Por Jessika Millano
AL DIA TODAY
PALM BAY — Alan Katz, un médico barranquillero egresado de la Universidad del Norte en 1998 desde hace más de un año es director médico de Healthy Partners Primary Care en Palm Bay.
Llegó hace 17 años a Estados Unidos para completar su pasantía y residencia en Medicina Interna en la Universidad de Miami, donde obtuvo una beca de dos años en Medicina Geriátrica tras culminar sus estudios.
El doctor Alan Katz trabaja en Healthy Partners Primary Care. La clínica, ubicada en 470 Malabar Rd. SE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, cuenta con un equipo multidisciplinario para la atención del adulto mayor tanto en situación de salud como de enfermedad.
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Con más de 12 años de trabajo extenso en West Palm Beach, Boca Ratón, Fort Lauderdale y actual-mente Palm Bay, Katz se caracteriza por ser un médico de atención primaria con experiencia que entiende lo importante que es escuchar a sus pacientes de verdad.
“El personal médico de nuestro consultorio se asegura de que cada pa-
ciente se sienta bienvenido en un ambiente cálido y hogareño. Nuestra principal intención es que las personas tengan mejor calidad de vida, que pue-dan manejar todas sus enfermedades crónicas; y si es una persona sana, que siga así el mayor tiempo posible”, dijo.
After his residency, he ended up obtaining a two-year geriatric medicine fellowship at the same university.
With over 12 years of intensive work experience in West Palm Beach, Boca Ratón, Fort Lauderdale and finally Palm Bay, Katz is an experienced primary care physician who understands how important it is to really listen to his patients.
“The medical staff of our office ensures each patient feels welcome in a warm and homelike environment. Our main goal is to make sure people are able to have a better quality of life, that we can take care of all of their chronic diseases; and that if the person is healthy, to keep them that way as long as possible,” he said.
Just like any other immigrant to the United States, Katz admits to initially struggling in his new country because of the language barrier and different customs. “Being a doctor, however, has filled me with great satisfaction. I love talking to older people and listening to all of their wisdom and stories. I also meet so many diverse men and women. Everyone that I meet has something to teach me, “ he said.
Katz explained medicine in the past 20-30 years has advanced significantly. People can now be guaranteed to have a longer life due to doctors being able to control diseases. For example, someone who would have died 20 years ago due to heart failure would now be able to live, thanks to surgeries, new procedures, and medicines.
From his outpatient office of internal medicine and geriatrics at Healthy Partners, Katz ensures that his commitment is to provide the best care and services to patients and their families. He hopes to do this in a practice that creates a healing environment and is respectful of the privacy of their patients.
“Our goal is to become the main provider of care in the area of internal and geriatric medicine for the Palm Bay community and also the Hispanic community in order to achieve active and successful aging through preventive measures. “
Healthy Partners Primary Care, located at 470 Malabar Rd SE Palm Bay FL 32907-3111, has a multidisciplinary team to care for the elderly in health and disease. For more information call (321) 802-6590.