HIALEAH, FL – Hialeah Hospital and Coral Gables Hospital have added two new neurologists, Dr. Elizabeth Garcia and Dr. Enrique A. Serrano to their medical team.
Dr. Garcia joins both hospitals working as a neurologist. Dr. Garcia was born and raised in Puerto Rico. After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, she entered the medical school at the University of Puerto Rico. She received her M.D. in 1999 and was commissioned as a Captain in the U.S. Army.
Dr. Garcia was assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, where she completed her internship and residency in neurology and received a promotion to the grade of Major in the U.S. Army.
She practiced as a general neurologist at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia from 2003 to 2006. After her honorable discharge from the Army in 2006, Dr. Garcia completed a year-long fellowship in her subspecialty of Neurophysiology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia.
During that period she concentrated on neuromuscular diseases or illnesses that affect the muscles and the nerves. She has special interests in the treatment of headaches, multiple sclerosis, strokes, Alzheimer’s and neuropathies. She performs therapeutic Botox injections, electromyography exams, and nerve conduction studies.
Dr. Garcia holds medical licenses in Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. She is board certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Serrano also joins both hospitals as a neurologist. Most recently, Dr. Serrano completed a residency in Neurology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia, followed by subspecialty training in Neurophysiology with an emphasis in Epilepsy including epilepsy surgery evaluation in children and adults with intractable seizures.
Prior to his residency, Dr. Serrano served for four years as a medical officer in the Navy and during that time he was deployed multiple times to the Pacific. He was also deployed to Iraq for ten months serving as the Medical Department Head and only physician on a fast combat support ship assigned to the Lincoln Battle Group in the Persian Gulf as a part of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
Dr. Serrano was born and raised in Puerto Rico and attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. He graduated from UF with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and returned to Puerto Rico to attend medical school at the University of Puerto Rico.
He received his M.D. in 1998 and, as he had enrolled in the Navy, served his internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He holds medical licenses in Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. He is Board Certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has interests in general neurology including seizure disorders.
About Hialeah Hospital
Hialeah Hospital, part of Tenet’s Florida region, is a 378-bed acute care hospital located at 651 East 25th Street in Hialeah. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of central to north Miami-Dade County since 1951.
Hialeah Hospital offers a broad range of health care services, including 24-hour emergency care, cardiology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, laboratory, a surgical weight loss program that has been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, a sleep disorders program, and a complement of imaging services.
Hialeah Hospital has earned a five-star rating and is ranked among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care by HealthGrades, a health care quality ratings company. Hialeah Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
About Coral Gables Hospital
Coral Gables Hospital is a 256-bed acute care hospital located at 3100 Douglas Road in the heart of historic Coral Gables. The community-based hospital serves much of South Dade County, as well as the Latin American and Caribbean populations.
Coral Gables Hospital offers a broad range of services, from primary care to surgery and specialty care, including the Orthopedic Joint Replacement Program and a comprehensive urology program. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.