Palm Beach County pulmonary physician Joseph A. Giaimo, D.O., has been nominated by the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association as the president-elect candidate for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

Dr. Giaimo serves as a Florida Trustee and member of the Board of Directors for the American Osteopathic Association. He also served as president of the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association from 2005 through 2006. He is a graduate of the prestigious Health Policy Fellowship program, and was subsequently tapped by President George W. Bush to serve on the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council (PPAC).
 
Triple board certified in pulmonary, sleep, and internal medicine, Dr. Giaimo has been practicing in Palm Beach County for more than 25 years. He trained at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where he earned his medical degree. Dr. Giaimo’s residency and fellowship training followed at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. After medical school, while completing his fellowship training, Dr. Giaimo enlisted in the Navy and rose to the rank of commander in the Navy Reserve. 


Arce Montoya, M.D., has joined the Holy Cross Medical Group.  

Dr. Montoya joins Holy Cross Medical Group as a specialist in family medicine with a focus on adult medicine, annual wellness visits, primary prevention, fall risk assessments, depression screenings, care coordination and care management. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Prior to joining Holy Cross, he served at several urgent care centers across South Florida. Dr. Montoya received his medical degree from Caldas University in Colombia, South America. He then completed his internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. 


Barry T. Katzen, M.D., FACR, FACC, FSIR, founder and chief medical executive of Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and world-renowned pioneer in interventional radiology has also been named Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Baptist Health South Florida.

Dr. Katzen has been recognized globally as a leader in advancing cardiovascular medicine. He is the founder and Chief Medical Executive of Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute (MCVI), a system-wide center of excellence that is part of Baptist Health South Florida. He is also Professor and Founding Chairman of the Department of Interventional Radiology, and Professor of Surgery at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
 
Dr. Katzen graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine, completed his residency at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and studied in London and Rome at three points in his educational career. He has been recognized in the University of Miami School of Medicine Hall of Fame and has received Gold Medals from the Society of Interventional Radiology and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe. 


Antonio Beltran, M.D., an experienced urologist has joined Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) in West Palm Beach, FL. Dr. Beltran specializes in all aspects of general urology both clinically and surgically with special interests in minimally invasive benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary incontinence for both the male and female patient population. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and is on-staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. 

Prior to joining TFPS, Dr. Beltran worked as an urologist at Martin Health Systems located in Stuart, FL. His experience in practicing urologic medicine is extensive. Dr. Beltran worked as an urologist in private practice from 1998-2015 including 15-years as a solo practitioner. He served on the board of directors for Tradition Surgical Center from 2017-2019 and for the Surgical Center of the Treasure Coast, 2004-2014. Dr. Beltran was Chairman, Department of Surgery in 2007 and Chairman, Credential Committee in 2005-2006 at St. Lucie Medical Center. He also served on the hospital’s medical executive and surgical quality committees as well as the credential committee at Martin Memorial Hospital.

For his education and training, Dr. Beltran completed an internship and residency in general surgery and a residency in urology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. He graduated medical school from University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Beltran has been practicing medicine since 1992.


To meet the challenge of ensuring adequate healthy food supplies for the vulnerable senior population in South Florida, whose needs have greatly increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Conviva Care Centers have stepped up to provide a donation of $750,000 to support Feeding South Florida. Conviva announced that the company is donating $2 million to food banks in Florida and Texas.

Through its financial support of Feeding South Florida, Conviva will ensure that more seniors in the community they serve will have access to nutritious options and can avoid the negative impacts of food insecurity. This support continues Conviva’s long-standing relationships with local food banks, to help their patients through programs both in and out of their centers.
 
“We applaud all of the hard work and dedication Feeding South Florida’s incredible team is putting forward during a time when supplying access to healthy food is so critical,” said Kevin Meriwether, President of Conviva Care Solutions. “We’re honored to do what we can to show our support and appreciation, while also continuing to help treat our patients and the community. Our relationship with the food bank is very important to us, and we’re proud to call them our partners.”
 
“We are grateful to Conviva for its $750,000 transformational gift toward ending hunger for older adults throughout South Florida,” said Paco Vélez, President and CEO of Feeding South Florida. “With Conviva’s support, Feeding South Florida will continue putting food on the tables of those most at-risk and in need of our assistance during this critical time.”