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MESSAGE FROM THE POLICE CHIEF: MIRAMAR Behind the Badge
POLICE CHIEF DEXTER WILLIAMS
Not all police officers come from the same backgrounds, upbringing, or experiences, and for officers like Leo Braga you can honestly say he is one in a million. Leo was born in Brazil and spent approximately 9 years residing within inner cities and the Amazon, since his father was Brazilian Indian. During his time spent in the Brazilian rainforest, the house he lived in had dirt floors and no electricity. Leo also began working by the age of seven. His tribe had to grow their own food and hunted animals with spears, and bow and arrows. Leo had to grow up quickly. Several years later he moved to the United States, where he experienced a tremendous culture shock. Leo quickly adapted and appreciated his new life. In 2004 he began working for Best Buy, where he was the 2nd top salesman in the Southeastern region of the U.S. After that, he became a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
In 2012, Leo began to think about a career change. Since his older brother was already working as a law enforcement officer, he started exploring the field by doing ride-alongs. “I just loved law enforcement work. It was where you could be outdoors all day, as opposed to working in an office,” Leo felt.
Seeing a way to pursue his goals, Leo took out a student loan and put himself through Palm Beach State College’s Police Academy where he ultimately graduated in 2013. Later that year, he became “Officer Braga” with the Miramar Police Department and was put through an extensive field training program.
On one occasion during field training, Leo recalls going to a domestic dispute and meeting a one-year-old girl. Two weeks later he would return to that same address, having to perform CPR on her. Leo received a Life Saving Award for his actions that day. It would not be the last time he would have to rescue someone. Years later, he responded to a call about a suicidal person that he later located in a neighboring city. Leo immediately assessed that the person was not breathing, had no pulse, and began CPR. While performing CPR the person began breathing again, and regained consciousness. He received treatment and got the help he needed. Leo still checks in from time to time, to see how the family is doing. They have built a friendship that still exists till this day.
You never truly know if you were able to make a difference once you leave a call, but sometimes you get lucky and hear good news. “I remember one time I was at a restaurant and a guy that worked there asked if I remembered him…. The worker then said, ‘you came to my house and spoke to me and really helped me out. I now have my life back on tract and have a lot going for me,’” Leo said.
Officer Leo Braga is happy that his journey has brought him to Miramar, where he proudly serves our community.
Christopher Courter
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Robert B. Donoway, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.S.S.O. Diplomate American Board of Surgery Diplomate, Society of Surgical Oncology Former Medical Director Memorial Cancer Center Medical Director, Atlas Oncology: Institute for Pancreatic Cancer IRE/NanoKnife Ablation
Patients diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer have few treatment options. However, a new procedure called Irreversible Electroporation or IRE for short has changed that for many patients who are seeing a doubling and tripling of their life expectancies. Dr. Robert Donoway, who has one of the largest International experiences for performing this procedure on the pancreas and liver is a Hollywood based, Sloan Kettering trained Pancreatic Surgical Oncologist, and former medical director of two of the local cancer programs remains among a very small handful of Pancreatic surgeons who perform the procedure which is done in the operating room as an outpatient. During the procedure, Dr. Donoway places fine needle probes under direct ultrasound guidance into and around the pancreatic tumor while carefully avoiding critical structures. High voltage current up to 3000 volts is then delivered in 90-microsecond pulses synchronized with the patient’s heart rhythm to avoid any cardiac problems. The pulses destroy the cancer cell membranes which then causes the tumor to die and be absorbed by the body. The average procedure lasts approximately 1-2 hours and the patients may be discharged the following day. A brief recovery means the patient can start chemotherapy and radiation that much sooner. Dr. Donoway is participating in several clinical studies identifying the best chemotherapy and immunotherapies to be used along with IRE. Dr. Donoway states, “The results so far have been very encouraging and we have begun using it for other select cancers. The longest survivors are now out over 5 years and without evidence of cancer recurrence. In the past, without IRE they would have been likely to have only lived a year and so this technique opens the whole new avenue for treating those eligible patients in a more targeted fashion.” For more information about Dr. Donoway and the Pancreatic-IRE/NanoKnife Program and clinical trials call 305-682-1995 and visit www.AtlasOncology.com
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Robert B. Donoway, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.S.S.O. Surgical Oncology & Pancreatic Surgical Oncology
Practice specializing in Cancer of the Pancreas, Liver, GI Tract, Sarcoma, Adrenal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Melanoma. Laparoscopic and Image Guided Cancer Surgery, IRE/NanoKnife for Non-Resectable Pancreatic and Liver Cancer.
Dr. Donoway is a board certified Fellowship-trained Surgical Oncologist who received his MD and Surgical training at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Sloan-Kettering where he was the General Motors Cancer Research Fellow. He has taught on the faculty at Penn, Sloan-Kettering, University of Miami and Nova Southeastern. Dr. Donoway is the former Medical Director of the Memorial Cancer Institute and Chairman of the Cancer Committee for the Memorial Healthcare System as well as Chief of Surgery and Surgical Oncology at Memorial Regional in Hollywood. Dr. Donoway served on the Board of the American Cancer Society & Gildas Club. He has also served as past President of the American Cancer Society Broward County Chapter. Dr. Donoway is active in the Society of Surgical Oncology and the American Pancreatic Association. His accomplishments include being the first Surgeon in Florida to perform Radio Frequency Ablation as well as Laparoscopic Liver Resection. Dr. Donoway is a recent recipient of the South Florida Health Award for the use of Micro-Endoscopy for the detection of early stage Breast Cancer. Dr. Donoway is the Medical Director of the Institute of Breast Cancer Prevention and has been repeatedly named to “TOP DOCTORS IN AMERICA” by Castle Connolly. Dr. Donoway is the ONLY surgeon in Florida performing specialized Pancreatic and Liver ablation therapy for non-resectable tumors. Dr. Donoway is the Former Chair of the Aventura Cancer Committee at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Donoway has privileges and operates at Aventura Hospital, Memorial Regional, Memorial South and Memorial West.
