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Profiles In Cardiology

TENET FLORIDA CARDIOVASCULAR CARE Mohamed Behairy, MD, FACC

Dr. Mohamed Behairy is a highly experienced cardiologist
Nishant Patel, MD with roots deep in the Plantation community. Teamed with his
colleague Dr. Mohamed Osman, they offer current options in
Dr. Nishant Patel is a cardiothoracic surgeon with Tenet preventative medicine and evidence based general and inter-
Florida Cardiovascular Care (TFCC) and provides the full ventional cardiology diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Behairy is
range of cardiac surgery to his patients at Palm Beach Gardens certified by the American Board of Cardiology and the
Medical Center and Delray Medical Center. He excels in coro- American Board of Internal Medicine. He is on-staff at Florida
nary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery to treat severe Medical Center, a Campus of North Shore located in Fort
coronary artery disease. Dr. Patel is one of a few cardiac sur- Lauderdale.
geons in the country that offers multiple arterial grafting for Dr. Behairy is bilingual in English and Arabic. He has been practicing medicine for over
CABG. Only 5 percent of patients in the United States receive 35 years. Dr. Behairy completed a fellowship in cardiology and an internal medicine res-
multiple arterial grafts during CABG. On the other hand, idency from Bergen Pines Hospital, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
approximately 50 percent of Dr. Patel's patients receive at (UMDNJ) in Paramus, NJ. He also finished an internal medicine residency at St. Francis
least two arterial bypass grafts during CABG surgery, which is Medical Center, Hahnemann University, located in Trenton, NJ. Dr. Behairy completed
thought to improve both survival and durability of the proce- his internship and medical school at Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
dure. Dr. Patel also provides state-of-the-art valve repair, valve replacement, atrial fibril-
lation surgery and aortic aneurysm surgery, as well as minimally invasive surgery and
transcatheter aortic valve replacement. TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES –
Dr. Patel is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He completed medical school
and all of his training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at The Johns Hopkins SOUTH - MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Throughout his medical career, Dr. Patel has presented
his scientific research at 32 national and international conferences. He has published over Jose Marquez, MD
50 articles in some of the most prestigious cardiothoracic surgery and medical journals,
including the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Patel is on-staff at Palm Beach
Gardens Medical Center and Delray Medical Center. Jose Marquez, M.D., is an interventional cardiologist
board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular dis-
ease with over 35 years of experience. He is dedicated to pro-
Joseph Ricotta, MD, MS, DFSVS, FACS viding quality patient care specializing in cardiac catheteriza-
tions and minimally invasive treatment options.
Dr. Joseph Ricotta specializes in vascular surgery and Dr. Marquez completed his fellowship at Down State
endovascular therapy and is the Regional Medical Director Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, in
for Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy. Dr. Ricotta cardiology. Prior to that, he underwent a Cardiology residen-
recently pioneered a new vascular procedure to prevent cy and completed his internship at King’s County Hospital
harmful plaque from traveling to the brain which reduces a and Affiliated Hospitals in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Marquez grad-
patients’ risk of stroke during carotid artery treatment. He uated medical school from the Universidad Central del Este in Santo Domingo,
was the first physician on the east coast of Florida to perform Dominican Republic. Dr. Marquez has been dedicated to the Miami community with
the novel trans-carotid artery revascularization (TCAR) pro- over 25 years of practicing medicine in South Florida. His Tenet Florida Physician
cedure, which is a new minimally-invasive treatment for Services office is conveniently located in Miami and he is on-staff at Palmetto General
patients with carotid artery blockage that results in shorter procedure times, hospital stay Hospital where he serves as the Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at
and reduced risk of stroke. Palmetto General Hospital.
In addition, Dr. Ricotta performed the first endovascular robotic procedure in the
United States using the Corindus robot at Delray Medical Center earlier this year. He has Jaime J. Sanchez, MD, FACC
a unique interest in limb salvage procedures to prevent leg amputations. aortic
aneurysms, carotid disease, and venous disease including pulmonary embolism. Dr.
Ricotta is committed to care at his Tenet Florida Cardiovascular Care office in Delray Dr. Jaime Sanchez is a cardiology specialist with the expert-
Beach, FL and is on-staff at Delray Medical Center. ise needed to guide patients on a successful path to a healthier
heart. Dr. Sanchez’s proficiency in cardiac testing and diagno-
sis helps him develop a heart treatment plan unique to each
TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES (TFPS) patient. He is an award-winning cardiologist with a conve-
niently located Hialeah office and is on staff at Palmetto
– SOUTH – BROWARD COUNTY General Hospital.
Dr. Sanchez is board-certified in internal medicine, cardio-
vascular disease, and nuclear cardiology. He is dedicated to
Mohamed Osman., MD, FACC bringing his patients the latest evidence-based cardiology care. Dr. Sanchez completed
fellowships in cardiology, including serving as chief fellow, as well as his internal medi-
While Dr. Mohamed Osman always says that his number cine residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx,
one focus is in the prevention of heart disease, he has dedi- NY. He also completed a residency in family medicine at Dr. Jamie Oliver Pino Hospital,
cated his career as an interventional cardiologist to offering San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Dr. Sanchez is bilingual in English and
patients the highest quality care with minimally invasive Spanish. With Dr. Sanchez, exceptional cardiac care is just a heartbeat away.
solutions for cardiovascular diseases including hypertension,
coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, heart Miguel Diaz, MD, FACC, FSCAI
attacks, valvular heart disease and peripheral arterial disease.
In addition, he now performs transcatheter aortic valve
replacement (TAVR) procedures for patients with aortic valve Dr. Miguel A. Diaz is a clinical and interventional cardiolo-
stenosis avoiding the extensive conventional surgical approach, again allowing for a gist with a Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) office in
speedy recovery for his patients. Dr. Osman is also specialized in limb salvage procedures Hialeah, FL, specializing in the treatment of adult cardiovas-
for patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Mohamed Osman is triple- cular diseases. His areas of interest include preventive and
board certified and has extensive experience in caring for critically ill patients. Dr. Osman general cardiology, complex coronary and structural heart dis-
has an office at Tenet Florida Physician Services in Plantation and is on-staff at Florida ease, and management of peripheral arterial disease. Dr. Diaz
Medical Center, a campus of North Shore in Fort Lauderdale, North Shore Medical performs complex coronary and peripheral arterial interven-
Center in Miami and Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah. He is bilingual in English and tions, chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary inter-
Arabic. vention (CTO-PCI), structural heart disease and transcatheter aortic valve replacement
(TAVR), a new treatment option for people with aortic stenosis which could be an alter-
native to traditional types of open heart surgeries.
Don’t forget to include South Florida Hospital TAVR is a minimally invasive cardiac treatment where a cardiology team, led by an
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aortic stenosis by inserting a new replacement valve inside of the existing aortic valve

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for a Media Kit interventional cardiologist and Regional Medical Director of Transcatheter Therapies,
performed the first Mitra Clip NT case in South Florida as a treatment for valvular heart
diease. Dr. Diaz is board-certified in clinical, interventional and nuclear cardiology.

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