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Dr. Ida Mazza Joins T enet Indian River Medical Center

Florida Cardiovascular Care Welcomes Urologist R. Carrington
in West Palm Beach Mason, D.O., F .A.C.S.

Tenet Florida Cardiovascular Care (TFCC) welcomes cardi- Dr. R. Carrington Mason recently joined Indian River
ologist Ida Mazza, M.D., to the TFCC multispecialty physician Medical Center as a board-certified urologist.
group. Dr. Mazza completed a fellowship in non-invasive car- Dr. Mason earned his osteopathic degree at Texas College of
diovascular medicine and an internal medicine residency from Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX. After completing his
the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. Prior Dr. Ida Mazza osteopathic internship at Dallas-Ft. Worth Medical Center in Dr. R. Carrington
to that, her education and training included an internship as a Grand Prairie, TX, he completed his general surgery residency Mason
general practitioner focused on obstetrics, pediatrics, internal at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas, TX, and his urological
medicine, surgery and emergency medicine at the Venezuela Institute of Social Security surgery residency at Louisiana State University/Ochsner Foundation Hospital and Clinic
Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Mazza graduated medical school from Universidad in New Orleans, LA.
Central De Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. Before joining the staff at Indian River Medical Center, Dr. Mason served as the Medical
Prior to joining TFCC, she worked at Grand View-Lehigh Valley Health Services, Director at Texas Urology Associates.
Buxmont Cardiology Division, and Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, PA. Dr. Mazza
also provided cardiology care at the PA Heart & Vascular Group in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Palm Beach Surgeon
Mazza has been practicing medicine since 1992.
Brings Specialized Cancer
American Heart Association T reatments to the Region

Announces 2018-2019 Go Red
Jupiter Medical Specialists, a joint venture multispecialty
For Women South Florida Chair practice with Envision Physician Services and Jupiter Medical
Center, welcomes Shanel Bhagwandin, D.O., MPH, to its
The American Heart Association/American Stroke team. Through his current appointment at the Mount Sinai
Association is pleased to announce Judy Schaechter, M.D., Hospital in New York City as the Medical Director for Surgical Dr. Shanel Bhagwandin
M.B.A., as the chair of the Greater Miami 2018-2019 Go Red Oncology Network Development, Dr. Bhagwandin also pro-
For Women campaign. Dr. Schaechter is the Chair of the vides his patients access to clinical trials in South Florida.
Department of Pediatrics for the University of Miami Health Dr. Bhagwandin serves dual appointments at Jupiter Medical Center and Mount Sinai
System, a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Dr. Judy Schaechter Hospital in New York City and is a member of several professional organizations. He
Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the George E. Batchelor received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and com-
Endowed Chair in Child Health. She also serves as Chief of pleted his general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr.
Service for Holtz Children’s Hospital for the Jackson Health System. Bhagwandin completed a two-year complex general surgical oncology fellowship at the
Dr. Schaechter leads a noted faculty and staff comprised of physicians, scientists, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, specializing in surgery for complex gastroin-
pediatric specialists across all disciplines, ensuring that children in South Florida and testinal cancers.
beyond have the opportunity to live full and healthy lives.

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