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Experienced Family Medicine Lee Health Hires New
Physician Opens Office in Boca Raton Physician Leaders

Lee Health recently welcomed
Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) is pleased to four new physicians to fill the roles
announce Mitchell Goldstein, D.O., a primary care physician, of acute care medical officer
with nearly four decades of experience providing quality patient (ACMO) at each of its hospitals.
care, has opened a family practice with TFPS in Boca Raton. Cape Coral Hospital welcomes
Prior to joining TFPS, Dr. Goldstein practiced medicine across Harry Alberti, M.D., MBA, ACMO.
South Florida, including in Dania Beach and most recently in Prior to joining Lee Health, Dr.
Boca Raton. During his dedicated career in medicine, he Dr. Mitchell Goldstein Alberti served as the chief medical Dr. Harry Alberti Dr. Jonathan Velez
owned a private practice and worked in a group practice locat- officer and vice president for phar-
ed in Boca Raton. Dr. Goldstein specializes in geriatric care and family medicine. Dr. macy, lab and environmental servic-
Goldstein is certified in family practice/OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment, es at Thompson Peak Medical
hands-on care) by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. Dr. Goldstein Center in Phoenix.
is on staff at West Boca Medical Center.
Gulf Coast Medical Center wel-
comes Jonathan Velez, M.D., ACMO.
Vascular Neurologist Joins Palm Beach Dr. Velez previously served as vice
Neuroscience Institute president of medical affairs for
Hartford HealthCare Corporation
in West Palm Beach Central Region in Hartford, CT.
HealthPark Medical Center wel-
comes Eric Appelgren, M.D., MBA,
Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) is pleased to ACMO. Prior to joining Lee Health, Dr. Eric Appelgren Dr. Scott Wolf
announce Muneer Hassan, M.D., a vascular neurologist and Dr. Appelgren served as vice presi-
neurohospitalist, has opened an office with the Palm Beach dent of operations and clinical services for Saint Anthony’s Medical Center in St.
Neuroscience Institute (PBNI). Dr. Hassan specializes in the Louis.
treatment of stroke, neurocritical care, intracranial monitoring Lee Memorial Hospital welcomes Scott Wolf, D.O., MPH, ACMO. Dr. Wolf previ-
and general neurology. He is on-staff at St. Mary’s Medical Dr. Muneer Hassan ously served as president of Mercy Medical Center/Sisters of Providence Health
Center in West Palm Beach. Dr. Hassan graduated medical school from the American System in Springfield, MA.
University of the Caribbean in Netherlands, Antilles, and completed a neurology resi-
dency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. He has
extensive fellowship training in vascular neurology from the Medical College of
Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI. E-mail Your Physician Appointments to

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Opens Office editorial@southfloridahospitalnews.com
in Palm Beach Gardens

Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) is pleased to
announce Nishant Patel, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon, has
opened his Tenet Florida Cardiovascular Care practice in Palm
Beach Gardens. Dr. Patel is on staff at Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center and is a member of the Tenet Florida Heart &
Vascular Network. Dr. Patel’s work experience included being
Chief Resident in the Department of Surgery, Divisions of Dr. Nishant Patel
Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore, MD. Dr. Patel completed a Halsted residency in the department of surgery as
well as graduated medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr.
Patel also served as the Howard Hughes Institute Research Fellow at the McKusick-
Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine. In 2015, Dr. Patel was trained in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
(TAVR) Fundamental for Fellows with Medtronic. He completed the Edwards
Lifesciences TAVR Foundations for Fellows Course, finished the Atrial Fibrillation
Advanced Course with Atricure and completed a course in Minimally Invasive Cardiac
Surgery with Edwards Lifesciences. Dr. Patel has also completed extensive studies in
Marfan Syndrome, valve-sparing aortic root operations and surgery for heart failure.

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