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Our Medical Director
Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEP
CEO
& Medical Director - MD NOW Medical Centers, Inc. Established, December
2004
17 + Years Experience as Medical Director
of the Emergency Department at
Columbia Hospital of the Palm Beaches
Residency Trained in Internal Medicine (Carney Hospital - Boston , MA
and University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center - Farmington, CT)
Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (American Board of Physician
Specialists)
Member & Fellow - American College of Emergency Physicians
Member of Palm Beach County Medical Society & Florida
Medical Association
Former Medical Director Riviera Beach Fire Rescue & Consultant West Palm
Beach Fire Pension Fund, WPB, Florida
Board Member of the Urgent Care Association of America
(UCAOA) & Editorial Board of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM)
Masters Degree in Business Administration – Nova Southeastern University
2001 - Received a Gubernatorial Appointment from Florida Governor Jeb
Bush to
become one of 12 physicians in the State to serve on the Florida Board
of Medicine
Former Town Commissioner – Town of Manalapan, Florida
Dr. Peter Lamelas is Residency trained in Internal Medicine
and Board Certified in Emergency Medicine (ABPS-AAPS). Dr.
Peter Lamelas has 17 years experience as Medical Director of
the Emergency Department of Columbia Hospital of the Palm
Beaches in West Palm Beach and total of well over 20 years
experience in medicine. He is a long standing member and
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and
member of the Palm Beach County Medical Society and Florida
Medical Association.
Dr Lamelas was elected to the Board of Directors of the
Urgent Care Association of America and is on the editorial
Board of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine.
Dr. Lamelas has been on the ER
staffs at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center, Wellington Regional Medical Center, Columbia
Hospital of the Palm Beaches and St. Mary's Hospital in West
Palm Beach. He still is on the medical staff at Columbia
Hospital and Palm Beach Gardens Hospital.
In 2001, he received a
Gubernatorial appointment from Florida Governor Jeb Bush to
serve as one of twelve doctors on the State of Florida Board
of Medicine and he was the elected Vice Chairman, as well as
the Chairman of Rules and Quality Assurance Committees.
He is certified by the State of Florida as a Workman's
Comp provider and had overseen the Work Comp program at
Columbia Hospital for many years. He is certified as a US
Civil Surgeon to complete immigration (INS) physicals. He
has completed training in Oklahoma City with the Federal
Aviation Administration and is certified as an FAA Flight
Medical Examiner to complete FAA flight physicals. Dr.
Lamelas is fluent in English and Spanish.
In 1993 he earned his Masters Degree in Business
Administration from Nova Southeastern University, and in
December 2004 - January 2005 he realized a long term
dream of building, owning and operating his own highest
quality urgent care medical center.
Since then with the help of his wife Stephanie Lamelas,
MBA and his qualified trained medical and administrative
staff have successfully expanded to (6) six "state of
the art" Urgent Care Walk-In Medical Centers, all
Certified (UCAOA) and Accredited (AAUCM) Urgent Care
Centers, offering fast, affordable and professional
comprehensive urgent medical care.
On behalf of Dr. Peter Lamelas, his family and all of
his great staff - Welcome to MD NOW Medical Centers!
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Our Clinicians
Arturo Gazo, MD
American Board of Family Practice Certified
BSc in Biology & Pre-Med, University of New Orleans
Medical Doctorate Universidad Autonoma de Central America
Graduate Cum Laude Probatus
Family Practice Residency - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Peter Lamelas, MD, MBA and Victor Gagno, MSN, ARNP
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Victor Gagno,
MSN , ARNP (at right) has over 14
years experience as both a Nurse and Nurse Practitioner. Mr. Gagno was
chosen by Dr. Lamelas from among the many emergency medicine clinicians
with whom he has worked over the past 20 years.
Dr. Lamelas sought him out because he was impressed by Victor's well
developed clinical skills, his strong medical background, and the sincere
devotion he shows towards his patients and to the practice of medicine.
We are very proud to have Victor Gagno on board with us as our Nurse
Practitioner; he is a fine complement to our staff and our patients
love him.
Mr. Gagno received his training in Emergency Medicine at Bethesda Memorial
Hospital and the V.A. Medical Center. He also serves in the United States
Navy as Training Officer of NH JAX Det.G.
Victor is on staff at
Bethesda Memorial Hospital
in the Emergency Department where he works long hours in both the Emergency
Unit, Fast Track Unit and the Pediatric Emergency Unit.
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Dwayne Montie, D.O.
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Dr. Dwayne Montie is a graduate of the
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and is Board Certified
in Family Medicine. He completed a residency in Family Medicine at Columbia
Hospital where he served as Chief Resident and was awarded the Resident
of the Year award in 2001. Dr. Montie is a member of the Florida Medical
Assocation, American College of Osteopathic Family Practice, and Palm
Beach County Medical Society.
Prior to medical school Dr. Montie, served as an airborne ranger in the
82nd Airborne Division and as Aide de Camp to the Commanding General,
Brooke Army Medical Center.
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Staff Photo Album
Dr. Gazo and Dr. Lamelas pose PA Bill Agocs
and their assistants Erica & Natalia.
Receptionist Robin Isbell is always hard at work helping others!
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