After meeting in medical school at the Central University of Venezuela, the professional lives of Tonantzin Matheus, MD, and Pedro Briceno, MD, diverged into different medical specialties even as their personal lives converged. Today, the two physicians are married and managing thriving practices in Bradenton -- and both are fluent in Spanish.

Mending Major Arteries Without Incisions

Doctors at Manatee Memorial Hospital can now correct a serious vascular condition through a quarter-inch incision, instead of major abdominal surgery.

Reaching Your Heart Through Your Wrist

Doctors at Manatee Memorial Hospital know the way into their patients' hearts -- and we're talking about more than great bedside manners.