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“Dr. Elizabeth Anne Ouellette’s arrival with her distinguished talents as a hand surgeon ideally
rounds out the services and specialties performed by our expert team of orthopedic and sports
medicine physicians,” said John Uribe, M.D., Chief Medical Executive of Miami Orthopedics &
Sports Medicine Institute.

Nelson Lazo, Chief Executive Officer of Doctors Hospital, noted, “Dr. Ouellette has been among
the most, if not the most-recognized hand surgeon in our region, and the depth and breadth of
her skills is remarkable.”

“We are incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Ouellette bring her preeminent expertise as a hand
surgeon, innovator and physician leader to Baptist Health,” said Jack A. Ziffer, M.D., Ph.D,
Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for the health system.

Dr. Ouellette is widely published in peer-review medical journals, an invited speaker at national

and international academic symposia and an active member of numerous professional
organizations. Her clinical research areas include wrist instability biomechanics, nerve injury
repair, skin coverage and psychological intervention for upper extremity trauma patients.

She is affiliated with Baptist Hospital of Miami, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital, South
Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital. Her primary office is located at 3150 SW
38th Ave., Suite 600, in Coral Gables, Fla.

In addition to her surgical skills, Dr. Ouellette teaches and mentors medical students, residents
and fellows in academic and clinical leadership roles. At present, she is chief of hand surgery

and clinical professor at the Department of Orthopedics at Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She is professor emeritus at the Department of
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at the University of Miami School of Medicine and former
director of upper extremity surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

A graduate of the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, Dr. Ouellette completed a
residency in orthopedics at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and a
fellowship in orthopedic hand surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine. She holds a master’s degree in business administration, earned at the
University of Miami School of Business.