Jobyna Whiting, MD

Gautam Yagnik, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Yagnik specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow and knee. He is the team physician for the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Panthers. He has served as assistant team physician for the University of Miami and Florida International University football teams. He has also provided orthopedic coverage for Super Bowl LIV, BCS National Championship Game, FedEx Orange Bowl, Miami Open and NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. His experience caring for elite, collision sport athletes provides him with advanced knowledge he uses to treat all of his patients. Dr. Yagnik graduated at the top of his class in medical school and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. During medical school, he performed surgical research that yielded two prestigious grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. During his residency, he was elected administrative chief resident and was given the Willard Award for the most outstanding resident. Dr. Yagnik currently serves as chairman of the Department of Surgery at West Kendall Baptist Hospital and was named Physician of the Year for West Kendall Baptist Hospital in 2018. He is also actively involved in medical education as a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Florida International University and as assistant program director for the Doctors Hospital/UHZ Sports Medicine Institute’s Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Yagnik conducts clinical and biomechanical research to advance the field of orthopedic sports medicine and has published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. He is currently studying arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in professional athletes. He regularly attends and presents at various meetings, including the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting as well as the NFL and NHL Team Physician Meeting. Dr. Yagnik’s care philosophy is to treat each patient like family. He takes a conservative approach to orthopedic care and recommends nonsurgical options whenever possible.When he is not treating patients, Dr. Yagnik enjoys spending time with his family, swimming and exercising.

Jose Mena, M.D., is a board-certified physiatrist at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Mena specializes in diagnosing and treating spine and back injuries, diseases and disorders. He currently serves as the team pain physician for the Miami Dolphins and a team physician for FIU athletics. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Mena offers a variety of minimally invasive and noninvasive procedures to treat back problems, including sacroplasty for sacrum fractures, vertebral augmentation (balloon kyphoplasty and spine jack) for spine fractures, basivertebral nerve ablation (Intracept®), discograms/intradiscal procedures, transforaminal epidural steroid injections, facet joint interventions including radiofrequency neurotomy, sacroiliac joint injection, ultrasound-guided and fluoroscopically-guided injection of the peripheral joint, bursa injections and electrodiagnostic studies, including nerve conduction studies and electromyograms (EMG). Dr. Mena joined Baptist Health Orthopedic Care from the University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, where he served in several capacities, including as an associate residency program director in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and co-medical director of the UHealth Advanced Institute for Pain Management. Dr. Mena’s research has been published in peer-reviewed publications, including PM&R, the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and he has presented at numerous professional events and meetings. He is a question senior editor for the ABPM&R board and an ABPM&R oral board examiner. Dr. Mena also serves as an editor for the ABA pain medicine boards and is part of the ABA Pain Medicine Examination Committee. As an instructor for the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society (IPSIS, formerly SIS), he is dedicated to teaching safe and effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventional spine procedures to his peers. IPSIS instructors are among the most carefully selected faculty in interventional spine medicine.

Michael Swartzon, M.D., is a sports medicine physician with a dual board certification in family and sports medicine. He cares for active people, athletes and individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. He is an important player on your health team with significant specialized training in treatment and prevention of illness and injury to help you lead a healthier lifestyle. Dr. Swartzon cares for youth athletes, “weekend warriors,” active individuals, elite athletes and nonathletes alike. He can maximize non-operative treatment, guide referrals to physical and occupational therapies and if necessary, expedite an appointment to a surgeon for treatment. Dr. Swartzon is an associate professor for Florida International University as well as an affiliate professor for Nova Southeastern University and program director for Baptist Health’s primary care sports medicine fellowship program. He is published in several medical journals and regularly presents at national conferences focused on sports medicine research. He has significant experience with professional athletes as a team physician for the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers and a tournament physician for the Miami Open. He is the co-medical director for the Miami Marathon & Half Marathon. Additionally, he cares for a variety of collegiate teams such as Barry University and St. Thomas University. Previously, Dr. Swartzon provided medical care for El Clásico Barcelona vs Real Madrid, the World Golf Championship, the University of New Mexico Lobos basketball team, Mountain West conference championship, NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, New Mexico state rodeo and the USA Track and Field Indoor Championship. His specialties include stem cell, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and amniotic regenerative orthobiological therapy. He performs orthopedic ultrasound diagnostics and ultrasound-guided procedures. He is also a certified FAA Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) and performs physicals for pilots. As a South Florida native, Dr. Swartzon is an avid fan of local sports teams.