Dr. Antonio Laudito, MD, is appointed to the position of Medical Director of The Heart Institute at Palmetto General Hospital. Dr. Laudito is an award winning cardiothoracic surgeon. Throughout his career, Dr. Laudito has presented his research and findings relating to cardiothoracic medicine at national and international talks, and has published numerous papers on cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Laudito is fluent in Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

“We are excited to have Dr. Laudito back in South Florida, where he completed his residency, as part of our Palmetto General Hospital family,” said Ana Mederos, chief executive officer of Palmetto General Hospital. “I am confident that his training, expertise and experience, in tandem with the talent of our cardiac clinical team, will take our program to the next level.”