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  • Pre-Operative Joint Class Presentation

    This presentation will provide an overview of what you need to know about preparing for your joint surgery, rehabilitation and successful recovery at home.

  • Pre-Operative Spine Class Presentation

    This presentation will provide an overview of what you need to know about preparing for your spine surgery (spinal discectomy, laminectomy or fusion surgery), rehabilitation and successful recovery at home.

  • ACL and PCL Repair and Replacement

    The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is located on the front side of the knee and connects the tibia (larger of the 2 bones in the lower leg) and the femur (the thighbone). The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is located on the back side of the knee and also connects the tibia and the femur. Both ligaments can be torn if the knee is twisted unnaturally.

  • Amy (Amparo) Gutierrez, MD, FAAN

    Amy Gutierrez, MD, FAAN, is a neurologist with the Orlando Health Neuroscience Institute Neurology Group. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and American Board of Neuromuscular Medicine. She also is a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and American Academy of Neurology.

  • Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease in Women

    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. “But the signs of heart disease in women can differ from those in men, so many women do not recognize when their heart is in danger,” says Maria Demori, MD, a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. Although chest pain is still the main symptom, women more often than men experience atypical symptoms such as:

  • Heart Attacks Increasing Among Young Women

    When we think of someone having a heart attack, we often picture the person as an older man. While it’s true that 70 percent to 80 percent of sudden cardiac events occur in men, these events are not limited to a specific gender or even age. A new study outlines a disturbing trend: Heart attacks are increasing among young women.

  • Survey: Most Women Think Heart Screenings Should Start at 30 - At Least a Decade Past Recommended Age

  • Breast Care Center

    Our oncology team excel in early diagnosis and creating a targeted treatment plan personalized for your condition.

  • Heart Valve Replacement—Then and Now with TAVR

    Less than a decade ago, if you had severe narrowing of the aortic valve opening in your heart (aortic valve stenosis) or a severe leak in the aortic valve (aortic regurgitation) standard treatment would be open heart surgery to replace the malfunctioning valve. Fortunately, in 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TAVR as a minimally invasive way to replace the aortic valve. This became a game changer, particularly for those who were not good candidates for traditional open heart surgery.

  • Keeping the Adult Athlete’s Heart in Good Shape

    You might be in good physical shape, but what kind of shape is your heart in? As an adult athlete playing on a college team, at the pro-level or in a city recreational league, you may focus more on injury-prevention than heart health. But whether young or old, athletes should know how to take care of their hearts.