The Department of Otolaryngology was established in 2012 as a part of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) at Florida International University.
Vision and Goals
The department’s Vision is to create an academic Department of Otolaryngology that will be viewed as an academic leader in this specialty throughout the United States and abroad.
Through a commitment to academic excellence, the Department of Otolaryngology will provide exemplary patient care and be viewed as a leader in scholastic, academic, research, and clinical care within the region by:
- Recruiting outstanding faculty
- Creating a positive educational environment for students and other trainees in all aspects of Otolaryngology
- Creating an ACGME-accredited graduate medical education program to train residents in Otolaryngology
- Creating appropriate fellowships in Otolaryngology for advanced training in the specialty
- Being viewed as a leader in outcome-based research in the care of patients with Otolaryngological problems
Contact Us
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology
11200 SW 8th Street, AHC 4-250W3
Tel: 305-348-0570
Fax: 305-348-0123
Voluntary Faculty
Agustin J. Arrieta, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Alberto De Dios Fernandez , MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Andres Bustillo, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Angelo R. Consiglio
Clinical Assistant Professor
Anish Y. Parekh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Brian Dougherty, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Carol A. Horowitz-Tsaoussis, DMD
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor
Daniel S. Morse
Clinical Assistant Professor
Egbert Jan de Vries, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Eloy Villasuso, III, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Eugene Albert Rivera, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Francisco G. Pernas, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Frank G. Kronberg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gilberto O. Alemar
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jean Paul Font, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jesse Salmeron, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Julio Torres
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kenneth Hays Farrell, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Lawrence R. Grobman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Michael Owens, MD, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Paul K. Foster, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Richard Callari, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Richard J. Vivero, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Steven Fletcher, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
William J. Brown, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor