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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MIRAMAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST

Jonathan D. Black, MD Daniel A. Sheldon, MD

Dr. Jonathan Black is a graduate of the University of Rochester whose focus within the Dr. Daniel Sheldon is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon
Memorial Healthcare System is on gynecologic oncology. that has been practicing in South Florida for nearly two
A graduate of the University of Rochester’s medical school, Dr. Black completed his decades. He subspecializes in joint reconstruction (hip and
internship in 2011 and residency (2014) in obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale knee replacement) and arthroscopic surgery (hip, knee, and
University School of Medicine. His fellowship training in gynecologic oncology followed, shoulder). In those areas, he has been a pioneer for the
also at Yale, in 2017. Memorial Healthcare System, being the first to perform hip
Dr. Black maintains an office in Miramar. In addition to Memorial Hospital Miramar, arthroscopy and direct anterior hip replacement surgery.
other affiliations include Memorial Hospital West, Memorial Hospital Pembroke, and At Memorial Hospital West, Dr. Sheldon has also had
Memorial Regional Hospital. impact outside the operating room, serving as chief of
orthopedic surgery and vice chief of the Department of
Aeisha Rivers, MD Surgery. He is also the hospital’s former chief of orthopedics.
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Dr. Sheldon earned his
medical degree from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. He completed
Dr. Aeisha Rivers is a board-certified, fellowship-trained
breast surgical oncologist. Her patients include those at all his internship and residencies at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
stages of breast cancer, including survivors, as well as Professional memberships include the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
patients at risk of developing the disease and those who American Medical Association, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, American
present with benign lumps. Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America,
Florida Medical Association, Florida Orthopedic Society, and the Southern Orthopedic
“Many times, I’m the first doctor a patient sees after
they’ve been diagnosed,” said Dr. Rivers, a graduate of the Association.
University of Michigan School of Medicine. “In addition to
providing them the best surgical option for their treatment, Ivan T. Stoev, MD
my goal is to help them understand the situation, its
options, and empower them to take an active part in the Dr. Ivan Stoev is a board-eligible neurosurgeon who spe-
plan that’s devised for them. I want to replace their fears cializes in spine disorders. He has performed research in the
with facts.” use of cell transplants for treatment of strokes and in new
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Rivers is also involved in clinical research and has techniques for lumbar spine surgery. A native of Bulgaria
been instrumental in the development and strategic planning for numerous breast cancer who was a registered nurse before becoming a doctor, Dr.
programs. Prior to joining Memorial, she was an assistant professor at the University of Stoev’s decision to pursue a medical career was influenced,
Texas Southwestern and the medical director of the Breast Evaluation and the Breast in part, by having a brother with cerebral palsy. “I’ve wit-
Surgery clinics at Parkland Memorial Hospital. nessed the impact disease can have, not only on the patient,
but on the entire family. Neurological problems are like an
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PEMBROKE imprisonment of the body that can shake anyone to their
very core.” Dr. Stoev earned his medical degree from the
University of Miami School of Medicine and served as an
Blane T. Shatkin, MD, FACS, FACCWS intern and resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. His neurosurgery spine fellow-
ship was completed at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Blane Shatkin, a board-certified plastic surgeon, is the
medical director for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL SOUTH
Oxygen Therapy at Memorial Hospital Pembroke, a pro-
gram he started more than 20 years ago. He specializes in
wound care and reconstruction, hyperbaric medicine, and Kathleen L. Davenport, MD
limb salvage.
“I’m extremely proud that our center has consistently Dr. Kathleen Davenport has participated in sports
maintained healing rates above 90% for the past decade,” throughout her life, so she understands her patients desire
said Dr. Shatkin, a 2009 Memorial and Joe DiMaggio to get past their injuries and back in the game. “Being a
Children’s Hospital Foundation “Spirit of Healing” award physician is about meeting someone where they are and
winner. “We’re also home to three monoplace hyperbaric working together towards a common goal,” said Dr.
chambers, making it one of the largest limb salvage centers Davenport, a board-certified specialist in physical medicine
in South Florida.” & rehabilitation and sports medicine at Memorial Regional
Dr. Shatkin has held numerous leadership positions in the Memorial Healthcare Hospital South. Most often that means working with
System, including being the first chief of staff at Memorial Hospital Miramar and current patients with musculoskeletal injuries, joint problems, and
vice chief of staff at Memorial Hospital Pembroke. He earned an undergraduate degree at overuse injuries. “Once the patient understands what’s caus-
the University of Florida, did his medical school training at the University of South ing their discomfort, we discuss treatment options and
Florida, and then completed general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at the State select a plan that fits their lifestyle and goals.”
University of New York. A lifelong dancer herself, Dr. Davenport is a graduate of the University of South Florida
College of Medicine. She was an intern and resident at the University of Washington and
Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, MD earned a fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery prior to joining Memorial
Healthcare System.
Dr. Jeremy Gallego Eckstein is a board-certified general
surgeon and the associate medical director for bariatric sur- Meilani Mapa, MD, CMQ
gery at Memorial Healthcare System. He specializes in min-
imally invasive laparoscopic weight management surgery. As a child, Dr. Meilani Mapa saw her own father’s outpa-
“What I like most about working with Memorial is that tient rehabilitation from a stroke and believes it made her a
they treat the whole human being,” said Dr. Eckstein. better physician. “I saw firsthand how therapy, goal-setting,
“Patients who have lost considerable weight following sur- and being resilient helped my dad recover,” said Mapa, a
gery often tell me I’ve helped get their life back and that, for board-certified doctor of physical medicine and rehabilita-
the first time, they’re winning the struggle against obesity. tion and program director of the Memorial Healthcare
Hearing that fills me with joy.” System’s residency program in that specialty. “It helped me
Dr. Eckstein received his medical degree from the Lius understand the struggles a family goes through when some-
Razzeti School of Medicine in Venezuela, before completing one is recovering from a stroke, traumatic brain, or spinal
general surgery residencies at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and Maimonides Medical cord injury.” Dr. Mapa is excited about working in
Center in New York. Memorial’s Graduate Medical Education program. “The res-
Dr. Eckstein was born in New York but grew up in Venezuela and speaks three lan- idents we train will benefit our patients and add to the qual-
guages, English, Spanish, and Hebrew. ity healthcare we’re able to offer the South Florida community.” Dr. Mapa is a graduate
of Northeastern Ohio Medical University. She was a resident at Baylor’s College of
Medicine and completed a fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School.

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