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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

HOLY CROSS HEALTH

Ross Wodicka, MD

An orthopaedic surgeon who has treated athletes from the NBA, NFL, MLB,
MLS and University of Miami as well as weekend warriors, Ross Wodicka,
M.D., specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder,
hip, knee and ankle and revisions and complicated hip labral repairs at Holy
Cross Health. A member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
Arthroscopy Association of North America and American Orthopedic Society
for Sports Medicine, Dr. Wodicka completed his orthopedic surgery residency KIDZ MEDICAL
at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami where he spent a year as
Chief Resident. He was then chosen for a fellowship position in sports med- SERVICES
icine at the world-renowned Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Los Angeles, where he
received specialized training in the treatment of complex sports injuries, anthroscopy and shoulder and Daniela Egas-Bejar, MD
knee reconstruction. Dr. Wodicka graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with a
degree in biology and received his Doctor of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.
It is with great sadness that KIDZ
Medical Services announces the
HOLY CROSS MEDICAL GROUP passing of Daniela Egas-Bejar, M.D.,
a beloved pediatric hematologist-
oncologist. Dr. Egas-Bejar had been
Patrick Amar, MD, CM a member of the NCH North Naples
Hospital Medical Staff for the past
Patrick Amar, M.D., C.M., is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Holy seven years. Condolences go to her
Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more husband, Jose Ruben Valle, M.D., an NCH pulmonologist,
than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach and their three young sons, Ruben, Daniel and Christopher.
counties. Dr. Amar has demonstrated outstanding leadership, from starting a Dr. Egas-Bejar had recently been voted by her peers to the
new office to building it into a successful practice with an excellent reputa- Naples Illustrated magazine’s 2022 list of Top Doctors. Fond
tion. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Dr. Amar has memories and expressions of sympathy for the Valle-Egas
participated in multiple research studies. He earned his M.D. from McGill family may be shared at www.hodgesfhatnaplesmg.com. In
University in Montreal, Canada and completed his residency in Internal honor of Dani, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Research Hospital (www.stjude.org ) or the
in Bronx, New York. He specialized in gastroenterology and liver disease and completed ERCP training, Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
including therapeutic procedures, as a Gastroenterology/Hepatology Fellow at the University of (cholangiocarcinoma.org/egas/).
Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in Biology.

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