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Orlando Health Center for Health Improvement - Winter Garden

A physician-led team provides health improvement consultations, education, workshops and health coaching for a variety of areas, including:

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The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers a four-year accredited residency program designed to provide extensive experience leading to board certification. The OB/GYN residency program started in 1951 and has grown steadily over the years, in both the number of residents and faculty. We currently accept 7 residents every incoming class. Our residency program is a hybrid of academic and community programs. Like many community programs, we have a high volume of patients. These patients have two distinct groups of providers: Patients that are seen in resident clinics, high risk OB clinic, local health departments, no prenatal care/no physician provider, and transfers from outside facilities are all provided care by the residents/faculty. And, there is a large number of private practice physicians who bring their patients to our facility for both obstetrical care and gynecologic surgery.

What Every Woman Should Know Before Freezing Her Eggs

Egg freezing (or oocyte cryopreservation) is an increasingly popular fertility preservation method used to increase a woman’s chances of having a baby as she ages.  Those who want to become parents but worry about their chances of conceiving may find some peace of mind through freezing their eggs. Due to the expense of this procedure, though, whether to cryopreserve your eggs can be a difficult choice. 

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Howard G. Smith, MD, FACS, FCCM

Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Indiana University and his surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital. He is board certified in general surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care.  Dr. Smith’s interests burns, nutrition, critical care and trauma.

Michael Cheatham, MD, FACS, FCCM

Dr. Cheatham earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed both his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He is board certified in general surgery, with added qualifications in surgical critical care. Dr. Cheatham's research interests include advanced hemodynamic monitoring, shock resuscitation, abdominal compartment syndrome, disaster preparedness, and third-world medicine. He is active in a number of national and international surgical, trauma, and critical care societies. He is the past president of the World Society for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.

Xi Liu-DeRyke, Pharm.D., FCCM

Education: Pharm.D., University of Southern California (2000)