Author: Dorron Blumberg

CHAD A. PERLYN NAMED PRESIDENT OF NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS

Posted by | Jan 8, 2021 | |

January 8, 2021 – Chad A. Perlyn, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP, has been named president of Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the physician-led multispecialty group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. In this role, Dr. Perlyn will provide leadership in the development of the vision and strategic growth of the health system’s more than 250 employed physicians, 24 pediatric specialty practices and outpatient care centers.

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Florida: Let’s Roll Up Our Sleeves and Get Back to Work – Op-Ed

Posted by | Jan 7, 2021 | |

The public health and economic challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic continue to test our state’s resilience.
 
Over the next several months, it remains critical that we continue to mask up, social distance and observe the protocols that can keep one another safe and slow the spread of the virus.  
 
New COVID-19 cases in Florida rose 26% to more than 90,000 cases last week with 13.1% of test results coming back positive, up from 9.1% the week before.  A more contagious variant of COVID-19 also was detected for the first time in Florida last week. Even with businesses reopening, an estimated 651,000 Floridians—6.4% of our workforce—remained unemployed as of November. And, Florida’s economy is expected to contract by 2.4% year-over-year in 2020, according to a November estimate by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting.
 

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Neurosurgeon Zeguang Ren, MD, PhD, Joins Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Posted by | Jan 7, 2021 | |

January 7, 2020  – Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomes board-certified vascular and endovascular neurosurgeon Zeguang Ren, MD, PhD. 
 
Dr. Ren is now accepting new patients. His office is located at Tradition HealthPark One at 10050 SW Innovation Way in Port St. Lucie, on the campus of Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital. Patients may request an appointment by calling 772.288.5862 or online at martinhealth.org/neurosurgery.
 

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