Speakers

Dr. Yesenia Justiniano is a wound care & Hyperbaric medicine specialist. She has over 10 years’ experience in wound care and hyperbaric medicine and was the founding physician and medical director of several hyperbaric medicine programs in Puerto Rico. Dr. Justiniano’s expertise has been recognized by several organizations and businesses that utilized her knowledge and expertise as a professional speaker on behalf of her organizations.

Dr. Justiniano has also worked as a medical director for multiple organizations. She had led teams of wound care specialists and created protocols that to this date continued to be used by these organizations. Personalized treatment plans created under her supervision offered options that included wound dressings, debridement, compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, cellular products, topical growth factors, edema management, and non-invasive vascular assessments.

Dr. Justiniano’s presentations include but are not limited to:

1.      Las Maravillas del Oxígeno – Viva Mayagüez Magazine Año 3 Vol. 2

2.      Las Maravillas del Oxígeno – Buena Vida Magazine , June 2010

3.      El Oxígeno Hiperbárico y Nuestros Deportista – Buena Vida Magazine , July 2010

4.      De Vuelta a la Escuela… Nuevos Retos y Nuevas Soluciones – Buena Vida Magazine, August 2010

5.      Abracadabra… Cirugía sin Bisturí – Buena Vida, September 2010

6.      En guerra contra las ulceras – Periódico Plenitud Dorada, September 2010

7.      Ganándole al dolor… de frente a los efectos de la radiación – Buena Vida Magazine, October 2010

8.      Porque no solo de pan vive el hombre… – Buena Vida Magazine, November 2010

9.      Oxigenación Hiperbárica “magia” después del bisturí – Contorno Magazine, April 2013

Dr. Justiniano received her medical degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  She has multiple certifications in Wound Care, Wound Healing, and Hyperbaric Medicine. She completed her wound care internship at the Imperial Pointe Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Kamal Wahab, MD, is Associate Medical Director for VITAS® Healthcare in Gainesville, Florida. He oversees the care of patients in their homes, nursing homes, and assisted living communities. He also educates community physicians and healthcare partners about the benefits and value of hospice and palliative care.

Driven by a passion for family and community, Dr. Wahab provides compassionate care catered to the needs of patients living with advanced illnesses. A background in geriatrics and family medicine informs his approach to care, defined by evidence-based medicine, open communication, and a sense of duty to patients and their families.

“My goal is always to give my best to my patients and my community,” says Dr. Wahab. “I’m looking forward to serving the Gainesville community, reinforcing VITAS’ footprint here, and demonstrating how our services support a higher quality of life.”

Dr. Wahab joined VITAS in 2021 following the completion of a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society.

He also completed a geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, during which he was bestowed the COVID-19 Recognition Award for steadfast service to his patients and the community during the pandemic’s peak.

Dr. Wahab earned his medical degree at the University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Achrafieh, Lebanon, at Saint George Medical Center. He completed a residency in family medicine at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the American University of Beirut.

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Peter Beltran, President/CEO of NeuroMed, has a 30-year successful career in the field of electromedicine. Mr. Beltran is the founder and developer of the most advanced High Definition frequency generator (HDfg)™, known as Electroanalgesia. This medical technology is used by physician’s in treating chronic and acute pain patients by delivering a high frequency and high energy signal directly to the affected areas.

According to Mr. Beltran, “It is an honor, a privilege, and a duty to have a purpose that calls us to help improve people’s lives. Each year, our work changes lives. Thousands have benefited from our advanced pain management system, but we know there are millions more who need this technology as well.”

Scott Mitchell Hall, CHS, DMT is a Hyperbaric & Dive Medicine Specialist since 2012. Mitch began his hyperbaric career as a Certified Mixed-gas Commercial Diver, Diver Medical Technician, Hyperbaric Chamber Technician and Emergency Medical Technician. It was through his training in the treatment of injured divers that he discovered the healing effects of hyperbaric oxygen in a wide variety of injuries and diseases. Mitch was inspired to begin a journey into the medical profession where he sought to utilize this knowledge in a clinical setting.

Mitch studied hyperbaric medicine through the International Board of Undersea Medicine, the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine, the Commercial Diving Academy and the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS).  He received his board-certified Hyperbaric Specialist credentials through the American Board of Wound Healing while working as a hyperbaric chamber technician for a wound care physician and podiatric surgeon. He is also credentialed as a certified Dive Medicine Technologist and Advanced Hyperbaric Technician with the International Board of Undersea Medicine

After years of dedicated work Mitch founded Hyperbaric Health Services, a hyperbaric consulting service, and Hyperbaric Health Services – Palatka, a comprehensive hyperbaric & wound care center.  Established in 2019, Hyperbaric Health Services – Palatka offers advanced wound care including hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with the latest advances in wound care modalities. Mitch serves as Hyperbaric Health Services – Palatka’s Facility Administrator and Safety Director where he remains hands on with patient education, assessment and treatment.  He is well versed in hyperbaric oxygen mechanisms of action, treatment indications, patient safety, and facility operations.

Mitch achieved the Board-Certified Hyperbaric & Dive Medicine Instructor designation in 2021 through the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He is called on to travel to locations, local & international, to train divers, allied health professionals, clinical physicians, and others in Hyperbaric and Dive Medicine Principles & Practice. This UHMS approved 40-hour course is a highly sought-after introduction to hyperbaric & dive medicine which opens the door to a career in hyperbaric medicine for medical and non-medical professionals alike.

Hyperbaric Medicine is deeply rooted in the dive industry. Mitch Hall comes to us with both a passion for diving and a passion for healing through hyperbaric oxygen. His journey to medicine is unique and he brings unique experience to his presentation.

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Originally from the Bronx, NY, Dr. Joseph Rosado moved down to the Central Florida region to work as an orderly and EMT/Paramedic. It was there that Dr. Rosado realized his passion for the medical profession. He started chiropractic school at Life College in Marietta, GA where he graduated cum laude with a BS degree in Clinical Nutrition and a doctor of chiropractic degree. After practicing for several years, he went on to Universidad Central del Este, in San Pedro de Macoris where in 2001 he graduated suma cum laude with his medical degree. After working as physician and clinic Director in Salt Lake City, UT, team physician for the Costa Rican Institute of Recreation and Sports, and staff physician at Hospital Metropolitano in San Juan, PR. Dr. Rosado relocated back to Florida in 2005 after completing his MBA in Health Care Management from University of Phoenix, magna cum laude. He worked as the Director of the Communicable Disease Division/Epidemiology and Immunization departments as well as the Sr. Lead Physician at St. Johns County Health Department.

Dr. Rosado then moved on to Tricounty Hospital in Williston, FL to be the medical director. At the same time, he worked in a private practice with the Institute of Medical and Cardiovascular Excellence (IME/ICE) in Williston and The Villages providing primary and functional/regenerative care. Upon resigning from both Tricounty Hospital and ICE, he worked as a temporary (Locum Tenens) physician at the North FL Evaluation and Treatment Center in Gainesville, FL, Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, FL, Escambia County Jail in Pensacola, FL, Florida Health Source in Pierson/Deltona, FL and Genesis Family Practice in Orange City, FL.

He was on the bureau of speakers for the United For Care (Amendment 2) campaign in 2014 and 2016. In 2015, Dr. Rosado took both the Florida Physicians Cannabis Course and the Florida Cannabis Medical Directors Course so that by Summer of 2016, he was the first to recommend high CBD:low THC in the greater Central Florida region to an adult patient with Stage 3 brain cancer. By Fall of 2016, he was the first to recommend medical cannabis (THC:CBD 1:1), in the state of FL, to a pediatric patient, who was terminally ill.

Presently, Dr. Rosado is providing primary care services, together with Immigration Physicals, Alternative Addiction Management Therapy and Therapeutic Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) recommendations at Comprehensive Health Center in Orlando, FL; and volunteers once a month at Shepherd’s Hope Community Clinics.

Jose A. Delgado has a wealth of experience in business development, growth and management. For the last 17 years, Mr. Delgado has focused his experience in the hospitality, healthcare and finance industries. Jose possesses a natural love for debate, entrepreneurship, and a desire to innovate the healthcare and financial industries.

In the hospitality industry, Mr. Delgado learned the importance of various facets of business that can be easily overlooked in small to medium sized businesses from customer care/experience, human resources, business management, business culture, marketing and branding.

From healthcare, Mr. Delgado learned how systems could be absolutely crucial to running an effective business; but seeing its natural extreme implemented industry-wide in group think and abject fear in implementing best practices from other industries. Mr. Delgado also set out to help the healthcare providers understand the plethora of federal and state regulations that dictate how business can be run. And as every new year has brought more bureaucracy and regulation to the healthcare industry, Jose continues to seek innovation and freedom for providers to run their businesses more effectively, with more opportunity and with more profitability.

As a Director with the PHP Agency, Inc., Jose A. Delgado leverages the products and services to assist the community of North Florida to understand how money and finance works. Mr. Delgado specializes in protecting familial assets, preparing people for Long Term Care services and legacy planning through the use of financial products.

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Samantha Prokop serves as head of Gunster’s Healthcare Transactions team. In her counsel to corporate and healthcare companies, Sam serves as an advisor to clients establishing new businesses, executing mergers and acquisitions and navigating business disputes and break-ups.

Sam has served as a risk manager and general counsel for a multi-location hospital system. Through her range of experience, Sam aims to help her clients remove barriers to develop practical, workable solutions to their complex problems, addressing immediate issues while developing long-term strategies for growth.

A focus on healthcare regulatory compliance

Clients reach out to Sam for help dealing with regulatory compliance matters including structuring arrangements to comply with the federal Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, Florida Patient Self-Referral Act, Florida Patient Brokering Act, and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as evaluating these laws as part of acquisitions.

Sam’s representative clients include:

• Academic medical centers
• Medical device distribution companies
• Group practices and independent physician associations
• Hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers
• Home health agencies
• Nurse registries
• Laboratories and diagnostic facilities
• Medical executives and medical professionals
• Accountable care organizations
• Pharmacies
• PBMs
• ACOs
• MSOs

Applying a focused, solutions-oriented approach aimed at advancing our clients’ businesses

From a corporate perspective, Sam represents clients in a variety of industries seeking to establish new businesses by developing structures that attract new investors, owners, partners and talent.

She supports clients in reviewing and negotiating contracts and employment agreements, establishing executive compensation arrangements and drafting operating agreements, partnership agreements, shareholders’ agreements, buy-sell agreements and bylaws.

From the letter of intent through closing, Sam assists clients with mergers, sales and acquisitions including handling day-to-day business disputes both internally and with outside vendors.

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Eric Arms has a wealth of experience in the private sector.  After graduating from the University of North Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.  Eric was a Department Manager for a Southeast Grocers store in Jacksonville, Florida.  Mr. Arms spent 18 years with the company where he managed business operations and developed business strategies that increase profitability.

Following a distinguished career with Southeast Grocers, Eric Arms became a Financial Representative with the PHP Agency Inc, a national marketing company that specializes in financial services, retirement planning, and insurance policies.  Eric was selected by company leadership to mentor, recruit, and train new agents within the company while continuing to manage his own team and help his clients achieve financial security and accumulate wealth.  Eric was invited to speak to other financial agents on his experience at one of the company’s national conferences which were held in Las Vegas.

Since 2019, Eric Arms has worked extensively in the medical industry.  He serves as a Direct Sales Manager for EPICompliance, and is a Healthcare Business Expert with Taino Consultants.  These companies specialize in assisting medical offices with HIPAA/ OSHA training, risk analysis, IT Solutions, Recruiting/Logistics, operation management, and overall consulting.  Eric is also the Director of Finance for Panacea Alliance, a medical practice in local St Augustine.

Most recently, Mr. Arms has started a ServiceMaster Clean franchise with his brother-in-law Roy Alaimo.  This company strives to provide janitorial and specialized cleaning services to the Northeast Florida area.  This company’s pursuit is to create clean working and living environments for their clients including the ever-growing healthcare sector.

Eric is very dedicated to the St. Augustine Community.  He served as a volunteer with the Ancient City Lions Club and was a member of their board of directors.  Currently, he resides in St. Augustine in the World Golf Village Community with his wife Dr. Erica Arms a Veterinarian, daughter Savannah, son Wesley, and their dog Kitt.

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Dr. Jose I. Delgado is the CEO and President of Taino Consultants, a healthcare consulting company assisting healthcare professionals and organizations for over 20 years.  Dr. Delgado has received many accolades throughout his civilian career that places him as one of the most experienced and versatile Health Care Executives in the World.

During his professional career, he has worked for multiple hospitals, primary and specialty practices and several healthcare businesses and organizations (billing companies, ambulatory surgical centers, biomedical labs, research companies, etc.).  As an entrepreneur and business professional, he has also owned various clinics, rehab and community mental health centers, information technology (IT) companies, and Management Service Organizations (MSOs).

Dr. Delgado’s IT’s experience started over 40 years ago as a programmer using machine language coding.  He also spent five years in the Air Force Space and Missile program and had the opportunity to work with Hughes Aircraft as part of the team developing the United States’ Star Wars program.  His IT experience continued in the private world, where under one of his own companies, he developed a document management system (DMS) that evolved into an electronic health record system.  One of the peculiarities of this system is the security protocols which were developed based on the Navy’s guidelines for handling electronic top-secret documentation.  The system was developed with enough versatility that the same could be adapted to vertical lines of businesses with minimum modifications.

Dr. Delgado’s performance in the Air Force led to his selection to create the contracting arm of the Air Forces’ Latin American territory, better known as USSOUTHAF.  As the Air Force’s Director of contract in Latin America, Dr. Delgado was directly responsible for logistics, contingencies and special programs in a territory encompassing 25% of the World; secondary responsibility for the rest of the world.  On a daily basis, he handled programs worth millions of dollars in multiple countries. He also coordinated the logistics to build clinics and support operations in remote areas of the world.

His grasp of the current healthcare compliance requirements in the United States led him to create the protocols and content (policies, forms, schedule of events and training) of EPI’s Compliance system. He also developed a HIPAA Security Officer Certification program, a HIPAA Security Business Certification program and a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment template for Covered Entities and Business Associates. Dr. Delgado’s HITECH knowledge and experience has made him the “go to” person for cases involving Healthcare Providers and Organizations. Dr. Delgado’s fearless attitude and commitment to his clients has resulted in elevation and resolution of cases at the Medicare’s offices in Washington level.  In each case, Dr. Delgado was able to obtain a decision in favor of his clients.

Under the banner of Taino Consultants, Dr. Delgado has assisted with the opening of multiple health care businesses. Dr. Delgado’s teams also assist with efficiencies, compliance, marketing, operations, licensing and certification of healthcare businesses and professionals.  Under Dr. Delgado’s leadership, Taino Consultants Inc. was certified as a Minority Veteran owned Federal contractor. The significance of these certifications cannot be overlooked, as the same has resulted in Taino Consultants and Dr. Delgado being a go-to resource for Federal Organizations such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the United States Veteran of Department Affairs.

Curtis Romeo is one of the core members of Island Doctors Provider Relations Department. Mr. Romeo has been in this position since June 2021 but overall has more than twenty-two years of experience in management and leadership positions.  In this role, Mr. Romeo acts as the communication conduit between providers and the rest of Island Doctors’ departments. Mr. Romeo also assists in the evaluation process of providers, special metrics, recruiting, and retention strategies. On a regular basis, Mr. Romeo speaks with providers and visits various offices to ensure providers are satisfied with the support they receive, helps address known problems, and supports scheduling efforts to ensure coverage meets the patients’ needs.

Mr. Romeo’s wealth of knowledge is not limited to healthcare and compliance as he also worked as an insurance broker, which gives him a better understanding of how the healthcare market works. On top of that, he is a Certified HIPAA Security Officer (CHSO) who not only acts as Island Doctors HIPAA Security Officer but also as one of EPI Compliance’s HIPAA Security instructors.

As a professional musician and martial arts instructor with over 20 years of experience, Mr. Romeo is quite comfortable speaking to groups and helping individuals solve problems and learn how to work in groups. Throughout his career, he has created a reputation for outstanding customer service, innovative strategic thinking, community leadership, and a passion for working with people of all ages.

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Mr. Ray Walters, Customer Service Director and Certified HIPAA Security Officer of EPICompliance, a healthcare compliance firm dedicated to assisting medical offices and firms that do business with medical offices keep up with today’s massive regulatory compliance requirements.

EPICompliance has taken 40 combined years of practical legal, medical, and occupational regulatory experience to develop a comprehensive, invaluable tool, designed to protect its customers from HIPAA, ACA/OIG/Medicare & OSHA violations.

Ray’s primary responsibility is ensuring that every day, every month, his customers stay up to date with the ongoing compliance tasks at hand as well as utilizing the EPICompliance tool to its fullest potential.

Before EPICompliance, Ray received his bachelor’s in health administration in 2016 where he began his career as an office manager for several weight loss centers. He did not know the complexities of compliance until his practice was audited – truly a stressful experience – it was then where he developed a passion for helping others avoid this situation by implementing effective compliance programs.

Dr. DeAndrea is an Integrative Medicine Physician, a traditionally trained medical doctor that unites many healing modalities.  His approach focuses on powerful up to date medicines, self-care and holistic living. He believes that health is fostered when the proper environment is created for healing. His contribution to the Integrative team approach at the center emphasizes nurturing the body’s innate intelligence for wellness.

In an effort to find evidence for alternative treatments Dr. DeAndrea has studied and practiced everything from traditional folk medicine to hyperbaric oxygen therapy and stem cells. He received a naturopathic medical degree from the American Naturopathic Medical Association for a five-year pilot research project that established “Nutritional Medicine” as a standard of treatment in the Los Angeles County Head Start Programs. He was awarded the Los Angeles Outstanding Community Service Award by the Training and Research Foundation in 1995 and 1996 for teaching the fundamentals of self-care to the families and children of the Watts community.

Dr. DeAndrea has been described as a “Jack of all Trades,” by his colleagues. He uses acupuncture, aromatherapy, nutrition, herbology, Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, creative visualization, colon hydrotherapy, physical therapy, hypnotherapy, oxygen therapy, chelation, stem cell therapy, regenerative anti-aging and the traditional allopathic treatments to create personalized healing prescriptions for his clients. His approach is multidisciplinary and based in education. He is the co-founder of the “21 Day Detox” wellness workshops, featured on Life Time Television, CNN, and 48 hours. Dr. DeAndrea combines traditional and complimentary diagnostic techniques with a unique intuitive sense. His treatments are aimed at addressing the physical, psychological and spiritual components of health.

Dr. DeAndrea had a calling to practice medicine as a boy, while his father served in the Navy.  He grew up in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City. The struggles of inner city living drove him to seek healing as a life’s path. He received a scholarship to pursue a medical education at the State University Health Science Center of New York where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. After his medical training at Cornell University’s Lennox Hill hospital, he decided to study the integrative approach to healing while traveling throughout the United States.

Dr. DeAndrea believes that healing should be a unique and enjoyable experience. In 1998 he and Woody Harrelson joined forces to open the first oxygen bar in United States.

As an integrative physician who believes in a progressive approach, Dr. DeAndrea serves as medical advisor to the American Naturopathic Medical Association, the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, Whole Life Times Magazine and Earth Save International. Dr. DeAndrea is an avid surfer and a believes he can improve by knowing the love is always the best medicine. He is Christian and loves the master healer, Jesus.  He is a nationally recognized speaker, educator, and writer who is dedicated to helping people heal.

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Gary Harker has been speaking internationally for over a decade. He is an author of The Daily D.O.S.E., developer of multiple fitness products, and designer of education for healthcare professionals. He continues to educate himself, currently studying Osteopathic Manual Therapy to gain a deeper hands-on understanding of the human body. Mr. Harker is a father of three children. He and his wife, Erely, enjoy traveling and being outdoors. As a healthcare professional and entrepreneur, Mr. Harker understands the necessity of Asset Protection, protecting the people closest to you, including your family, partners, and employees.

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