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Maria Abreu, M.D.

Maria Abreu, M.D.

Director Crohn’s & Colitis Center
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Biography: Dr. Maria T. Abreu is a gastroenterologist who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). She completed her medical degree at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Her postdoctoral training included an internship and residency in medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and a clinical and research fellowship in gastroenterology...
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Sunil Amin

Sunil Amin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Sunil Amin is an Associate Professor in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he also serves as System Wide Director of Endoscopy overseeing endoscopy operations at UHealth Tower, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and the Lennar Foundation Medical Center. Dr. Amin received his medical degree from the Vagelos...
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Jodie Barkin, M.D.

Jodie Barkin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Dr. Barkin received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Miami, followed by his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, USA. Dr. Barkin went on to complete his postgraduate training with residency in internal medicine followed by fellowship in gastroenterology at University...
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Oriana Damas

Oriana Mazorra Damas, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
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 Medicine, Gastroenterology
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Biography: Dr. Amar R. Deshpande is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases 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 for his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship.
Dr....
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David S Goldberg, M.D.

David S. Goldberg, M.D., MSCE

Associate Professor of Clinical Hepatology
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Biography: Dr. David Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases and Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Goldberg received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia...
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Patricia Jones, M.D.

Patricia D Jones, M.D.

Associate Professor
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Dr. Jones, a Hepatologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, joined University of Miami faculty in 2015. She takes a multi-pronged approach to researching disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic liver disease. She leads the Liver Cancer Tumor Board. She participates in multiple NIH-funded multicenter studies investigating the multilevel determinants...
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David Harris Kerman, M.D.

David Harris Kerman, M.D.

Associate Professor
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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Shria Kumar, M.D., MSCE

Shria Kumar, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Member, Cancer Control Program, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Biography: Shria Kumar, MD, MSCE is a clinical epidemiologist and gastroenterologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she is also a member of the Cancer Control program of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society....
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Cynthia Levy

Cynthia Levy, M.D.

Professor, Clinical
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Levy is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digesve Health and Liver Diseases and is the Associate Director of the Schiff Center for Liver Diseases at the University of Miami. She was awarded the Arthur Hertz Endowed Chair in Liver Diseases.
Dr. Levy’s clinical research program focuses on autoimmune and cholestac liver diseases, and in the study of...
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Ami Panara Shukla, M.D.

Ami Panara Shukla, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: I grew up in Florida and graduated in the top 5% of my International Baccalaureate class in Pinellas County, FL. I received an academic scholarship to attend the University of Miami, where I completed by undergraduate degree and majored in Psychobiology with minors in chemistry and religion. During my my 4 years in undergrad I was involved in a variety of academic, service,...
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Siobhan Proksell, M.D.

Siobhan Proksell, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Siobhan Proksell, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM). She earned her medical degree from UMMSM and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, where she later joined the faculty. She eventually returned to UMMSM to contribute...
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Daniel Sussman, M.D.

Daniel A. Sussman, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Clinical interest in the prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC) and heritable cancer syndromes of the gastrointestinal tract. He completed a medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine. His postdoctoral training includes an internship, residency in Internal Medicine, and fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital....
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Staff Physicians

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Paul Bermanski, M.D.

Fabian Emura

Fabian Emura, M.D.

Mahmoud Mahfouz

Mahmoud Mahfouz, M.D.

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Francesca Raffa, M.D.

Biography: Dr. Francesca Raffa received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed her residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is interested in the prevention and treatment of all aspects of gastrointestinal disease and has a special interest in colon cancer screening and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).