Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute: Leadership Physicians 

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
8900 North Kendall Drive
Miami, Florida 33176
786-596-5991


Physician Referral: 786-596-2700
(Outside of Miami-Dade County: 1-800-273-2700)

 Leadership Physicians 

Leading Physicians for Cardiovascular Heart Disease

(Listed alphabetically)

James F. Benenati, M.D.
Medical Director, Peripheral Vascular Laboratory
Interventional Radiologist
Medical School:  University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Residency:  Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship:  Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD


Lawrence Blacher, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Albert Einstein College of Medicine,  Bronx, NY
Residency:  University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA


Abilio A. Coello, M.D.
Medical Director, Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgeon
Medical School:  University of Miami, Miami, FL
Residency:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Nestor DeMorizi, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Residency:  New York Medical College/Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY
Fellowship:  Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ


Rajesh Dhairyawan, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  University of Aberdeen School of Medicine, Scotland, UK
Residency:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Jonathan Fialkow, M. D.
Medical Director, EKG, Stress Lab and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Residency:  Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
 
Julius Gasso, M.D.

Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic and Fordham University,  Bronx, NY
Residency:  Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
Fellowship:  Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL


 
Alvaro A. Gomez, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  Universidad de Panamá, Panamá, Republica de Panamá
Residency:  Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Fellowship:  Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Efrain H. Gonzalez, M.D.
Medical Director, Electrophysiology
Electrophysiologist
Medical School:  Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
Residency:  Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship:  Charity Hospital/Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Curtis A. Hamburg, M.D.
Medical Director, Echocardiography
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Albert Einstein Colledge of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency:  Bronx Municipal Hospital, Bronx, NY
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
 
Dean Heller, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  University of New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Residency:  University of Massuchusetts, Worcester, MA
Fellowship:  Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
 


Howard E. Katzman, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Medical School:  University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Barry  T. Katzen, M.D.
Medical Director, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Interventional Radiologist
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship: St. Vincent Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY


Karl H. Lembcke, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic   
Residency:  Department of Health, New York City, NY
Fellowship:  Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Ramon L. Lloret, M.D.
Medical Director, Clinical Cardiology
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  University of Miami, Miami, FL
Residency:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI


Madeleen Mas, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiologist
Medical School:  Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency:  Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Fellowship:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
 


Alvaro Mayorga-Cortes, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Medicine, Mexico
Residency:  Washington University, St. Louis, MI
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL


Niberto L. Moreno, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Medical School: Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic   
Residency: University of Illinois/Metropolitan Group Hospital, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: University of Illinois/Metropolitan Group Hospital, Chicago, IL


Constantino Pena, M.D.
Medical Director, Vascular Imaging
Interventional Radiologist
Medical School:  Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Residency:  Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship:  Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA



Edward Peron, M.D.

Cardiologist
Medical School:  Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency:  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship:  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI


Gerardo A. Polanco, M.D.

Cardiologist
Medical School:  Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Residency:  Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Fellowship:  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI



Alex Powell, M.D.
Medical Director, Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiologist
Medical School:  University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Residency:  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship:  University of California, Berkeley, CA


Orlando Puente, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Medical School:  Pontificia Universidad Católica y Madre Maestra, Santiago de los Caballeros, D.R.
Residency:  St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Fellowship: St. Vincent's Hospital, NY, NY



Ramon Quesada, M.D.
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School: Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 

Jonathan S. Roberts, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Medical School:  University of Miami, Miami, FL
Residency:  Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Fellowship:  Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
 



Ignacio Rua, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Medical School:  Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
Residency:  Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Fellowship:  Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA


Shaun Samuels, M.D.
Interventional Radiologist
Medical School:  Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Residency:  LA County USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship:  University of California, San Francisco, CA
 

Paul Seigel, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Medical College of Virginia
Residency:  University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship:  Newark Beth Israel Hospital, NJ



Richard E. Tannenbaum, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
Residency:  Wadsworth VA Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship:  Roosevelt Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY


Athanassios I. Tsoukas, M.D.
Vascular Surgeon
Medical School:  University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
Residency:  St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship:  Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH



Billy K. Yeh, M.D.
Cardiologist
Medical School:  National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Residency:  Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Fellowship:  University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK







Baptist Health Articles

02.02.2012 Barry T. Katzen, M.D., Receives Prestigious Award For Physician Excellence
01.18.2012 Heart to Heart on Health: Screenings and Life-Saving Information
01.11.2012 Charles J. Kropke Named to Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute Foundation Board of Directors
01.04.2012 Karel Kutner Foti Named to Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute Foundation Board of Directors
06.29.2010 Guilherme Dabus, M.D., Joins Baptist Hospital Neuroscience Center and Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute As Interventional Neuroradiologist
06.01.2010 Dr. James Benenati Named President of the Society of Interventional Radiology
03.25.2010 Live Webcast from Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute to Show Uterine Fibroid Embolization
03.03.2010 NIH Study Finds Carotid Stents Equal Surgery in Preventing Strokes
02.19.2010 Clinton’s Stents a ‘Teaching Moment’ about Heart Disease
02.08.2010 Let’s Embrace Living Festival, Feb. 27, Celebrates Health and Fitness
09.30.2008 New Treatment to Prevent Strokes
09.30.2008 About Aortic Aneurysms
09.29.2008 Ricardo C. Cury, M.D., Named Medical Director of Cardiac MR and CT at Baptist Hospital and Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
09.29.2008 Italo Linfante, M.D., Named Medical Director of Interventional Neuroradiology for Baptist Hospital Neuroscience Center and Baptist Cardiac & Vascular
11.06.2007 Barry T. Katzen, M.D., honored with Career Achievement Award