Baptist Health Surgery Boca Raton (Cooperman Building)

Alex Mafdali, M.D., is a board-certified family medicine physician specializing in primary care sports medicine at Baptist Health.Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Mafdali completed his primary care sports medicine fellowship at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care.Dr. Mafdali earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at University of Connecticut School of Medicine. During his fellowship, Dr. Mafdali trained in the nonsurgical management of acute and chronic orthopedic conditions and gained expertise in ultrasound diagnostics and procedures. In addition, he worked as a sideline medical team member for the Miami Dolphins, Inter Miami CF, Miami Heat, Florida International University, St. Thomas University and Barry University. He continues to serve as a sideline physician for professional, college and high school sports teams in the Miami area.He is a member of the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians.Dr. Mafdali believes in a compassionate, collaborative approach to care. He wants every patient to feel engaged and empowered to participate in decisions that affect their treatment. He considers it a privilege to help patients get back to doing what they enjoy, whether that is taking a morning walk or playing professional sports.In his free time, Dr. Mafdali is a sports enthusiast. He enjoys tennis, golf, pickleball, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Alan Saperstein, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Saperstein specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, total knee replacement, total hip replacement, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, meniscus repair, and articular cartilage resurfacing procedures, including MACI, rotator cuff repair and shoulder labrum repair. Dr. Saperstein is chief of orthopedic surgery at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.Dr. Saperstein currently serves as a team physician for Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University. He is also a clinical affiliate assistant professor at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Saperstein treats each patient as an individual and considers their medical history, work and recreational demands, and health goals when developing a treatment plan. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Saperstein enjoys long-distance running and weight training. He has completed two full marathons and runs at least one half-marathon each year.

James Ross, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Ross specializes in sports medicine and joint preservation surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Ross is one of the few orthopedic surgeons to have been awarded a Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. He currently serves as the team physician for Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University, and the Florida Panthers. Dr. Ross is a member of the ANCHOR Research Group and the recipient of the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) Trainee Research Award. Dr. Ross is passionate about helping patients regain their quality of life and strives to put himself in their shoes when providing treatment recommendations. He encourages non-operative treatment when possible as a first-line therapy. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Ross enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, boating, dancing and listening to music.