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Profiles in Cardiology

CLEVELAND CLINIC MARTIN HEALTH JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER

Edward Savage, MD Jeffrey S. Fenster, MD, FACC

Edward Savage, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon from Dr. Jeffrey Fenster is board certified in general and inter-
Cleveland Clinic Florida, has joined Cleveland Clinic ventional cardiology. He received his bachelor's degree in
Martin Health as medical director of cardiovascular surgical biology from The University of Texas and his medical
services. Working closely with cardiologists and cardiac sur- degree from Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel.
geons within the Frances Langford Heart Center at Martin Dr. Fenster completed his internship and residency in inter-
Health, Dr. Savage is developing programs to optimize qual- nal medicine in the Albert Einstein School of Medicine,
ity and patient-centered care, improve safety and outcomes, Division of Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center
and increase innovation. A graduate of Columbia University in New York. He went on to complete fellowships in gener-
and Yale University Medical School, and trained in cardio- al cardiology and interventional cardiology at the Division
thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Dr. of Cardiology at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of
Savage has been in practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Savage’s practice is located in Miami. Dr. Fenster’s areas of expertise include cardiac catheterization, angioplasty,
Stuart. and stent placement, with a focus on the whole patient, giving attention to both the
prevention and treatment of heart disease.
Brett Beecher, MD
Simie B. Platt, MD
Brett Beecher, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon, joined
Cleveland Clinic Martin Health on January 22. Dr. Beecher Dr. Simie Platt, a board certified cardiac electrophysiolo-
was most recently employed at University Hospital in gist, is the chief of staff at Jupiter Medical Center. Dr. Platt
Augusta, GA. He is a graduate of The University of is excited about the upcoming launch of the Atrial
Oklahoma College of Medicine and trained in cardiothoracic Fibrillation Ablation program at Jupiter Medical Center,
surgery at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, which will be established at the onset of the hospital’s new
IL. Dr. Beecher’s practice includes: open heart and general open-heart surgery program. Dr. Platt performed the first
thoracic procedures; robotic lobectomy; implementation of catheter ablation in Palm Beach County. A graduate of
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and ven- Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dr. Platt com-
tricular assist devices (VAD); and transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR). pleted his cardiology fellowship at Montefiore Medical
Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, NY, and he completed an
electrophysiology fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER

Seyed-Mojtaba Gashti, DO Elliot Pearson, MD

Dr. Seyed-Mojtaba Gashti is a vascular surgeon on the Dr. Elliot Pearson is a pediatric cardiologist on staff at the
medical staff at West Boca Medical Center. Dr. Gashti is a Palm Beach Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
board certified, fellowship trained Vascular and He has a special interest in advanced techniques in non-
Endovascular surgeon. He specializes in the diagnosis and invasive cardiac imaging by ultrasound. Dr. Pearson’s clini-
treatment of vascular diseases and performs the latest cal interests include perinatal cardiology (fetal echocardiog-
endovascular procedures, including carotid artery angio- raphy), chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity, and mixed
plasty and stenting, stent graft repair of abdominal and tho- connective tissue disease. He earned his medical degree
racic aortic pathologies (aneurysms, dissection, penetrating from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
ulcers, etc.), lower extremity revascularization, and dialysis and graduated with research distinction for his work on
access. Dr. Gashti earned his Bachelors of Science in Biology critical congenital heart disease screening in infants. He
from Northeastern University before attending medical school and becoming a completed his Pediatrics training at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England College of Hospital and completed his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Duke University
Osteopathic Medicine. He did his internship at the Medical Center of Central Medical Center. Dr. Pearson is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and
Massachusetts and followed that up with his residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in the the American Heart Association.
Bronx, New York. Dr. Gashti then completed a vascular and endovascular fellowships
at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, NJ and Union Memorial Muneer Hassan, MD
Hospital in Baltimore, MD, respectively. In 2009, Dr Gashti won the Public Citizen of
the Year award by the Maryland chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
for his volunteer work in Haiti. Dr. Muneer Hassan is a neurologist on staff at St. Mary’s
Medical Center. Dr. Hassan specializes in general neurology,
intracranial monitoring, stroke and neurocritical care. Dr.
Donna Rhoden, MD Hassan earned his medical degree from American University
of the Caribbean in the Netherlands Antilles. He went to do
Serving the South Florida area since 1996, Pediatric his residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science
Cardiologist, Dr. Donna Rhoden works alongside the board- Center in Memphis, Tennessee in neurology. He then com-
certified pediatric specialists and subspecialists on the med- pleted his fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in
ical staff at West Boca Medical Center. West Boca Medical Milwaukee in vascular neurology. Prior to working at St.
Center performs diagnostic services for children with heart Mary’s, Dr. Hassan was on staff at Providence Sacred Heart
disease and other cardiovascular conditions. Board certified in Spokane, Washington. While there Dr. Hassan focused on vascular neurology and
in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology, Dr. Rhoden’s areas of was a faculty neurohospitalist. Dr. Hassan is a member of the American Academy of
interest include congenital heart disease, fetal cardiology, Neurology and the Advanced Neuroscience Network.
chest pain, syncope, arrhythmia and hypertension. Since
1993, Dr. Rhoden has been a board certified Diplomate from the American Board of
Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is also a fel-
low of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Rhoden received her Doctorate of
Medicine and completed her fellowship in pediatric cardiology from the Medical
College of Georgia. Licensed in the state of Florida, Dr. Rhoden is also a member of
the National Board of Medical Examiners.

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