Leadership
Our hospital's experienced and knowledgeable leadership team is committed to improving the quality of healthcare we provide to our Atlantis community.
At HCA Florida JFK Hospital, our experienced and knowledgeable leadership team is committed to improving the quality of care we provide to serve the healthcare needs of our community.
Board of Trustees
- HCA East Florida Division President Charles Gressle
- HCA Florida JFK Hospital CEO Ken West
- HCA Florida JFK North Hospital CEO Ashley Vertuno
- Chairperson Jack Zeltzer, MD
- Community Member President Elect Marcella Rutherford, PhD
- President of staff Vicki Britton, MD
- President Elect - Medical Staff Sam Lederman, MD
- Community Member Douglas McGlynn
- Community Member Earnie Ellison, Jr.
- Community Member Joseph Casello
- Physician Member Michael Lakow,MD
- Physician Member Armaghan Mostafavi, MD
- Physician Member Marvin Kohn, MD
- Physician Member Ross Stone, MD
Medical Executive Committee
- President and Chair Vicki Britton, MD
- President-elect Sam Lederman, MD
- Past President Jack Zeltzer, MD
- Secretary and Treasurer Kleper De Almeida, MD
- Department Chair of Behavioral Health David Husted, MD
- Department Chair of Medicine Jay Maizes, MD
- Department Chair of Surgery Heidi Bahna, DO
- North Member at Large of Medicine Akiva Marcus, MD
- North Member at Large of Surgery Howard Routman, MD
- Main Member at Large of Medicine Teresita Casanova, MD
- Main Member at Large of Surgery Natalie Sohn, MD
- Medical Director Shaun Isaac, MD
- Medical Director of Emergency Medicine Mazyar Rouhanie, MD
- Medical Director of Radiology Mehdi Bathaii, MD
- Medical Director of Anesthesiology Gabriel Camilo, MD
- Medical Director of Pathology Lewis Starasoler, MD
Meet our Executive Team
- HCA Florida JFK Hospital CEO Ken West
- Chief Financial Officer Tom Schlemmer
- Chief Medical Officer Alex Paya, MD
- Chief Nursing Officer Suzanne Bertsch-Gibson
- Chief Operating Officer Damon Barrett
- Vice President of Quality Roberta Fowler