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Care Combined With he said. “I didn’t know how to help her, so as I grew up,
I knew I wanted to become a doctor.”
Compassion Spurs Hechtman is now on the medical staff at Tampa General
Successful Outcomes Hospital (TGH) and was an assistant professor of breast
surgery at the University of South Florida (USF) Health
Morsani College of Medicine. He recently moved to
Dr. Jason Hechtman’s Treatment Approach Florida’s East Coast and sees patients in West Palm Beach,
Treats Patients Like Family, Palm Springs, Wellington, and Jupiter.
While Offering World-Class Cancer Care Hechtman specializes in the treatment of breast cancer
Dr. Jason Hechtman has wanted to fight cancer since and breast diseases. He blends cutting-edge treatment
he was a little boy, and a beloved family member’s bout options with advanced surgical interventions to ensure
with the disease still inspires him today. His grandmother patients not only receive the best medical care possible,
was diagnosed with breast cancer while he was young, and but also feel beautiful and confident in the result. With
Hechtman felt helpless that he couldn’t take care of her. more than 16 years of experience, Hechtman is an expert radiation therapy, Savi Scout-guided breast resections,
“My grandma was filled with life and vitality, and it in breast lumpectomy, mastectomy, axillary dissection, breast oncoplastic surgery, hidden scar technique, and
was hard for me to watch the life slowly get taken out of sentinel lymph node procedures, breast ultrasound, other minimally invasive breast interventions that
her as she got more tired and became sicker and sicker,” ultrasound-guided breast interventions, partial breast maximize aesthetic outcomes.
Inspired by his relationship with his grandmother,
Hechtman has always focused on developing a close
relationship with his patients and their families, building
trust and a system of support to improve patient outcomes
and develop a continued road to success. He works with
patients to develop individualized plans that incorporate
mental health and positivity.
“What I try to do when I take care of patients is treat
everybody as I would my grandma, mother, or sister,”
The Heart of Hobe Sound in that way, because family is the most important thing in
Est. 1926 Hechtman explained. “I focus on how to talk and relate
everybody’s life. If you treat your patient like you would
treat your family, you can’t go wrong.”
We Wish Our Northern Friends A WE are YOUR Community has allowed Hechtman to utilize the research, expertise, and
The fused relationship between TGH and USF Health
Church
Safe Journey When They Return To All Visitors Welcome “environment of learning” that a university structure offers.

“This environment breeds new avenues and openings,
Their Northern Homes We Invite You to Worship with Us but patients don’t always want to be bombarded with the
science because it gets confusing,” Hechtman explained.
Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
“So instead, I really enjoy getting to know my patients,
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EASTER IS APRIL 17 ... Come join us on every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. and dislikes are, because we’re going on a journey together,
Easter Sunday for full choir and memorable Give us a call or visit our and that journey is not going to be for a short time. When
hymns on this important and meaningful day website for more information. I take care of my patients, I take care of them forever.”
to all of us and the church. (772) 546-5043
www.heartofhobesound.org Club News
MONTHLY DINNERS
Monthly dinners to help offset some of the almost $350,000 in
renovation cost to our Church – Dinner will be held on the 2nd Friday
of the month at 5:30 p.m. from October thru May Break Through Brick Walls
Cost is $15 per person
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A tasty dish especially prepared by the MICHIGAN native. Genealogical Society

In genealogy research impasses are inevitable, but
11933 SE Juno Crescent • Hobe Sound, Florida 33455 they don’t have to be permanent stoppers. A number
of methods can be employed to break through brick
walls. At the Martin County Genealogical Society’s
(MCGS) May meeting, George G. Morgan, a member
of the Genealogy Guys podcast series, will share
proven strategies for circumnavigating some of the
most stubborn roadblocks one might encounter.
Morgan’s presentation, ”Getting Past Brick Walls,” is
based on the best-selling book, Advanced Genealogy
Research Techniques, he co-authored with Drew
Smith.
Free and open to the public, the meeting will
be at the Blake Library in Stuart from 1 to 3 p.m.,
Friday, May 20. The meeting is in person, but the
presentation will be virtual. To participate via Zoom,
go to mcgsfl.org and register before May 19.
George G. Morgan is president of Aha! Seminars,
Inc., Tampa, Fla., which has been training library
personnel and genealogists since 1996. His interest
in genealogy began at age 9 when he discovered his
family history preceded the American Revolution.
Since then, George’s genealogical research has
expanded to include all the branches of his family
tree. Libraries, archives, courthouses and cemeteries
are among his favorite haunts, and he will leave no
stone unturned. He works with and understands all
types of genealogy records in the United States,
Canada, the UK and Australia. He is a recognized
expert in genealogy software programs, databases,
Internet resources and social media.
In addition to its monthly meetings and special
courses, the genealogical society offers a variety of
services at the genealogy room in the Blake Library
in Stuart including an extensive research library,
access to several genealogy websites and assistance
from MCGS volunteers. For more information about
membership, activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.