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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS




                            BROWARD HEALTH NORTH
                                                                                  Kenneth Zelnick, MD
        Heberto Valdes, MD
                                                                                   Kenneth Zelnick, M.D., is the medical director of car-
          Heberto Valdes, M.D., is an endocrinologist at Broward                  diopulmonary rehabilitation at Broward Health Medical
        Health North specializing in the treatment of hormone                     Center. Zelnick has been affiliated with Broward Health
        disorders, including thyroid abnormalities, diabetes mel-                 since 2006 and is board certified in internal medicine, car-
        litus, cholesterol disorders, bone metabolic disease and                  diology and interventional cardiology.
        cancers of the endocrine glands. Depending on the acuity                   As the son of a doctor, Zelnick recalls always wanting to
        of the condition, recommendations may include lifestyle                   be a physician. In 1992, he earned his medical degree with
        modifications, medications or even surgery.                               honors research distinction from the University of Miami
          Valdes is a motivated physician with the Broward                        Miller School of Medicine. He completed his internal
        Health Physician Group who seeks innovative ways to                       medicine residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in
        help his community through educational workshops. He                      New York. Zelnick served as chief fellow and received the
        is fluent in Spanish and English and interested in using new              Fellow of the Year Award twice while completing his car-
        technology to revolutionize the management of Diabetes                    diology and interventional cardiology fellowships, also at the Miller School of
        Mellitus.                                                                 Medicine.“Cardiology is a unique way to have an acute interaction with patients who
          Born in Cuba, Valdes graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of   are very sick,” said Zelnick. “Over time, as a doctor, I realized the importance of
        Miami and earned his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He   longer involvement in patients’ lives.
        completed his internal medicine residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New   Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is a great way to do that. I am very excited to deal
        York and later attended the University of South Florida for specialized training in   more with the prevention and treatment of heart disease and the.”Zelnick has partic-
        endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.                                   ipated in various research projects and presented on cardiology-related topics. Zelnick
          Valdes continued his training at Moffitt Cancer Center, where he was exposed to com-  is a professional member of the American College of Cardiology.
        plex endocrine cases as well as unique thyroid cancer cases. He is passionate about teach-  “I try to bring my personality and compassion with me,” he said. “I sort of wear it
        ing and currently holds a position as Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of   on my sleeve and I try to be very open to patients. I have not lost that enjoyment of
        Central Florida College of Medicine.                                      being involved in patients’ lives.”

        Dennis Tishko, MD                                                                       BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS

          Dennis Tishko, M.D., is a board certified thoracic surgeon              Guy V. Zingaro, MD
        who specializes in treating non-cardiac thoracic disease,
        including lung cancer, chest masses, lung disease and pleu-                Guy V. Zingaro, M.D., is chief of staff at Broward Health
        ral disease.                                                              Coral Springs. In this role, Zingaro is responsible for rep-
          Tishko has dedicated his entire career to the care of lung              resenting the medical staff, bringing concerning matters
        cancer and chest disease patients. He is committed to com-                to administration and the North Broward Hospital District
        munity education and outreach, making lung cancer screen-                 Board of Commissioners. In addition, he works with
        ings an important part of his busy practice.                              administration on patient care issues.Zingaro takes great
          “Lung cancer kills more people than colon cancer, breast                pride in the community he serves. He has been a gastroen-
        cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and brain cancer                  terologist with Broward Health Coral Springs since the
        combined,” said Tishko, a member of the Broward Health                    hospital opened 32 years ago and specializes in gastroin-
        Physician Group. “The best chance for survival is getting an              testinal esophageal diseases in addition to colon cancer
        early diagnosis to increase the chance of good surgical outcomes.”        screening and prevention. Zingaro received his medical
          Tishko has been a physician for 20 years. He obtained his undergraduate degree in bio-  degree from Southwestern University (MHAM) School of
        physics at Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree at the University of   Medicine in the Philippines. He did his residency in
        Cincinnati. Tishko completed his surgical residency at Harvard Medical School and   Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital in New York and his
        received advanced fellowships in thoracic surgery at the University of Wisconsin and The   fellowship at the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia. He received his
        Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH.                             undergraduate degree from Colgate University in New York.

                      BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER                               Kutty K. Chandran, MD

        Shannon B. Keating, DO                                                     Kutty K. Chandran, M.D., is the chief medical officer at
                                                                                  Broward Health Coral Springs. Prior to that role he was the
          Shannon B. Keating, D.O., is a hematologist oncologist at               hospital’s chief of staff. As CMO, Chandran oversees qual-
        the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Broward Health                         ity improvement efforts and physician engagement initia-
        Medical Center. Her passion for oncology started when her                 tives.
        father died from acute lymphocytic leukemia when she was                   Chandran has been practicing internal medicine for 36
        9 years old.                                                              years and has been an attending physician with Broward
          While pursuing her degree in biochemistry at the                        Health Coral Springs since 1990. He specializes in addic-
        University of Miami in 2005, Keating volunteered in a chil-               tion medicine and is a certified Diplomate in American
        dren’s oncology unit, where she interacted with patients and              Board of Addiction Medicine and Internal Medicine.
        their families. The experience inspired her to become a                    A native of India, Chandran received his medical degree
        physician.                                                                from Ross University in West Indies and completed his res-
          Keating received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at                  idency at St. Elizabeth Hospital in New Jersey.
        Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale in 2011
        and completed her internal medicine residency training at                                       SURTERRA WELLNESS
        Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Michigan. She was chief fellow in the hematology
        oncology fellowship at Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami. She is also a mem-  Jaime T. Snarski, MD
        ber of the American Society of Hematology and American Society of Clinical Oncology
        and the American College of Osteopathic Internists.
          “I think being a young female physician in this field and being a doctor of osteopathic   Dr. Jaime T. Snarski has been Surterra’s medical director
        medicine sets me apart,” Keating said. "Women in general communicate differently than   since November 2017. She is a Duke trained board certi-
        men do. Communication is a huge part in any physician role, especially in oncology   fied Emergency Physician that has seen the devastating
        where patients have to understand their diagnosis, their treatment plan and what they   effects of the opioid crisis first hand and knows the impor-
        need to do moving forward.”                                              tance of medical marijuana and how it can positively
          Keating has participated in various research projects throughout her career and enjoys   effect patients. She is an educator for and board member
        her role with the Broward Health Physician Group because it gives her the opportunity   of the American Medical Marijuana Physician Association.
        to offer clinical trials to her patients.                                She also works with Floating Doctors in Panama where
          “You get to spend more time with patients in this field and develop such strong rela-  she volunteers her time to set up and run sustainable
        tionships with them and their families,” Keating said. “It can be challenging because at   medical clinics in jungle and island communities with no
        times patients are lost, but there are great moments when patients are cured as well.”   access to healthcare.

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