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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Juan C. Martinez, MD Hilary Glazer, MD

Juan C. Martinez, M.D., is Medical Director of Division of Hilary Glazer, M.D., is a neurologist at Memorial
Pediatric Pulmonology at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Neuroscience Institute, specializing in memory, dementia,
He is past Chief of Medicine at Joe DiMaggio Children's Alzheimer’s disease, and the prevention of cognitive decline
Hospital and Vice Chief of Memorial Physician Group. Dr. with age. She leads a Memory Care team that provides
Martinez completed his internship and residency in pedi- patients and their families with the support, services and
atrics at MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve tools they need to slow the progression of memory loss and
University in Cleveland, OH, and a fellowship in pediatric help them live life to the fullest. Dr. Glazer earned her med-
pulmonology at Rainbow Babies and Children’s ical degree at Washington University in St. Louis and com-
Hospital/Case Western Reserve University at University pleted neurology training at the University of
Hospitals. He trained in pediatric sleep medicine while at Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. She completed fellow-
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and is board-certified ship training in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at
in sleep medicine.Before joining Joe DiMaggio Children’s University of Florida and is one of the few physicians in
Hospital, he practiced pediatric pulmonology and directed the Sleep Disorders and Cystic South Florida certified in Behavioral Neurology and
Fibrosis centers at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. From 1995-2003, he Neuropsychiatry from the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties.
served as clinical assistant professor in the College of Medicine at University of South Dr. Glazer became passionate about helping families going through health challenges
Florida in Tampa. He is an affiliate assistant professor of clinical biomedical science at through her own personal experience with memory loss. She works closely with patients
Florida Atlantic University. and their families to understand their personal goals, prepare for challenges, and imple-
ment person-centered treatment plans that enable each person to achieve their highest
Maria Del Pilar Gutierrez, MD potential.

Maria Del Pillar Gutierrez, M.D., has dedicated more than Juan D. Arenas, MD
two decades of her profession to diagnosing and treating
children with some of the most complex cases as a board- Juan D. Arenas, M.D., a board-certified general surgeon, is
certified pediatrician. At Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Chief of Pediatric and Adult Surgical Kidney
Dr. Gutierrez has served as a pediatric infectious diseases Transplantation and Chief of Memorial Solid Organ
specialist for 20 years where she feels her work can make the Transplant Institute for Memorial Healthcare System.
most impact for children and their families. Dr. Arenas earned his medical degree from Escuela
Dr. Gutierrez earned her medical degree from the Colombiana de Medicina, Bogota, Colombia. He completed
University of Miami Medical School. She completed residen- residency training in general surgery at Pennsylvania State
cies in pediatrics and pediatric infectious disease at MedStar University School of Medicine and a research Fellowship in
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C., then the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Arenas also com-
served as an attending physician and a fellow at Children’s National Medical Center in pleted a Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery at the
Washington, D.C. She returned to University of Miami as a fellow at Jackson Memorial University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
Hospital and joined Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in 1997 while simultaneously serv- Since 1997, he has held academic and clinical appointments in surgery and transplan-
ing as an attending physician at an HIV clinic for the University of Miami. tation surgery at University of Pennsylvania; Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Universidad
El Bosque, and Universidad Javeriana, all in Bogota, Colombia; Pennsylvania State
Gerald J. Lavandosky, MD, FAAP, FCCP University, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit,
MI; and Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Dr. Arenas has also held the position of
Professor and Chief, Division of Surgical Transplantation/Department of Surgery at
Dr. Gerald Lavandosky received his undergraduate degree
in biochemistry from Virginia Tech, and then attended med- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
ical school at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in
Norfolk, VA. He completed a pediatric residency at the MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk, VA
where he was also chief resident. Dr. Lavandosky went on to Othon Wiltz, MD
complete a pediatric critical care fellowship at the Children's
Medical Center of Dallas/University of Texas Southwestern Othon Wiltz, M.D., is the director of colon and rectal sur-
Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Upon completion of fellow- gery at Memorial Hospital West.
ship training, Dr. Lavandosky relocated to the South Florida Dr. Wiltz followed the footsteps of his father, also a colon
area where he has been practicing pediatric critical care and rectal surgeon, after seeing a patient thank him for sav-
since 1996. He regularly travels throughout Florida and the ing her life. While Dr. Wiltz treats patients with a variety of
Caribbean via a fully equipped helicopter to help transport conditions – from life-threatening cancers to others that
critically ill or injured children outside the South Florida simply cause discomfort – his approach to patient care is to
region to Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. treat patients as he would like to be treated and works with
Dr. Lavandosky is a pediatric intensivists and hospitalist who is board-certified and fel- them to make a difference in their lives. Dr. Wiltz earned his
lowship-trained in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He and his team oper- medical degree at Columbia University College of
ate the PICU facility at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.
Physicians and Surgeons, and completed specialized train-
ing at Deaconess Hospital in Boston and University of Minnesota. Prior to joining
Memorial Healthcare System, Dr. Wiltz was chief of Colorectal Surgery at Virginia
Hospital Center, where he created a successful Colon and Rectal Surgery program and
mentored future surgeons.

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE

Boaz S. Rosenblat, MD

Dr. Boaz Rosenblat is a board certified physician who specializes in emergency medicine at Memorial Hospital Pembroke. He earned his bachelor’s
degree at Columbia College in 1994, followed by his medical degree at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Rosenblat completed his
residency in Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. Dr. Rosenblat joined Memorial Healthcare System in 2002
as an emergency physician at Memorial Hospital West and was promoted to medical director of the Emergency Department at Memorial Hospital
Pembroke in 2005. His passion for delivering compassionate care in a high intensity environment stems from his inherent propensity to constantly
challenge himself, and those around him, to constantly strive for the highest goals possible. His leadership style is to set expectations by the example
he leads, which allowed him to build a team that are proud of the accomplishments they achieve on a daily basis in the ER.

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