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Mayda C. Antun, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Antun is an internist with more than 20 years experience in managed care. She received her medical degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Nassau County Medical Center, an affiliate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Antun also completed a one-year fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Stony Brook University Hospital. She later obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Miami and was the 1993 Salutatorian.
Dr. Antun joined CAC-Florida Medical Centers as Chief Executive Officer in 2006. She is responsible for providing strategic business and clinical leadership to continue the successful proliferation of CAC as the premier group practice operating in South Florida and evaluate ongoing expansion opportunities.
Dr. Antun began her career with CAC in 1985 which was then known as CAC-Ramsay Inc. During her 11-year tenure at CAC-Ramsay, she served in multiple clinical and leadership roles beginning as a primary care physician and eventually promoted to Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Antun held responsibility for two CAC-Ramsay managed care organizations based in South Florida and Puerto Rico with approximately 345,000 members. She played a leading role in the involvement of the medical staff in continuous quality improvement training and was later promoted to Executive Vice President, Medical Operations at CAC-Ramsay. In this latter role, she held primary responsibility for the daily operations of the company and its 30 outpatient medical facilities.
In 1997, Dr. Antun joined Beacon Health Plans HMO as the Medical Director where she managed all Health Services and Medical Underwriting functions. In 2000, she assumed the role of the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Neighborhood Health Partnership (NHP) until November 2005. Dr. Antun has been a guest lecturer at Florida International University and the University of Miami. She is a Board Member of the Leadership Council of Florida International University School of Business, and a Member of the Advisory Board, Programs in Health Sector Management and Policy at the University of Miami.
Dr. Antun is excited about her return to CAC. Through her background as a staff physician in a managed care setting she is able to assist CAC-Florida Medical Centers staff physicians to continue to deliver personalized, easily accessible medical care to more than 20,000 patients every year. |
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Heriberto Valdes
Chief Operations Officer
Heriberto (Bert) Valdes is a 23-year veteran of the South Florida health care industry. After completing his six year commitment to the United States Marine Corps, he began his health care career in 1983 as principal owner and Vice President of four multiple specialty medical centers in Miami-Dade County. Prior to joining CAC-Florida Medical Centers in 2002, Bert was Chief Operations Officer for Med. Consulting Services, one of South Florida's first pre-paid dental plans.
In his current role as Chief Operations Officer at CAC, Bert is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company as well as implementation and support of initiatives to drive senior leadership's strategy and long term vision.
Bert has held numerous senior leadership positions in managed care. After spending nearly a decade in health care delivery, he switched roles to focus on the business and operational aspects of health care delivery in the areas of provider relations, product development, contract administration, business development, finance, and administration. He has served in senior management positions for Finlay, HIP Healthplans, Community Healthplans, PacifiCare, CIGNA, Physicians Healthcare Plans, Care Florida Healthplan and CarePlus Healthplan.
Bert Valdes graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. |
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Pablo Alonso, M.D.
Regional Medical Director
Dr. Pablo Alonso graduated from Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic. He completed his first two years of Pediatric Residency at Lincoln Hospital, an affiliate of New York Medical College. He did his third year of Pediatric residency at Elmhurst General Hospital in Elmhurst, New York an affiliate of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
Following his residency, he accepted a Fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, New York. After his fellowship training, Dr. Alonso embarked in a three year residency program in Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center and Elmhurst General Hospital, both affiliated with Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He received the Robert Altman Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine in 1994. Dr. Alonso is Board Certified in Pediatric Medicine.
In 1995, Dr. Alonso returned to his home town of Miami and accepted a position of Attending Physician in the Emergency Department at Palmetto General Hospital. There he was the Physician in Charge of the medical students from Nova University and later became Assistant Director of the Emergency Department at Palmetto Hospital.
In 1997, he joined CAC as an urgent care physician at the Bird Road center. In 2003, he was promoted to be the Medical Director of the Little Havana CAC-Florida Medical Center. In January 2006, he accepted the position of Regional Medical Director, sharing responsibility for the daily medical operations at CAC-Florida Medical Centers. |
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Carline Hyppolite-Oyadiran, M.D.
Regional Medical Director
Dr. Carline Oyadiran is an internist with over nine years experience working in a managed care setting.
As an undergraduate student at Queens College in New York City, she was actively involved in the Peer Advisement Program, in which she advised students with scheduling and emotional issues. She was also a member of the Steering Committee for Minority Students.
She obtained her medical degree from the State University of New York in Buffalo. Dr. Oyadiran completed her residency training at North Shore University Hospital, which was affiliated with New York University.
Dr. Oyadiran began her long relationship with CAC-Florida Medical Centers as a primary care physician in 1998. In 2001, she was promoted to be the Medical Director of the North Miami Beach center.
In 2004, Dr. Oyadiran decided to enter private practice and was affiliated with numerous health plans. She also cared for nursing home patients through her relationship with Hospitalists of America. She returned to the CAC-Florida Medical Centers in 2006 in the role of Regional Medical Director. In this position, she shares responsibility for the daily medical operations of the centers, as well as chairing and participating in various medical committees.
A born New Yorker of Haitian heritage, she has always lived in a cosmopolitan environment, where she has developed sensitivity to people of all cultures, languages and creeds. She speaks English, French, Creole and Spanish. |
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Rey Lopez
Executive Director of Operations
Rey Lopez has been in the health care field for over nine years. He was employed by CAC-United Healthcare as a customer service representative and through his hard work and dedication has achieved the position he currently holds with CAC-Florida Medical Centers as Executive Director of Operations.
In his current role Rey is responsible for the planning, organization and supervision of operations of the CAC-Florida Medical Centers. In this role, he supervises the administrative staff of the centers and the transportation services. Rey is also responsible for acting as a liaison between the centers and the communities each center serves.
Rey Lopez has held several administrative positions with CAC-Florida Medical Centers, his most recent position as a Regional Administrator was overseeing several medical facilities and supervising several administrators. He was also involved in various projects including customer service improvement, information systems and implementation of policies and procedures. Mr. Lopez holds a Bachelors of Professional Studies with a specialization in Health Services Administration from Barry University. He graduated Cum Laude. |
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Carmen Collantes, Regional Administrator
Ms. Collantes has more than 25 years of experience in the South Florida health care industry. She joined the CAC-Florida Medical Centers in 1979, having served in various roles during her tenure. In 1991 she was promoted to the role of Center Administrator and later successfully managed multiple Centers. In 2005, Ms. Collantes was promoted to Regional Administrator. In this role she oversees the daily operations of the East Hialeah, Little Havana, West Hialeah, Westland and North Miami Beach CAC-Florida Medical Centers.
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Hilda Lago, Regional Administrator
Ms. Lago began her career with CAC in February 1994 with CAC United HealthCare as an Assistant Administrator at the Kendall Medical Center. She later transferred to the Westchester Medical Center where she was promoted to Administrator as part of the PanAmerican CAC family. In January 2002, Ms. Lago was the Administrator who opened the Bird Road CAC-Florida Medical Center. In November 2006, Ms. Lago was promoted to Regional Administrator. In this role, she oversees the Kendall, Bird Road, South Dade, Westchester and Homestead CAC-Florida Medical Centers.
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