The Lee County Medical Society has honored four Lee County Physicians for their outstanding contributions to medicine at the First Annual Medical Service Awards.

 

Stephen Machiz, M.D. was presented with The Award for Citizenship & Community Service for outstanding leadership and public service above and beyond the call of duty as a practicing physician. This includes service within the local community and abroad

 

Alexander M. Eaton, M.D. was presented with The Scientific Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding work in the areas of scientific medical research. This includes both basic science and clinical research.

 

Thomas G. Presbrey, M.D. received the Leadership & Professionalism Award. This award underscores the Lee County Medical Society’s continuing dedication to the principles of medical ethics and the highest standards of medical practice. Dr. Liu has remained active in organized medicine, is dedicated to the principles of medical ethics and dedicated to the highest standards of medical practice; he has made an outstanding contribution through active service in medical ethics activities.

 

SPCU (Surgical Progressive Care Unit) received the Award of Appreciation. As a non-physician member of the medical profession, nominees should have provided exemplary and a lasting contribution to their profession.

Every quarter, Broward Health North Broward Medical Center (BHNBMC) recognizes two outstanding doctors as Most Valuable Physicians. This quarter’s MVP recipients are Mayda Arias, M.D., and Matthew Moore, M.D.

 

Dr. Mayda Arias is board certified in hematology, oncology and internal medicine. She joined the BHNBMC family in July 1995. She attended the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed her hematology/oncology fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.

 

Dr. Matthew Moore is the medical director of the Spine Care Center at Broward Health North Broward Medical Center. He joined the BHNBMC family in August 1992 and is board certified in neurosurgery. Dr. Moore is the vice chair of the Department of Surgery and also serves as the medical director for the spine program and neurosurgery.

Holy Cross Hospital President and CEO Patrick A. Taylor, M.D. announced that Stephen G. Patterson, M.D., has joined the Holy Cross Medical Group.

 

Prior to joining the Holy Cross Medical Group, Dr. Patterson was Chief Medical Information Officer and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program Director at the Nevada Cancer Institute. Dr. Patterson also was an Associate Professor at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa as well as the Chief Medical Information Officer, Medical Director of the Infusion Center and Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Steven D. Wexner, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chief Academic Officer and emeritus Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic Florida, has been elected to the Commission on Cancer (CoC) as a representative of the American College of Surgeons.

 

In addition to his role on the CoC, Dr. Wexner is currently President of the American Board of Colorectal Surgeons and  President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He was also a governor of the American College of Surgeons and President of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He served as President of the Florida Gastroenterologic Society from 2004 to 2005 and the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons from 2000-2004.

 

Dr. Wexner is also Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Education at Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Florida.

Broward Health North Broward Medical Center has added Olga Bechtold, M.D., Eduardo Fernandez, M.D., to its medical staff:

 

Dr. Bechtold is a specialist in internal medicine. She completed medical school at National Medical University in Kiev, Ukraine, and finished her residency at Orlando Regional Healthcare Program in Orlando, FL.

 

Dr. Fernandez is a specialist in radiation oncology. He completed medical school at University of Málaga in the European Union and finished his specialty training at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Richard Macchiaroli, M.D. was recently installed as the 80th President of the Lee County Medical Society.

 

Dr. Macchiaroli graduated from medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his internship / residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center in 2001.

 

Dr. Macchiaroli is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has served Lee County since 2004. He is in group practice with Lee Memorial Emergency Physicians.

 

Also installed were: Audrey Farahmand, M.D. as President-Elect; Andrew Oakes-Lottridge, M.D. as Secretary; Mary Magno Mouracade, M.D. as Treasurer; Shahid Sultan, M.D. as Past President and Members-at-Large: John Burdzy, D.O.; Joanna Carioba, M.D.; Carlos Chavez, M.D.; Daniel de la Torre, M.D.; Valerie Dyke, M.D.; Kultar Singh, M.D.; and Shari Skinner, M.D.

 

Lower Keys Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of M. Aydin Atilla, M.D., to the medical staff.

 

Dr. Atilla was born in Istanbul, Turkey where completed his medical school and earned a Medical Doctor degree. He also completed his ER training and worked as a Director of ER in a state hospital. To further advance his education, he moved to the United States and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program at the Medical College of Virginia.

 

He comes to the Lower Keys from North Carolina where he initially worked as a private practitioner and later as a Hospitalist and Medical Director at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern, NC.

Endocrinologist Michael Fili, M.D., has been elected president of the more than 1,400 physicians on the Baptist Hospital medical staff. He served as vice president from 2008-2011. He is also chief of endocrinology, and was chief of internal medicine from 2004-2007. He has been on staff at Baptist Hospital since 1989.

 

Dr. Fili is Board-certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in endocrinology. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also completed his residency and fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the University of Miami.

Dr. Ronald Hartnett was chosen as Indian River Medical Center’s Hospitalist of the Year. He was chosen for his clinical excellence, professionalism and valuable contributions to IRMC.

 

Dr. Hartnett joined IRMC in 2005. He attended medical school at the State University of New York (SUNY)-Brooklyn College of Medicine and did his internship and residencies at SUNY Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Anna Maria Voltura, M.D., an oncological breast surgeon, is now part of Baptist Health Breast Center. She joins the renowned, expert surgical team of Robert DerHagopian, M.D., and Gladys Giron, M.D.

 

Previously, Dr. Voltura was medical director of the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center’s Breast Institute in Sante Fe, New Mexico. She earned her medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, where she also completed her surgical residency. Dr. Voltura was a breast surgery fellow at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in the newest techniques for the diagnosis, surgical treatment and medical management of breast cancer. She is the author of several breast cancer research articles published in medical journals.