Author: Dorron Blumberg

Orlando Toddler Leaves Hospital After Long Battle of Liver Disease

A lifesaving liver transplant gives 16-month-old Dan ilia a second chance at life.
 
January 28 2021 – When Danilia “Amor” Aquino was born prematurely at 26 weeks in Orlando on August 26, 2019, she was showing early signs of liver disease. Two months later – at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – she was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare, genetic, life-threatening liver disease that only appears in infants.
 
 

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Profiles in Cardiology – Tenet Florida Cardiovascular Care

Dr. Antonio Laudito is a highly-skilled cardiothoracic surgeon with extensive experience in cardiac surgery and minimally-invasive heart valve repair. Dr. Laudito specializes in complex arterial coronary revascularization and bilateral internal mammary artery grafting, minimally-invasive mitral valve repair, complex aortic surgery, aortic root operation and aortic dissection.

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Physician Advocacy Kicks into High Gear

The season is upon us! And I don’t mean the NHL or the looming return of Spring Training. It’s legislative season as the Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation returns to Tallahassee and the Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) prepares for one of the most important legislative sessions in recent memory. 

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