OrthoNow is a group of orthopaedic specialists in the areas of sports medicine, foot and ankle reconstruction, interventional pain management and upper extremity.

Onsite services include:

• Digital X-ray, MRI and Fluoroscopy on site providing instant diagnostic capabilities
• Same day casting and splinting
• Laceration repair
• State-of-the-art surgery center
• Physical therapy on premise
• After hours on call coverage
• Follow up care

After initial treatment at OrthoNOW, International Orthopaedic Group (IOG) will provide follow-up care. IOG is a musculoskeletal group composed of sub-specialists within fields of prosthetic and joint replacement, sports medicine and arthroscopy, foot and ankle reconstruction, interventional pain management and spine surgery.

About our medical team:

Dr. Charles Lascano

Charles A. Lascano, M.D. is board certified in Sport Medicine and Family Medicine. Dr. Lascano completed his Residency at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas and went on to do his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Kansas University Medical School in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Lascano has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented research at national and international scientific meetings. Recently, Dr. Lascano became a faculty member at Florida International University College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Health, and Society.

Dr. Gregorio Caban

Gregorio Caban, D.P.M. is a diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and certified in foot and ankle surgery, and reconstructive rearfoot surgery. Dr. Caban also focuses on conservative and surgical management of common leg injuries and athletic injuries. Dr. Caban obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and received his medical degree from Barry University Podiatric Medical School in Miami, FL. Dr. Caban went on to do his podiatric surgical residency and postdoctoral surgical training at Palmetto General Hospital in Miami, FL. Throughout his career, Dr. Caban has done several presentations for national medical societies on topics such as pilon fractures, tibial fractures, and ankle arthrodesis. Dr. Caban is an advocate of aiding those in need and has travelled to the Dominican Republic and Mexico on medical missions.

Dr. Juan Raposo

Juan M. Raposo, MD is an Orthopedic Surgeon who specializes in Spinal Surgery. Dr. Raposo completed his orthopedic residency training at the world renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN rated the #1 hospital in the country for orthopedic surgery. He completed his fellowship in spinal surgery at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center in Charlotte, NC where he treated wide ranging conditions of the spine including degenerative disease, deformity, trauma, and athletic injuries of the spine. He has developed a special interest in minimally invasive surgical solutions for spinal disorders. Dr. Raposo has authored chapters on spinal trauma and biomechanics of the cervical spine. He has presented research on the effects of spinal deformity on total hip arthroplasty. Dr. Raposo is also a native South Floridian, fluent in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Alejandro Badia

Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS is a hand and upper extremity surgeon, chief of hand surgery at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL and a member of the ASSH, AAHS, AAOS as well as an honorary member of many foreign hand surgery societies. Dr. Badia studied physiology at Cornell University and obtained his medical degree at NYU, where he also trained in orthopedics. A hand fellowship at Alleghany General Hospital in Pittsburgh was followed by an AO trauma fellowship in Freiburg, Germany. He runs an active international hand fellowship, serves on the editorial board of two hand journals, and organizes a yearly meeting for surgeons /therapists in Miami that is devoted to upper limb arthroscopy and arthroplasty. This international meeting is held at the world renowned Miami Anatomical Research Center  ( M.A.R.C. ), the worlds largest surgical cadaveric training lab which Dr. Badia co-founded in 2005.

In 2008, he completed the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center, a fully integrated clinical facility for the upper limb encompassing digital radiography, MRI extremity imaging, Integra rehabilitation facility and the Surgery Center at Doral. More recently, Dr. Badia inaugurated OrthoNOW, the first immediate orthopedic care center in South Florida which is staffed by the International Orthopedic Group (IOG), a group of surgeons with lower extremity, upper limb and spine subspecialties who also treat elective orthopedic problems in international patients.

He can be easily reached via www.drbadia.com, a patient education portal and website for hand surgeon academic exchange, or via (305) 227-HAND at the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center or at OrthoNOW, (305) 537-7272.