About Center for Women's Health
The Center for Women’s Health at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center is a unique environment in which special care is given to women in all stages of life--we are here to cater to your unique needs.
The newly designed fifth floor of Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center is geared to provide services exclusively for women from prenatal care and hormone replacement therapy to breast treatment and more.
To schedule a tour or speak with a representative about the Center, call (863) 419-BABY (2229). To select a physician, please see below, or call our Physician Referral Line at (863) 419-2341 for further assistance.
 | Julio R. San Martin, M.D.Gynecology Dr. San Martin received his medical degree from Cetec University in the Dominican Republic. His residency training was completed at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He has been in private practice since 1991, and came to the Haines City area in 1995. In late 2011, Dr. San Martin retired from obstetrics and is only practicing gynecology at this time. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | Mark Alkass, M.DOB/GYN Dr. Alkass received his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. His residency training was at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. He has been in private practice since 1995 and moved to the Haines City area in 1997. He received his Certification by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1998. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | Edwin M. Salamanca, M.D.OB/GYN Dr. Salamanca earned his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His served two residencies; first at the Catholic Medical Center, New York, Brooklyn and Queens, Inc. (affiliated with Cornell University); and then at Ponce Regional Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico. He practiced OB/GYN with the Air Force for three years, and has been in practice in Central Florida since 1991. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | Edmund Andah, M.DOB/GYN Dr. Edmund Andah received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Ghana in Africa. He went on to complete his residency and training through Cambridge University in England, where he became a member of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Andah & his family moved to the United States where he completed a second residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, and became a Resident Member of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. His family then moved to central Florida in 2006. He is Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology since 2009. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | LaReesa Ferdinand, M.D.OB/GYN Dr LaReesa Ferdinand’s medical degree was received from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA. Her residency program was completed at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center, a division of Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. She received her American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology certification in 2009 and has practiced in the Central Florida area since 2007. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | Vincent G. Carifi, M.D.Breast Surgery New Jersey College of Medicine, Newark, NJ, awarded Dr. Carifi’s medical degree, and his surgical residency was completed at the same location. He was first certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1976, and has maintained that certification continuously. Dr. Carifi devotes his practice to breast care and breast surgery. |
 | Karlene E. Sinclair, M.D.Breast Surgery Dr. Sinclair earned her medical degree from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, and completed her residency training at Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC. She further trained with a fellowship at University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She has been Board Certified in Surgery since 1994. Dr. Sinclair devotes much of her practice to breast surgery. |
 | Glenda (Susie) Bailey, CNM, ARNPAdvanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Susie completed her associate’s degree in nursing in 1994 from Redlands College in Edmond, OK. In 1996 she began working as a labor delivery nurse and she found her calling. She then returned to college at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL, where she received her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2005. Susie then continued on to Frontier School of Midwifery Family Nursing and has been working as a midwife since 2008. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |
 | Nancy Zaharis, CNM, ARNPAdvanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Nancy Zaharis received her associate of science degree in Nursing in 1982 from Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL. She worked mainly in labor and delivery for several years until deciding to return to school and obtained her certification in nurse midwifery in 1993 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. She has many years of experience in labor and delivery and came to the Central Florida area in 2005. Visit www.heartoffloridaobgyn.com for more information. |