Meet the Experts - Health Channel

Meet the Experts

Meet the Experts, Health Channel

Meet the Experts

In partnership with Baptist Health South Florida, the Health Channel, features medical specialists who discuss important health issues and answer live audience questions. Meet some of our contributors:

Our experts in Mental Health

Dr. Lucy Andrews

CEO at The Brain Guard System and At Your Service Home Care A Concierge Home Care Agency  In 1988, after working in the University Health System at San Francisco (UCSF), Lucy Andrews started understanding home care. She became a discharge planner and immediately fell in love with the concept of home care and the autonomous […]

Brian Betancourt

Brian Betancourt, Exercise Physiologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains, with a digital imaging, three simple exercises for beginning a routine. He says these exercises can be done at a gym as well as at home if the person does not have enough budget. Vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and fruits are the main components […]

Dr. Daniel Bober

How does the brain behave in an addict person? Dr. Daniel Bober, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Physician, explains the role of dopamine in addiction, and what can be the causes of addiction, such as genetics or having a trauma. Taking medicines can lead to an addiction problem. Dr. Daniel Bober, Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Physician, […]

Dr. Antonello Bonci

President & Chief Scientific Officer of GIA Miami Dr. Antonello Bonci is the President and Founder of GIA Miami and a Co-Founder and Scientific Director of Brain & Care. Before moving to GIA Miami, he served for nearly a decade at the National Institute of Health (NIH) as Scientific Director of the National Institute on […]

Teresita Calero

Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida

Jami Furr Ph. D

Senior Psychologist, Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program, Selective Mutism Program, and Center for Children and Families with Florida International University

Vilma Dailey

Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida

Lissa Denis

Director of Food and Services with Oliver-Pyatt Centers

Tania Diaz-Fernandez

Occupational Therapist with Center for Women & Infants, South Miami Hospital

Caroline Ehrlich

Clinical Director with Oliver-Pyatt Centers

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