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VITAS HEALTHCARE – PALM BEACH COUNTY VITAS HEALTHCARE – BROWARD COUNTY
Madeleine Dupree, MD Dillobar Gelfond, MD
Madeleine Dupree, M.D., oversees care of patients in their Dillobar Gelfond, M.D., oversees treatment of patients’
residences and assisted living facilities in Boynton Beach. A symptoms in their homes in and around Fort Lauderdale
graduate of Ross University, Dr. Dupree has practiced inter- and Hollywood. She joined VITAS in September 2019 fol-
nal medicine and hospice and palliative care for over 35 lowing a residency at Meharry Medical College in Nashville,
years. TN. Dr. Gelfond earned her medical degree from First
“Hospice involves the integration of the body, mind and Tashkent State Medical Institute in Uzbekistan.
spirit, and caring for each. In my hospice work, I have been “During my internal medicine training, I was working in
humbled by the resilience and courage of the human spirit, a hospital with a hospice unit,” says Dr. Gelfond. "I was
especially at the end of life,” says Dr. Dupree, who complet- attracted to the patient-centered approach, where every-
ed her residency at the former Booth Memorial Medical Center in New York. “I have thing focused on the patient’s and family’s needs. It was very interesting and hard at
been in awe of the dignity of each human being, of their unique individuality despite the same time, but once I had this training, I decided I wanted to do this as my job.”
their disease. I am so grateful for this experience–it has made be a better person.”
VITAS HEALTHCARE – BROWARD COUNTY
VITAS HEALTHCARE – TREASURE COAST
Dulce Taveras, MD
Robert J. Anderson, DO
Dulce Taveras, M.D., oversees patients’ treatment and
Robert J. Anderson, D.O., cares for patients with wound care in their homes and assisted living facilities
advanced illness throughout St. Lucie, Martin and throughout the county. She started working in the hospice
Okeechobee counties. He joined VITAS in August 2019, profession when she joined VITAS in 2010. Today she splits
after spending 25 years providing hospice care part-time her time between managing a team and performing wound
while also specializing in family medicine at a private prac- care for VITAS and Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
tice in Port St. Lucie. “Sometimes traditional medicine addresses the disease
“I’ve always said that hospice care is the way that all med- but doesn’t address a patient’s personal concerns or feel-
ical care ought to be provided because of its holistic ings,” says Dr. Taveras, who completed her residency at St.
approach,” says Dr. Anderson, who earned his degree from Barnabas Hospital in New York. “In hospice, I’m able to
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. “With hospice care, identify my patient’s needs and work on it. By addressing those needs, we can improve
you take people in crisis and surround them with services that can do a lot to help the quality of life for a lot of people.”
them. Being able to provide for patients and their families at this particular time is so
important and such a privilege.”
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