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Department of Pediatrics
Pankaj Agrawal M.D., MBBS, MMSc

Pankaj Agrawal, MBBS, MMSc

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Genetics, Neonatology
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Biography: I am a physician-scientist with research focused on the application of genomics and multi-omics in neonatal care and the determination of the genetic and molecular bases of various orphan diseases, with a particular focus on congenital myopathies. I moved from Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) in 2023 where I was the Merton Bernfield Chair of Newborn Medicine and Associate...
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Klaus E. Schmitz Abe

Klaus Erich Schmitz-Abe, Ph.D.

Research Assoc. Professor of Pediatrics

Biography: My area of Excellence is investigation. I am an applied mathematician with more than 16 years of experience as a statistical geneticist focused on the determination and development of mathematical models and statistical methods for the localization, detection, and characterization of the genes that underlie human disease.

After I obtained my PhD degree...
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Merline Benny, M.D.

Merline Benny, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Biography: I am a neonatologist and physician-scientist with a research interest in the pathogenesis of early origins of vascular morbidities and cardiopulmonary diseases in preterm-born survivors. I completed medical school at T.D Government Medical College in India, Pediatrics residency at Kansas University Medical Center and Neonatology fellowship at Brown University/ Women and...
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Teresa Del Moral, M.D.

Teresa Del Moral, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Biography: Dr. del Moral earned her MD. (1984) and PhD (1988) degrees from the University of Granada in Spain. After doing her Pediatric Residency training in the Hospital Clinico in Granada, she came to the USA to do basic research at the University of Miami and subsequently stayed for General Pediatric and Neonatal-Perinatal training.

Upon completion of sub-specialty...
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Shahnaz Duara, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics

Biography: I am senior faculty in Neonatology and am responsible for the duties listed above. Adminstratively, I assist the division director as needed and serve as liaison to OB, Holtz administration, and several other services we collaborative with, most recently with the newly reorganized Fetal Surgery program. I have a significant track record with multicenter research, mostly...
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Angelica Floren, M.D.

Angelica A Floren, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Biography: 26 years working as assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics taking care of sick newborns. At the same time 40 years Volunteering in the Dominican Republic in the care of the most vulnerable children and their mothers.
Born in the DR , raised in Colombia , Medical degree from Spain.Pediatrics in Puerto Rico.
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Qifei Li, M.D.

Qifei Li, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Qifei Li, a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Neonatology, joined the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in April 2023. He earned his Ph.D. from Utah State University in 2015 and began his career in genetics, both clinical and research. Dr. Li completed his postdoctoral training from 2018 to 2022 in Dr. Pankaj Agrawal’s lab at Boston Children’s...
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Hernando Lluberes, M.D.

Hernando Lluberes, M.D.

Medical Director Newborn Nursery of Jackson South Medical Center

Biography: I started working with the UM in 1995 with the Neonatology Department. Initially we were covering Jackson North Maternity Center and at the same time Jackson Memorial hospital newborn nursery and NICU D, intermediate care.
At the same time, we started providing our services and coverage of the newborn nursery at Deering Hospital that during those years became...
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Shiyu Luo, M.D.

Shiyu Luo, Ph.D.

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Biography: I'm currently working as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

After receiving my PhD degree, I worked as a visiting scientist at the Division of Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center focusing on mitochondrial medicine. In 2019, I joined Dr. Pankaj Agrawal’s...
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Augusto Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP

Augusto Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Biography: I graduated from medical school at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, when I had my first contact with experimental research working with animal models of congenital defects at Dr Lourenco Sbragia's laboratory, a pediatric and fetal surgeon. Following medical school I continued in his laboratory as a graduate student where I completed my PhD on the role...
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Ilene R, Sosenko, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Biography: I received my medical school training both at Temple University School of Medicine and UCLA, where I received my MD degree. My Pediatric Residency was commenced at UCLA and completed at Boston Children's Hospital. I received my Neonatology training at the Joint Program in Neonatology (Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth Israel...
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Maritza Torres, M.D.

Maritza Torres, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Biography: Maritza Torres, MD1, Safdar S. Khan, MD, MS1 The Trend of Urinary N Terminal Pro brain Natriuretic Peptide in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants during the Neonatal Period. American Journal of Perinatology DOI https://doi.org/ 10.1055/a-1692-1039. ISSN 0735-1631Torres M., Tayaba R., Uleint A, Holzman I.New perspectives onneonatal hyperbilirubinemia, Mount Sinai. Journal...
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Shu Wu, M.D.

Shu Wu, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Biography: Dr. Shu Wu is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of the Neonatal Developmental Biology Laboratory in the Division of Neonatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She obtained her medical doctoral degree in China, completed residency and chief residency training in the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital,...
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Karen Young, M.D.

Karen Young, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Biography: Dr. Karen C. Young is Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Neonatology Fellowship Program and Director of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Holtz Children’s Hospital. Originally from Jamaica, she earned her medical degree at the University of the West Indies and completed her pediatric residency and neonatology fellowship...
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