South Florida Bariatrics & Nutrition, LLC

United states civil surgeon schedule appointment Patients will be charged a $20 missed appointment fee unless they cancel 48hr in advance by calling the office or sending a message cancelling the appointment to: [email protected] Dr. Oscar L. Hernandez Family practice | internal medicine | metabolic and weight loss specialist | immigration services. With over 30

Patients will be charged a $20 missed appointment fee unless they cancel 48hr in advance by calling the office or sending a message cancelling the appointment to: [email protected]

With over 30 years of experience practicing internal medicine and pediatrics, Dr. Oscar Hernandez has been serving families with excellence and compassion in all seasons of life.

Overweight and obesity drive high blood pressure, diabetes, irregular periods and certain cancers including breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer and esophageal cancer.

If you have tried to lose weight in the past and failed Dr. Hernandez is an invaluable resource full of experience and knowledge concerning diet and proper medication use. There are many FDA approved medications for weight loss. Let him help you pick the right combination for you based on an extensive evaluation of your condition and the factors that drive your overweight or obesity condition.

In many cases medications that are related to diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol could be stopped completely. Each case varies individually.

And don’t worry about exercise programs. He will help you pick something that you can afford and stick to. The gym isn’t for everyone, but everyone can do some sort of activity. Start where you feel comfortable and take it from there.

If you think your time has come to make a real change concerning your health and proper weight click on the link below and fill out the readiness to change questionnaire. Bring it when you come to your appointment and Dr. Hernandez will discuss it with you. Be honest with yourself and lets start moving in the right direction. Every step counts, there is no small step.

There is a flat fee for each month you are in the weight loss program and that fee is $250 a month. It includes many of your medications. It also includes weekly visits with Dr. Hernandez.

You can come more often if you like and there is no additional charge, but most patients are expected to come to the office every week in order to maintain accountability and monitor progress.

The heart is the subject of beautiful poetry and prose. But when it comes to your health, heart disease is America’s number one killer. Take it seriously. 

Heart disease has many faces. It can involve clogging of the tiny “coronary arteries” that feed the heart muscle its own blood supply so that it can pump and deliver blood to the rest of the body. It can be related to irregular heart rhythms, “arrhythmia”, that keeps the heart from pumping properly. It can involve swelling of the heart or the sac that holds it in the chest, “myocarditis” or “pericarditis”, and abnormalities of the heart valves as well as many other problems.

The driving force behind much of today’s cardiovascular problems stem from our lifestyle choices. Overweight and obesity problems, smoking and sedentary lifestyles can lead to high blood pressure and diabetes that damage the heart. 

Dr. Oscar Hernandez has helped thousands of patients to control their weight, diabetes, blood pressure and to develop healthy lifestyles that include smoking cessation and activity programs so that they can make the most of life’s beautiful gift: the heart. 

Diagnostic services in the office include many cardiovascular exams including EKG, echocardiography, holter monitoring, vascular studies and referral for stress testing and Cardiac Pet Scan with Coronary Artery Flow Reserve, the most advanced test for patients at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease. 

Direct patient care is a growing part of the healthcare industry where patients directly contract with their physician for their primary ambulatory clinical care. A low monthly fee assures them quick and timely access to care with a $30 co-pay per visit.

Any office visit with the clínical team, including Dr. Hernandez, is covered and you can usually reach him after hours personally through your HIPPA compliant SPRUCE link.

Direct care and executive care services are excellent options for busy patients “on the go” who self insure, participate in medical sharing plans like Medishare or Liberty Health Share, have high deductible insurance plans or plans that limit coverage to catastrophic care.

Don’t be discouraged from seeing Dr. Hernandez because you fear the prices of coming to the doctors office. This flat monthly fee takes the guesswork out of your access to care.

Sugar and spice may not be so nice if you have too much sugar in your blood, an illness known as Diabetes. There are many types of diabetes, but the most common one in overweight and obese adults is Type II. 

Dr. Hernandez has cared for diabetic patients for over 30 years and is an expert in the use of oral and injectable medications for diabetes control, prevention of diabetic kidney disease, heart disease and neurological complications. 

In the past there were great expectations for new medications besides insulin and some of the older oral medications. The future has arrived. There is now a full menu of medications for diabetes, and picking these medicines specifically for your condition is key. 

Dr. Oscar Hernandez is certified as an United States civil surgeon and has been providing immigration physicals for residency status as well as citizenship evaluations.

Remember that insurance does not pay for these physical exams and evaluations. The flat fee for residency physical examinations is $350 and includes your tetanus vaccine if you need one. It also includes the bloodwork that will be needed on the typical immigration physical including a syphilis test, gonorrhea and chlamydia test, and tuberculosis test.

You may need specific vaccinations that we do not offer at the office. Dr. Hernandez will advise you where to go for these vaccinations but usually they include local drug stores like CVS and Walgreens.

If your tuberculosis test comes back positive you will probably be asked to follow a course of treatment that you can get through your personal physician or Dade County public health facilities. You can also get the treatment at our office at a special discounted rate.

Sometimes you will be asked to do a CT scan of the brain or MRI and this would require additional expense on the part of the applicant. Although we do not do CT or MRI tests in the office we can recommend local diagnostic centers that have special pricing and are certified by the American College of Radiology.

If for some reason your application is declined for medical reasons and you need to resubmit the application there is no additional charge on our part. We will be happy to review, revise and provide a new and revised application you within 12 months of your initial evaluation.

If you are a pilot who needs help with a Basic Med application Dr. Hernandez is there to help. Some personal physicians refuse to sign off on these applications for fear of liability and simply not understanding aerospace physiology and the medical aspects of flight.

So invite your friends and family to sign up even if they have another doctor! There is always something to talk about so don’t be left out. Sign up today to receive these brief timely messages. Topics are well researched with references for your review.

If you do not see your insurance on the list above do not worry. Call the office because new plans are added on an ongoing basis and the list above is not exhaustive.

Some patients prefer to pay a monthly fee in order to get their care instead of using traditional insurances. It is not a service that everybody wants but it is available to our patients and is less expensive than you might expect. Click the link in the home menu to learn more.

Menopause, osteoporosis prevention and treatment, menstrual cramps, irregular periods, family planning, mammography, Pap smears, and common infections are handled through our office without a need for specialty referral. We are happy to refer patients for these services with obstetrics and gynecology colleagues at their request or after evaluation with Dr. Hernandez.

Comprehensive evaluation and referral for women with low sexual desire is also offered in the office. This is often a multi factorial challenge that requires thoughtful and sensitive care. Let Dr. Hernandez walk you through the process.

Telemedicine visits do not address every healthcare problem but are convenient and useful for reviewing lab and diagnostic results, addressing simple symptoms like urinary tract infections, minor colds, eye irritations, allergies, skin problems and other minor illness.

Dr. Hernandez is well experienced in telemedicine care and has offered it when patients are away on travel and for his international clients. The Covid pandemic has brought telemedicine services to the forefront, but Dr. Hernandez has been using telemedicine access for his patients for many years.

When you need a telemedicine visit with Dr. Hernandez, simply call the office and let them know that you are enrolled in the system. They will schedule your visit, process your copayment and send a claim for a telemedicine visit to your insurance if applicable.

Let’s face it. When we understand how the office works things roll a whole lot smoother. So let’s follow these simple rules so we can help all our patients get quick and efficient care:

Expect your visit to last about 15 minutes if you are a return patient or 30 minutes for new patients. If you come for an annual or preventive care visit let’s do preventive care and make a followup appointment for more in-depth evaluation and treatment of chronic illness. Make a short list of your main concerns so that we can focus on what is most important for you.

It is best to make an appointment, but if you have an urgent matter we will do our best to fit you in. Your wait will be longer and you will not be seen based on your arrival time but on the nature of your urgency. Others may come with or without an appointment and pass before you because we believe they are sicker.

Do your tests at least one week before your appointment so that they will have been reported to us. If you come for an appointment and the results have not been reported to us we will do our best to get the report while you are in the office.

If you had blood work or other diagnostic tests done the doctor will be happy to review results with you during your next appointment or via TELEMEDICINE visit if your insurance covers that service and your usual office co-payment will be collected. The physician reserves the right to call any patient he believes has an urgent report that must be discussed immediately without asking the patient to make an appointment.

If you have no medical insurance talk to us about direct patient care contracts and executive care. A monthly fee will give you access to the doctor and significant discounts on all in-house services.