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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA CLEVELAND CLINIC MARTIN HEALTH

Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD Jean Vickers, MD

Emanuele Lo Menzo, M.D., PhD, FACS, FASMBS, is a Since joining Martin Health Physician Group in 2014,
board-certified general surgeon at Cleveland Clinic in Jean Vickers, M.D., has demonstrated a commitment for
Weston. Part of the nationally ranked Gastroenterology leadership. During her tenure, Dr. Vickers has served on a
and GI Surgery Department, he has extensive experience wide range of committees and boards within Martin
in weight loss, minimally invasive and hernia surgery. Dr. Health Physician Group including the leadership council,
Lo Menzo also serves as the Director of the Department of quality committee, and patient experience strategic plan-
Clinical Research and as Associate Program Director of ning. In 2018, she was named vice president and chief
the General Surgery Residency Program. physician group officer. In this role, Dr. Vickers is respon-
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Lo Menzo was an sible for planning, strategic deployment, and coordinating
Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of and directing Martin Health Physician Group operations.
Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, and pre- Dr. Vickers attended West Virginia University School of
viously an Assistant Professor of laparoendoscopic and Medicine and completed her residency at Medical
bariatric surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. University of South Carolina. She is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology.
Dr. Lo Menzo received his medical degree from the University of Catania in Italy
and completed his surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University and The Daniel Edelman, DO
Lankenau Hospital, part of Jefferson Health System in Philadelphia, Pa. He completed
a clinical fellowship in advanced laparoscopy, endoscopy and bariatric surgery at As vice president, chief population officer and chief
Cleveland Clinic Florida. medical information officer with Cleveland Clinic Martin
Dr. Lo Menzo is the author of over 100 original manuscripts, over 300 internation- Health, Daniel Edelman, D.O., is leading the transforma-
ally presented abstracts and 30 book chapters. tion to manage patient populations during the transition

from fee-for-service to a risk-based payment environment.
Rodolfo J. Blandon, MD, MBA Dr. Edelman has extensive experience both in medical
informatics as well as population health management. He
Rodolfo J. Blandon, M.D., M.B.A., is President of joined Cleveland Clinic Martin Health in October 2015 as
Cleveland Clinic Weston, part of the Cleveland Clinic chief medical information officer. In May 2017, he was
Florida region that encompasses southeast Florida. He has named chief medical officer for the organization’s clinical-
contributed to the delivery of world-class care and the ly integrated network, Treasure Coast Integrated
organization’s continued growth in the region since 2001. Healthcare.
Dr. Blandon is responsible for operations of Weston Dr. Edelman received his medical school training at the
hospital and nine additional outpatient facilities across University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his res-
Broward and Palm Beach counties. He previously served idency in internal medicine at Miami Heart Institute.
as Chief of Staff, overseeing a staff of 255 physicians with
expertise in 55 specialties.
As a physician executive, Dr. Blandon maintains a
robust interventional radiology practice and serves as
Chairman of the Department of Imaging. He specializes in diagnosing and treating
vascular diseases, treating benign and malignant tumors, and performing image guid-
ed biopsies and drainages.
Dr. Blandon earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College
of Medicine in Tampa, FL, and completed his radiology residency at Allegheny
General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He also completed his Master of Business
Administration degree at the University of Florida.

HOLY CROSS MEDICAL GROUP

Willy G. Davila, MD

Willy G. Davila, M.D., is a specialist in urogynecology
and reconstructive pelvic surgery at the Holy Cross
Dorothy Mangurian Comprehensive Women’s Center. His
expertise is in surgery for genital prolapse and urinary
incontinence in women. He is past president of the
International Urogynecologic Association (IUGA) and
past chairman of the Board of the National Association for
Continence (NAFC). Additionally, he is an honorary
member of several international societies. Dr. Davila is an
affiliate professor at the Florida Atlantic University School
of Medicine and a clinical associate professor at the
University of South Florida. After attending the
University of Texas at El Paso for his undergraduate
degree, Dr. Davila received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical
School in Houston. He completed his residency at the University of Colorado, where
he received the “Most Outstanding Faculty Member Teaching Award” and the
“Golden Apple Teaching Award.” Dr. Davila also has contributed to dozens of books,
research and publications.

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