The world of heart transplants is changing, and a Cleveland Clinic physician is leading the way. In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with The South Florida Business Journal, Dr. Antonio Polanco, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, discusses emerging technologies that make donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) transplants possible and how this type of transplant can benefit patients. “My hope is that we can make he...

As the rate of hernia surgeries in the U.S. increases, Cleveland Clinic’s board-certified surgeons are leading the way in solutions and surgical techniques. “We look at every hernia differently and say, ‘What do I think is going to be the best repair for that patient?’” said Dr. Eric Owings, chief of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital. In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with The South Florida Business Journal, ...

About one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the United States. “Having a first-degree relative with prostate cancer significantly increases the patient’s possibility of having prostate cancer. That’s why it’s so important to undertake screening,” says Dr. Carrington Mason, a urologist with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business...

Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Alfin Jeyaseelan was one of them. Jeyaseelan, an otherwise healthy young man, experienced his stroke at just 25 years of age. Although his symptoms were atypical, his mother insisted they call the paramedics. Jeyaseelan soon was admitted to the Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, where the life-saving care and treatment he received allowed him to make a full recovery. “It's been almost five months since my stroke...

There are headaches. And then, for almost 40 million Americans, there are migraines. “A migraine is more than just a simple or even a bad headache. For some people, it can be a debilitating neurological dysfunction that can significantly impact daily life,” says Anam Baig, MD, a neurologist with the Headache and Facial Pain Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership wit...

For Dr. Nicolas Brozzi and heart-transplant recipient Anamaria Hernandez, April – National Organ Donor Awareness Month has personal significance. “Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States and developed countries throughout the world,” says Brozzi, a cardiothoracic surgeon and researcher with Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Heart Transplant Program. “Although much progress has been made in treating cardiovascular disease, we continue to live with ...

For Marylise Boutros, MD, the high point of her career has been leading research that can improve the quality of life for patients following surgery for colorectal cancer. It’s a reward that continually pays dividends with each recovering patient. “This is the fruit of my last 12 years of work and really my passion,” says Boutros, director of research for Cleveland Clinic’s Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Institute in Florida. In this episode of the Florida Health ...

Lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are creating far-reaching challenges for health care organizations nationwide. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Rishi Singh, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Martin North and South hospitals, and Surendra Khera, MD, vice chief of the Primary Care Institute at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, expl...

No matter the diagnosis, a synergistic approach to advanced medical treatment is the key to better patient care and outcomes, says an expert in the field of neurology. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Amre Nouh, MD, regional chairman of neurology at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, describes the vast medical interventions – and the array of specialists conducting the...

For employers, managing health care costs is not only about safeguarding the bottom line but also ensuring the health and well-being of their employees. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Meghan Cassidy, senior director, product development for Cleveland Clinic, explains how the Employer Solutions program influences costs and care. “We build solutions that give org...

Prescription diabetes medications, like semaglutides (such as Ozempic) and tirzepatide (such as Mounjaro) are among the latest – and perhaps the most well-known – types of drugs to treat obesity. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Raul Rosenthal, MD, director of bariatric and metabolic surgery at the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center at Clev...

Never miss an episode of Florida Health Care Insider presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The Transplant Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital is one of two centers in Florida performing living donor kidney and liver transplantations for adult recipients. Since 2013, the Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital transplant team has performed over 220 living donor transplantations. In this episode of the Florida He...

Through its accredited cancer centers and specialized care teams, Cleveland Clinic in Florida provides innovative treatment options to patients. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Zeina Nahleh, MD, regional chair of hematology-oncology and vice chief of the Cancer Institute and the medical director of the Maroone Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, explains ...

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s patient-first philosophy incorporates an array of models of care. Two of the institution’s emerging care offerings are the Executive Health and Concierge Medicine programs. In this episode of the Health Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Dr. Robert Piloto, medical director at the Huizenga Executive Health Department, and Dr. Stephen Avallone, center director, concierge medicine, explain how ...

Florida Health Care Insider is a podcast, brought to you by Cleveland Clinic in Florida and the South Florida Business Journal, featuring physicians and leaders discussing life-changing innovations in health care informed by extensive research. Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. A pioneer of many medical breakthroughs, Cleveland Clini...