Pomellato Hosts Cocktail Celebration Benefitting Miami Cardiac Vascular Institute at Baptist Health South Florida

Miami, FL – October 22, 2015 – Baptist Health South Florida and Pomellato celebrated Miami  Cardiac & Vascular Institute, currently undergoing a $100 million expansion. Guests, who included notable philanthropists, fashion mavens and local socialites, were treated to a special reception at the private Coral Gables estate of Ray and Liana Welcoming guests were Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, and Lourdes Jofre-Collett, member of the Board of Directors of Baptist Health Foundation. Other notable attendees included Foundation Board member Karel Foti and fellow Board member Juan Antonio Michelena. But the biggest cause for celebration at the VIP event was the expansion of the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, scheduled for completion in 2016. The $100 million expansion on the Baptist Hospital campus will include groundbreaking new programs, such as the Center for Aneurysm Therapy – the first of its   kind in the world – the Center for Advanced Endovascular Therapies, and the Center for Structural Heart Therapy. The expanded Institute will also include advanced procedure suites and a larger gallery where Baptist Health physicians can collaborate and teach the techniques they have pioneered to others from around the world.

Brian Keeley & Lourdes Colett

Lourdes Colett

Brian Keeley & Lourdes Colett

Brian Keeley

Ray Rodriguez, Liana Rodriguez, Suzanne Keeley & Brian Keeley

Brian Keeley, Carel Foti, Lourdes Colett, & Juan Michelena

Suzanne Keeley & Brian Keeley

Ray & Liana Rodriguez

Barbara Deppman, Liana Rodriguez, & Maria Figuerola

Brielle Forman, Rachel Roth, & Lucia Scarampi

Brian Keeley, Kristine Wenzel, Rocky Young, & Sean Kramer

Adriana Diaz Masvidal, Ana Diaz, Sergio Garcia-Granados, & Donna Simonelli

Dr. Mark Brown, Suzanne Keeley, Josie Romano Brown, & Liana Rodriguez

Octavio Santurio, Ryanne Santurio, Reggie Rodriguez & Ellie Rodriguez

Rachel Kish, Patrick Lynch, & Pilar Pava

Ana & Jose Tarajano

Laura Denoux, Julian Gedroye, & Judge Cristina Miranda

Merike Quinones & Ricardo Martinez

Liana de Mena, Liana Rodriguez, & Claudia Algaze

Dr. Mark Brown & Josie Romano Brown

Georgia & Ramon Corona

Maritza Minor & Tim Collett

Ray Rodriguez & Ygnacio Garcia Saladrigas

Reggie Rodriguez & Ellie Rodriguez

Ryanne & Octavio Santurio

Sean Kramer & Ricardo Jofre

Suzanne Keeley & Zahra Rahman

Cindy Barbara & Rich Barbara

Betty Anne Schilling & Sean Kramer

Brielle Forman & Nick D’Annunzio

Cristina Miranda & Carlos Arriola

Donna Simonelli, Horacio Silva, & Rita Cabases