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

David Kerman, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Medicine
Office: 305-243-2147
Email: dkerman@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
Executive Assistant to the Chairman
Office: 305-243-3963
Email: agc86@med.miami.edu

Franchesca Alejo
Manager, Administrative Operations
Office: 305-243-9120
Email: falejo@med.miami.edu

Megan Martin
Senior Director, Sponsored Research
Email: mxm194480@med.miami.edu

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

Iliana Vera, M.B.A.
Director, Department Planning and Operations
Office: 305-243-2833
Email: idv2@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

Francisco Rodriguez
Cardiology
Office: 305-243-8046
Email: frodriguez3@miami.edu

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

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

Ingrid Rodriguez
Medical Oncology
Office: 305-243-3225
Email: ixr83@miami.edu

Frances Castellvi Senti, M.B.A.
Medicine-Pediatrics
Office: 305-243-3171
Email: fxc227@miami.edu

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

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

Debra Chinquee
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Office: 305-243-3676
Email: DChinquee@med.miami.edu

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

Carol Cottrell
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Office: 305-243-8040
Email: ccottrell@med.miami.edu

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

Lily Ferrer
Infectious Diseases
Office: 305-243-9163
Email: lferrer3@miami.edu

Austin Pitts
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
Office: 305-243-6388
Email: axp2292@med.miami.edu

Ali Ismail
Hematology
Office: 305-243-3541
Email: a.ismail1@med.miami.edu

Ivette Vento
Myeloma
Office: 305-243-2288
Email: ivento@med.miami.edu