Faculty & Staff

Amanda Roldan, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
  305-348-4162
  amroldan@fiu.edu

Zana Abdelrahman
Administrative Services Coordinator
  305-348-9035
  zabdelra@fiu.edu

Ramiro Acosta
Assistant Director, Client Support Services
  305-348-0637
  racosta@fiu.edu

Saurabh Aggarwal, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-9634
  saaggarw@fiu.edu

Shweta Akhouri, M.D.
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
  305-348-9171
  sakhouri@fiu.edu

Lizzeth Alarcon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-8823
  lalarcon@fiu.edu

Elena Alberti
Program Manager, Student Interest Groups and International Programs
  305-348-6302
  eleriver@fiu.edu

Scarlett M. Aldana
Director of Student Life and Development
  305-348-0684
  saldana@fiu.edu

Hanadys Ale, M.D., FAAAAI
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  hale@fiu.edu

John Alexis, MB, ChB
Professor
  305-674-2277
  joalexis@fiu.edu

Bianca Alfonso, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261
  bdalfon@fiu.edu

Laura D. Almaguer
Program Manager
  305-348-7888
  lalmague@fiu.edu

Dayne Alonso, PA-C
Assistant Professor
  305-348-4162
  daalonso@fiu.edu

Natacha Alonso
Director
  305-348-6315
  naalonso@fiu.edu

Lynnette F. Alonso-Capote
Director of Administrative Services; Master in Physician Assistant Studies; Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Program
  305-348-7994
  lyalonso@fiu.edu

Veronica Alvarez-Galiana, M.D., FACOG
Assistant Professor

Michele Alves, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0458
  malves@fiu.edu

Katrina Amie, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment
  305-348-0570
  kamie@fiu.edu

Myriam Ampuero-Martinez, MPA
Chief Administrative Officer
  305-348-0570
  mampuero@fiu.edu

Frederick W. Anderson, M.D.
Associate Professor; Interim Director and Medical Director
  305-348-4840
  fwanders@fiu.edu

Jessica Anselm
Associate Director of Administrative Services
  954-523-2727
  janselm@fiu.edu

Ariana Antunez
Coordinator of Student Affairs
  305-348-0612
  aantunez@fiu.edu

Cristina Arabatzis
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
  305-348-0639
  carabatz@fiu.edu

Ana O. Arteaga
Senior Library Specialist
  305-348-1465
  arteagaa@fiu.edu

Gagani Athauda, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-1474
  gathauda@fiu.edu

Lina Augius, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9071
  laugius@fiu.edu

Adnan Muhammad Aziz, M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261
  muaziz@fiu.edu

Manuel Barbieri, Ph.D.
Professor
  305-348-7535
  barbieri@fiu.edu

Noël Barengo, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor; Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences, Education, and Research: Office of Institutional Knowledge Management
  305-348-9526
  nbarengo@fiu.edu

Juliet Bello
Senior Coordinator of Administrative Services
  305-348-9414
  jbello@fiu.edu

Fadoua Belmekki
Assistant Director Administrative Services
  305-348-8452
  fbelmekk@fiu.edu

James Benenati, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-0570
  jbenenat@fiu.edu

Sonia Odette Benitez, CPA
Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
  305-348-4537
  benitezs@fiu.edu

Aron Berkman, M.D., Ph.D.
Head of Hematology/Oncology; Associate Professor
  305-348-3627
  aberkman@fiu.edu

Akshay Bhandari, MBBS
Administrative Vice Chair, Department of Urology; and Assistant Professor
  305-674-2499
  akbhanda@fiu.edu

Julia C. Bisschops, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-2742
  jbisscho@fiu.edu

Stephen Black, Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured); Associate Dean for Research; Director, FIU Center for Translational Science; Associate Vice President for Translational Research
  305-348-1486
  stblack@fiu.edu

Catherine B. Busatto, MPH, MSPA, PA-C
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5614
  cbusatto@fiu.edu

David R. Brown, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-1476
  drbrown@fiu.edu

Alexandra Byrne, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor; Pediatric Clerkship Director
  305-348-9280
  alebyrne@fiu.edu

Ferinelys Amparo Cabrera
Program Director
  305-348-7651
  fcabrera@fiu.edu

Qi Lin Cao, Ph.D.
Professor
  305-348-7778
  qicao@fiu.edu

Carolina Cardenas
Senior Coordinator Administrative Services
  305-348-7673
  cacarden@fiu.edu

Maryvelisse Carpintero
Manager of Administrative Services
  305-467-3170
  mcarpint@fiu.edu

Ivan E. Carrandi
Public Safety Technician
  305-348-5414
  icarrand@fiu.edu

Karla Carvajal
Senior Program Coordinator
  305-348-3627
  kacarvaj@fiu.edu

Tracy Cassagnol, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-919-4193
  tcassagn@fiu.edu

Israel Castillo Gonzalez, PharmD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  iscastil@fiu.edu

Grettel Castro, MPH
Research Analyst II
  305-348-8303
  gcastro@fiu.edu

Juan C. Cendan, M.D.
Dean, FIU Medicine; Senior Vice President for Health Affairs; Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-2400
  jcendan@fiu.edu

Hitendra S. Chand, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Research Support; Director, Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Program; Associate Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-0657
  hchand@fiu.edu

Kevin B. Chandler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9136
  kchandle@fiu.edu

Daniel Chang
Coordinator of Admin Services, Student Compliance and Support Services
  dachang@fiu.edu

Daniel Chaparro, Ph.D.
Research Specialist II
  dchaparr@fiu.edu

Ishit Chauhan, M.D.
Postdoctoral Associate

Priscilla Chaves, MBA, MPH, CLSSBB
Chief Administrative Officer
  305-348-2047
  pchaves@fiu.edu

Paulo H. M. Chaves, M.D., Ph.D.
Leon Medical Centers Endowed Scholar Chair in Geriatrics; Director, Benjamin Leon, Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education; Associate Professor
  305-348-4789
  pdehendo@fiu.edu

Srinivasan Chinnapaiyan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9173
  schinnap@fiu.edu

Jerry Edward Chipuk, Ph.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-1475
  jchipuk@fiu.edu

Nicola M. Chung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-4147
  nicchung@fiu.edu

Michael Chuong, M.D.
Professor; Vice Chair
  mchuong@fiu.edu

Rachel Clarke, Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9984
  rclarke@fiu.edu

Ashok Kumar Coimbatore Jeyakumar, M.D.
Professor

Joel Collazo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-9033
  jcollazo@fiu.edu

Gloria Coronel-Couto, M.D.
Associate Professor; Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship
  305-348-6197
  gcoronel@fiu.edu

Maria Claudia Corradine
Program Manager; FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship; FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
  786-308-2152
  mcorradi@fiu.edu

Carlos Correa Algarin
Director of Administrative Services
  305-348-0048
  ccorreaa@fiu.edu

Briana Cousins
Program Coordinator
  305-348-7584
  bcousins@fiu.edu

Christina Yolanda Covoletski
Associate Director for Admissions & Recruitment
  305-348-0681
  ccovolet@fiu.edu

Alejandra Cruz
Program Coordinator
  305-348-5175
  alejcruz@fiu.edu

Doris Cubas, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5176
  dcubas@fiu.edu

Ricardo Cury, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  rcury@baptisthealth.net

Verligia B. Daniell
Senior Program Coordinator
  305-348-6435
  vdaniell@fiu.edu

Hector Davila, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0570
  hedavila@fiu.edu

Lauren Davis
Program Manager
  305-348-9861

William A. Davis, III, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
  widavis@fiu.edu

Hilene De Amorim
Adjunct Lecturer
  hdeamori@fiu.edu

Michael Anthony Degregorio
Senior Executive Assistant
  mdegrego@fiu.edu

Osmel “Ozzie” Delgado, MBA, PharmD, FASHP
Chief Executive Officer, FIU Health; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
  305-348-4329
  odelgado@fiu.edu

Irene C. Delano, MBA
Director of Administrative Services
  305-348-4812
  icdelano@fiu.edu

Daisy De La Rosa
Instruction & Information Services Librarian
  305-348-0680
  dadelaro@fiu.edu

Oscar Encarnacion Del Cristo
Data Solutions Architect
  305-348-4843
  oencarna@fiu.edu

Juan A. De Llano, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Interim Director of Didactic Education
  305-348-8106
  jdellano@fiu.edu

Marlene Delgado
Senior Patient Client Access Rep
  305-348-3080
  mdelgado@fiu.edu

John Marc Eddy Delian
Senior Certified Medical Assistant
  305-348-3627
  jdelian@fiu.edu

Philip DePaola
Adjunct Lecturer
  pdepaola@fiu.edu

Nathaly Shoua Desmarais, PsyD
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of Student Success and Wellbeing, Office of Student Affairs;
  305-348-0609
  ndesmara@fiu.edu

Dinesh Devadoss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-1583
  ddevados@fiu.edu

Yuan Pu (Peter) Di, Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  772-345-4692
  ydi@fiu.edu

John P. Diaz, M.D.
Chair
  305-348-9280

Rafael Diaz-Garcia, M.D.
Associate Professor; Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Program; Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, Baptist Health South Florida
  305-348-7609
  rdiazgar@fiu.edu

Charles J. Dimitroff, Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-9069
  cdimitroff@fiu.edu

Luda Dolinsky, MLIS, MS, AHIP-D
Director, Medical Library
  305-348-0677
  ldolinsk@fiu.edu

Beatriz D’Onghia, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Clerkship Director
  305-348-4147
  bdonghia@fiu.edu

Patrick Downs
Temporary Health Technician
  pdowns@fiu.edu

Sharon V. Duchatelier
Patient Accounts Rep Spec
  305-919-4811
  duchatel@fiu.edu

Natalie N. Dwarika, Ed.D.
Associate Director of Academic Support Services
  305-348-0233
  ndwarika@fiu.edu

Nazira El-Hage, Ph.D.
Program Co-director, Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Program; Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-0674
  nelhage@fiu.edu

Jaclyn Teresa Enriquez
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations
  305-348-0682
  jaenriqu@fiu.edu

Juan Espinosa, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-4147
  juaespin@fiu.edu

Marcos Esquenazi, M.D., FASN
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261

Elizabeth Etkin-Kramer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  eetkinkr@fiu.edu

Francisco J. Fajardo, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Public and Information Services
  305-348-1464
  ffajardo@fiu.edu

Douglas Feltman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-4147
  feltmand@fiu.edu

Glaucia Maria de Mendonça Fernandes, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
  305-348-9010
  gdemendo@fiu.edu

Aymara Fernandez de la Vara, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship
  305-348-5261
  ayfernan@fiu.edu

Enrique S. Fernandez, M.D., M.S.Ed, FAAFP
Adjunct Associate Professor
  enrferna@fiu.edu

Janelle M. Fernandez
Director of Accreditation
  305-348-1459
  jamafern@fiu.edu

Melissa Fernandez
Departmental Administrator
  305-348-0610
  hernanml@fiu.edu

Annabella Ferrari, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Geriatric Medical Education
  305-348-5261
  aferrari@fiu.edu

Mercedes Florez-White, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-5261
  mflorezw@fiu.edu

Jenny Fortun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Foundational Sciences Curriculum
  305-348-1487
  jfortun@fiu.edu

Hansel Frias
Program Coordinator
  305-919-4594
  hfrias@fiu.edu

Maria Clara Franco, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Tenured)
  772-345-4825
  marfranc@fiu.edu

Amalia M. Landa-Galindez, M.D.
Chair of Internal Medicine; Associate Professor
  305-348-2180
  alandaga@fiu.edu

Nana Aisha Garba, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor; Strand Leader for Medicine and Society
  305-348-7922
  ngarba@fiu.edu

Anthony M. Garcia
Senior Library Specialist (e-Resources)
  305-348-9022
  amgarcia@fiu.edu

Bianca Garcia
Finance Manager
  305-348-1458
  bigarc@fiu.edu

Carmen Garcia
Assistant Director of Human Resources
  305-348-6293
  carmgarc@fiu.edu

Adam R. Geronemus, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency
  305-348-9280
  ageronem@fiu.edu

Roberto E. Gimenez, APRN, DNP
Assistant Professor
  305-348-3627
  rgimenez@fiu.edu

Alexius Girard
Clerkship Coordinator
  305-348-7642
  agirard@fiu.edu

Maggie Godet
Associate Director
  mgodet@fiu.edu

Ferdinand Gomez, M.S.
Assistant Professor; Director for the Human Anatomy Laboratory
  305-348-6176
  gomezf@fiu.edu

Mario F. Gomez, D.O., MS
Associate Professor
  305-348-9280
  mfgomez@fiu.edu

Francisco Gonzalez
Program Coordinator
  305-348-9414
  fjgonzal@fiu.edu

Joel Gonzalez, DMSc, MHSc, PA-C
Assistant Professor
  305-347-3419
  joegonza@fiu.edu

Sara Maria Gonzalez
Senior Health Information Code Auditor
  305-348-8495
  sagonzal@fiu.edu

Rachellene Banua Gozun
Registered Nurse
  305-919-5620
  rgozun@fiu.edu

Lizeth Miralda Guerra
Grant Administrator II
  305-348-9327
  lmiralda@fiu.edu

Alonso Navar Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Professor
  786-596-2000
  anavargu@fiu.edu

Mariel Gutierrez
Assistant Director of Academic Support Services
  305-348-0658
  mariguti@fiu.edu

Dollie Green, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-7975
  dogreen@fiu.edu

Jacqueline Haddock
Program Manager; Ph.D. in Biomedical Science Program
  305-348-9124
  jahaddoc@fiu.edu

Suzanne Caroline Hadeed-Garcia, MHSc, PA-C, RT(N)(CT)
Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical Education
  305-348-1951
  shadeedg@fiu.edu

Matthew D. Hall, M.D., MBA
Associate Clinical Professor
  mathall@fiu.edu

Zeidan Hammad, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-2449
  zhammad@fiu.edu

Ravi Harrisingh
Information Technology Manager
  305-348-4550
  rharrisi@fiu.edu

Heidi von Harscher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Student Ombuds; Assistant Dean for Professionalism
  305-348-1461
  vonharsc@fiu.edu

Makoto Hashimoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
  305-348-9280
  mhashimo@fiu.edu

Tessa Haspil-Corgan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-1340
  thaspilc@fiu.edu

Gia G. Hawkins
Manager Patient Client Access
  ghawkins@fiu.edu

Keith S. Hechtman, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-9280
  khechtma@fiu.edu

Alfredo J. Hernandez, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Head of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  305-348-5261

Cheryl Holder, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-5261

Sofia Farias-Horta
Associate Director of Events
  305-348-9073
  sfarias@fiu.edu

Lydia Hernandez Howard, M.D.
Vice Chair of Clinical Pathology; and Assistant Professor
  305-674-2277
  lydia.hernandezhoward@fiu.edu

Nancy Hullihen
Senior Director of Development
  305-348-9948
  nhullihe@fiu.edu

Thomas A. Hunter, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-8385
  hunterth@fiu.edu

Douglas Inciarte, M.D.
Associate Professor; Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency
  305-348-9280
  dinciart@fiu.edu

Moises Jacobs, M.D., FACS
Associate Professor
  305-348-9280
  mojacobs@fiu.edu

Karim Jamal, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9898
  kjamal@fiu.edu

Tiffany Jou
Sr. Coordinator, Student Compliance and Support Services
  tjou@fiu.edu

Adrienne Marie Jordan
Clerkship Coordinator
  adjordan@fiu.edu

Patricia Junquera, M.D.
Associate Professor; Chair, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
  305-348-4147
  pjunquer@fiu.edu

Kimberly Justin
Manager of Administrative Services
  305-348-1470
  kjustin@fiu.edu

Charles J. Kaiser, M.D.
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Ophthalmology; and Associate Professor
  305-348-0570
  ckaiser@fiu.edu

David Kalfa, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
  305-348-9280
  dkalfa@fiu.edu

Julie Kantor, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-9280
  jkantor@fiu.edu

Sanaz Kashan, M.D., FACP, FAAHPM
Associate Professor
  305-348-5261
  skashan@fiu.edu

Francisco Kerdel, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-0570
  fkerdel@fiu.edu

Emmet M. Kiliddjian
Chief Administrative Officer
  305-348-7740
  ekiliddj@fiu.edu

Kyung Bo Kim, Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-1474
  kykim@fiu.edu

Diane Rachel Krieger, M.D.
Professor; Chief, Endocrinology and Metabolism
  305-348-5261
  dikriege@fiu.edu

Sophia Lacroix
Assistant Director of Academic Support Services
  305-919-4181
  slacroix@fiu.edu

Madepalli Krishnappa Lakshmana, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-7656; 305-348-4978
  mlakshma@fiu.edu

Chrisnel Lamy
Research Analyst II
  305-348-5209
  clamy@fiu.edu

Onelia G. Lage, M.D.
Professor; Founding Chair
  305-348-4823
  olage@fiu.edu

Andrew Lagomasino, PsyD, ABPP
Assistant Professor
  305-438-4147
  alagomas@fiu.edu

Lee Seng Lau, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
  305-348-7754
  llau@fiu.edu

Frank Lefevre, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-5261
  flefevre@fiu.edu

Lisa Lee
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
  305-348-9074
  llee@fiu.edu

Juan Manuel Lozano Leon, M.D., M.Sc.
Professor; Chief of the Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences, Education and Research ; Director for the Research Scholarship Course
  305-348-6063
  jlozanol@fiu.edu

Robert Levine, M.D.
Professor; Associate Dean of Affiliations; Director of the Office of International Affairs
  305-348-0686
  rlevine@fiu.edu

Sachay Liriano, Ph.D.
Registrar
  305-348-0683
  sliriano@fiu.edu

Qingyun Liu
Research Analyst ll
  305-348-8305
  qliu@fiu.edu

Ying Liu, MD, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  772-345-4734
  liuyin@fiu.edu

James Loewenherz, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261
  jloewenh@fiu.edu

Juan M. Lombillo, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  jlombill@fiu.edu

Denise Angeli Lopez
Health Information Manager
  305-348-6560
  delopez@fiu.edu

Yasmira Leah Lopez
Associate Director of Human Resources
  305-348-6025
  lopezyas@fiu.edu

Diana Llompart M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Jose S. Lozada Jr, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  jlozada@fiu.edu

Lissette Luzuriaga
Program Coordinator
  lluzuria@fiu.edu

Laura Malespin
Assistant Director of Finance
  305-348-9552
  osornol@fiu.edu

Todd P. Mangione, D.O.
Temp Assistant Professor
  786-467-3435
  tmangion@fiu.edu

David Parsa Marciano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  dmarcian@fiu.edu

Leslie Marine-Marill
Assistant Director
  305-348-0617
  marilll@fiu.edu

Dibe Martin, M.D.
Clinical Professor
  305-662-6367
  dibe.martin@fiu.edu

Jennifer Martin, Ph.D.
Leon Medical Centers Professor in Geriatrics ; Director, Benjamín León Jr. Family Center for Geriatric Research and Education; Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Miami VA
  jlmartin@fiu.edu

Indira Betzabe Martinez
Coordinator of Academic Support Services
  305-348-0653
  inmartin@fiu.edu

Jose M. Martinez Elejalde, M.D., FACC, FACP
Associate Professor
  305-348-9280
  jmarti@fiu.edu

Rebeca Martinez, M.D.
Vice Chair of Education; Chief of OB/GYN; Assistant Clerkship Director; Associate Professor
  305-348-2088
  martinre@fiu.edu

Camila Masias, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship

Michael W. McDermott, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  mmcdermo@fiu.edu

Lisette Medina, PA-C
Adjunct Lecturer
  lismedin@fiu.edu

Minesh Mehta, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  mimehta@fiu.edu

Gabriela Mendez
Associate Director of Financial Aid
  305-348-6323
  gamend@fiu.edu

Raul Moas, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-436-9933
  ramoas@fiu.edu

Amira Mohammed
Manager of Academic Support Services; Program Manager for Supplemental Peer Instruction, ACES
  305-348-930
  ammohamm@fiu.edu

Juana Montero Bernaldez, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-3627
  jumonter@fiu.edu

Jorge Camilo Mora, M.D.
Professor; Chief, Geriatrics, Hospice and Palliative Care; Associate Dean of the Office of Faculty Affairs, Director of Nutrition
  305-348-0685
  jcmora@fiu.edu

Sabyasachi Moulik, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-4388
  smoulik@fiu.edu

Jose Manuel Muñiz, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-919-4193
  josmuniz@fiu.edu

Jorge Murillo, M.D.
Associate Professor; Head of Infectious Diseases and Global Health
  305-348-5261
  murilloj@fiu.edu

Venkadesh Sarkarai Nadar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-1477
  vsarkara@fiu.edu

Rakesh R. Nair, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0690
  rravikum@fiu.edu

Sumesh Nair
Student Assistant
  305-348-0298

Mariana Viera-Navarro, MPH, PA-C, CCT
Assistant Professor; Assistant Director of Clinical Education
  305-348-9039
  mvierana@fiu.edu

Adel Nefzi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  772-345-4739
  anefzi@fiu.edu

Tom Nguyen, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  tonguyen@fiu.edu

Alan M. Nieder, M.D.
Associate Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  anieder@fiu.edu

Autumn Ning, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-7642
  ningaut@fiu.edu

Naomi Nixon
Associate Dean for Development
  305-348-0570
  nnixon@fiu.edu

Elisama Nunez
Manager Patient Client Access
  305-469-8570
  elisnune@fiu.edu

Jessica B. Oliveira, DMS, MSPA-C
Associate Professor
  305-348-7975
  jeolivei@fiu.edu

Virama Oller
Program Director
  305-919-4181
  violle@fiu.edu

Ana Orduz, LMFT
Clinical Therapist, Student Success and Wellbeing
  305-348-1462
  aorduz@fiu.edu

Siraine Ortega
Patient Client Access Rep
  sortega@fiu.edu

Jose Otero, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
  305-348-9280
  josotero@fiu.edu

Oscar Daniel Otero
Office Coordinator
  305-348-0570
  ootero@fiu.edu

Beatrice Ortiz
Sr. Administrative Assistant
  305-348-5481
  beortiz@fiu.edu

Lauren Alexis Ortiz
Program Specialist
  laortiz@fiu.edu

Steven J. Ory, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-9280
  sory@fiu.edu

Florida Owens, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
  fowens@fiu.edu

Michael A. Paez
Chief Administrative Officer
  305-348-6078
  mpaez@fiu.edu

Rodolfo Padron
IT Associate Director
  305-348-0673
  rodpadro@fiu.edu

Karen Palacios
Senior Coordinator of Administrative Services
  305-348-5221
  kpalacio@fiu.edu

Dipendra Raj Pandeya, Ph.D., FAACC
Associate Professor
  305-348-9135
  dpandeya@fiu.edu

Lara Paraskos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261
  lparasko@fiu.edu

Carlos Pavan
Research Specialist II
  carlos.pavan@fiu.edu

Maryse Pedoussaut, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-7865
  mpedouss@fiu.edu

Juan Gabriel Ruiz-Pelaez, M.D., MMedSci
Professor; Division of Medical and Population Health Sciences Education and Research
  305-348-4354
  jruizpel@fiu.edu

Constantino S. Pena, M.D.
Vice Chair of Research and Assistant Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology
  305-348-9280
  csapena@fiu.edu

Ileana M. Perdomo
Office Coordinator
  305-348-6180
  perdomoi@fiu.edu

Silvia Pereiro
Senior Executive Assistant
  305-348-4554
  spereiro@fiu.edu

Dalia Perez
Assistant Director of Academic Support Services
  305-348-3989
  dalperez@fiu.edu

Julia Perez
Assistant Director of Admissions
  305-348-7920
  julipere@fiu.edu

Liana Perez Loughlin
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0669
  lperezlo@fiu.edu

Ramiro Perez, Jr., M.D.
Assistant Professor; Medical Director
  305-348-4162
  raperezj@fiu.edu

Maria Astrid Pineda
Director of Financial Operations
  305-348-1573
  mapined@fiu.edu

Robert Poppiti, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  poppiti@fiu.edu

Dipesh Pradhan
IT Assistant Director (Security)
  305-348-4790
  dpradhan@fiu.edu

Ivan Puente, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  ipuente@fiu.edu

Carla Rabassa, M.D.
Interim Medical Director, FIU Health/Baptist Health; Assistant Professor
  305-348-5261
  crabassa@fiu.edu

Erica Radcliffe-Henry, Ed.D., PA-C
Associate Professor; Assistant Dean and Program Director
  305-348-8103
  eradclif@fiu.edu

Tisa Alexandria Ramdial
Director of Finance
  305-348-0638
  tramdial@fiu.edu

Keeran Ramnarain
Certified Medical Assistant
  305-348-3627
  kramnara@fiu.edu

Felix Ley Ramos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-7993
  fleyramo@fiu.edu

Krystel Ramos
Special Assistant to Dean and Sr. Vice President for Health Affairs
  305-348-0618
  krramos@fiu.edu

Michael R. Gonzalez Ramos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280

R. Judith Tuchman-Ratzan
Division of Internal Medicine; Associate professor
  rratzan@fiu.edu

Adam Rauckhorst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  772-345-4694
  arauckho@fiu.edu

Rheinchard R. Reyes, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, Family Medicine Clerkship
  305-348-0000
  rreyes@fiu.edu

John Rock, M.D.
Founding Dean Emeritus; Professor
  rockj@fiu.edu

Melanis Rivera-Rodriguez, PsyD
Director, Student Wellbeing and Mental Health Services
  305-348-1460
  melriver@fiu.edu

Andres L. Rodriguez, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean for Student Services, Office of Student Affairs
  305-348-9062
  androdri@fiu.edu

Jose A. Rodriguez
Director of Facilities Planning & Operations
  305-348-4018
  jrodrigu@fiu.edu

Mel Rodriguez
Office Associate
  305-348-9525
  merodri@fiu.edu

Myosotys Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-7656
  myrodrig@fiu.edu

Mileydis M. Rodriguez
Certified Medical Assistant
  milerodr@fiu.edu

Barbra A. Roller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Administrative Director for the Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Program; Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
  305-348-7289
  rollerb@fiu.edu

Barry Rosen, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
  brosen@fiu.edu

Eugenio Rothe, M.D.
Professor; Assistant Clerkship Director
  305-348-9198
  erothe@fiu.edu

Marco Ruiz, M.D., MPH
Professor; Program Director and Site Director, FIU/Baptist Health, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship

Sofia Ruiz-Castañeda, M.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0627
  sruizcas@fiu.edu

Carolyn D. Runowicz
Professor Emerita

Meena Rupani
Career Specialist
  305-348-9031
  mrupani@fiu.edu

Allison Saavedra, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9431
  alsaaved@fiu.edu

Robert Sackstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  sackstein@fiu.edu

Israel Salazar, Ed.D.
Director of Medical Education Learning Services
  iasalaza@fiu.edu

Paulina Saldarriaga
Program Coordinator

Emery M. Salom, M.D.
Associate Professor; Clerkship Director
  305-348-9280
  emsalom@fiu.edu

Marquita Natasha Samuels
Assistant Director, Academic Support Service
  305-348-9357
  mnsamuel@fiu.edu

Amilcar A. Castellano-Sanchez, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director of Pathology Curriculum and Clerkship
  305-348-4390
  castelam@fiu.edu

Mario E. Sanchez
Research Compliance Administrator
  sancheme@fiu.edu

Maria F. Santacruz
Associate Director Academic Services
  305-348-6940
  msantacr@fiu.edu

Ana Sardinas, BSN, RN
Clinical Compliance Nurse
  ansardin@fiu.edu

Ivonne Sarria
Patient Client Access Rep

Karl Sayegh, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Diagnostic Radiology Residency; Associate Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency
  ksayegh@fiu.edu

Gregory W. Schneider, M.D.
Professor; Associate Dean for Curriculum and Medical Education
  305-348-9166
  gschneid@fiu.edu

Miriam Schonwetter
Library Associate
  305-348-1466
  mschonwe@fiu.edu

Rupa Seetharamaiah, M.D., FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor; Surgery Clerkship Director; Associate Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health General Surgery Residency Program; Surgery Rotation Director, FIU/Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency Program
  305-348-9280
  rseethar@fiu.edu

Daniel De Jesus Segui, M.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-9280
  dsegui@fiu.edu

Bridget Sewell
Program Specialist
  bsewell@fiu.edu

Kate Semidey, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  ksemidey@fiu.edu

Joe L. Simpson, M.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-4777
  simpsonj@fiu.edu

Rohan Smith
Senior Program Coordinator; FIU/Baptist Health FIU/Baptist Heath Interventional Radiology – Independent Residency
  rohsmith@fiu.edu

Santiago De Solo, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Head of Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
  305-348-5261
  sdesolo@fiu.edu

Adam Stafford
Program Coordinator
  305-348-5284

Maria Stevens, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean of Academic Community Programs and Partnerships

Sheryl Strasser, M.D., DVM
Assistant Professor
  305-348-9280
  sstrasse@fiu.edu

Sarah Stumbar, M.D.
Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  305-348-7973
  sstumbar@fiu.edu

Daniel Suarez
IT Field Analyst II
  305-348-0799
  dansuare@fiu.edu

Sarah Suarez, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor; Director, Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP
  305-348-9068
  sbsuarez@fiu.edu

Katelan Sugrim
Library Associate
  305-348-1466
  ksugr001@fiu.edu

Arti Sukhwani
Adjunct Lecturer
  asukhwan@fiu.edu

Stephanie Tadal, Ph.D.
Director of Instructional Design and Teaching Development
  305-348-2212
  stadal@fiu.edu

Jocelyn Tamarit
Academic Enrichment Counselor
  jtamarit@fiu.edu

Antonio Tejera Rocafort
Senior Director
  305-348-6071
  atejerar@fiu.edu

Sudhagar Thangarasu, M.D.
Associate Professor; Designated Institutional Official; Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
  305-348-5261
  sthangar@fiu.edu

Rebecca L. Toonkel, M.D.
Associate Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  305-348-4567
  rtoonkel@fiu.edu

Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D.
Professor; Director, FIU/Baptist Health Neurology Residency Program
  dtorresr@fiu.edu

Balagangadhar Totapally, M.D., DCH, MRCP
Professor; Interim Chair
  305-348-9280
  btotapal@fiu.edu

William B. Trattler, M.D.
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Ophthalmology; and Associate Professor
  305-348-0570
  wtrattle@fiu.edu

Matthew D. Treiser, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Associate Program Director
  mtreiser@fiu.edu

Emiri Uchiyama, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Director of Albert and Debbie Taño Medical Simulation Center
  305-348-9988
  euchiyam@fiu.edu

John W. Uribe, M.D.
Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  jwuribe@fiu.edu

Hoshang Jehangir Unwalla, Ph.D.
Professor (Tenured)
  305-348-3442
  hunwalla@fiu.edu

Georgeta Vaidean, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
  305-348-9630
  gvaidean@fiu.edu

Ileana Varela
Director of Media and Community Relations
  305-348-4926
  ilvarela@fiu.edu

Marcia Herdy Varella, M.D., Ph.D., MHS
Associate Professor
  305-348-7991
  mvarella@fiu.edu

Arti Vashist, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-7438
  avashist@fiu.edu

Mylena Vazquez
Senior Coordinator of Accreditation
  305-348-7609
  mylvazqu@fiu.edu

Dileepkumar Veeragoni, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
  305-348-0549
  dveerago@fiu.edu

Michael Camilo Vega
Senior Program Coordinator
  305-348-1406
  mivega@fiu.edu

Juan Carlos Verdeja, M.D.
Professor; Director, Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery
  305-348-9280
  jverdej@fiu.edu

Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor
  305-348-6333
  aviamont@fiu.edu

Anna Jessica Virani, M.D.,
Temp Associate Professor
  305-348-1195
  avirani@fiu.edu

Thiruselvam Viswanathan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  305-348-1477
  tviswana@fiu.edu

Ting Wang, Ph.D.
Professor
  772-345-4716
  tinwang@fiu.edu

Denise Ward, MHSA
Coordinator of Administrative Services
  305-348-4355
  deward@fiu.edu

Tracey Anne Weiler, Ph.D.
Professor ; Faculty Academic Counselor; Academic Director, Graduate Certificate in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
  305-348-4993
  tweiler@fiu.edu

Jose Weisinger, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-5261
  jweising@fiu.edu

Joslyn Wiley, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Program Director; FIU/Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Miami) Internal Medicine Residency
  305-575-7000 ex:16750
  joslyn.wiley@va.gov

Maritere Williams
Associate Director of Academic Support Services
  305-348-4512
  willmari@fiu.edu

Nara Nicole Williams
Public Safety Technician
  305-348-5414
  nwilli@fiu.edu

Tiffany Woods
Associate Director of Donor Relations & Communications
  305-348-0570
  tiwoods@fiu.edu

Gautam P. Yagnik, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Program Director, FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program; Faculty, FIU/Baptist Health Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Program
  gyagnik@fiu.edu

Adriana Yndart Arias
Lab Manager II
  305-348-1490
  ayndarta@fiu.edu

Geoffrey Young, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Associate Professor; Chair
  305-348-9280
  gyoung@fiu.edu

Martin Neal Zaiac, M.D.
Professor
  305-348-5261
  mzaiac@fiu.edu

Christian Miguel Rivera Zapata
Patient Client Access Rep