Leadership
At HCA Florida JFK North 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.
Our leaders
- Chief Executive Officer: Ashley Vertuno, FACHE
- Chief Financial Officer: Tom Schlemmer
- Chief Medical Officer: Allan Birenberg, MD
- Chief Nursing Officer: Dr. Debra Perrin-Davis
- Chief Operating Officer: Andrew Wright
- Assistant Chief Medical Officer
- Assistant Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President of Mental Health and Wellness
- Vice President of Human Resources: Andrea Augst
- Vice President of Quality and Safety: Carey Estes
- Assistant Chief Nursing Officer of Mental Health and Wellness: Dr. Maira Rodriguez
Board of Trustees
- Douglas McGlynn – Chairman 2024-2025
- Jack Zeltzer, MD – Past President, Medical Staff
- Sam Lederman, MD - President, Medical Staff
- Howard Routman, DO – President-Elect, Medical Staff
- Marvin Kohn, MD – Physician Member
- Ross Stone, MD– Physician Member
- Michael Lakow, MD – Physician Member
- Amy Mostafavi, MD – Physician Member
- Veronica Vidal – Community Member
- Tunjarnika Coleman-Ferrell – Community Member
- Fabiana DesRosiers – Community Member
- Marcella Rutherford – Community Member
- Earnie Ellison, Jr. – Community Member
- Kenneth West, CEO JFK Hospital
- Ashley Vertuno, CEO JFK North Hospital
Medical Executive Committee
- Sam Lederman, MD – President, Chair
- Howard Routman, DO – President-Elect
- Jack Zeltzer, MD – Past President
- Jay Maizes, MD – Secretary/Treasurer
- Christopher Rienas, MD – Dept Chair, Behavioral Health
- Akiva Marcus, MD – Dept Chair, Medicine
- Marco Nores, MD – Dept Chair, Surgery
- Abeer Aziz-Siddiqui, DO – North Member at Large, Medicine
- Diego Lopes De Lima, MD – North Member at Large, Surgery
- Teresita Casanova, MD – Main Member at Large, Medicine
- Brian Kelly, MD – Main Member at Large, Surgery
- Shaun Isaac, MD – Med Director, Hospitalist Serv.
- Sunil Bali, MD – Med Director, Critical Care
- Mazyar Rouhani, MD – Med Director, Emergency Medicine
- Mehdi Bathaii, MD – Med Director, Radiology
- Gabriel Camilo, MD – Med Director, Anesthesiology
- Lewis Starasoler, MD – Med Director, Pathology