Jacqueline Baikovitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Jacqueline Baikovitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Jacqueline Baikovitz, M.D., M.P.H., is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and Rheumatologist. She is originally from South Florida and is grateful to serve the community she grew up in. She completed her medical training at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she earned both her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees.
Dr. Jacqueline Baikovitz then went on to complete her Internal Medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where she trained as part of the Clinician Educator Track, developing a strong foundation in both clinical care and medical education. She graduated from Rheumatology fellowship at Emory University, gaining expertise in diagnosing and managing complex autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
Her clinical experience spans a wide range of rheumatologic diseases, including rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, myositis, vasculitis, IgG-4 related disease, periodic fever syndromes, and other systemic connective tissue disorders. She has extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient care, as well as in infusion therapies and ultrasound-guided joint procedures. Dr. Baikovitz especially values multidisciplinary care, working as a team with your primary care physician and other specialists to provide you with the most comprehensive and personalized treatment plan.
In addition to her clinical work, she is actively involved in research and has published in peer-reviewed medical journals. Her academic interests include autoimmune disease clinical trials, Immune related adverse events (IRAEs) from cancer immunotherapy, and improving patient outcomes through innovation and education. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Baikovitz is committed to providing compassionate, culturally competent care to a diverse patient population. She is known for her thoughtful and holistic approach, strong communication skills, and dedication to building lasting relationships with her patients.
Ronald Yglesias, MD. is a board-certified internal medicine physician and board-eligible rheumatologist who joined Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties in August 2017. Dr. Yglesias, who was born in Cuba but raised in Miami, is excited to return to his hometown and join our expanding practice. He completed his internal medicine residency at AtlantiCare-Geisenger in New Jersey where he was Chief Resident as well. There he forged strong patient-doctor relationships and he was awarded several distinctions for his commitment to quality and compassionate care. He was actively engaged in several systems wide quality improvement projects as part of the healthcare system’s transition to accountable care organization model. He worked closely with administration and was the liaison member between the training staff and the administrative staff.
He then continued his rheumatology fellowship training at Drexel University in Philadelphia where he was exposed to diverse rheumatological pathologies from those presenting in infancy to adulthood. His fellowship program gave him the opportunity to be exposed to many joint disorders. He had extensive medical training at Abington Memorial Hospital and St. Christopher’s Children Hospital of Philadelphia thus making his fund of knowledge very robust.
Dr. Yglesias serves as a sub Investigator in the many clinical trials which are being conducted at Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties. These clinical research trials are investigating new medications for use in many of the auto immune disease treated by Dr. Yglesias.
Dr. Yglesias has been a great addition to our practice. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and he also can communicate in Portuguese. He is a proud native who returns to serve his community; a local graduate from Miami Dade College and Florida International University who obtained his medical degree from Universidad Iberoamericana. Currently his professional focus is on obtaining fellowship member status with both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology.
