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Department of Medicine
Oriana Damas

Oriana Mazorra Damas, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine , Digestive Health and Liver Diseases
Clinical Profile
Biography: Oriana Damas, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of Translational and Research, Crohn’s and Colitis Center. Oriana M. Damas, MD, MSCTI, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She also serves as the Director of Translational Studies for the...
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Amar R. Deshpande, M.D.

Amar R. Deshpande, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Dr. Amar R. Deshpande is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases with a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine and then stayed at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital...
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Stephanie Ioannou, M.D.

Stephanie Ioannou, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Dr. Ioannou received her medical degree, completed her internal medicine internship and residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital. She spent her last year of her Gastroenterology Fellowship focusing on Inflammatory Bowel Disease, seeing patients in a specialized clinic. Dr. Ioannou will...
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 David Harris Kerman, M.D.

David Harris Kerman, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: David H Kerman, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston. His postdoctoral training includes an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Rush University in Chicago, IL, followed by a year as Chief Resident...
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Gabriella A. Raffa, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Dr. Gabriella Raffa earned her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency and chief residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. She then moved to Nashville to complete her Gastroenterology fellowship at Vanderbilt University, where she also graduated with a Master's of Science...
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IBD Team

Bety De La Torre, APRN

Bety De La Torre, APRN

Susana Diaz

Susana Diaz, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist

BiographySusana Diaz, PharmD, BCPS, is a clinical pharmacist at a Crohn’s and Colitis clinic specializing in pharmacotherapy management for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Baptist Hospital of Miami. She is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and previously practiced for two years as a clinical pharmacist in the emergency department, where she developed extensive experience in acute care and complex medication management. Her professional interests include quality improvement initiatives, optimization of medication therapy, and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes. She pursued a career in pharmacy with a commitment to improving lives through safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use.

Adrian Estopinales

Adrian Estopinales, MSN, RN, AMB-BC, ONS/ONCC

Crohn's & Colitis Center Nurse Manager
Ashley Nicole Horne, RN

Ashley Nicole Horne, RN

Eytan Stern, RD, LD/N, CNSC

Eytan Stern, RD, LD/N, CNSC

Biography: Eytan Stern is a registered dietitian with the University of Miami Crohn’s and Colitis Center. He is originally from New Jersey, where he completed his didactic program in dietetics at Montclair State University. He then completed both his dietetic internship and Master of Science degree at Mississippi State University before relocating to South Florida. Eytan, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2012, has first-hand knowledge of the impact dietary therapies can play in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. For the last 4 years Eytan has provided outpatient nutrition counseling for the Crohn’s and Colitis Center and recently transitioned into a research position supporting multiple dietary studies in the IBD population. He also completed the inaugural Cedar Sinai Advanced Dietary IBD Education and Training (DIET) Program: Beyond Malnutrition.