Neurology

Our experts in Neurology

Dr. Brad Herskowitz

Neurologist and Medical Director of the Neurology Research Group with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center

Dr. Andrew Lerman

Neurologist with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center

Alexandra Turcios

Alexandra Turcios, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, considers everybody has experienced back problems. She advises being aware because sometimes people don’t know how to use appropriately their body biomechanics. Overweight, ageing, smoking, diabetes and heart diseases also affect the body and may cause back problems, she says. Strain is an injury […]

Gabriela M. Ortega, PT

Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains if you have a stroke on the right side of the brain, the deficits will appear on the left side of your body. She also says stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability, because the brain controls everything, and […]