June 15, 2022 – Pulmonologist Hector Y. Vazquez Saad, M.D., has joined Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Hector Y. Vazquez Saad, M.D.
At Holy Cross Health Dr. Saad specializes in pulmonology and critical care. He has extensive experience with Graduate Medical Education. He is a former Program Director for Pulmonary and Critical Care, Pulmonary Fellowship training program in the state of Florida, overseeing the training of pulmonologists and intensivists.
Prior to joining Holy Cross, he was a staff physician/core faculty pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. He was also an assistant professor of medicine and program director, pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship, at Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. He has been published in numerous medical and academic journals.
Dr. Saad earned his bachelor’s degree in general science from Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Ponce, Puerto Rico and his medical and surgery degree from Universidad Autonoma de GDL in Guadalajara, Mexico. He completed his internal medicine residency at Damas Hospital in Ponce, P.R. and Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Fluent in Spanish and English, Dr. Saad resides in Weston. His office is at 4725 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale.
About Holy Cross Health
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, non-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been named one of the top 10 hospitals in the Miami metro area in U.S. News and World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospital rankings. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also encompasses Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, urgent care centers and more than 50 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.
