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MEET OUR SPEAKERS
Dr. Joseph Magnant
VASCULAR SURGERY
Dr. Joseph Magnant earned his Doctorate in Medicine and performed his General Surgery internship and residency at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia. He completed his Vascular Surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire and is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery. He opened Vein Specialists in Fort Myers in 2006 with the specific intention to dedicate 100% of his attention to the modern evaluation and minimally invasive treatment of the full spectrum of venous disorders.
Trevor Boozer
MEDTRONIC MEDICALÂ
REPRESENTATIVE
Trevor Boozer is a medical representative for Medtronic, a medical device company that distributes and teaches physicians how to use certain new devices.
Dr. Sergio Cossu
CARDIOLOGY
Dr. Sergio Cossu is a cardiologist in Port Charlotte, Florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Charlotte Regional Medical Center and Englewood Community Hospital. He received his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Cossu accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 17 doctors at Charlotte Regional Medical Center and one of 6 at Englewood Community Hospital who specialize in Cardiovascular Disease. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
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Dr. Dean Linn
NEUROSURGERY
Dean Lin earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Duke University then completed dual MD and PhD degrees at the Medical College of Virginia in 2000.
After completing neurosurgical training at the University of Florida, including a fellowship in Australia, Dr. Lin spent six months as faculty prior to relocating to Fort Myers.
Dr. Lin’s accolades include multiple highest board score and resident of the year awards at the University of Florida. In addition, he is widely published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Dr. Lin practices general neurosurgery but has special clinical interests in artificial disks, minimally invasive spine surgery, and trigeminal neuralgia.
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Dr. Jack Lomano
OBGYN
Dr. Jack Lomano is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Fort Myers, Florida. He received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
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David Michie Ph.D
Dept. Chair of Physiology and Bioengineering
David Michie was the professor and chairman of the department of Physiology and Bioengineering at Eastern Virginia Medical School. After moving to Fort Myers he established Clinical Physiology Associates, a multi-specialty research group. David Michie was on the team of researchers who developed the drugs Viagra and Cyialis.
Dr. William Truax
Dentistry
William H. Truax III D.M.D. (Dr Billy) is a third generation Dentist and was born and raised in Fort Myers, FL. He studied at the University of South Florida and obtained this degree in Biomedical Sciences and minored in Biomedical Physics. Dr. Billy then attended the University of Florida College of Dentistry. There he received two prestigious awards for the study of Implants and an award for outstanding Oral Surgery Skills. Upon graduating from the University of Florida he returned to Fort Myers and started practicing with his father, Dr William H Truax II.
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Dr. Kelly Sawczyn
Pediatric Oncology
Dr. Kelly Sawczyn is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist in Fort Myers, Florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including All Children's Hospital and Cape Coral Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. She is one of 23 doctors at All Children's Hospital and one of 4 at Cape Coral Hospital who specialize in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
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Dr. Dean Traiger
Internist, Emergency Relief Medicine
Dr. Dean Traiger is a family medicine doctor in Cape Coral, Florida and is affiliated with Cape Coral Hospital. He received his medical degree from Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. Dr. Traiger accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 46 doctors at Cape Coral Hospital who specialize in Family Medicine.
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Dr. Carmella Fernandez
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Dr. Fernandez is a dual fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgery of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Her clinical interests focus on developing personalized treatment plans to restore pain-free function to her patients through a variety of non-surgical and surgical solutions.
Dr. Fernandez was born and raised in New Jersey, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, where she competed as a collegiate gymnast. She subsequently earned a Master Degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University and her Doctor of Medicine from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2006. She then went on to complete a internship in Internal Medicine at Lankenau Hospital, followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery at Louisiana State University. Dr. Fernandez then completed a Fellowship in Plastics Hand and Microsurgery at Yale in 2015 and a Fellowship in Orthopedic Upper Extremity Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016.
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Dr. Nelayda Fonte
TRAUMA SURGERY
Cape Coral's One of the most reputed General Surgery specialist Dr. Fonte has an outstanding 29 year experience in its subject. She is working as a Doctor of General Surgery in Cape Coral, FL. She is now working with Lee Memorial Health System in a group of other 477 Doctors. Dr. Nelayda obtained its degree in General Surgery from Other in the year 1989 with outstanding grades. She is currently practicing at 1682 Nepine Island Rd in Cape Coral. Doctor has been awarded more than 10 times for outstanding work in General Surgery field. She is an affiliated MD in Lee Memorial Hospital and many other Hospitals. She accepts patients and appointments in the office under Lee Memorial Health System Health organization.
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(https://www.docfindy.com/t/dr-nelayda-fonte-do-general-surgery-in-cape-coral-fl/186598)
Dr. Michael Kim
PLASTIC SURGERY
Dr. Kim is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon with Associates in Cosmetic Surgery and has the training and accreditation you should seek when choosing a plastic surgeon.
Training
Plastic Surgery Fellow - Emory University in Atlanta, GA
General Surgery New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
Plastic Surgery Research Fellow Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Louisville.
Dr. Michael Cudnik
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dr. Michael Cudnik is an emergency medicine doctor in Columbus, Ohio and is affiliated with Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. He is one of 58 doctors at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center who specialize in Emergency Medicine.
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Dr. Elena Reyes
FSU MEDICAL SCHOOL
A founding faculty member of the College of Medicine, Dr. Reyes serves as the Regional Director for FSUCOM in Southwest Florida. She oversees the Immokalee Health Education Site and serves as the Director of the Center for Child Stress and Health.
April Stowers, MSN, FNP-C
NURSE PRACTITIONER
April Stowers, MSN, FNP, joined Vein Specialists in October 2015. She assists Dr. Magnant and Dr. Nero in performing new patient, preoperative and postoperative evaluations as well as community and physician educational outreaches. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from West Virginia University in Morgantown with a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree. She later graduated Summa Cum Laude from the same program with a Master of Science Nursing degree. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and the Golden Key Honor Society.
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