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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL SOUTH MIRAMAR

Jackson Cohen, MD Alvaro E.
Visbal, MD
Jackson G. Cohen, M.D., is a fellowship-trained, board-certified, interventional pain medicine
physician at Memorial Regional Hospital South. He specializes in the treatment of spine and
musculoskeletal pain including neck and lower back pain, hip, knee, and shoulder pain, arthri- Dr. Alvaro Visbal, a
tis, tendon injuries, sports injuries, nerve pain, complex regional pain syndrome, and cancer board-certified pul-
pain among other chronic pain conditions. monologist, serves as
Dr. Cohen received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in associate medical
Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Maimonides director for critical
Hospital in Brooklyn before moving to Miami for his residency in Physical Medicine and care at Memorial
Rehabilitation at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he served as Chief Hospital Miramar. He
Resident. He went on to complete a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine with the holds certifications
Department of Anesthesia at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. from the American
He practices with a holistic approach, providing each patient an individualized treatment and management plan to fit his Board of Internal
or her unique needs. Medicine in pulmonary disease, critical care med-
icine and internal medicine.
Dr. Visbal earned his medical degree from
James A. Salerno, MD Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota,
Colombia in 2000, and completed his residency
James A Salerno, M.D., is a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and and a fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne
rehabilitation at Memorial Regional Hospital South. He specializes in treatment of post-trans- State University in Detroit, MI, in 2008. Before
plant, cancer, and medical complex patients including those with cardio-pulmonary dysfunc- joining Memorial Healthcare System, Dr. Visbal
tion. was in private practice in the south Broward area.
Dr. Salerno received his medical degree in 2003 from University Of Florida College Of He approaches every patient and their family
Medicine. He completed his first residency in internal medicine in 2006 from University of knowing that even though their concern is about
Florida College of Medicine and served as chief resident of the internal medicine residency pro- a physical condition, there is a significant amount
gram before moving to South Florida for his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation of emotional stress involved. The focus of treat-
at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Salerno most recently came to Memorial ment in the Intensive care Unit not only involves
Healthcare System from Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, where he served as both divi- healing, but also providing comfort and a better
sion chief and medical director of physical medicine and rehabilitation. quality of life.
He approaches the treatment of every patient with concern and sensitivity to the patient and
family’s beliefs regarding treatment and their goals. He strives for excellence with a hands-on style of care.

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