In 2013, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine graduated its first class, 33 doctors who put their trust in a new medical school that promised to prepare them to serve a diverse population. A decade later, the college has graduated more than 1000 physicians and fulfilled its vision to provide much-needed doctors to a well-deserving community here in South Florida.
Ten years after making history as our inaugural grads, members of Class 2013 returned to FIU to reunite and reminisce about their student days.
Inaugural Class Notes
Hanadys Ale, M.D.
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital
Hollywood, FL
Dillon Arango, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Specialists of South Florida
Miami, FL
Edilberto Benitez, M.D.
Internal Medicine
UF Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Tanya Bogle, M.D.
Family Medicine, Medical Director
CenExel
Tampa, FL
Alexander Bolanos, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL
Daniel Castellanos, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MS
In Memoriam, Christine Matthews Dalton, M.D
1986-2014
Trine Engerbretsen, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Nicholas Figueroa, M.D.
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital
Boynton Beach, FL
Miguel Flores, M.D.
Neuroradiology
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, FL
Joao Fontoura, M.D.
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Suncoast Community Health Centers
Brandon, FL
Molly Garland-Klezik, M.D.
Surgical Oncology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Gillian Generoso, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital
Boynton Beach, FL
Michael Hann, M.D.
Psychiatry, Chief Medical Officer
Brook Lane
Hagerstown, MD
Erick Heckert, M.D.
Biology Professor
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Boris Hristov, M.D.
Trauma Surgery
One Brooklyn Health
Brooklyn, NY
Kailee Imperatoree, M.D.
Forensic Pathology
Pinellas/Pasco Medical Examiners Office
Largo, FL
Robyn (Monckton) Koeppen, M.D.
Family and Sports Medicine
Atrium Health
Huntersville, NC
Anupama Kotha, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA
Anisha Kshetrapal, M.D.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Patricio Lau, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL
Peter Leahy, M.D.
Medical Genetics & Pediatrics
Northwestern Medicine-Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Eric Liss, M.D.
Ophthalmology
Quigly Eye Specialists
Port Charlotte, FL
Edward Maharam, M.D.
Internal Medicine
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, FL
Scott Mariouw, M.D.
Psychiatry
University of Michigan Health
Ypsilanti, MI
Diana Morlote, M.D.
Molecular Genetic Pathology and Hematopathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Ariel Moses, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Miami Comprehensive Medicine Group
Coral Gables, FL
Kenji Ogura, M.D.
Anesthesiology
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA
Raj Rohit, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Radiation Oncology Fellow
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Anit Rastogi, M.D.
Radiologist
Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Las Vegas, NV
Alumni
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