About us

Juan is a board certified internal medicine physician with broad leadership and management experience in clinic operations, medical cost, quality management and hospital medicine.

Juan completed medical school in Bogota, Colombia, and his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at Yale University—Saint Raphael Campus in New Haven, CT, where he earned several honors and awards in academic performance and research. After serving as an Acute Care Hospitalist at Philadelphia-based Cogent Healthcare, he moved to the Miami in a similar role with IPC Healthcare. His subsequent work there, included overseeing Family Practice and Internal Medicine physicians, and helping expand IPC’s footprint in the south Florida market.

Prior to becoming the CEO of Sanitas Florida, Juan was part of the core team that started the Sanitas expansion in the United States successfully adapting its core clinical model to the needs of the Florida, Connecticut and New Jersey markets. Juan is part of a leadership team that has grown Sanitas in the U.S. to serve hundreds of thousands of patients while achieving high patient satisfaction, exceeding quality scores and lowering total cost of care.

Alberto brings more than 20 years of financial and accounting experience, most of it in medical and health care related fields. He’s responsible for all financial related functions to Sanitas medical centers—including asset acquisition and management, financial projections, tax planning and compliance, budgeting and other critical functions.

Alberto earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Miami, FL International University in Miami and his Master of Business Administration degree in Accounting/Human Resources degree from DeVry University in Chicago, IL.

His broad financial management experience in the medical field includes significant successes in a managed care company specializing in Medicare and Medicaid recipients; a medical device manufacturer; a national blood plasma distribution company; and a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson that manufactures implants.

Alberto is an expert in financial management and reporting, cost accounting, financial modeling and forecasting, strategic planning, cash management and other areas that will help Sanitas medical centers thrive.

As Vice President of Healthcare Services, Carlos has unique medical and management experience. He’s an expert in designing and managing healthcare programs to educate patients and help them manage their conditions for a better quality of life.

Carlos is responsible for all facets of the company’s clinical operations including the expansion of new locations as well as the design, development and implementation of clinical guidelines to ensure safety, quality and efficiency objectives are incorporated into the clinical workflow and patient experience.

Before joining Sanitas Medical Centers in the US, Carlos served as general manager for the Sanitas division of Organización Sanitas Internacional, in Colombia. In his earlier role he was responsible for building and managing outpatient medical clinics that serve adults and children. He also created successful healthcare programs to teach patients how to avoid chronic illnesses and how to manage ongoing health conditions.

Carlos completed his medical and surgical training at Javeriana University of Bogotá and was trained in Clinical Epidemiology at Bogotá Health Studies Center (CES) and Libre University of Cali. He also holds an MBA and a degree in Health Services Quality Management.

As the regional medical director for Sanitas, Raul serves as the clinical leader for the organization. He’s responsible for recruiting and developing a high performing team of physicians and clinicians across the entire Sanitas network in the United States. In addition, he works closely with the leadership team to implement strategies that enhance patient care including quality assurance, protocol and care guidelines development, cost management and patient engagement.

Raul was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, where he attended medical school. In 2001, Raul moved to the United States to complete his Internal Medicine residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital System, a Columbia University affiliated program, in New York. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Raul started as an internal medicine doctor at Sanitas and soon after became the medical director for one of the fastest growing locations within the Sanitas network. Before joining Sanitas, Raul worked at IPC Healthcare in Miami as a hospitalist assuming more administrative and leadership functions related to quality, credentialing and integration to Hospital systems. He served in the medical executive committee for internal medicine at Memorial Hospital Miramar

Lina is responsible for Sanitas’ operations at a national level. In addition, to managing day-to-day operations, Lina designs and implements innovative strategies and action plans to improve the quality of patient care and serve the community where the medical centers are located.

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Lina moved to the United States in 2002, inspired by her desire of joining the healthcare industry in this country. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration with a minor in Public Health from Miami, FL International University, where she earned a place on the Dean’s list for three consecutive semesters and graduated with honors. She also is a certified professional coder by the AAPC

Lina completed her Masters degree in Business Administration with a Management concentration from the University of Miami, FL and became an Associate Director of Physician Services for Jackson Health System. Her career has also included hospital-based assignments as a practice manager, office supervisor and billing liaison.

Rodrigo is responsible for management of our current and future network of medical centers in the U.S. North East region. In his role he is accountable for all aspects of operations, managing medical support staff and cross-functional teams and relationships with key stakeholders.

Rodrigo has more than 20 years of experience in operations and management, including 10+ years focused on the health care industry. Prior to joining Sanitas, Rodrigo was the Director of Operations for Union Health center in New York.

Rodrigo completed his MBA in Executive Healthcare Management at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. He also holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from the Universidad Viña del Mar in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Aileen brings more than 15 years of experience in Human Resource Management, including strategic program management, employee and organizational development, employee relations, and cultural transformation. She is responsible for effectively planning, designing and evaluating human resource-related initiatives that support strategic goals, in addition to overseeing the operation of the HR Department and support for over 500 employees throughout Florida.

She has held leadership positions including Vice President and Human Resources Director for a commercial bank, healthcare industries at PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home) and Joint Commission accredited organizations. 

Aileen earned her Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Troy State University through an accelerated program and her Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from Florida International University. Additionally, she holds certifications from the HR Certification Institute and Society for Human Resource Management and is an active member of the Greater Miami and National Chapters for the Society for Human Resources Management.

Gloria is responsible for all aspects of operations, including managing medical support staff and cross-functional teams, and relationships with key stakeholders for current and future Sanitas Medical Center networks throughout Central and West Florida.  

Gloria earned her Master’s degree in Health Administration Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida.  She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, in addition to a Bachelor’s degree in Counseling. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.  

She has an extensive career in operations and management, including hospital outpatient operations and oncology service line development at BayCare Health System. Gloria also served as Vice President of Operations for a Physician/Provider group as well as Business Consultant for Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group.  

Gloria continues to expand her expertise in the fields of Diversity and Inclusion across healthcare settings by serving in executive leadership roles for several organizations including the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network and both the Central and Western Florida Chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).