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Profiles In Cardiology

TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES – JUPITER TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES –
FORT LAUDERDALE
Rahul Aggarwal, MD
Erik Beyer, MD
Interventional cardiologist Dr. Rahul Aggarwal provides
catheter-based care of cardiovascular diseases including Dr. Erik Beyer is a highly-trained, skilled and experienced
diagnosis and treatment for coronary artery disease, vascu- cardiothoracic surgeon with Tenet Florida Physician
lar disease as well as congenital and acquired structural Services (TFPS) and on-staff at Florida Medical Center, a
heart disease. Dr. Aggarwal specializes in invasive and inter- campus of North Shore located in Fort Lauderdale. Dr.
ventional cardiology, clinical cardiology, exercise stress test- Beyer specializes in minimally-invasive heart valve surgery,
ing, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, minimally-invasive atrial fibrillation (AFib) surgery, tran-
stress echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and peripheral scatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), aortic root
arterial disease. In addition, Dr. Aggarwal has areas of inter- reconstruction, aortic aneurysm treatment, aortic valve
est in the treatment of heart rhythm problems or arrhyth- repair and mitral valve repair. In addition, Dr. Beyer per-
mias, high blood pressure and cholesterol. He also has a special interest in preventive forms thoracic surgery, heart failure surgery, coronary revascularization and has an
cardiology medicine and in educating his patients about the importance of eating a additional, special interest in patient safety. Dr. Beyer has been a part of several inno-
healthy diet. Dr. Aggarwal is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in vations including the first use of the Navigator dissection tool for the MAZE proce-
cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology, and the American Board of dure, a minimally invasive procedure used to treat atrial fibrillation. He was also a part
Nuclear Cardiology. His office with Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) is located of developing the Hybrid “Cooperative” MAZE procedure and was among the first to
in Jupiter and he’s on-staff at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. use the MAPS ablation pen. Dr. Beyer is certified by the American Board of Thoracic

Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Beyer’s TFPS offices are located in Fort
James Gardner, DO Lauderdale and Delray Beach and he is trilingual in English, German and Spanish.

Dr. James Gardner specializes in the field of invasive car-
diology consisting of minimally-invasive catheter based HIALEAH HOSPITAL
procedures to diagnose and provide treatment for a variety
of cardiac ailments within the heart. As a highly-skilled
invasive cardiology specialist, Dr. Gardner’s areas of interest Javier Reyna, MD
include clinical cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardi-
ology, congestive heart failure, hypertension and preventive Dr. Javier Reyna is a member of the medical staff at
medicine. Dr. Gardner’s Tenet Florida Physician Services Hialeah Hospital. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine,
(TFPS) office is located in Jupiter and he is on-staff at Palm Cardiology, Echogram and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Reyna
Beach Gardens Medical Center. He is certified by the did an Internal Medicine and Cardiology Fellowship at
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine and completed fellowship-training Mount Sinai Medical Center. He graduated from the Higher
in both general and invasive cardiology. Dr. Gardner joined TFPS in 2018 and has Institute of Medical Sciences of Santiago de Cuba. Dr. Reyna
been practicing medicine since 2012. He completed his education and training with is an award recipient of the Paul J. Furlong in Internal
a general cardiology and invasive cardiology fellowship, as well as his residency and Medicine. Dr. Reyna has been published in The Journal of
internship from St. James Hospital – Midwestern University, Olympia Fields, IL. Dr. Heart Disease. He is a member of the American Medical
Gardner graduated medical school from Philadelphia College of Medicine (PCOM) – Association and the American College of Physicians.
Georgia Campus located in Suwanee, GA.

TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES – HIALEAH Miguel Diaz, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Marquand Patton, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Dr. Miguel Diaz is a clinical and interventional cardiolo-
gist specializing in the treatment of adult cardiovascular dis-
FSVM, FASE, FASNC, RPVI eases. Dr. Diaz specializes in structural heart disease, com-
plex coronary and valvular interventions, transcatheter aor-
Interventional cardiologist Dr. Marquand Patton special- tic valve replacement (TAVR), peripheral arterial disease and
izes in complex structural heart, coronary and peripheral general cardiology. In 2019, Dr. Diaz performed the BASILI-
interventions via the catheter-based treatment of heart dis- CA procedure as a treatment for high-risk coronary artery
ease and cardiac ailments. Dr. Patton’s care focuses on tran- occlusion during TAVR in tandem with his interventional
scatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter cardiology team. In addition, Dr. Diaz offers mitral regurgi-
mitral valve replacement and repair (TMVR), left atrial tation (MR) treatment via the MitraClip procedure and
appendage occlusion, patent foramen ovale (PFO), atrial helps reduce the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular
septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD) and par- atrial fibrillation (AFib) with the Watchman device. Dr. Diaz is certified by the
avalvular leak closure (PVL). In 2019, Dr. Patton brought the BASILICA procedure for American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and interventional car-
high-risk coronary artery occlusion during TAVR to TFPS and performed the proce- diology, and the American Board of Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Diaz has been practicing
dure at Palmetto General Hospital where he’s on-staff. Additionally, Dr. Patton focuses medicine since 2001 and is bilingual in English and Spanish. For his education and
on mitral, aortic, pulmonic valvuloplasty, hemodynamic support and cardiogenic training, Dr. Diaz completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional
shock, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) interventions, cardiovascular disease as well as internal medicine residency and internship at
peripheral vascular disease interventions and May-Thurner Syndrome. Dr. Patton is Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Dr. Diaz graduated medical school from the
certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular University of Miami School of Medicine.
diseases and interventional cardiology, American Board of Vascular Medicine in
endovascular medicine, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed
Tomography, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology and National Board of
Echocardiography. Dr. Patton’s TFPS office is located in Hialeah and he’s bilingual in
English and Spanish.

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