To provide public comment as a physician, go HERE.
The FOMA is requesting a public hearing and will be submitting comment on behalf of the FOMA. We encourage FOMA members to submit comments directly to the Department of Health using the link above.
The proposal was published on August 24, 2026, and is currently in a public comment phase; comments and requests for a public hearing are due by September 14, 2026.
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Professional Bio
Edison Castro, D.O. is a board-certified practicing family physician currently working for the Cleveland Clinic Florida as a Site Director for Port St. Lucie County. He served for the United States Air Force as Medical Director for Aerospace and Operational Medicine from 2021-2023. He is a graduate of Keralty Hospital Miami f/k/a Westchester General Hospital where he served as Chief Resident of the Family Medicine Department. During his residency training, he also served as a resident representative to the Dade County Medical Association Board of Directors and continues to serve as an editor for the Miami Medicine Journal. During his first year of residency, Dr. Castro was nominated to attend the Physician Leadership Academy sponsored by The Physicians Foundation. He was also awarded the Administrator’s Choice Award from the Westchester General Hospital during his intern year of residency. Dr. Castro is a graduate of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from The City College of New York.