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Mount Sinai is once again helping to put South Florida on the map for medical advancements, thanks to our Aortic Center — the first and only aortic center in South Florida. Among the many complex procedures performed are those that use custom-made grafts, designed and fabricated at Mount Sinai, whose aortic surgeons perform the most aortic graphs in Miami-Dade County.

Originally hailing from Egypt, Dr. Micheal Ayad is one of the co-directors of the center. As a vascular surgeon with over a decade of experience, patient care is at the heart of his work. Living in rural Egypt, Dr. Ayad saw health disparities within his community firsthand, and his experience prompted his decision to pursue a career in medicine.

When he is not treating patients, Dr. Ayad spends time with his wife and two children (both of whom were born at Mount Sinai) and is an avid runner.