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HCA Florida Healthcare-Westside-Northwest Hospital Program

Neurology Analyst Verified · Oct 3, 2026

HCA Florida Healthcare-Westside-Northwest Hospital Program

HCA Florida Healthcare-Westside-Northwest Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Neurology, located in Margate, Florida, directed by Sonia Kalirao, MD and coordinated by Michael Reales. and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at michael.reales@hcahealthcare.com or (954) 635-6202. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, HCA-affiliated 4-year neurology residency in Margate, FL, embedded within a multi-specialty hospital system (Westside/Northwest) that also hosts internal medicine, critical care, cardiology, and other subspecialty fellowships, giving residents broad access to co-managed complex inpatients across medical and neuro-critical settings. The curriculum is standard community-hospital neurology, built around inpatient neurology, Neuro ICU, EEG/epilepsy, pediatric neurology, and dementia care, without emphasis on specific procedural volume, named tracks, or subspecialty pathways. Research is structurally supported through HCA's system-wide scholarly infrastructure (national research coordinators, access to large patient-encounter datasets, and an open-access journal), positioning it as an available resource rather than a defining program identity. The program's stated mission emphasizes developing "physicians and physician leaders" through individualized learning and culturally inclusive faculty support, suggesting a service-oriented, community-hospital training model rather than a tertiary academic or highly research-driven one.

Who it fits
A well-rounded IMG or US-trained applicant seeking solid, broad-based community neurology training with reasonable clinical autonomy and optional light research exposure, rather than a candidate targeting an academic powerhouse or a narrow subspecialty pipeline.
Research intensity
Moderate - research is available and system-supported (national coordinators, large datasets, dedicated journal) but not described as central or expected for this specific neurology program.
Career orientation
Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

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HCA Florida Healthcare-Westside-Northwest Hospital Program
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PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Sonia Kalirao, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Michael Reales Email: michael.reales@hcahealthcare.com Phone: (954) 635-6202 Address: ,Margate
Program Website
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