Faculty

Sunil Amin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
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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.

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 Mazorra Damas, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
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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.

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.
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Jose A Garrido, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology
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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 D Jones, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
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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.

Associate Professor
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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., 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, M.D.

Professor, Clinical
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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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Eric F. Martin, M.D.

Assistant Professor. MTI Transplant Hepatology

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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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Gabriel J. Perreault

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Dr. Gabriel Perreault completed medical school at New York University School of Medicine. He stayed at NYUSOM for his Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency. Following his residency, Dr. Perreault completed his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City where he also served as chief fellow during...
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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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Andrew R. Scheinberg

Assistant Professor

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Morgan Sendzischew Shane, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
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Biography: Morgan A. Sendzischew Shane, MD, is Assistant Clinic Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Shane completed her residency, chief residency, fellowship and T32 fellowship at the University of Miami where she also received a master’s in clinical and translational science and investigation. She has a clinical...
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Daniel A. Sussman, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine
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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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Paul Bermanski, M.D.

Biography: Dr. Bermanski began his practice in Huntington Long Island in 1988. This was a general gastroenterology practice, which grew into a four Physician practice, and three nurse practitioners. He specialized in IBD, esophageal disorders and diseases of the upper and lower GI tract, obesity, liver diseases, and endoscopy including advanced endoscopic procedures.

In 2001, he founded and was the medical director of Digestive Health Center of Huntington, the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Suffolk County, NY where him and his team performed all endoscopic procedures. In 2017, ASC partnered with Northwell Health, the largest healthcare system in New York State.

In 2023, he joined University of Miami primarily for sharing his experience and knowledge with the GI fellows in training.

Janyll Castineira, D.O.

Dr. Janyll Castineira is a Miami native who completed her undergraduate studies at Florida International University. She received a doctorate from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, FL and subsequently completed an Internship, Internal Medicine Residency, and Gastroenterology fellowship at HCA Florida Hospital in Largo, FL. She is board certified by the AOBIM and ABIM in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Prior to joining the University of Miami family, Dr. Castineira practiced general Gastroenterology in a group practice in Largo. She also participated in teaching residents and fellows at HCA Florida Hospital Largo Graduate Medical Education. She is passionate about medical education, having served as an Internal Medicine and Subspecialty core faculty member early in her career, she hopes to incorporate clinical medical education into her practice in the future. Dr. Castineira also served as a core faculty member on the board of Women Physicians in Medicine Committee at her previous institution. She has an interest in general Gastroenterology on a broad-spectrum including offering screening and therapeutic general endoscopic procedures, treating inflammatory bowel disease, functional disorders and addressing women’s health issues as they pertain to Gastroenterology. Dr. Castineira has returned to Miami with her husband and newborn child to be closer to family and her cultural roots. She is bilingual (Spanish-speaking) and eager to be home and care for her community.

Fabian Emura, M.D.

Fabian Emura is a staff physician of the Digestive Health and Liver Diseases Division at the University of Miami and a full-time advanced endoscopist at Jackson Memorial Hospital. After graduating from Universidad del Valle, he completed a general surgery fellowship at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Later in Japan, he completed a doctoral program in GI tumor biology at the University of Tsukuba and a 3- year fellowship in interventional GI endoscopy and GI surgery at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo. Throughout his career, Dr. Emura has been actively involved in clinical investigation related to GI tumors, particularly endoscopic early diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and image-enhanced endoscopy. He is the inventor of Systematic Alphanumeric Coded Endoscopy (SACE) and has pioneered its global implementation and training. Also, Dr Emura pioneered the NBI colon polyp classification, and ESD in Latin America. Since 2006 has introduced and funded an uninterrupted annual gastric cancer screening program in Colombia through the Emura Foundation for Cancer Research benefiting more than 2500 low socio-economical class patients. Dr. Emura received the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Top Reviewer Award in 2012, 2015, 2021 and 2022. Locally, he served as President of the Colombian Society of Endoscopy (2014-2016). Internationally, he served as a member of the international committee of the ASGE (2011-2018), also served as President of the InterAmerican Society of Endoscopy (2014-2016), and lastly, he served as chair of the scientific committee of the 2nd World Congress of Endoscopy, ENDO 2020 for the World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) and as the President of the WEO 2020-2022. He is a reviewer for most of the major endoscopy journals and has authored or co-authored more than 80 original articles, books, book chapters, and reviews covering a wide range of digestive disease topics. Dr. Emura is an internationally recognized clinician and educator, and a popular world-class speaker.

Mahmoud Mahfouz, M.D.

Emory Manten, M.D.

 

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).

Grigoriy L. Rapoport, M.D.

Dr. Grigoriy L. Rapoport completed his undergraduate studies in Southern Methodist University. He earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine. Afterward, he completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine, as well as Gastroenterology fellowship, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valle School of Medicine. He is board certified by the ABIM in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Dr. Rapoport has a diverse clinical focus within gastroenterology, including general endoscopic procedures—both screening and therapeutic—alongside the management of inflammatory bowel disease, functional disorders, and other gastrointestinal conditions. In addition to English, Dr. Rapoport speaks Russian and Spanish and is enthusiastic to practice in his community.

Joshua Turkeltaub, M.D.

Biography: Dr. Joshua Turkeltaub is a transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Disease at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Turkeltaub subsequently completed fellowships in gastroenterology as well as transplant hepatology at the University of Colorado. After joining the faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine as a transplant hepatologist at Banner University Medical in Phoenix., he joined the faculty at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine working predominantly at the Miami Transplant Institute and Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Turkeltaub is a clinical transplant hepatologist . His interests include management of cirrhosis, liver transplantation, coagulopathy of liver disease, and portal vein thromboses as well as performing upper endoscopies and colonoscopies. He has authored multiple articles in gastroenterology and hepatology and is actively involved in both the gastroenterology and transplant hepatology fellowship programs at the University of Miami.
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