Space Coast Business 2011 Business Leader of the Year in Health Care

As the former Chief of Staff at Wuesthoff Hospital in Melbourne, current president of Medical Associates of Brevard (MAB) and present chairman of Brevard Physician Network (BPN) Dr. Gadodia, a cardiologist, has developed his ability for conflict resolution and channeling physicians’ ideas towards a common goal. MAB has 43 multi-specialty physicians known for their excellent medical care and camaraderie and BPN is the largest Independent Practice Association in the county with 240 members.

His recent achievements include creating a medical information exchange, inter-office referral and healthcare integration system, risk contracts with insurance companies, and providing cost-efficient care to Medicare beneficiaries, all leading to financial gains and growth in membership.
“Leadership is to inspire and uplift people to achieve a higher goal. A true leader is one who has clear vision and is passionate about helping others.”

Florida-based Guyanese doctor, Victor Boodhoo, honoured for contribution to medicine

TITUSVILLE, FLA. (December 6, 2010)— The University of the West Indies (UWI) presented Titusville physician Victor Boodhoo, M.D., with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for distinguished service to medicine and to UWI. Boodhoo graduated from UWI in 1966 when it was a college of the University of London. UWI, with campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados, has graduated over 7,000 doctors since it started in 1948. The awards ceremony was held in Barbados in November. Presented by Board Chairman of the UWI Medical Alumni Association, Dr. Michael Hoyos, Boodhoo was one of only three honorees at this event.

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Dr Boodhoo receives the award
from UWIMAA Chair,Dr Mike Hoyos

He joins a select group of only 22 alumni who have been similarly honored in the past 20 years. As a separate honor, Boodhoo also delivered the UWI international conference keynote address on “Family Medicine.” He is also a cofounder of the 1948 Society, the nonprofit Medical Foundation of UWI.

Boodhoo practiced in Jamaica for seven years before moving to Titusville, Fla., where he has been practicing for 32 years. He is a member of the medical staff at Parrish Medical Center where at one time he served as president of the PMC medical staff. Board certified in family medicine and geriatrics, Boodhoo is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and also of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has also been chairman of CME of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, and has been selected every year since 2006 as one of “America’s Top Family Doctors” by the Consumer Research Council.

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