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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

BROWARD HEALTH CORAL SPRINGS TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES –
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Charles Lago, MD

March is Colorectal Awareness month, and with that Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD, FACS,
Broward Health Coral Springs acknowledges the hospital’s past FASCRS
medical director, Charles Lago, M.D., who has dedicated his
career to colorectal care. It was through Dr. Lago’s leadership Dr. Eduardo Parra-Davila is committed to offering qual-
that the Broward Health Coral Springs Colorectal Center was ity patient care with the best technology available today
pioneered as the first Colorectal Center in Florida and the sec- which includes robotic assisted surgery, one of the many
ond in the nation to achieve top marks in Joint Commission tools he uses to deliver minimally invasive surgery care. In
accreditation. addition, Dr. Parra-Davila holds the distinction of serving
Dr. Lago is a graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as a Board Member with the Society of Robotic Surgeons
in New York. He completed a surgical residency at the School (SRS) and Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA), as
of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences State University of New York at Buffalo and a fel- well as President of the Robotic Surgery Society of Latin
lowship in colon rectal surgery at Orlando Regional Healthcare System/University of America. Dr. Parra-Davila specializes in colorectal surgery, general surgery with an
Florida Affiliate. emphasis in abdominal wall reconstruction and bariatric surgery. With a focus in
Dr. Lago is a Diplomat of the American Board of General Surgery and a Diplomat of the robotics and minimally-invasive surgery, Dr. Parra-Davila provides colorectal and
American Board of Colon Rectal Surgery. general surgery care including treatments for hernia, abdominal wall reconstruction,
colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, endometriosis, fecal
Joseph P. Corallo, MD incontinence, bariatric surgery, gallbladder disease and gastroesophageal reflux
(GERD). Dr. Parra-Davila has an office with Tenet Florida Physician Services and is
As we recognize Colorectal Awareness Month, Broward on-staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach. He has been prac-
Health Coral Springs recognizes Joseph P. Corallo, M.D., med- ticing medicine since 1988 and is trilingual in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
ical director of the hospital’s Colorectal Center. Dr. Corallo is
recognized for his continued dedication and contributions to PALM BEACH CHILDREN’S SURGICAL
colorectal care. As Florida’s first Colorectal Center, it is
through Dr. Corallo’s leadership, along with a group of multi- SPECIALISTS, TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN
disciplinary clinicians specializing in colorectal surgery, that
Broward Health Coral Springs continues to achieve top Joint SERVICES –NORTH
Commission accreditation. This recognition is a stamp of
excellence and shows that the hospital is committed to offering our patients the highest
quality care. Avraham Schlager, MD, FACS
Dr. Corallo is a graduate of New Jersey Medical School. He completed a general surgical
residency at the University of Miami /Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he also received Dr. Avraham Schlager considers the opportunity to pro-
a fellowship in colorectal surgery. In addition, Dr. Corallo is a Diplomat of the American vide pediatric general surgery care along with the respon-
Board of Colon Rectal Surgery. sibility and accountability to communicate effectively with
parents both an honor and privilege. Dr. Schlager develops
a minimally invasive approach that starts during the office
exam. As he moves forward to treatment, Dr. Schlager con-
BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER centrates on a testing and procedure plan focusing on the
least traumatic and most positive experience for the pedi-
atric general surgery patient. An expert and highly-trained
Sunil Kumar, MD pediatric general surgeon, Dr. Schlager specializes in
advanced minimally invasive surgery (MIS) which typically focuses on a laparoscop-
Sunil Kumar, M.D., is the chief of staff of Broward Health ic approach and smaller incisions. In addition, Dr. Schlager provides pediatric gen-
Medical Center. Specializing in critical care and pulmonary eral surgery care including complex neonatal surgery with prenatal counseling,
medicine with over 20 years of experience he is also the oncologic surgery for childhood malignancy, thyroid surgery, inflammatory bowel
hospital’s medical director of the Intensive Care Unit. disease and pectus excavatum (NUSS Surgery). Dr. Schlager has offices with the
Dr. Kumar has been on the frontlines of critical care med- Palm Beach Children’s Surgical Specialists group in West Palm Beach and Boca
icine since 1997, when he started in the Emergency Raton. He is on-staff at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center
Department. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kumar and West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton.
has played a pivotal role in treating patients who suffer from
the most severe symptoms, while also serving as a leader for
all ICU caregivers.
“Being a physician, it’s not just about your knowledge. I think it’s also about how
you treat others,” said Dr. Kumar. “In medicine you can’t do this by yourself, you
must have a team with you. In the beginning of the pandemic we were all scared, but
the care team came together. Once we all put our minds together it became much eas-
ier to handle this pandemic.”
Dr. Kumar was recognized in November 2020 for his leadership during the COVID-
19 pandemic with an Excellence in Healthcare Award by the Greater Fort Lauderdale
Chamber of Commerce. He also received the Humanitarian Award from the Indo
American Press Club (IAPC) at the International Excellence Awards in October 2020.
Dr. Kumar received his medical degree from Government Medical College in
Trivandrum, India. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Long Island
College Hospital, SUNY Brooklyn, in New York. He did a critical care fellowship at
Brown University School of Medicine in Rhode Island and a pulmonary medicine fel-
lowship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Dr. Kumar serves on the South Florida Board of the American Lung Association. He
is a professional member of the American College of Physicians, The Society of
Critical Care Medicine and American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.

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