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The Florida Executive Women, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee presents:
How We Can Close the Women’s Health Gap:
Top Health Issues, Gender Equity and Advocacy
“MAY IS WOMEN’S HEALTH MONTH!”
Topic:
Three extraordinary physicians who have dedicated their medical careers and life work to women’s health will provide critical information about the most prevalent and pressing health issues for women today – heart disease, breast cancer, and menopause. This highly engaging panel will also speak to inequities in healthcare, empower you to make better healthcare decisions, and provide insight to help navigate a complex and gender-biased healthcare system.
Speakers/Physician Panel:
Patricia Guerrero, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Wellness & Prevention
(which includes, Cardiovascular Genetics & Genomics, Cardio-Oncology and Mother’s Heart Wise Program)
AdventHealth Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute
Dr. Sarah George, MD
Co-Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
Medical Oncology/Hematology
AdventHealth East Orlando
(Breast Cancer, Cardio/Oncology)
Dr. Rita Ellen Eye
Managing Partner, Premier OB-Gyn
AdventHealth Winter Park OB-Gyn Section Chair
(Menopause, Post Partum Depression)
Speaker Bios:
Patricia Guerrero, MD, FACC, is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, nuclear cardiology, and cardiovascular computed tomography, specializing in arrhythmias, prevention of cardiovascular disease, identification of cardiovascular diseases in women, and detection of cancer therapy-related cardiac diseases. She is a noted researcher, speaker, academic and clinician. She graduated from the University of Cartagena School of Medicine in Colombia, South America, conducted her residency training at Michigan State University in Lansing, and completed her research fellowships in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
Sarah George, MD, FACP, is triple board-certified in internal medicine, oncology, and hematology. She graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine, completed her residency at William Beaumont Hospital, and trained in hematology and oncology at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Dr. George specializes in comprehensive care for patients with cancer. She and her staff are nationally recognized for delivering the highest quality of cancer care, having received the prestigious QOPI (Quality Oncology Practice Initiative) Certification. Dr. George has served as Medical Director on the oncology floor and has been voted “Best Doctor” and “Top Physician” for multiple years in Orlando magazines by her peers.
Rita Ellen Eye, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN physician, owner of Premier OB-Gyn, and chair of the Department of OB-Gyn for AdventHealth Winter Park. Dr. Eye was named one of Orlando’s Top Doctors by Orlando Magazine for 2022 and 2023. Dr. Eye attended the Missouri University of Science and Technology, received her doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and was honored by being elected Chief Resident at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa. She ran a successful private practice in Texas before moving to Florida. Dr. Eye is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Location:
Center for Health & Wellbeing 2005 Mizell Ave, Winter Park 32789