Empower | Educate | Restore | Wellness | Beauty
Sagewood Institute brings together expert physicians and practitioners from a variety of disciplines to help clients look and feel healthy as they age using cutting-edge research and techniques. The Institute also educates professionals and the public on effective and proven peer-reviewed research on healthy aging.
Board Certified Physicians, International Medical Doctors, & Licensed Practioners
Comprehensive Assessments & Preventive Health
Aesthetic & Skin Care Treatment
Massage & Rejuvenation
Classes & Workshops
Our Visionary Founder, Joaquin Hernandez, IMD
“Sagewood Institute brings together experts that traditionally treated patients in separate practices. By assembling them in one location, we can help people in a more integrative way. Our goal is to empower, educate, restore and achieve optimum health, beauty and wellness.”
– Joaquin Hernandez, IMD
Speaking from experience, Joaquin Hernandez, IMD, knows first-hand how easy it is to fall into a lifestyle of stress and unhealthy eating. Born and raised in Cuba, Dr. Hernandez, grew up with healthy food and plenty of exercise. After being in the US for several years, he found himself overweight and having symptoms of high blood pressure, caught up with overworking and fast food — that’s when he decided it was time to focus on a healthier lifestyle.
Practicing medicine in Cuba without modernism of healthcare taught him the importance of functional medicine. Spending quality time with each patient to understand their needs was the most important step. Preventative practices and measures make for sage advice.
Dr. Hernandez, Sagewood Institute’s founder, is leading a movement focused on providing a true path to health and wellness through education and medical expertise. The organization’s mission is to empower, educate, restore and maintain optimum health, beauty and wellness. Recently opened, Sagewood is getting great reviews for giving each client personal attention and for recommending programs that will work best for them. The word sage means wise and giving sage advice whether on aging, skin care, diet, destressing, looking your best or relaxing with a yoga class, is the goal for Dr. Hernandez and his team.
After receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1987 from the Higher Institute of Medical Science of Havana, Cuba, he completed his residency program in general surgery at the Joaquin Albarran Hospital before moving to the US. Today, as a member of the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine, his passion for well-being is to teach others through his free educational lectures on how to age well and how to live a healthier, happier life.
What makes Sagewood Institute different? The focus is to help each client be their healthiest — looking their best and having a more relaxed life, free from stress. With a complete line of services from massage, anti-aging sessions, facials, lymph drainage treatments to complete blood work analysis, Sagewood Institute is all about well-being for the entire body.
Our Medical Director, Brian Smith, MD, MSBS, FACS
Board Certified in General Surgery
- Former Chief of Robotic Surgery
- Consultant for Intuitive Surgical and Arthrex, Inc.
- Consultant for Florida Everblades
- 20+ publications
Meet Our Doctors
Sagewood Institute’s team of board-certified physicians, international medical doctors and licensed practitioners provide comprehensive assessments and preventive health services, combined with aesthetic procedures. These innovative services are designed to help people look and feel healthy as they age using cutting-edge research and techniques.
Meet Our Staff
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