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Michael Gerald Baraga

Michael Gerald Baraga, MD

Sports Medicine

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Orthopedic Surgery

Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits Available

Ages Seen

  • Adolescents (ages 12-18)
  • Adults

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

About

Roles

Areas of Expertise

Clinical Centers & Programs

Video

Locations

    • 8100 Southwest 10th Street, Floor 1, Plantation, FL 33324
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      • 5555 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Floor 3, Coral Gables, FL 33146
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      Expertise

      Education

      UM-JMH Dept of Orthopaedics

      Residency, Orthopaedics

      University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

      Fellowship, Sports Medicine, 2012

      University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

      Medical School, 2006

      Board Certifications

      Orthopaedic Surgery

      American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

      Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

      American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

      Insurance

      Health plans that are currently contracted with UHealth are listed below. However, please check with your insurance provider to verify that UHealth is part of your provider network.
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      • Aetna - WC
      • Aetna Affiliates/Signature Adm. (ASA)
      • Aetna Behavioral Health
      • Aetna Elect Choice (EPO)
      • Aetna-FL Healthy Kids
      • Aetna-HMO
      • Aetna-Medicaid HMO
      • Aetna-Medicare HMO
      • Aetna-Medicare PPO
      • Aetna-POS
      • Aetna-PPO
      • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 1
      • Aetna-UM Employee-HMO 2
      • Aetna-UM Employee-POS HRA
      • Aetna/Coventry - Institutes of Excellence (IOE)
      • Amerigroup-FL Healthy Kids
      • Amerigroup-Medicaid HMO
      • Argus Vision
      • AvMed Choice
      • AvMed-HMO/POS
      • AvMed-MDC and JHS Groups
      • AvMed-Medicare HMO
      • AXIS
      • BCBS Blue Options-Network Blue-PPO
      • BCBS BlueCare-HealthOptions HMO
      • BCBS BlueChoice PPC-PPO
      • BCBS Miami Dade Blue-PPO
      • BCBS of FL - except "SELECT" Plans
      • BCBS of FL (Commercial plans exclude HIX Select)
      • BCBS Traditional-PHS-PPO
      • Beacon Health (FKA ValueOption)
      • Beech Street-PPO
      • Broward Health Medical Center
      • CarePlus-Medicare HMO
      • Catholic Hospice
      • CCP-CMS Title XIX (Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
      • CCP-CMS Title XXI (Non-Medicaid Enrolled in South Florida)
      • CCP-MMA (Broward County residents)
      • Charlotte County Sheriff's Office-PPO
      • Cigna Affiliates
      • Cigna Behavioral Health
      • Cigna Dental-HMO and PPO
      • Cigna Life Source (Intracorp is part of Cigna Lifesource)
      • Cigna Shared Administration
      • Cigna-EPO
      • Cigna-HMO
      • Cigna-MDCPS Jackson Sr. High
      • Cigna-POS
      • Cigna-PPO
      • Clear Health Alliance-SNP Medicaid HMO
      • CompCare (Comprehensive Behavioral Care)
      • Concordia Behavioral Health
      • CorVel - WC
      • Coventry First Health - WC
      • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-HMO/POS
      • Coventry Health Care of FL (HIP)-PPO
      • Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-HMO
      • Coventry Health Plan of FL (Foundation)-POS
      • Coventry National-PPO
      • Coventry Summit-Medicare HMO
      • Coventry Vista-Medicare HMO
      • Coventry-First Health-PPO
      • Delta Dental-PPO
      • DentaQuest (ADI)
      • DIKLA
      • Dimension - WC
      • Dimension Plus-PPO
      • EHN - PPO
      • EQUIAN (fka Health Systems International)
      • Europe Assistance/Global Corporate Solutions
      • eyeQuest
      • FCCI - WC
      • Florida Healthcare Plan (Affiliate of BCBSFL)
      • Florida PACE (FPC)
      • Freedom Health-Medicaid HMO
      • Freedom Health-Medicare HMO
      • Gallagher Bassett - WC (MDCPS & FCSRMC)
      • Global Excel Mgt PPO
      • Global Health Claims Services
      • Great West (Cigna)-HMO/POS
      • Guardian Life PPO
      • HAA Preferred Partners
      • Health First Health-HMO/POS
      • Health First Health-Medicare HMO
      • Health First Health-PPO
      • Health Net Veterans Choice HMO
      • Heritage Summit Healthcare - WC
      • Humana - HUMx
      • Humana Behavioral Health (fka LifeSynch)
      • Humana Dental/CompBenefits/OHS
      • Humana National Transplant
      • Humana-EPO
      • Humana-HMO
      • Humana-Medicaid HMO
      • Humana-Medicare HMO
      • Humana-PPO
      • Humana-Premier
      • iCare Health Solutions
      • Interlink Health Services
      • International Kids Fund (IKF)
      • League Medical Concepts-Federal Inmates
      • Life Trac
      • Magellan Behavioral Health
      • Magellan Complete Care-SNP Medicaid HMO
      • MDAbroad
      • Medica-Medicare HMO
      • Medical Development In't (MDI)-Federal Inmates
      • Medicus
      • Metlife Dental-PPO
      • MHNet Behavioral Network
      • Molina
      • Molina - Market Place
      • Molina-Medicaid HMO
      • Molina-Medicare HMO
      • Morgan White International
      • MultiPlan-PPO
      • Naphcare (Federal Prisoners)
      • National Healthcare Solutions Inc.
      • Neighborhood HealthPlan-HMO/POS
      • Neighborhood HealthPlan-PPO
      • North Broward Hospital District-PPO
      • Olympus Managed Healthcare
      • Optum
      • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicaid HMO
      • Positive Healthcare-SNP Medicare HMO
      • Prestige Health Choice-Medicaid HMO
      • Prime Health Services - WC
      • Quality Health Management
      • Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses-PPO
      • Rockport Healthcare Group - WC
      • Royal Caribbean Cruises-PPO
      • Sanus Health Corporation
      • Simply Healthcare-Medicaid HMO
      • Solstice Dental-HMO and PPO
      • Start Healthcare Network
      • Sunshine
      • Sunshine - AMBETTER
      • Sunshine-Healthy Kids HMO
      • Sunshine-Medicaid HMO
      • Sunshine-Medicare HMO
      • Tricare South Prime-HMO
      • Tricare South Standard-PPO
      • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
      • UnitedHealthcare Affiliates
      • UnitedHealthcare-Healthy Kids HMO
      • UnitedHealthcare-HMO/POS
      • UnitedHealthcare-Medicaid HMO
      • UnitedHealthcare-Medicare Nursing Home Plan
      • UnitedHealthcare-PPO
      • University of Miami Athletic Dept-PPO
      • VUMI
      • Wellcare/Staywell-Healthy Kids HMO
      • Wellcare/Staywell-Medicaid HMO
      • Wexford Health-State Inmates
      • Worldwide Managed Care

      Reviews

      4.9 of 5 stars

      310 Ratings, 34 Reviews

      The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

      Provider explained things clearly
      Average provider Provider explained things clearly rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
      Provider showed concern
      Average provider Provider showed concern rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
      Provider included you in decisions
      Average provider Provider included you in decisions rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
      Likelihood of recommending this provider
      Average provider Likelihood of recommending this provider rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
      Provider discussed treatment options
      Average provider Provider discussed treatment options rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
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        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 2/26/2024

        Good

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 2/16/2024

        Very nice

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 2/1/2024

        Excellent

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 12/18/2023

        Excellent and caring physician.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 12/7/2023

        Great service and compassion by Dr. Baraga.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 11/2/2023

        Dr Baraga was great. He listened and tried to assess my level of pain.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 10/21/2023

        Dr Baraga listen and resolve all my needs

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 9/30/2023

        Everything was a two way discussion and decision process.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 9/30/2023

        Dr. Baraga is the best. He always takes his time explaining everything. We recommend him all the time.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 9/16/2023

        Dr. Baraga is a very caring physician. I felt like I was in great hands!

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 8/26/2023

        Dr. Baraga is amazing

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 8/26/2023

        Fantastic experience!!

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 7/24/2023

        Dr. Baraga not only cares for the injury but for the person as a whole. He is truly one of a kind. He is very thorough and takes his time.

        4 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 6/16/2023

        I just hope that all discussed will be followed through. I am very disappointed about the lack of communication after surgery that was discussed during the visit.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 6/10/2023

        Dr Baraga is excellent! He listens and he explains care plan and options so you can understand it.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 6/8/2023

        Great

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 4/29/2023

        Took the time to listen and answer any questions I had.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 4/20/2023

        Dr. Baraga is the absolute best! Awesome surgeon and very supportive of his patients and very caring!

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 3/18/2023

        Very knowledgeable and caring

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 3/11/2023

        Dr Baraga is very Professional and answered all my questions.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 2/21/2023

        Dr. Baraga is always very kind and attentive. He answers all questions and it's obvious that he truly cares about his patients.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 2/4/2023

        The Dr. Was excellent. Probably one of the best Ive ever delt with. Willing to help and investigate and didnt just shrug me off. Very happy with his care.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 12/18/2022

        As always, Dr. Baraga is amazing! Him and his team are truly a delight to see and receive care from!

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 11/14/2022

        Great doctor.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 10/23/2022

        Dr. Baraga always asks me how I'm feeling and if I forgot to ask something or have questions makes me feel comfortable calling to follow up.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 10/13/2022

        Great doctor. Explain all our concerns.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 10/12/2022

        Professional

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 10/9/2022

        Dr. Baraga is by far the best doctor! Pre-, during, and post-op have all been much better experiences than I could have ever imagined. He is very concerned with my progress and how I am doing and what is in my best interest. I appreciate it so much!!!!

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 8/24/2022

        High professionalism and kindness.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 8/19/2022

        All good

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 8/17/2022

        I would highly recommend Dr. Baraga

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 7/11/2022

        Ah man where do I begin. He really took care of me to make sure everything was okay.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 6/7/2022

        Dr. Baraga deserve an A+, I highly recommend.

        5 out of 5 stars
        Reviewed on 5/26/2022

        Dr Baraga, is one of the most caring physician I have met. He not only listens to your concerns about your case,and explains things thoroughly. He Is truly concerned about your over all wellbeing. I would and have recommended him many times over.