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Memorial Healthcare System Neurointerventional Radiologist

Neurosurgeon Granted Fellowship Michal Obrzut, MD, Joins Cleveland
of the American College of Surgeons Clinic Florida's Pauline Braathen
Neurological Center
Christopher R. DeMassi, M.D., Medical Director of the
Memorial Neuroscience Institute Spine Center of Memorial
Healthcare System was among 1,823 initiates from around the Board-certified neuro-interventional radiologist Michal
world who became Fellows of the American College of Obrzut, M.D., has joined the Department of Neurosurgery at
Surgeons (FACS). Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Pauline Braathen Neurological
Dr. DeMassi has been leading the development of the spine Dr. Christopher R. Center. Dr. Obrzut completed fellowships in interventional Dr. Michal Obrzut
center at Memorial Neuroscience Institute. He also was an DeMassi radiology and endovascular surgical neuroradiology at Johns
instrumental part of the team that helped certify the Epilepsy Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed additional advanced training in
program as a Level 4 epilepsy center by NAEC. Dr. DeMassi was the first neurosurgeon neuroradiology and diagnostic radiology at Yale University School of Medicine. He grad-
in South Florida to implant the Neuropace device and has done a number of these pro- uated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine and completed a medical
cedures with this innovative technology. residency at Georgetown University Hospital.

Coral Gables Hospital Appoints
New Physician Joins Holy Cross New Chief of Staff

Medical Group
Dr. Juan A. Fernandez, nephrologist on the medical staff of
Coral Gables Hospital, joins the hospital’s leadership team as
Dr. Victor A. Velez-Aldahondo has joined the Holy Cross
Medical Group. the chief of staff. Dr. Fernandez has been a member of the
Dr. Victor A. Velez-Aldahondo is a board certified neurolo- medical staff at Coral Gables Hospital since 1995. He gradu-
gist with specialty in movement disorders. He recently served ated from the University of Northeastern Catholic University
as a clinical instructor at the University of Miami Miller and completed his Doctorate in Medicine Doctoral Thesis on
School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology and Medical and Surgical Therapy for Peptic Ulcer Disease. He is
worked as a fee-basis physician for the Miami Veterans Affairs certified with the Federation of State Medical Boards, Dr. Juan A. Fernandez
healthcare system. At the University of Miami Miller School American Board of Physician Specialties and Good Clinical
of Medicine, he completed a fellowship in movement disor- Dr. Victor A. Velez- Practice.
ders and clinical neurophysiology, a residency in neurology as Aldahondo
administrative chief resident, and an internship in internal IRMC Welcomes Neurologist
medicine. Dr. Velez-Aldahondo graduated as a Medicine Doctor, magna cum laude, from
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine. He received a B.A. in industrial Xabier Beristain, MD
microbiology and B.A. in biology, both magna cum laude, from Universidad de Puerto
Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez. Indian River Medical Center (IRMC) welcomes board-cer-
tified Neurologist Xabier Beristain, M.D., to its multi-specialty
group of physicians. Dr. Beristain is a Diplomat of the
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the
American Board of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Beristain attended medical school and completed his
internship and residency at the University of the Basque
Country, Spain. He then completed a residency in neurology Dr. Xabier Beristain
at Indiana University in Indianapolis where he later served as
Chief Resident. He also completed a fellowship in movement disorders at Indiana
University.
Dr. Beristain’s academic and hospital appointments include assistant professor in the
Department of Neurology and attending physician at Indiana University Medical Center,
attending physician at Saint Vincent Hospital and Community East and North Hospitals
in Indianapolis, attending physician at Maine General Hospital in Augusta, and associate
professor for the Department of Neurology at Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola
University Health Systems in Maywood, Illinois.
Miami Cancer Institute Names
Murugesan Manoharan, M.D., Chief

of Urologic Oncology Surgery

Murugesan Manoharan, M.D., has joined the team of
renowned cancer care experts with Miami Cancer Institute at
Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Manoharan, or simply
“Mano” as he’s often referred, will serve as the Institute’s Chief
of Urologic Oncologic Surgery and Director of Robotic
Urologic Surgery. Dr. Murugesan
Prior to joining Miami Cancer Institute, Dr. Manoharan Manoharan
practiced urology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
where he served as one of the site disease group leaders for genitourinary cancers. He
also practiced urology at Jackson Memorial Hospital and at the Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Miami.
Dr. Manoharan was a tenured professor of urology and served as the Director of the
Urologic Oncology Fellowship program at the University Of Miami Miller School Of
Medicine, having received the Best Urology Teacher of the Year Award on multiple occa-
sions.

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