GERIATRICIAN AT NEW AGEWELL CENTER

Geriatrician Laura Alvarez Orduz, M.D., has joined the staff of the new AgeWell Center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, a comprehensive, collaborative center focused on healthcare, well-being and social interaction to help the aging population in South Florida live their healthiest and most active lives.

A member of the Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, Dr. Alvarez Orduz attended medical school at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota, Colombia before training in epidemiology at the Universidad de Los Llanos in Villavicencio, Colombia. She participated in clinical rotations at University of Miami and went on to complete her residency in internal medicine at St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach in Long Beach, California, which is affiliated with UCLA and a geriatric medicine fellowship at Yale University. Previously, she spent five years as a general and primary care physician in Columbia.

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Dr. Alvarez Orduz is a member of the American Geriatric Society and American Medical Association. She is board certified in internal medicine and certified in advanced cardiac life support and basic life support. She holds a medical license in Florida, Connecticut and Colombia.

Dr. Alvarez Orduz’s office is located at the Holy Cross HealthPlex, 1000 NE 56th Street in Fort Lauderdale. To schedule an appointment, call 954-229-8606. For more information, visit Holy-Cross.com.