Florida Health Care Insider

In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, Dr. Greg Kasper, vascular surgeon and division chair of vascular surgery at Cleveland Clinic, discusses aneurysms outside the brain – what they are, why they are often symptomless and how early detection enables low-risk elective repair. “Really the awareness is the key to try and find if you have an aneurysm before it ruptures, and then we can adequ...

An often-overlooked but transformative part of the pharmaceutical world is compounding — custom medications tailored to individual patient needs.  In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, three Cleveland Clinic experts join to discuss the benefits, science and patient success stories of compounded pharmace...

Kidney cancer is the eighth most common cancer diagnosed in the U.S., and the number of new cases appears to be increasing each year.  In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Dr. Khaled Refaai, a urologist and kidney transplant specialist at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, shares the innovative ways to...

The world of heart transplants is changing, and a Cleveland Clinic physician is leading the way.  In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider, presented by Cleveland Clinic in partnership with The South Florida Business Journal, Dr. Antonio Polanco, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, discusses emerging technologies that make donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) transplants possible...

As the rate of hernia surgeries in the U.S. increases, Cleveland Clinic’s board-certified surgeons are leading the way in solutions and surgical techniques.  “We look at every hernia differently and say, ‘What do I think is going to be the best repair for that patient?’” said Dr. Eric Owings, chief of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital.   In this episode of Florida Health Care Insider,...

About one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the United States.  “Having a first-degree relative with prostate cancer significantly increases the patient’s possibility of having prostate cancer. That’s why it’s so important to undertake screening,” says Dr. Carrington Mason, a urologist with Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. In this episode of Florida Health Care I...

Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Alfin Jeyaseelan was one of them.  Jeyaseelan, an otherwise healthy young man, experienced his stroke at just 25 years of age. Although his symptoms were atypical, his mother insisted they call the paramedics. Jeyaseelan soon was admitted to the Stroke Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, where the life-saving care and treatment he...

There are headaches. And then, for almost 40 million Americans, there are migraines.  “A migraine is more than just a simple or even a bad headache. For some people, it can be a debilitating neurological dysfunction that can significantly impact daily life,” says Anam Baig, MD, a neurologist with the Headache and Facial Pain Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. In this episode of the Florid...

For Dr. Nicolas Brozzi and heart-transplant recipient Anamaria Hernandez, April – National Organ Donor Awareness Month has personal significance. “Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States and developed countries throughout the world,” says Brozzi, a cardiothoracic surgeon and researcher with  Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Heart Transplant Program. “Althou...

For Marylise Boutros, MD, the high point of her career has been leading research that can improve the quality of life for patients following surgery for colorectal cancer. It’s a reward that continually pays dividends with each recovering patient. “This is the fruit of my last 12 years of work and really my passion,” says Boutros, director of research for Cleveland Clinic’s Ellen Leifer Shulman an...

Lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic are creating far-reaching challenges for health care organizations nationwide.  In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Rishi Singh , MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Cleveland Clinic Martin North and South hospitals, and Sure...

No matter the diagnosis, a synergistic approach to advanced medical treatment is the key to better patient care and outcomes, says an expert in the field of neurology.   In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Amre Nouh, MD, regional chairman of neurology at Cleveland Clinic in Flor...

For employers, managing health care costs is not only about safeguarding the bottom line but also ensuring the health and well-being of their employees.  In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Meghan Cassidy, senior director, product development for Cleveland Clinic, explains how t...

Prescription diabetes medications, like semaglutides (such as Ozempic) and tirzepatide (such as Mounjaro) are among the latest – and perhaps the most well-known – types of drugs to treat obesity. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Raul Rosenthal, MD, director of bariatric and m...

Never miss an episode of Florida Health Care Insider presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The Transplant Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital is one of two centers in Florida performing living donor kidney and liver transplantations for adult recipients. Since 2013, the Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital transpla...

Through its accredited cancer centers and specialized care teams, Cleveland Clinic in Florida provides innovative treatment options to patients. In this episode of the Florida Health Care Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic in Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Zeina Nahleh, MD, regional chair of hematology-oncology and vice chief of the Cancer Institute and...

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s patient-first philosophy incorporates an array of models of care. Two of the institution’s emerging care offerings are the Executive Health and Concierge Medicine programs. In this episode of the Health Insider podcast, presented by Cleveland Clinic Florida in partnership with the South Florida Business Journal, Dr. Robert Piloto, medical director at the Huizenga Executi...

Florida Health Care Insider is a podcast, brought to you by Cleveland Clinic in Florida and the South Florida Business Journal, featuring physicians and leaders discussing life-changing innovations in health care informed by extensive research. Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of...