Faculty/staff health practice offers extended hours, specialty physician

During summer, the Practice hours of operation are Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The FIU Faculty Group Practice has added a new physician, Dr. Yolangel Hernandez Suarez, M.D. She will provide general gynecologic services the first and third Thursdays of each month from 4-7 p.m. by appointment. Her areas of expertise include contraceptive counseling for women with complex medical conditions and management of menopause.

Dr. Yolangel Hernandez Suarez, M.D.

Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Hernandez Suarez attended Swarthmore College and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She trained in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. She holds a master’s in business administration with specialization in health administration and policy from the University Of Miami School Of Business.

Since 2005, Hernandez Suarez has been a physician leader at the Jackson Health System where she established “Ambulatory Grand Rounds,” a forum for continuing medical education for primary-care physicians in the community. She most recently served as the interim chief administrative officer for Jackson Memorial Hospital, the flagship of JHS and a level 1 trauma center.

Located in the University Health Services Complex at Modesto A. Maidique Campus, the Practice opened last year as a place for Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine faculty physicians to provide cost-effective medical care to faculty and staff.

All FIU health insurance plans are accepted. The $15 office visit co-payment is waived for employees in the HMO and PPO plans when services are provided at the FIU on-campus practice. Benefits or services not covered by FIU plans will be charged according to an established fee schedule.

Summer hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-8 p.m.

For more information or to make an appointment, visit the Practice’s Web site or call 305-348-DOCS (3627).