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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.


Dr. Francisco J. Fuster Güisao

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


Dr. Jennifer Horawski

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


Dr. Michael G. Rizzo

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


Dr. Solangel Rodriguez-Materon

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


Tags: Department of Orthopaedics, sports medicine