Marco M Oliveira is a native of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil, living in the United States for the past 31 years. He
received his Master in Nursing Science Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Family Practice
concentration from the University of Miami – UM. Marco Oliveira works with Dr. Cruz MD as a Nurse
Practitioner caring for Boca Recovery Center clients, specialized in the treatment of mental health and
substance addiction illnesses. Marco believes that patient’s treatment must be guided by a holistic
approach and by a multi-disciplinary team, in order to heal body, mind, and soul. He has also worked for
7 years at Cleveland Clinic Florida – IMCU Department as a Charge Nurse, caring for Liver, Heart, and
Kidney transplant patients. For the past year he has worked 1 day a week on the RN Float Pool at
Cleveland in the ER and IMCU. Marco says that he enjoys his work as a bedside RN so much that, despite
now having a higher degree as ARNP-FNP, he maintains his RN job at that facility to keep his skills sharp.
He has also worked as a Flight Nurse. He is married to Carolina Assis, an ARNP at Cleveland Clinic Family
Practice Dept and has 2 children that gave him 3 grandchildren. Marco enjoys boating and you can find
him on weekends at one of the sandbar sites in South Miami. Another passion on his curriculum is
aviation. He holds an airplane license with a rating to fly a few of the private jets in the market. He also
has a Hangliding certificate but said that his wife has clipped his wings because of the high risk of flying it
off mountains with no engines, propelled only by wind currents.