August 13 2020 – Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, announces the addition of pulmonologist Felix Hernandez, M.D. 
Felix Hernandez, M.D., joins Holy Cross Health from Aventura Pulmonary Institute in Miami where he was director of advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy. He is trained in advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy as well as in the management of patients with pulmonary hypertension and various advanced lung diseases such as interstitial lung disease, COPD and asthma. Dr. Hernandez is also assistant professor of medicine at the Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. He was previously associate program director of the pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship program at Aventura Hospital & Medical Center and was awarded the teaching attending of the year award for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Pulmonary Medicine and the American Board of Critical Care, Dr. Hernandez completed a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship and internal medicine residency at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, where he received several awards.
Dr. Hernandez received a B.S. Microbiology and Immunology from University of Miami, where he was also a post-graduate research fellow at the Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychology. He earned his M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica. An active participant in medical research, he has been published in numerous journals and is fluent in Spanish and English. Dr. Hernandez is a resident of Davie.
The Holy Cross Medical Group is located at 4725 N. Federal Highway, Suite 203, in Fort Lauderdale. To make an appointment with Dr. Hernandez, call 954-491-8981. For more information, visit Holy-Cross.com.
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 five hospitals in the Miami metro area and among the top 20 in the state in U.S. News and World Report’s 2019-2020 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.
