham, CNM

Lorilee Graham, APRN, is a highly skilled nurse and midwife with more than 25 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a graduate of the Northern Caribbean University School of Nursing in Mandeville, Jamaica. She started her tenure at CHI when she joined the program at the Brodes H. Hartley Jr. Teaching Health Center. Since then, she has worked closely with high-risk antepartum patients. Graham worked for Baptist Health System in the labor and delivery unit. She enjoyed assisting, teaching and encouraging families in the care of expectant mothers.

Lorilee is a member of the Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses Organization (AWHONN), the American College of Nurse-Midwife Organization (ACNM) and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. In her spare time, she loves to read a good mystery book, watch old English movies, enjoys traveling, spending time with family, exercising and now has recently taken up cycling as a new hobby.

Tanya Roman, DO

Dr. Tanya Roman is Community Health of South Florida Inc’s (CHI) Chief of Pediatrics, Medical Director of School-Based Health and Faculty member at the Teaching Health Center. Parents now have the opportunity to bring their children to see Dr. Roman at the South Miami Health Center full time. She even has extended evening and weekend hours.

“At an early age, I discovered a true passion to serve the needs of children,” said Dr. Roman. “It started during my college years when I had the opportunity to work with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities.”

While in medical school, her love for pediatrics grew into a broader perspective, expanding her scope and passion for children’s healthcare.

She graduated from Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine and then went on to complete her Pediatric Residency at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida.

As a board-certified pediatrician, she is proficiently skilled in the care of newborns, children and adolescents.

In her free time, she and her husband love to travel and explore new places in Europe and South and Central America, including visiting her family in Colombia.