Baptist Health and Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine have formed a strategic alliance that aims to enhance patient care, physician training and clinical research in South Florida.
Under the new partnership, FIU Health, the College of Medicine’s clinical faculty group practice located on the university campus, is now practicing under the Baptist Health Medical Group. Comprised of some of South Florida’s best physicians, the group includes the following medical providers who will continue to deliver high-quality primary and specialized patient care to the community.
- Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | FIU: Psychiatrists Lina Irena Augius, M.D., Beatriz Helena D’Onghia Coutinho, M.D., Patricia Junquera, M.D., and Carlos A. Salgado, M.D.
- Baptist Health Hematology/Oncology | FIU: Hematologist oncologist Aron Berkman, M.D.
- Baptist Health Primary Care | FIU: Family medicine physicians Shweta Akhouri, M.D., and Julia Bisschops, M.D.; Internal medicine physicians Gloria Coronel-Couto, M.D., Doris Cubas, M.D., Aymara Fernandez De La Vara, M.D., Amalia Landa-Galindez, M.D., and Carla Rabassa, M.D.
- Baptist Health Nephrology | FIU: Nephrologist Dollie Green, M.D.
- Baptist Health Obstetrics & Gynecology | FIU: Obstetrician-gynecologists Rebeca Martinez, M.D. and Juana Maria Montero-Bernaldez, M.D.
“We are pleased to welcome these 15 new physicians to Baptist Health,” said Vedner Guerrier, vice president of operation clinical enterprise at Baptist Health. “This marks a milestone in the expanded clinical and academic affiliation between Baptist Health and FIU, demonstrating our shared commitment to improving access to high-quality care, advancing physician training and fostering innovation in the region.”
Dr. Juan C. Cendan, dean of the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and senior vice president for Health Affairs at FIU emphasizes the significance of this affiliation in raising healthcare standards. “Bringing together new and current physicians in partnership with Baptist Health underscores our dedication to improving health outcomes for South Florida,” he said. “Together, we are creating a transformative environment where groundbreaking research, compassionate care and medical education converge to touch countless lives.”
The physicians will see patients at the FIU Health clinic, located on the FIU campus at 800 SW 108 Avenue, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33174.
