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Profiles in Cardiology

WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER BROWARD HEALTH NORTH

Luis Mora, M.D. Sharon Fox, R.N.

Dr. Luis Mora is a cardiac electrophysiology specialist who Sharon Fox has worked in the Cardiac Catheterization
is a member of the medical staff at West Boca Medical Center. Lab at Broward Health North since 2012. Sharon has been
Having more than 14 years of diverse experience in cardiovas- a registered nurse for 27 years working as an Emergency
cular disease, he served as an intern, resident and chief resi- Room nurse and Intensive Care Unit nurse before moving
dent at Emory University, where he subsequently continued to the Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
his training in cardiology. After finishing his training in cardio- As Nurse Specialist in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab,
vascular diseases, during which he also served as chief fellow, Sharon is committed to ensure that patients and families
he continued and finished his training at Emory University in are provided exceptional care and service. She enjoys work-
clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Mora offers some of the ing with the team at Broward Health North to complete
most advanced techniques to treat cardiac arrhythmias, including cryoablation of atrial procedures such as coronary angiography, coronary
fibrillation. His clinical interests include advanced techniques for ablation of atrial fibril- catheterizations, treatment of stenotic heart valves, permanent and temporary pace-
lation, epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia and new device technology. maker implantations, peripherally inserted central catheters and noninvasive cardiac
procedures, to name a few.
As a result of Sharon’s dedication, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab continues to
Seyed-Mojtaba Gashti, D.O.
produce quality outcomes and be recognized for safe, cutting edge cardiac care.
Dr. Seyed-Mojtaba Gashti is a vascular surgeon on the med-
ical staff at West Boca Medical Center. Dr. Gashti is a board Marc M. Aueron, M.D., FACC
certified surgeon and fellowship trained in vascular surgery
and endovascular surgery. He specializes in the diagnosis and Marc M. Aueron, M.D., is board certified in Internal
treatment of vascular disease and performs endovascular pro- Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography.
cedures, including carotid stenting, stent graft repair of Dr. Aueron has been on staff at Broward Health North since
abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, lower extremity July 1988 and is the past chief of medicine and cardiology.
revascularzation, and dialysis access. Dr. Gashti earned his He has great interest in cardiac imaging, heart failure,
Bachelor of Science in Biology from Northeastern University valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease and pericar-
before attending medical school at Doctor of Osteopathic dial disease.
Medicine University of New England COM. He did his intern- He received his medical degree from Universidad
ship at the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts and fol- Autonoma in Guadalajara, Mexico and NYU Medical
lowed that up with his residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY. Dr. Gashti Center. He served as chief medical resident, and then completed his cardiology fel-
then completed two fellowships at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, lowship, both at Long Island College Hospital in New York.
NJ and Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2009, Dr. Gashti won the Dr. Aueron is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the
Public Citizen of the Year award by the Maryland chapter of the National Association of American College of Cardiology.
Social Workers for his volunteer work in Haiti.
JFK MEDICAL CENTER

Marcos A. Nores, M.D., F.A.C.S., Waqas Ghumman, M.D., F.A.C.C.
F.A.C.C.
Dr. Waqas Ghumman is the Medical Director of The
Advanced Heart Care Center at JFK Medical Center in
Dr. Marcos Nores is the Medical Director of The Heart and
Vascular Institute and Cardiovascular Services at JFK Medical Atlantis, Fl. Ghumman played an integral role in the establish-
Center in Atlantis, Fl. Under Nores’ leadership, JFK has become ment of JFK’s Heart Failure Clinic in 2016.
one of the premier Heart Centers in South Florida for open- Dr. Ghumman specializes in congestive heart failure, car-
heart cases as well as the busiest TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic diac imaging, and left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). He
Valve Replacement) and Mitral Clip programs in the county. has special interests in pulmonary hypertension, HTN and
Over his extensive career, Dr. Nores has performed over 4,000 preventive cardiovascular medicine as well. He has published
cases. Dr. Nores’ expertise is in valvular heart disease (both extensively in cardiac imaging.
mitral and aortic valve repair or replacement), Transcatheter Valve Therapy, multiple arte- Dr. Ghumman is board certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and
rial coronary bypass’ and aortic aneurysm surgeries including arch and thoracoabdominal heart transplantation. He completed his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Krannert
aneurysms and has an interest in HOCM (Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy). Institute of Cardiology at Indiana University in Indianapolis and his internship and resi-
Dr. Nores is a board certified thoracic surgeon. He received his medical degree at the dency in internal medicine at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL. Ghumman
University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine and completed a cardiothoracic residency received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine.
at George Washington University.

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