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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER

SALAH FOUNDATION
Jeffrey Ingeman, MD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Jeffrey Ingeman, M.D., serves as Medical Director of the Emergency
Department at Jupiter Medical Center. With more than 25 years as a practicing Hector Rodriguez-Cortes,
emergency room physician, he has served as the physician leader for the devel- MD
opment and implementation of both hospital-based and freestanding emergency
departments. Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, M.D., is
Emergency medicine is a challenging and rewarding profession, requiring all- the medical director of the pediatric
encompassing medical proficiency in emergency diagnosis and treatment. hematology-oncology program at Salah
During this national healthcare crisis, he has served as the leader of an excep- Foundation Children’s Hospital. He is
tional emergency department team, working diligently to keep our community, board certified in both pediatric hema-
patients, and team members safe. tology and oncology and pediatric pal-
Dr. Ingeman earned his Doctorate at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and completed liative care and was the 2020 recipient
his emergency medicine residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. of the Vince Lombardi Cancer
Foundation’s Leaders for a Cure Award.
Harry J. Romero, MD, FACEP Dr. Rodriguez-Cortes has been practicing medicine since 1997
and has been with Broward Health for 19 years. He is a principal
Harry J. Romero, M.D., FACEP, is the Medical Director of Jupiter Medical investigator of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), a clinical
Center Urgent Care. trial group dedicated to understanding the causes of pediatric can-
With over 40 years of experience, Dr. Romero responsibilities included emer- cer and finding more effective treatments.
gency medicine, urgent and primary care, and occupational health as well as “Ever since my first day in rotation on the pediatric hematology
serving a Director of Emergency Department Quality Assurance. oncology unit, I have had an immediate connection with my pedi-
A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Romero atric patients,” Dr. Rodriguez-Cortes said. “I have learned so much
brings with him the vast expertise acquired by practicing emergency medicine from their resilience and wanting to just play and enjoy life. Their
for over 40 years. Now specializing in urgent care services, Dr. Romero’s clinical parents are my heroes because they have such strength amid their
expertise helps provide the safest, highest quality urgent care possible. Under his lives being turned completely upside down.”
leadership, the urgent care team has continued to deliver care during the Covid Dr. Rodriguez-Cortes received his medical degree from the
19 pandemic. University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He completed his
He has a distinguished career with experience throughout South Florida, Latin America and the residency in pediatrics at the University Children’s Hospital in
Caribbean; speaks fluent Spanish; and is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and Puerto Rico and his fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncol-
the National Board of Medical Examiners. ogy at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas in Texas. Dr.
Rodriguez-Cortes is a professional member of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and the American Society of Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology.

Now more than ever

we extend a special

Thank You

to our physicians

who truly exemplify

A Community Built on Care.

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