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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS
MARTIN HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
Evan Collins, MD
Kathleen Minnick, MD
Dr. Evan Collins is an obstetrician/gynecologist with
Women’s Health Specialists in Jensen Beach and Port St. Dr. Kathleen Minnick is a Board-Certified female breast
Lucie. He joined the practice in 1990 after obtaining his surgeon on the medical staff of Good Samaritan Medical
undergraduate and medical school degrees from the Center. She completed her residency program at
University of Tennessee and completing a residency in Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine at the
obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Minnick special-
Florida in Tampa. When Dr. Collins first served on the izes in the care of benign and malignant breast disease.
Martin Medical Center Board of Directors as president of Through her interactions with the community as a physi-
the Martin Health Medical Staff in 2011, he strongly advo- cian, public speaker, local organizations, and an active
cated for the innovative DaVinci surgical system. Collins participant in local breast cancer support groups, she rec-
had been trained on the DaVinci system in 2007 and knew ognizes the surgical care of patients with breast disease
it would eventually become a standard for every hospital does not begin and end at the operating room doors.
system. He was instrumental in Martin Health’s purchase Dr. Minnick participates in the Mastery of Breast
of the surgical system in 2012. Dr. Collins has served on the Martin Medical Center Surgery Pilot Program. She completes numerous hours of continuing medical education
Board of Directors since 2011. courses and attends national meetings on a yearly basis. She is an active participant in
local breast cancer support groups and serves as an active board member for Your Bosom
Benjamin Ngo, MD Buddies II, Inc.
Benjamin Ngo, M.D., followed in his father’s footsteps as Thomas Klein, MD
a gastroenterologist in Stuart. He worked side-by-side with
his father, Domingo Ngo, M.D., who had a solo practice for Dr. Thomas Klein is a Radiation Oncologist on the
30 years. Prior to partnering, the father and son sold their medical staff of Good Samaritan Medical Center. Dr. Klein
practice to Martin Health System in 2011. The elder physi- graduated with honors from Duke University and
cian retired in 2016, but Dr. Benjamin Ngo has continued received a PhD in Molecular Genetics from Mount Sinai
to operate the practice as part of Martin Health Physician School of Medicine. He then went on to earn his medical
Group. Dr. Ngo obtained his medical degree from the degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York
University of Miami School of Medicine and completed his City where he was honored with the prestigious Alpha
residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society award. He did his
Philadelphia. He followed his residency with a fellowship internal medicine residency at Georgetown University
in gastroenterology at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and then did his res-
PA. Last year, Dr. Ngo was honored with the Physician idency for Radiation Oncology training at the Yale School
Citizen of the Year Award by Martin Health associates for demonstrating excellence and of Medicine, where he was named chief resident. He spe-
professionalism, as well as compassion and respect, for patients, their families, and the cializes in most cancers, including, breast, head and neck, prostate, lung and skin.
entire Martin Health System patient care team.
National Doctor’s Day
Thursday, March 30, 2017
For Listening, Hearing
and Responding,
VITAS THANKS YOU.
On National Doctor’s Day, we thank
the compassionate physicians who not only
lend an ear to VITAS’ patients and their
families but respond to their wishes and needs.
SINCE 1980
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