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May 12 2006, 8:00 AM EST

CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida to Retire; Bernardo Fernandez, M.D., Named Successor

News source: Business Wire

Robert Kay, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Clinic Florida, has announced he will retire, effective June 1.

Dr. Kay, who has served Cleveland Clinic for nearly three decades, will continue working with the Clinic's Florida operations on a consulting basis throughout the summer. Bernardo Fernandez, M.D., Chairman of the Division of Medicine and Head, Section of Vascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Florida, will become CEO upon Dr. Kay's retirement.

"Dr. Fernandez is highly regarded for his medical accomplishments and strong leadership skills," said Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D., CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic. "I have the utmost confidence that under his leadership Cleveland Clinic Florida is strongly positioned to build upon it current success."

Dr. Fernandez, an internist who specializes in vascular medicine, joined Cleveland Clinic Florida in May 1991. Born in Havana, Cuba, Dr. Fernandez is a graduate of the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic's main campus in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Fernandez has published numerous articles on vascular disease and treatment and was a leading investigator for several vascular therapy trials. He is a frequent presenter and lecturer at medical symposiums throughout Florida and the Caribbean and serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the journal Periphery and a Manuscript Reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Medicine and Biology.

"I look forward to working with the talented medical staff and employees of Cleveland Clinic Florida in my new role," Dr. Fernandez said. "We will continue building on the strengths of our services and medical care to ensure patients and their families receive the best care possible."

For his part, Dr. Kay is proud to have served Cleveland Clinic Florida.

"After a long career at Cleveland Clinic, my decision to retire was very difficult. I am confident that I leave a solid management team in place that will continue to build upon the significant success in Florida," Dr. Kay said.

Dr. Kay, a nationally recognized pediatric urologic surgeon, joined Cleveland Clinic in 1980 as head of its Section of Pediatric Urology. He has joint appointments in pediatric surgery, the Glickman Urological Institute and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center. He was appointed Chief of Staff in July 1999, making him responsible for all of the hospital's physicians and researchers.

Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a not-for-profit, multi-specialty referral group practice, renowned worldwide for providing outstanding medical excellence with an emphasis on research and education. Located 20 miles west of Ft. Lauderdale, The Weston facility is comprised of a 150-bed hospital, 100 physicians representing 35 specialties, an outpatient clinic and educational facilities. The hospital is co-owned through a partnership with Tenet South Florida.

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2004, patients came for treatment from every state and 100 countries. Cleveland Clinic website address is http://www.clevelandclinic.org.

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