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Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Deans Senior VP Medical Affairs, Dean John Rock Founding Chairman, FIU Trustee Emeritus Herbert Wertheim Executive Associate Deans and Counsel Academic Affairs Carolyn Runowicz Clinical Affairs J. Patrick O’Leary Finance and Administration Liane Martinez Student Affairs Robert Hernandez Student Affairs Emeritus Sanford Markham Deputy General Counsel Jody Lehman Associate Deans Academic Advising Karin Esposito Basic Research and Graduate Programs Barry Rosen Biomedical Research Madhavan Nair Clinical Medical Education David Graham Clinical Research Georg Petroianu Community and Clinical Affairs Fernando Valverde Curriculum and Medical Education George Dambach

Graduate Medical Education Yolangel Hernandez-Suarez

Health Information Technology Elizabeth Rockowitz International Affairs Manuel Viamonte Physician Assistant School Pete Gutierrez Women in Medicine and Science Karin Esposito Assistant Deans Academic Affairs Pedro Greer, Jr. Admissions Barbra Roller Counseling & Communities Robert Dollinger Curriculum and Medical Education Vivian Obeso Diversity Cheryl Dudley-Brewster Learning & Teaching Carla Lupi Medical Advancement Angelique Grant Hutchinson Recruitment and Professional Development Eneida Roldan

Affiliate Deans: Baptist Health South Florida Barry Katzen Broward Health Nabil El Sanadi Cleveland Clinic Florida Steven Wexner Doctors Hospital John Uribe Jackson Health System Mark Multach Leon Medical Centers Rafael Mas Memorial Healthcare System Stanley Marks Mercy Hospital Pedro Greer, Jr. Miami Children’s Hospital Deise Granado-Villar Mount Sinai Medical Center Robert Goldszer South Miami Hospital Steven Kang West Kendal Baptist Hospital Javier Hernandez-Lichtl West Kendal Baptist Hospital Manuel Peñalver

Departments & Chairs

Anesthesiology S. Howard Wittels Cellular Biology & Pharmacology Georg Petroianu Dermatology Martin Zaiac Human & Molecular Genetics Joe Leigh Simpson Humanities, Health, & Society Pedro Greer, Jr. Immunology Madhavan Nair Medicine Mark Multach

Molecular Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Kalai Mathee Neurology Jeffrey Horstmyer Neurosurgery Sergio Gonzales-Arias Obstetrics & Gynecology Manuel Peñalver Ophthalmology Pedro Lopez Orthopedics John Uribe Otolaryngology Vijay Zaveri Pathology Robert Poppiti Pediatrics Jefry Biehler Psychiatry Daniel Castellanos Radiology David Graham Surgery Jaime Rodriguez Urology Alan Nieder

Directors Accreditation Sandra Allen Records and Registrar Almi Rodriguez Assistant Vice President for Clinical and Community Based Research Juan M. Acuña Assessment Rodolfo Bonnin

Community Service Learning & NeighborhoodHELP™ Luther Brewster Counseling Heidi von Harscher Educational Technology Leslie Bofill Finance Danielle Miller Financial Aid Marissa Miles Graduate Medical Education Jorge Fleisher Human Resources Ana Poveda Information Technology Winnyanne Nelson Leon Family Center for Geriatric Research Paulo Chaves Medical Library David Boilard Research Jonathan Sussman

Faculty Adams, Nelson, M.D. (Meharry Medical College), Professor Acuña, Juan, M.D., M.S. (Javeriana University, Colombia), Associate Professor Agoulnik, Alexander, Ph.D. (Novosibirsk Institute of Cytology & Genetics, Russia), Professor Agoulnik, Irina, Ph.D. (Novosibirsk Institute of Cytology & Genetics, Russia), Associate Professor Agudelo, Marisela, Ph.D. (University of South Florida, College of Medicine) Assistant Professor Athauda, Gagani, M.D. (Riga Stradins University, Latvia), Assistant Professor Barratt, Diana, M.D., MPH (University of Florida; Harvard University), Assistant Professor Berkman, Aron, M.D., Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University), Associate Professor Berrocal, Yerko, M.D. (Catholic University of Santiago of Guayaqil, Ecuador), Assistant Professor Bhattacharjee, Hiranmoy, Ph.D. (Jadavpur University, India), Associate Professor Bichachi, Abraham, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Professor Biehler, Jefry, M.D., MPH (University of Oklahoma), Chair, Pediatric and Assistant Professor Boilard, David, M.L.S., MPH (University of Michigan), Director, Medical Library and Instructor Bonnin, Rodolfo, Ph.D. (University of Missouri), Director, Assessment and Assistant Professor

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Brewster, Luther, Ph.D. (University of Georgia), Chief of Policy and Community Development and Assistant Professor Brown, David, M.D. (Boston University), Chief of Family Medicine, Humanities, Health and Society and Assistant Professor Cantor, Bernard, M.D. (University of Rochester),

Professor Castellanos, Daniel, M.D. (Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher, Dominican Republic), Chair, Psychiatry and Professor Castellano-Sanchez, Amilcar, M.D. (University of Zulia, Venezuela), Associate Professor Chambers, Jeremy, Ph.D. (Clemson University), Assistant Professor Chaves, Paulo, M.D., Ph.D. (Rio de Janeiro Federal University Brazil; Johns Hopkins University), Director Leon Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education and Associate and Associate Professor Cherry, Sheldon, M.D. (Columbia University), Professor Chousleb, Elias, M.D. (Anahuac University, Mexico), Assistant Director Surgery Clerkship and Assistant Professor Csete, Marc, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Professor Cuellar, Marta, M.D. (Javeriana University, Colombia), Associate Professor Dambach, George, Ph.D. (Ohio State University), Associate Dean, Curriculum & Medical Education and Professor Desmarais, Nathaly, Psy.D. (Nova Southeastern

University), Assistant Professor Ding, Hong, Ph.D. (Sichuan University, China), Assistant Professor Dolinsky, Luda, M.L.S. (Pratt Institute), Librarian and Instructor Dollinger, Robert, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Counseling & Communities and Assistant Professor Duchowny, Michael, M.D. (Albert Einstein College of

Medicine), Clinical Professor Duara, Ranjan, M.D. (Christian Medical College, India), Professor Eliacin, Irmanie, M.D. (Florida State University), Assistant

Professor Engle, Bretton, Ph.D. (Florida International University), Instructor Esposito, Karin, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Miami),

Associate Dean, Women in Medicine & Science and Academic Advising and Professor Esterson, Joseph, M.D. (University of Maryland), Clinical Assistant Professor Fajardo, Francisco, MPA, MA, MLIS (Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University), Assistant Librarian Fortun, Jenny, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Assistant

Professor Francis, Paula, M.D. (Saint George’s University, Grenada), Assistant Professor George, Robert, Ph.D. (University of Washington),

Assistant Professor Gillis, Marin, Ph.D. (University of Calgary, Canada), Associate Professor Gomez, Ferdinand, M.S. (Florida International

University), Instructor

Gonzalez, Jose, M.D. (Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic), Assistant Professor Gonzalez-Arias, Sergio, M.D. (University of Zaragoza,

Spain), Chair, Neurosurgery and Professor Graham, David, M.D. (University of Edinburgh, Scotland), Associate Dean, Clinical Medical Education, Chair, Radiology, and Professor Gralnik, Leonard, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Clerkship Director and Assistant Professor Greer, Pedro, M.D. (Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher, Dominican Republic), Assistant Dean Academic Affairs, Chair, Health, Humanities & Society, and Professor Gulec, Seza, M.D. (Ankara University Medical School, Turkey), Professor Gutierrez, Pedro, M.D.,M.M.S., PA-C (Universidad Central del Este, Dominican Republic), Associate Dean and Founding Chair Physician Assistant School and Associate Professor Hammad, Zeidan, M.D. (Higher Institute of Medical Science, Cuba) Assistant Professor Hernandez, Robert, M.D. (Tulane University) Executive Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Associate Professor Hernandez-Suarez, Yolangel, M.D., M.B.A (Johns Hopkins University; University of Miami), Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education and Associate Professor Herrera, Rene, Ph.D. (Fordham University), Professor Herrera-Pino, Jorge, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Alcalá, Spain; Wayne State University), Associate Professor Hodgson, Myles, Ph.D. (Curtin University of Technology, Australia), Assistant Professor Holder, Cheryl, M.D. (George Washington University), Associate Professor Horstmyer, Jeffrey, M.D. (University of Miami), Chair,

Neurology and Associate Professor Hu, Jian, M.D. (Nanjing University, China), Assistant Professor Humphrey, Hugh, M.D. (Drexel University), Assistant

Professor Ioannou, Dimitrios, Ph.D. (University of Kent, UK), Assistant Professor Japour, Anthony, M.D. (Northwestern University),

Associate Professor Jimenez, Javier, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Alcala de Henares, Spain), Clinical Associate Professor Junquera, Patricia, M.D. (Escuela Autonoma de Ciencias

Medicas, Costa Rica), Founding Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor Kaftanovskaya, Elena, Ph.D. (Russian Academy of Science), Assistant Professor Kim, Bohyun, M.L.I.S., M.A. (Harvard University), Librarian and Instructor Landa-Galindez, Amalia, M.D. (Tulane University), Assistant Clerkship Director and Assistant Professor La Riche, Christopher, M.D. (Ponce School Medicine and Health, Puerto Rico), Assistant Professor Lehman, Jody, J.D. (Boston University), Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Professor Lopez, Pedro, M.D. (University of Miami), Chair, Ophthalmology and Professor Lorke, Dietrich, Ph.D. (University of Hamburg, Germany), Professor Lozano Leon, Juan, M.D., M.S. (Javeriana University, Colombia; McMaster University), Professor

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Lupi, Carla, M.D. (University of California), Assistant Dean, Learning and Teaching and Associate Professor Mandal, Goutam, Ph.D. (University of Calcutta, India),

Assistant Professor Markham, Sanford, M.D. (University of Kansas), Executive Associate Dean Emeritus, Student Affairs and Professor Martin, Renée, Ph.D. (University of British Columbia, Canada), Adjunct Professor Martinez, Iveris, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University), Assistant Professor Martinez Elegalde, Jose, M.D. (Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico), Assistant Professor Marty, Aileen, M.D. (University of Miami), Professor Mathee, Kalai, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), Chair,

Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Professor McFarlin, Christine, M.D. MPH (Pennsylvania State University; Boston University), Assistant Professor Minor, Suzanne, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Professor Monroy Penuela, Kathy, M.D. (Pontificia Universidad Javeria, Columbia) Assistant Professor Mora, Jorge, M.D., MPH (National University of Colombia, Colombia; Harvard University), Assistant Professor Morris, Michele, M.D. (Drexel University), Professor Mukhopadhyay, Rita, Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Associate Professor Multach, Mark, M.D. (University of Miami), Chair, Medicine and Associate Professor Murillo, Jorge, M.D. (Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela), Associate Professor Nair, Madhavan, Ph.D. (Bombay University, India), Associate Dean Biomedical Research, Chair, Immunology and Professor Nausheen, Fauzia, M.B.Bs, M.Sc. (University of Punjab, Pakistan: University of Western Ontario, Canada), Assistant Professor Nayyar, Geeta, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant

Professor New, Maria, M.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Adjunct Professor Nieder, Alan, M.D. (New York University), Chair, Urology

and Associate Professor O’Leary, J. Patrick, M.D. (University of Florida), Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs and Professor Obeso, Vivian, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Medical Education and Associate Professor Obiaja, Kenneth, M.D., M.Ph. (Instituto Superior de

Ciencias, Portugal, Florida International University), Assistant Professor Oliva, Anthony, Ph.D. (Baylor University), Lecturer Ory, Steven, M.D. (Baylor College of Medicine), Professor Pedoussaut, Maryse Anne, M.D. (Paul Sabatier University, France), Assistant Professor Peñalver, Manuel, M.D. (University of Miami), Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Professor Perez-Gilbe, Hector, M.Lis. (University of South Florida), Librarian Petroianu, Georg, M.D., Ph.D. (Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany), Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Chair, Cellular Biology & Pharmacology and Professor

Pilakka Kanthikeel, Sudheesh, Ph.D. (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India), Assistant Professor Poppiti, Robert, M.D. (University of Miami), Chair, Pathology and Professor Rao, ChV, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Andhra Veterinary College, India; Washington State University), Professor Raymond, Andrea, Ph.D. (Temple University), Assistant Professor Rock, John, M.D., MPH (Louisiana State University; Harvard University), Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, Dean and Professor Rodriguez, Jaime, M.D. (Javeriana University, Colombia), Chair, Surgery and Associate Professor Roldan, Eneida, M.D., MPH, M.B.A. (Ross University;

West Indies; University of South Florida, University of Tennessee), Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Recruitment and Professional Development and Associate Professor Roller, Barbra, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Admissions and Assistant Professor Rosen, Barry, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut),

Associate Dean, Basic Research & Graduate Programs and Professor Rossi, Patricio, M.D. (Universidad De Buenos Aires, Argentina), Assistant Professor Rothe, Eugenio, M.D. (Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher, Dominican Republic), Professor Roy, Upal, Ph.D. M.S. (Goa University, India; Marathwada University, India), Assistant Professor Runowicz, Carolyn, M.D. (Jefferson Medical College), Executive Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Professor Salom, Emery, M.D. (University of Miami), Assistant Professor Sarmiento, Sandra, M.D., M.B.A. (Universidad Libre de Cali, Columbia; University of Miami), Medical Director, Faculty Group Practice and Assistant Professor Schild, Frederick, M.D. (Medical University of South

Carolina), Professor Schwartz, Howard, M.D. (University of Miami), Clinical Assistant Professor Sibley, Margaret, Ph.D. (State University of New York),

Assistant Professor Simpson, Joe Leigh, M.D. (Duke University), Chair, Human & Molecular Genetics and Professor Splinter, Ansley, M.D., M.A.CM. (University of California

at San Francisco), Assistant Professor Swanson, James, M.D., Ph.D. (Ohio State University), Professor Tano, Raul, M.D. (Ross University, West Indies),

Assistant Professor Tempest, Helen, Ph.D. (Brunel University, London),

Assistant Professor Thangavel, Samikkannu, Ph.D. (University of Madras,

India), Assistant Professor Torres-Viera, Carlos, M.D. (Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela), Clinical Assistant Professor Uribe, John, M.D. (University of North Carolina), Chair,

Orthopedics and Professor Valverde, Fernando, M.D. (Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher, Dominican Republic), Associate Dean, Community and Clinical Affairs and Assistant Professor

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Verdeja, Juan-Carlos, M.D. (University of Miami), Associate Professor Viamonte, Manuel, M.D. (University of Havana),

Associate Dean, International Affairs and Professor Viamonte Ros, Ana, M.D., MPH (University of Miami), Academic Director for Professional Development and Associate Professor Von Harscher, Heidi, Ph.D. (Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, Puerto Rico; Miami Institute of Psychology), Director, Counseling and Assistant Professor Wells, Alan, Ph.D., M.Ph. (University of Texas), Assistant Professor Weitzman, Vanessa, M.D. (Boston University), Clinical Assistant Professor Wertheim, Herbert, O.D., D.Sc. (Southern College of Optometry, Florida International University- Honoris Causa), Founding Chairman, Trustee Emeritus, FIU Whisenant, Ebony, M.D. (Morehouse College), Assistant

Professor Yang-Sharma, Patrice, M.D., MPH (Emory University), Assistant Professor Yoshinaga, Masafumi, Ph.D. (Hiroshima University,

Japan), Assistant Professor Zaiac, Martin, M.D. (University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee), Chair, Dermatology and Associate Professor Zaveri, Vijay, M.D. (Medical College Baroda, India),

Chair, Otolaryngology and Assistant Professor Zevallos, Juan Carlos, M.D. (Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador) Associate Professor In addition to more than 1100 Clinical Faculty members serving as Voluntary Faculty