Joshua Lenchus, D.O., has been named interim chief medical officer of Broward Health. He stepped into the role following the recent retirement of former Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Andrew Ta, M.D. At this time, Dr. Lenchus will also continue to act as Chief Medical Officer of Broward Health Medical Center.

With more than 15 years of physician leadership experience, Dr. Lenchus joined Broward Health in September 2018 as chief medical officer of Broward Health Medical Center. Prior to joining Broward Health, Dr. Lenchus served in several physician leadership positions, including chief of staff and internal medicine/hospitalist at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He has also served at Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Miami Health System, and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Lenchus earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.



Dr. Karan Munuswamy has joined the Holy Cross Health Development Team in a part-time capacity as director of philanthropy, in which he will play an important role in assisting with fundraising strategies, as well as interacting with a unique portfolio of community philanthropists who align with Holy Cross Health’s mission to be the most trusted health partner for people and families in our community.

Dr. Munuswamy is a board-certified cardiologist, director of the nuclear cardiology department, member of Holy Cross Medical Group and chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. He has also been involved with Holy Cross related fundraising activities for the past three decades and served as president of the American Diabetes Association of South Florida. In addition to his involvement with the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Munuswamy served as president of American Heart Association of Broward from 1995 to 2000.



Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomes board-certified medical oncologist Robert Klafter, M.D. As medical director for oncology at the Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center, Dr. Klafter is eager to enhance the care that patients can access.

Dr. Klafter completed medical school at New York University, where he also completed the residency program in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Klafter completed the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program at Emory University. He also completed the Masters in Business Administration program at Emory.

Prior to joining Martin Health, Dr. Klafter has been an attending physician in full-time patient practice for 20 years. He has also served on the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, as well as Emory University/St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.



Mariano Faresi, M.D., FACS, FASCR, a board-certified and fellowship-trained colorectal and general surgeon highly experienced in minimally invasive, robotic and laparoscopic surgery, and wound care, has joined Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) in Boynton Beach.

Prior to joining TFPS, Dr. Faresi worked as a colorectal and general surgeon in the Boynton Beach community as well as at local area hospitals. Currently, Dr. Faresi is a clinical assistant professor of surgery for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton as well as the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Ariel Rodriguez Pimentel, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon with over 15-years of experience in bariatric and general surgery in Palm Beach County has also joined Tenet Florida Physician Services.

Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is a clinical affiliate associate professor of surgery at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton. Prior to joining TFPS, Dr. Rodriguez worked at Palm Beach Surgical, a general surgery practice in Boynton Beach. Dr. Rodriguez’s experience also includes as Director, Bariatric Surgery Department and as Chair, Surgical Review Committee at Clinch Valley Medical Center located in Richland, VA.



The Salah Foundation has generously granted $500,000 for the renovation and expansion of Holy Cross Health’s congestive heart failure (CHF) clinic. Capacity will be expanded to include the addition of patient exam rooms and support space for a patient/family consult area.

The goal of Holy Cross Health’s Center for Cardiac Therapeutics is to build a CHF team around a mission of improving the care of CHF patients across the spectrum of their illness.

“We recognize congestive heart failure is a heterogeneous syndrome that requires ongoing care, said Dr. Joshua M. Larned, chief of medicine at Holy Cross and medical director of CHF services. “Compassion underlies our daily practice, and we are committed to improving the quality of life of our patients. With the generosity of The Salah Foundation, we will be able to enhance our patients’ care and experience.”