Four Providers Join the Department of Orthopedics
Four providers have joined the Department of Orthopaedics at UHealth – University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine. Each provider will join as an assistant professor, with each having a distinct clinical focus in trauma, sports medicine and foot and ankle.
Name: Francisco J. Fuster Güisao, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor
Clinical Specialties: Orthopaedic Trauma
Research Interests: Outcomes of acetabular fracture fixation both open and percutaneous
Education:
- Fellowship – Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at the Miller School of Medicine
- Residency – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- M.D. – Medical School at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Certifications: Board eligible
Languages Spoken: English and Spanish
Practice Locations:
- Jackson South Community Hospital
- Ryder Trauma Center
- UHealth Tower
Appointments: 305-243-3000
Name: Jennifer Horawski, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Clinical Specialties: Primary Care Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Physical Activity and Cancer
Education:
- Fellowship – Primary Care Sports Medicine, UM/Jackson, 2024
- Residency – Family Medicine, Grand Strand Medical Center, 2023
- M.D. – Ross University School of Medicine, 2020
Certifications: Board Certified in Family Medicine with additional training in Sports Medicine
Language Spoken: English
Practice Locations:
- Lennar Foundation Medical Center
- UHealth Doral
Appointments: 305-689-5555, Option 2
Name: Michael G. Rizzo, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Specialties: Orthopaedic sports medicine; hip, knee, shoulder arthroscopy; shoulder arthroplasty
Research Interests: technology applications to human performance, artificial intelligence, regenerative medicine, clinical outcomes
Education:
- Fellowship – Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, The Steadman Philippon Research Institute, 2024
- Residency/Internship – Orthopaedic Surgery, UM/Jackson, 2023
- M.D. – Washington University Medicine, St. Louis, 2018
Certifications: Board Eligible Orthopaedic Surgery
Language Spoken: English
Practice Locations:
- Lennar Foundation Medical Center
- UHealth Doral
Appointments: 305-689-5555, Option 2
Name: Solangel Rodriguez-Materon, M.D.
Title: Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle
Clinical Specialties: Foot & Ankle Orthopedic Surgery
Research Interests: Foot and ankle deformity, foot and ankle ligament and cartilage Injuries, total ankle arthroplasty, foot and ankle innovation and technology
Education:
- Fellowship – Foot & Ankle, Medstar Health – Union Memorial Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland, 2024
- Research Fellowship – Foot & Ankle, Baptist Health Orthopaedic Care, Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables, Florida, 2022
- Residency – Orthopedic Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia. 2019
- M.D. – Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 2012
Certifications: Board eligible
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish and Italian
Practice Locations:
- Lennar Foundation Medical Center
- UHealth Doral
Appointments: 305-243-3000