Sheridan Healthcare recently expanded its business by acquiring Florida United Radiology, L.C. (“FUR”). By adding in-house radiology and teleradiology to its comprehensive list of hospital-based services, Sheridan Healthcare becomes one of the first physician organizations to offer anesthesiology, neonatology, emergency and radiology programs nationwide.

Established in 1998, FUR has been a leading provider of remote reading in South Florida for the past 7 years. FUR has developed a sophisticated internal network allowing teleconferencing of cases among facilities, as well as internal after-hour services. The group employs innovative working schedules by mixing on-site coverage with teleradiology services that are attractive to radiologists, referring physicians and facilities.

“With Sheridan Healthcare’s experience and infrastructure, we now have the capacity to expand our advanced radiology services nationwide”, says Maria Rodriguez, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Sheridan Radiology Services, Inc.



Todd H. Varney, Executive Vice President of Rendina Companies®, is proud to announce the promotion of Christopher R. Smith to Leasing Director. Smith joined Rendina Companies in January of 2006.

Smith is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Previous to joining Rendina Companies Mr. Smith worked as a Sales Associate for Ferguson Enterprise Inc.



Cook Medical recently donated $2 million to Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute Foundation to establish the “Barry T. Katzen Medical Director Endowment Fund.” As founder and medical director of Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute in Miami, Barry T. Katzen, M.D., demonstrates a true understanding of interventional medicine and what it can do in place of medication and surgery. Dr. Katzen is the first to hold the chair position named after him.

“I’m incredibly honored, humbled and grateful to Cook Medical for its philanthropy, which will make possible the Institute’s ongoing leadership in and commitment to multidisciplinary cardiovascular care. Visionary medical leadership remains a great challenge and this endowment of my position will create continuity for future success,” Dr. Katzen said.



Good Samaritan Medical Center is pleased to announce Usha Seth, M.D., has joined the staff of the newly-formed Good Samaritan Physician Services, LLC.

Dr. Seth, a native of Delhi, India, has 20 years of experience in internal medicine. Most recently, she was in private practice in Tamarac, FL, where she provided both in-patient and out-patient services for diabetic, geriatric and cardiac patients.

Dr. Seth is board certified in internal medicine. She is a graduate of Lady Harding Medical College at the University of Delhi, Delhi, India, and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Presbyterian Hospital, University School of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1992.



Delray Medical Center CEO Robert Krieger (second from left) receives congratulations from hospital board member Charles Hoffman (third from right) on the facility being named one of “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” by HealthGrades. Basking in the glow of the hospital’s latest honor, courtesy of an illuminated two-story logo on its main tower, Krieger and Hoffman are joined by (from left to right) Division Chief Robert Moreland III of Delray Beach Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Services, Chief Nursing Officer Karen Bibbo, Associate Administrator Madeline Nava and Lt. Shawn Beckowits, Supervisor of Emergency Medical Services for Delray Beach Fire Rescue.