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An event recently hosted by Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute reunited heart failure patients with the caregivers that provided life-saving treatment, all to celebrate a milestone 10 years in the making. It was an emotional scene when the individuals, all of whom had ventricular assist devices (VAD) implanted to pump blood when their own hearts couldn’t, returned to the campus of Memorial...

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies have just announced that their collaborative Baby Steps transition-to-home program has been designated an Edge Runner by the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Edge Runners are evidence-based, nurse-designed models that demonstrate significant clinical, financial, community, and policy outcomes with...

Alumni Profile Sasha Davidson, MD Executive MBA Health Sector Management and Policy 2018 - 2019 Previously Dr. Sasha Davidson is a native of South Florida. She grew up in North Miami Beach and has always maintained her roots in our area despite her departure to pursue her aspirations in medicine. After completing her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Miami, she ventured...

Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to welcome three new providers to Jupiter Medical Center’s Physician Group and the distinguished Robson Heart & Vascular Institute: Vivek Patel, MD, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon; David Weisman, MD, FHRS, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, and Michael S. Sabbah, MD, Interventional Cardiologist. “All three physicians bring exceptional credentials to Jupiter Medical...

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, a Top 100 Hospital and Top 15 Major Teaching Hospital recognized by Fortune/PINC AI, has promoted Andrew Hiller, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon to the position of Department Chair of Surgery. "Dr. Hiller's leadership in our surgical services space will advance the clinical excellence of our operating room with a focus on the patient experience, on-time start, and...

Numerous studies over the past decade have established a strong link between poor sleep and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Poor sleepers have elevated levels of toxins in the brain, a hallmark of AD. However, the mechanism linking sleep to elevated toxin levels has remained unknown. Noam Alperin, PhD, professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of Miami Miller School of...