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Division of General Internal Medicine
Gauri G. Agarwal, M.D., FACP

Gauri G. Agarwal, M.D., FACP

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Publications
Biography: Dr. Agarwal has been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School prior to returning to the University of Miami in 2007, where she has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha and the Iron Arrow Honor Society. She has developed, directed, and taught numerous courses at the medical school including the Cardiovascular...
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Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., MPH

Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., MPH

Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: I am the Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Miami and Co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Cancer Institute. I have over twenty-five years of experience leading over $125 million of NIH funded clinical and community-based health research projects in various chronic diseases areas including diabetes, cancer cardiovascular...
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Yvonne Diaz, M.D.

Yvonne Diaz, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Yvonne Diaz, MD, who has an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Drew University, completed her medical degree at the Miller School in 1997 and her residency in internal medicine at UM/Jackson in 2000. She joined the faculty immediately after residency, adding the role of internal medicine associate program director in 2004. Most recently, in 2012, she was named Chief...
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Laurence Gardner, M.D.

Laurence B. Gardner, M.D., MACP

Professor
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Laurence (“Lanny”) Gardner was born in New York and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Humanities and Science and minors in mathematics, biology and physics. He graduated from the Harvard Medical School, magna cum laud and spent two years of medical residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

He...
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 Elizabeth Greig, M.D.

Elizabeth Greig, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr Elizabeth Greig is currently an Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine with a dual appointment in Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami. She serves the Co-Director of the University of Miami Global Institute for Community Health and Development, focusing on global health, disaster response, climate and health, and developing resilient...
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Lilliam Guzman

Lilliam B. Guzman, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Lilliam Guzman, M.D. is a board-certified internal medicine physician in the UHealth medical system. She is assistant professor of Clinical Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. DR. Guzman is Medical Director of UHealth International and Medical Director of the Internal Medicine Faculty Practice on our...
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Saul Issenberg

Barry Issenberg, M.D.

Professor & Director of the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education
Publications
Biography: S. Barry Issenberg, MD, the Michael S. Gordon Endowed Chair of Medical Education and tenured Professor of Medicine, Senior Associate Dean for Research in Medical Education and Director of the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education. Dr. Issenberg holds secondary appointments as Professor in the Department of Medical Education and in School of Nursing...
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 Margarita R. Llinas, M.D.

Margarita R. Llinas, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Llinas is originally from Colombia. She received her Medical Degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Facultad de Medicina, Bogota Colombia in 2002. She graduated from Internal Medicine in Jackson Memorial Hospital - University of Miami in 2008.
She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and has been practicing medicine in the Miami Area since 2011....
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Hilit Mechaber

Hilit F. Mechaber, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Publications
Biography: Dr. Hilit Mechaber is the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM). A distinguished alumna of the UM BS/MD Honors Program in Medicine, Dr. Mechaber completed her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at the George Washington University.

Dr....
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 Cristina I. Pravia, M.D.

Cristina I. Pravia, M.D., MBA

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Cristina I. Pravia, M.D., MBA is board-certified in internal medicine. She received a medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2000) and a master’s of business administration from the University of Miami Herbert Business School (2011). She graduated from University of Miami summa cum laude with a bachelor of science (biology major) and bachelor...
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Joan St. Onge

Joan E. St. Onge, M.D., MPH

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Biography: Dr. Joan E. St. Onge a professor of clinical medicine and medical education and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the Catholic University of America and Georgetown University School of Medicine and received her MPH from the University of Miami. After graduating...
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Maritza Suarez

Maritza M. Suarez, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Maritza Suarez, a native Floridian, who received both her undergraduate and medical degree at the University of Miami. She graduated in 2000 with a dual degree in biomedical engineering and physics. After graduating from medical school in 2004, she completed her internal medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She was recruited as faculty at University of...
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 Sabrina Taldone, M.D., MBA

Sabrina Taldone, M.D., MBA

Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Sabrina Taldone, M.D., MBA, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine. She earned her undergraduate, medical school, and MBA degrees from the University of Miami (UM). She also completed her residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), before joining the faculty in 2019.
She is a co-Director in the Medicine...
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Staff Physicians

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Alejandra Calandriello, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Manuela Calvo, MD

Manuela Calvo, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Adria Cruz Labrada, MD

Adria Cruz Labrada, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Neelesh Dewan, MD

Neelesh Dewan, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Ana De Diego

Ana De Diego, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Yanelys Fernandez, MD

Yanelys Fernandez, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Grettel Garcia

Grettel Garcia, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Janella Leon Morales, DO

Janella Leon Morales, D.O.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
German Lopez

German Lopez, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Marie C Normil, MD

Marie C. Normil, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
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Hiram Rodriguez, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Farrell Sheehan

Farrell Sheehan, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty
Nisha Renee Verma

Nisha Renee Verma, M.D.

Staff Physician/Voluntary Faculty

Voluntary Faculty

Christian Quintana, M.D.

Voluntary Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

Mark Gelbard, M.D.

Associate Professor

Kenneth Goodman, Ph.D.

Professor

Daniel Lichtstein, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine