John Anthony Morytko, MD

Dayuri Gallardo, APRN, is a certified nurse practitioner at Baptist Health and is fluent in English and Spanish. She began her medical career in 2004 as a family medicine physician in Venezuela. Joining Baptist Health in 2011, Dayuri served as a registered nurse in the ICU/PCU and a nurse practitioner at Homestead Hospital. Dayuri now provides annual wellness exams, acute care visits, medication management and chronic disease management to Baptist Health primary care patients.After earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Miami Dade College, she completed a family nurse practitioner master’s program at the University of Turabo, South Florida campus. With experience in both acute care and family practice settings, Dayuri has cared for patients with a variety of chronic and acute life-threatening medical conditions. She is committed to providing compassionate and reliable care to help her patients achieve the best outcomes possible. When she is not taking care of patients, Dayuri likes to go to the beach and the movies with her family.

Harneet Walia, M.D., FAASM, is the medical director of sleep medicine at Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and chief of clinical transformation for Baptist Health. She is also a professor at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Dr. Walia joined Baptist Health in January 2021 from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. She is a national thought leader and has contributed substantially to mentorship and outreach. She has presented on more than 100 international and national platforms and in media relations to raise awareness of sleep disorders. Dr. Walia has led numerous clinical trials and real-world research projects on sleep apnea treatment, including upper airway stimulation and health outcomes, ranging from patient-reported outcomes to cardiometabolic disorders. She and her team have demonstrated that improving sleep disorders can improve patients’ quality of life, depressive symptoms and insomnia symptoms, and have garnered various national awards. Her research has also shown that obstructive sleep apnea is associated with recalcitrant blood pressure and that treatment can improve blood pressure. Her research has been published in several high-impact, peer-reviewed journals such as CHEST, JAMA Otolaryngology and Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. She serves on numerous local and national committees for sleep medicine. As chief of clinical transformation at Baptist Health, Dr. Walia continues to drive innovation and excellence in healthcare delivery. Her leadership is instrumental in implementing evidence-based practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement to meet the evolving needs of patients and the community. She has also led multiple professional and leadership development initiatives. She has been recognized for her leadership and scholarly achievements, and received the prestigious Gidwani Mid-Career Scholarship from the Women’s Professional Staff Association at Cleveland Clinic in 2020. This scholarship facilitated her professional development at Harvard Medical School’s leadership course, where she honed her leadership skills and strategic vision in healthcare transformation.

Rosendo Collazo, D.O., is an internal medicine physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, a part of Baptist Health Medical Group, an organization of more than 180 physicians in multiple specialties closely aligned with Baptist Health South Florida...