Aldo Marcelo Riesgo, MD

Jorge N. Gil, M.D., is a fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Gil’s clinical interests include foot and ankle trauma surgery, revision surgery and arthroplasty. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Gil was an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at the Orthopedic Center of Florida in Naples. Dr. Gil earned his medical degree and completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. His post-doctoral training also includes an orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami. Dr. Gil is actively involved in clinical research and has published his work in several scientific journals. As a member of the American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons, he strives to advance Latino musculoskeletal health. To develop an individualized plan of care, Dr. Gil focuses on his patient’s preferences and goals rather than objective findings such as diagnostic imaging tests. Treatment success, whether conservative or surgical, depends on meeting the patient’s expectations, he says. Dr. Gil is fluent in English and Spanish. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and listening to and playing music

Rafael Diaz-Garcia, M.D., FACS, is an orthopedic hand and upper extremity surgeon with Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. He specializes in peripheral nerve surgery to treat neuropathic pain, nerve compression (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, radial tunnel, etc.), nerve lacerations/injuries as well as brachial plexus pathology, including neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. His clinical interests include the care of high-level athletes, arthroscopy and arthroplasty of the hand and wrist, arthritis, spasticity, treatment of rheumatologic diseases and microsurgical treatment of vascular insufficiency in the upper extremity. Prior to joining Baptist Health, he was the director of medical operations and chief of plastic surgery at Allegheny Health Network, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He also served as a clinical associate professor of plastic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Diaz-Garcia earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a master’s degree in healthcare management at the Johns Hopkins University – Carey Business School. He completed a general surgery internship and a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of Michigan Health Systems. His postdoctoral training also includes a hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of several professional organizations. Dr. Diaz-Garcia has been named on such prestigious lists as Castle Connolly – Top Doctors. He serves as a reviewer for HAND and regional editor for the Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online and his work in orthopedic hand surgery is widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals. He frequently lectures on the management of nerve injuries in the upper and lower extremities, as well as limb salvage after trauma or cancer. Dr. Diaz-Garcia is an early adopter of targeted muscle reinnervation for the management of neuromas and phantom pain in patients with limb loss. He has more than ten years of experience utilizing this procedure and finds it extremely gratifying to provide pain relief to those who have been told there are no options. Dr. Diaz-Garcia takes time to understand his patients’ goals and educate them on possible outcomes so, together, they can determine the best course of treatment. Whether he is treating athletes so they can return to sport performance or helping stroke patients with spasticity, he says that watching patients improve their quality of life post-operatively is the most rewarding part of his profession. Dr. Diaz-Garcia is fluent in English and Spanish. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, reading nonfiction books, boating and traveling with his wife.