Administration

Chairman of Medicine

Roy E. Weiss, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Office: 305-243-3963
Email: rweiss@med.miami.edu

Executive Committee

Rachel Damico, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Diversity
Office: 305-243-6388
Email: rdamico1@miami.edu

Michael Kolber, MD, PhD,
Vice Chair of Compliance, Quality and Care Transformation
Office: 305-243-4791
Email: mkolber@med.miami.edu

Khemraj Hirani, MPharm, PhD, RAC, CIP, CCRP, RPH, MBA 
Associate Vice Chair for Research and Regulatory Compliance
Office: 305-243-5312
Email: KHirani@med.miami.edu

Ernesto Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Vice Chair, Research
Office: 305-243-5631
Email: ebernalm@med.miami.edu

Amar Deshpande, MD
Vice Chair, Education
Office: 305-243-4898
Email: adeshpande@med.miami.edu

Alejandro Chediak, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Medicine
Office: 305-243-6388
Email: axc1599@med.miami.edu

Office of the Chairman

Anna Carol Herman-Giddens
Senior Administrative Officer
Office: 305-243-0241
Email: axh353@miami.edu

Ivelisse Rodriguez
Executive Director, Finance
Office: 305-243-1323
Email: irodriguez8@med.miami.edu

Savannah Porcelli
Senior Project Coordinator
Office: 305-243-7442
Email: sporcelli@med.miami.edu

Andrea Castro-Marchena
Senior Manager, Administrative Operations
Assistant to Dr. Roy E. Weiss
Office: 305-243-3963
Email: agc86@med.miami.edu

Daniela Cespedes
Director, Nursing
Office: 305-243-3199
Email: dcespedes@med.miami.edu

Francisco Rogriguez
Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Office: 305-243-8046
Email: FRodriguez3@med.miami.edu

Lily Ferrer
Senior Director, Sponsored Research
Office: 305-243-3204
Email: LFerrer3@med.miami.edu

Rolando J. Briceno, M.B.A.
Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Office: 305-243-5474
Email: rjbriceno11@med.miami.edu

Ali Ismail
Senior Director, Department Planning & Operations
Email: a.ismail1@med.miami.edu

Jennifer Lasso
Department Administrator, Faculty and Staff Planning and Operations
Office: 305-243-4076
Email: j.lasso@miami.edu

Jannet Yern, B.S.A.
Executive Director, Employee and Student Health Services
Office: 305-243-9669
Email: jfraguela@med.miami.edu

Division/Section Administration

Aisa Campo
Cardiology
Office: 305-243-9371
Email: acampo2@med.miami.edu

Cristina Calderon
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Office: 305-243-3203
Email: ccalderon2@med.miami.edu

Joanne Alonso
General Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics
Office: 305-243-4258
Email: jxa884@miami.edu

Monica Medero
Medical Oncology
Office: 305-689-5265
Email: mxm194111@med.miami.edu

Christina Villanueva
Nephrology and Hypertension
Office: 305-243-3588
Email: c.villanueva1@med.miami.edu

Lisa Deschapell
Rheumatology & Immunology
Email: lvd524@med.miami.edu

Nessreen Mestari
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Office: 305-243-3676
Email: nxm1579@med.miami.edu

Michelle Monteagudo
Clinical Pharmacology
Office: 305-243-7630
Email: m.cubas@med.miami.edu

Carol Cottrell
Digestive Health & Liver Diseases
Office: 305-243-8040
Email: ccottrell@med.miami.edu

Austin Ambrose
Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Email: waa54@med.miami.edu

Gabriela Vargas
Infectious Diseases
Office: 305-243-5655
Email: gvargas@med.miami.edu

Alexander Alvarez
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
Office: 305-243-6388
Email: axa2662@med.miami.edu

Angelique “Gigi” Lima
Hematology
Office: 305-243-2905
Email: aml354@miami.edu

Nessreen Mestari
Myeloma
Office: 305-243-2288
Email: nxm1579@med.miami.edu