Three renowned doctors from Baptist Health International will be in the Cayman Islands for the 4th Annual Women’s Health Conference that will be held on Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Hibiscus Conference Centre located at the Cayman Islands Hospital. The three doctors are as follows:

· Ricard Estape, M.D. who will be presenting Gynecologic Cancers: Symptoms, Treatment, and Future Directions

· Julio E. Arronte, M.D. who will be presenting Challenges of Advanced Maternal Age and Pregnancy

· Michael H. Jacobs, M.D. who will be presenting Fertility Preservation: Oocyte Cryopreservation

RICARDO ESTAPE, M.D.
Dr. Ricardo Estape is medical director of the Baptist Health Center for Robotic Surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned his degree from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. Dr. Estape completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Program in Miami, Florida. He then stayed on at the University of Miami as an attending until 2002. Dr. Estape was an Associate Professor in Gynecologic Oncology and became the Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Site Group for the Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami until he went into private practice in South Miami in 2002.

Dr. Estape is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and also in Gynecologic Oncology. He is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical honor Society and many others. He has served as Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Robotic Surgery and Chief of the Blood Conservation Program at South Miami Hospital in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Estape is a world leader and pioneer in robotic surgery. He has performed more robotic surgeries than any other gynecologic oncologist or gynecologist in the world.

JULIO E. ARRONTE, M.D.
Julio E. Arronte, M.D. is a Board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at West Kendall Baptist Hospital. He received his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Nassau University Medical Center –– an affiliate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook –– where he received the Outstanding Intern Award.

Following his internship, Dr. Arronte completed his residency, also at SUNY, in obstetrics and gynecology. During his residency, he served as Administrative Chief Resident and received the Outstanding Teaching in Residency Education award.

Dr. Arronte’s practice covers general obstetrics, gynecology and urogynecology. He is well versed in women’s health issues and specializes in minimally invasive surgery, where he uses the latest technology, including the da Vinci Robot, to perform advanced laparoscopies.

Dr. Arronte is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is also a member of the American Urogynecologic Society, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.

MICHAEL H. JACOBS, M.D.
Dr. Michael H. Jacobs is a reproductive endocrinologist and a member of the Baptist Health Quality Network. He is also medical director of the Fertility & IVF Center. Dr. Jacobs is a Diplomate Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Dr. Jacobs completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City in 1983, and his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988. Dr. Jacobs worked in private practice in Berkeley, California and served as Associate Medical Director of the Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, California, prior to establishing the Fertility & IVF Center of Miami, in 1991.

Dr. Jacobs is member of numerous scientific societies such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART).

SOURCE: Baptist Health International, Baptist Health, South Florida