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Good Samaritan Neuro-interventional Fellow Joins
Medical Center Advanced Neuroscience Network
Announces Medical in Miami-Dade County

Director Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) is pleased to
Appointments for announce Anthony Alvarado-Ortiz, D.O., a neuro-interven-
Clinical Informatics tional fellow has joined Advanced Neuroscience Network
Physicians (ANNP) and joined the practice of Dr. Ritesh
and Breast Institute Kaushal, National Stroke Medical Director for Tenet

Dr. K.C. Cohen Dr. John Rimmer Healthcare, interventional neurologist located in Hialeah, Dr. Anthony Alvarado-
Ortiz
FL. Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz is certified by the American Board of
Good Samaritan Medical Center Psychiatry & Neurology. As an interventional neurologist,
announces Dr. K.C. Cohen as the new Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Dr. Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz specializes in stroke, neurocritical care and endovascular interven-
John Rimmer as Medical Director for the Breast Institute. tion. He is on staff at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, FL.
In her new role, Dr. Cohen will collaborate with physicians, nursing, and clinical lead- Prior to joining ANNP, Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz completed a neurovascular fellowship at
ership and will train staff as it pertains to the usage of clinical applications. Dr. Cohen is Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz finished his residency at
a board certified oncologic and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in general and onco- Larkin Community Hospital, Miami. Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz graduated medical school from
logic surgery. the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY.
Dr. Rimmer, will lead the direction and provide strategic, medical, and scientific lead- Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz served as an HCA Network and Tulane University School of
ership for the Breast Institute. Dr. Rimmer is a board certified breast surgeon specializing Medicine assistant professor in neurology, neuro-tele and neuro-electrophysiology at
in breast cancer surgical management. Dr. Rimmer has over 30 years of surgical experi- Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans and Lakeview Regional Medical Center in
ence in the field of breast health. Covington, LA. In addition, Dr. Alvarado-Ortiz worked at Larkin Community Hospital
Dr. Cohen holds a BSA in Biology from the University of Georgia, and earned her M.D. in Miami, as a general physician and resident neurologist.
in Allopathic Medicine from American University of the Caribbean.
Dr. Rimmer earned his undergraduate degree from Guy’s Hospital Medical School in
London, England and his medical degree from King’s College Hospital Medical School in
London, England. Broward Health Physician Group
Continues Expansion

Broward Health has experienced significant growth within its employed medical prac-
Baptist Health Neuroscience Center Names Raul A. tice over the past 12 months. Since July 2018, Broward Health Physician Group has
Vasquez, M.D., Director of Complex Spine Surgery added more than 30 providers to locations across Broward County.
“Broward Health remains dedicated to achieving its mission of creating greater access
to high-quality care for its patients,” said Beth Cherry, senior vice president of ambulatory
Neurosurgeon Raul A. Vasquez, M.D., is the new director services at Broward Health. “We continue to recruit and retain highly qualified physicians
of complex spine surgery at Baptist Health Neuroscience to ensure the best possible care for our community.”
Center and a new member of Baptist Health Medical In the past quarter, Broward Health Physician Group has welcomed the following
Group. Dr. Vasquez specializes in the surgical treatment of physicians:
complex spinal conditions, including tumors, degenerative Rebecca Braunstein, M.D., Endocrinology
spine diseases, spinal deformities, scoliosis, kyphoscoliosis Maria Farrell, D.O., Palliative Care
and neurotrauma. Maxine Hamilton, M.D., Hospital Medicine
Dr. Vasquez earned his medical degree from the Jorge Hurtado-Cordovi, M.D., Hematology and Oncology
University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, graduating summa Ekta Sharma, D.O., Pediatrics
cum laude. He completed his internship and residency in Ryan H. Sobel, M.D., Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
neurosurgery at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Alexandra D. Williams, M.D., Internal Medicine
His postdoctoral training also includes two fellowships – Dr. Raul A. Vasquez Chi Zhang, M.D., General and Bariatric Surgery
one in clinical research at the National Institutes of Health
in Bethesda, MD, and the other in complex spine surgery at
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Prior to joining Baptist Health Neuroscience
Center, Dr. Vasquez was assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Experienced, Veteran Breast
Kentucky College of Medicine and Lexington VA Health Care System and in Surgeon Opens Office
Lexington, KY.
in West Palm Beach

Elena Antedomenico Rehl, M.D., FACS, a fellowship-
trained breast surgeon awarded the Bronze Star Medal and six
other United States Armed Forces honors and recognitions
while serving her country in Iraq, Africa, Germany and here in
the U.S., has opened an office with Tenet Florida Physician
Services (TFPS) in West Palm Beach, FL. Dr. Rehl specializes Dr. Elena Antedomenico
in breast surgery, breast cancer surgery and benign breast dis-
ease, and is on-staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Rehl
West Palm Beach.
Dr. Rehl is certified by the American Board of Surgery. Prior to joining TFPS, Dr. Rehl
worked as a breast surgeon at the Center for Breast Care, Memorial Health Anderson
Cancer Institute located in Savannah, GA. Dr. Rehl, an award-winning, veteran general
surgeon, has held the academic appointment of Assistant Professor of Surgery at Mercer
University School of Medicine in Savannah, GA. In addition, Dr. Rehl worked profession-
ally as a clinical breast instructor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville,
TN, general surgery staff at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY,
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany and Wurzburg Army
Community Hospital in Wurzburg, Germany.
Dr. Rehl served as both chief of general surgery/trauma surgery staff of the 21st Combat
Support Hospital, Al Asad, Iraq, and as general surgery staff during Operation Nomad
Fire - In Support of the President of the United States visit to Ghana, Africa. She also
served as general surgery staff/trauma surgery staff for the 67th Forward Surgical Team,
Airborne in Tallil, Tikrit, Baji and Baghdad, Iraq.

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