Florida Atlantic University celebrated “Match Day” with its Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine’s class of 2025. Match Day occurs nationally on the third Friday of March when the results of the National Resident Matching Program are announced.
Along with thousands of other fourth-year medical students around the country, members of the class of 2025 opened their sealed envelopes at noon to learn where they will receive their medical residency training. In addition, FAU’s post-graduate residency programs accepted 48 graduating medical students from across the country.
Delray Medical Center performs milestone surgery
Delray Medical Center completed its 1,000th bariatric surgery since launching the program in 2015. The program is led by Dr. Erica Podolsky, a board-certified surgeon specializing in minimally invasive techniques and robotic surgery.
For more info, visit www.palmbeachhealthnetwork.com/services/general-surgery-care/bariatric-surgery/delray or call 561-495-3022.
Couple opens concierge clinic in Boca Raton
Imran Siddiqui and his wife, Dr. Abeer Aziz-Siddiqui, have opened their members-only clinic, Palm Beach Concierge Medicine, at 825 Meadows Road, No. 111, Boca Raton.
The clinic provides round-the-clock medical services to patients for a monthly fee. Dr. Abeer Aziz-Siddiqui is an internist who has held positions at the HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Palm Beach County. Imram Siddiqui previously was the executive director of Tech Equity Miami.
Palm Beach Health has new chief medical officer
Dr. Eric Lieberman is Palm Beach Health Network’s new chief medical officer. He will lead quality improvement initiatives, guide strategic planning, and support the growth of the company’s cardiovascular services. Lieberman will continue to see patients at Delray Medical Center.
Hospital opens kosher pantry for Jewish patients
During Passover, Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach celebrated the opening of its new kosher pantry to meet the dietary needs of its Jewish patients and their families. The pantry is on the fourth floor of the Heart Hospital and is a collaborative effort between the hospital’s pastoral care team and volunteers from Bikkur Cholim of Boynton Beach and the Florida Chesed Network.
Addiction, mental health center expands services
Caron Treatment Centers, a nonprofit specializing in addiction and mental health care, has expanded its South Florida services with new in-network programs for adults.
These include residential, partial hospitalization, outpatient options and detox services at Caron’s Keele Medical Center in Delray Beach. Insurance coverage includes Lucet, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, and United Healthcare/Optum.
Baptist Health Cancer Care gets second proton system
Baptist Health South Florida recently expanded its proton therapy capabilities at the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton. The cyclotron, which delivers precise and targeted cancer treatment, was delivered to the institute. The gantry, another component of the proton therapy system, arrived shortly after. This marks the second proton therapy system within Baptist Health Cancer Care.
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