Brad S. Lerner, M.D.
Dr. Brad Lerner is originally from New Rochelle, New York. He completed his undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University
with a B.A. degree in Biological Chemistry in 1975 where he was elected
to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He then attended The University of
Florida College of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega
Alpha Honor Medical Society, receiving his M.D. degree in 1979. He then
completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and came to Sarasota
in 1982 to join William DesPortes, Burt Veazey, and Duncan Finlay in
their well respected medical practice. He became Certified by the
American Board of Internal Medicine in September, 1982.
In 1994 Dr. Lerner was responsible for the creation of Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s
only primary care group, later to be named First Physicians Group. Dr.
Lerner served as Chief Medical Administrative Officer (CMAO) of
First Physicians Group from its inception in 1994 until September 30,
2005. As CMAO of First Physicians Group, Dr Lerner led a group of
close to 50 physicians and 250 employees, while working closely
with the administration and board of Sarasota Memorial Healthcare
System, while maintaining his practice of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Lerner left First Physicians Group October 1, 2005 to join his long term friend and colleague, Dr. Louis Cohen
in the creation of LernerCohen Healthcare, a Concierge Medical
Practice. He has given up all of his hospital and administrative duties
to devote his full time to the medical care of the patients in his new
practice, with a strong emphasis on Wellness, Prevention, and providing
a level of access and care that is unsurpassed anywhere.
Dr. Lerner has served as Chief of the Medical Section at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and was a member of the Medical Executive Committee for many years. He is widely respected by his peers and the Sarasota community as both an outstanding clinician and a leader in the local healthcare market.
Dr. Lerner has lived full time in Sarasota since 1982. He has three children,
Emily, Michelle, and Scott, and one grandson, Hayden. Emily is a pharmaceutical
representative for Merck and is married to Robert Stroud, a local healthcare
and business attorney. They are the proud parents of Hayden Andrew Stroud.
Michelle lives in New York City
working for Nautica. Scott is a 2nd year law student at Georgetown and works for the NFL Players Association. Dr. Lerner’s parents, Miriam and Julius reside
happily in Sarasota
too. In his spare time Dr. Lerner enjoys
golf, tennis, fishing, jogging and relaxing with friends and family.
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