Onelia G. Lage, M.D.

Onelia G. Lage, M.D., is the co-course director for two Community Engaged Physician courses and directs Pediatric and Adolescent Health for the Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program (NeighborhoodHELP). She has over three decades of academic medical experience at the University of Miami and Florida International University and was the first Hispanic woman and pediatrician to chair the Florida Board of Medicine (2010-2015).

A former principal investigator for the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium grant, Dr. Lage is a nationally recognized speaker on minority adolescent health, social determinants of health, and interprofessional education. She has received numerous awards for teaching, leadership, and service, securing over $1.4 million in grant funding. Her work in the Community Engaged Physician/NeighborhoodHELP Curricular series has gained national and international acclaim. Additionally, she chaired the Appointment, Promotions, and Tenure Committee and is dedicated to mentoring students and faculty in academic medicine.

Board Certification: pediatrics, adolescent medicine 

Research Areas

• Innovation in medical education focused on interprofessional education, social determinants of health, and chronic disease prevention (American Medical Association Accelerating Change in Medical Education Grant, Accelerating Change in Medical Education H & P 360 Implementation Grant, and Florida’s State Opioid Response Project: Medical School Curriculum and Implementation Grant)
• Adverse Childhood Experiences and mental health issues in children and adolescents enrolled in NeighborhoodHELP

Education

Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics, Metropolitan Hospital Center/New York Medical College
M.D., Universidad Central Del Este, Dominican Republic