Faculty

Cecilia Banda Hibjan , M.D.

Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Banda received her medical degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in 2011. She completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, followed by a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship, where she pursued a specialized Transplant ID track. Her training has equipped her with expertise in managing infectious diseases in pediatric...
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Rana Chakraborty, M.D.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Biography: Rana Chakraborty, M.D., D.Phil., is Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Health System in Miami, FL. His clinical focus includes expertise in the management of HIV in children and perinatal infections.
His NIH-funded laboratory investigates the impact of maternal...
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Aida I Chaparro, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical
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Biography: Dr. Aida Chaparro is a distinguished medical professional originally from Peru. She earned her Medical Doctor degree from Universidad Cayetano Heredia in 1997. Dr. Chaparro completed her pediatric residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where she developed a strong interest in the care and treatment of HIV-infected children and adolescents. This passion led her...
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Ivan Alberto Gonzalez, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical
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Biography: Dr. Ivan Gonzalez is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases expert with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Director of UM’s Zika Response Team. Dr. Gonzalez served as the principal investigator on the proposed grant titled Pediatric Zik-Action: Evaluation of Zika End Organ Damage: A Team Science Approach....
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Delia M Rivera Hernandez, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical
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Charles D Mitchell, M.D.

Professor
Clinical Profile
Biography: Secondary School: Phillips Academy Andover
Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis. Mo., B.A. 1970
Graduate: Trinity University, San Antonio, Tx. (while in the military), Masters of Science in Microbiology, 1973
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tx., MD, 1977
Pediatric Residency: University of Minnesota,...
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Marisa Orbea, M.D.

Biography: Dr. Marisa Orbea received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Medical Degree from Baylor College of Medicine where she participated in the Frontiers in Science Program and received her Diploma in Tropical Medicine in addition to the Medical Student Excellence in Pediatrics Award....
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