Dr. Mikhailia Lake to also lead new women’s heart program
Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, announces the addition of Mikhailia Lake, MD, FACC, who will also lead the hospital’s new women’s heart program.
Board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Lake joins Holy Cross Health with a focus on non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, valvular disease and coronary artery disease. She is passionate about preventing heart disease and integrates plant-based diets and exercise with traditional medicine and is keen on reducing gender disparities in cardiovascular care.
Prior to joining Holy Cross, Dr. Lake was a non-invasive cardiologist with Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida where she served as Director of Noninvasive Cardiology for the Hospital System and was lead physician for the Sanctuary Cardiology Group. A member of the American College of Cardiology, American Medical Association and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Dr. Lake has made several presentations nationally and has been published in several medical journals.
Dr. Lake graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry from Florida International University (FIU) in Miami and earned her Doctor of Medicine from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, where she was a multi-scholarship recipient. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Lake has several years of research experience throughout her training at Emory University, Johns Hopkins Hospital and La Plata School of Medicine/Johns Hopkins Hospital in La Plata, Argentina.
Dr. Lake’s office is at Holy Cross Medical Group, Cardiology Associates, 4725 N. Federal Highway, Suite 401 in Fort Lauderdale. To make an appointment, call 954-772-2136. For more information, visit Holy-Cross.com.
About Holy Cross Health:
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, non-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been named one of the top 10 hospitals in the Miami metro area and among the top 30 in the state in U.S. News and World Report’s 2020-2021 Best Hospital rankings. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also encompasses Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, urgent care centers and more than 50 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.
