Cleveland Clinic in Florida announces the addition of two physicians to its departments of Neurology and Family Medicine. The new physicians include board-certified neurologist Badih A. Adada, M.D., who specializes in skull base and vascular neurosurgery, movement disorders, and epilepsy surgery; and Darice T. Wiegel, D.O., who specializes in preventive medicine, women’s health, and adolescent medicine.
“We are very pleased to welcome Drs. Adada and Wiegel to our growing multidisciplinary team of specialists,” says Bernardo Fernandez, M.D., chief executive officer of Cleveland Clinic in Florida. “Cleveland Clinic is committed to meeting the ever growing demand for high quality patient care in South Florida.”
Dr. Adada was previously director of the movement disorders and epilepsy surgery program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Ark. He received his medical degree from the University of Montreal in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Adada went on to complete a general surgery and neurosurgery residency at the University of Montreal, Notre Dame Hospital, and a skull base surgery fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Dr. Adada is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Medical Association.
Previously, Dr. Wiegel was an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in Oklahoma City, Okla. She received her Bachelor’s degree and medical degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dr. Wiegel completed a family medicine internship at Nova Southeastern University and an allopathic family medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Wiegel is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association.
About Cleveland Clinic in Florida
Cleveland Clinic, located in Weston and West Palm Beach, Florida, is a not-for-profit, multi-specialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic has approximately 150 physicians with expertise in 35 specialties. The medical campus is fully integrated and includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery, and a 24-hour emergency department located in the state-of-the-art hospital, which was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® in cardiovascular care by Thomson Healthcare in 2007.
Cleveland Clinic was 1 out of only 4 hospitals in the nation to be recognized by the American Heart Association for the highest level of performance in all three categories of the Get with the Guidelines program: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure & Stroke.
Cleveland Clinic in Florida is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Physicians at Cleveland Clinic are experts in the treatment of complex conditions that are difficult to diagnose. For more information about Cleveland Clinic in Florida, visit clevelandclinicflorida.org.
Editor’s Note: Dr. Badih A. Adada and Dr. Darice T. Wiegel are residents of Weston, Fla.
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