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Victor L. Roberts, MD, MBA, FACP, FACE, CPE, an Endocrinologist with the Endocrine Associates of Florida, P.A. in Lake Mary, Florida, was named Top Endocrinologist of the Year for 2018 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for his outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment to the health field. While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities.  All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements. www.iaotp.com/award-gala. With having more than 35 years of professional experience in Endocrinology, Dr. Roberts has certainly proven himself as an extraordinary professional, and expert in the field.Dr. Roberts is a dynamic, results-driven leader who has demonstrated...

Gabriela D. Kaplan is a distinguished diagnostic radiologist specializing in neuroradiology and imaging. Born in Quito, Ecuador, Gabriela attended the Colegio Americano in the city of her birth. During her formative years, she studied piano under the tutelage of Francoise Lambert, Countess of LaPorte at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in Quito. Mme. Lambert had been invited by Ecuador’s government to teach there after winning the First Prize in the piano competition at the Paris conservatory of Music in France. Following this musical education, Gabriela was awarded a scholarship to study at Whittier College in California, U.S.A., where she earned her Bachelor of Art’s degree. Later, Gabriela graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico with a doctorate in medicine. There, during her final three years, she was elected Medical School Class President. She then completed her internship with the New Jersey School of Medicine. Following this, she pursued residencies in surgery and radiology at New York City's Lenox...

  Scot LeTellier, MD, joined the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center team. LeTellier earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, completed his internal medicine residency at Staten Island University in Staten Island, New York, and completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. LeTellier’s goal is to offer the most up-to-date medical knowledge, as well as emotional support, to all patients. He values opportunities for participation in clinical trials. His research has focused on acute leukemia. Outside of the clinical setting, Dr. LeTellier enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children. They can often be found on playgrounds, soccer fields and hiking trails. source: bbjtoday.com www.peacehealth.org

MASON CITY | Dr. Stephen Thorn has helped deliver more than 7,000 babies as a obstetrician and gynecologist. But in roughly a half-hour interview with the Globe Gazette, he made sure to credit the people he works with every day at Mercy Medical Center—North Iowa. That includes six other doctors, two advanced practice providers and multiple other nurses who help treat his patients with the utmost care. "The positiveness in this hospital, there's something you can't put your finger on," Thorn, 69, said. "That's the way it, the kindness. Even people who follow me here from Minnesota ... everybody was like 'Wow, now I know why you're here.'" Thorn spent more than 20 years as a doctor in Albert Lea before Phil Lee, a physician at Mercy, finally convinced him to move to Mason City. He's been here since 2012, and has been amazed by the nurses and doctors from the day he started. Communication is key, Thorn said. "That's...