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What’s Next for Lake Nona’s Medical City?

What’s Next for Lake Nona’s Medical City?

Since its inception, Lake Nona’s Medical City has become the hub of medical treatment, education and research in Central Florida. Anchored by UCF’s College of Medicine, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Medical City will be expanding its medical cluster in the coming year. One of Medical City’s new additions, the VA Medical Center, will... [Read more]

UCF Pegasus Health Center Open for Business

UCF Pegasus Health Center Open for Business

The faculty at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine has been educating the future physicians of America for years, but now it has a new endeavor - to provide medical services to the public. Last November, UCF opened Pegasus Health, a clinic that focuses on primary care and specializes in sports medicine, nephrology, neurology, rheumatology, cardiology, geriatrics and infectious... [Read more]

Surgery Changed My Life

Surgery Changed My Life

June, 2011. Oviedo resident Lorrie Sibley, a devoted wife and mother of one, wakes up in severe pain. It has hurt like this for awhile, but today is different. Today is worse. Still, she has things to do so she attributes her aches to a lower back problem and struggles through her day. And another. And another. The days turned to weeks and soon the pain became debilitating. When she visited her general... [Read more]

What’s Important When Looking for a Dentist?

What’s Important When Looking for a Dentist?

Since opening in 2000, Dr. Maxine Moncrieffe of Making Orlando Smile Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry has seen patients of all ages, shapes and sizes at her practice located just off of Lake Underhill Road. From routine checkups to complete smile makeovers and even root canals, teeth whitening and Invisalign, Making Orlando Smile offers a plethora of dental services to fit patient’s needs.... [Read more]

How Can I Improve Veins in My Legs?

How Can I Improve Veins in My Legs?

At Vascular Vein Centers complete leg health is their goal. They provide expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of vein disorders while their on-site lab includes thorough ultrasound duplex scanning, which allows for a detailed understanding of each patient’s problems. Since their inception, the Vascular Vein Centers have provided Central Florida with medically-proven, cutting-edge technology... [Read more]

What Should I know About Chiropractic Care?

What Should I know About Chiropractic Care?

Dr. Jodi Jakiel, owner and doctor of Active Living Health Center located in the Vista Lakes Shopping Center, treats new patients every day at her state-of-the-art practice. Patients have received such positive results from her integration of chiropractic care, manual therapies, and active rehabilitation that the office has outgrown its current space. In March of next year, Active Living Health Center... [Read more]

From the Commissioner’s Desk

From the Commissioner’s Desk

First off, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and say I sincerely hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday season. A new year brings new opportunities and challenges and if you’re like me, you’re ready to hit 2012 with full force. But, before we all get a running start on the New Year, I want to inform you about the final decision on redistricting and changes to district lines. Redistricting The... [Read more]

My Story: Living the Dream

My Story: Living the Dream

My husband Justin and I have always loved the sport of rowing. For as long as I can remember it has been a passion of ours and even though we’re new to the Lake Nona area, we are certainly not new to rowing. With more than 33 years of combined experience, it’s our hope to bring new sporting opportunities to East Orlando and Central Florida while adding to the overall health and activity... [Read more]