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Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care
Mark Buzzelli, M.D.

Mark Buzzelli, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Publications
Biography: Native of New Jersey, Dr. Mark Buzzelli is a dual Board Certified surgeon in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He recently completed thirteen years of active duty service with the U.S. Army as a trauma surgeon. He comes to the University of Miami (UM) as full-time faculty after serving for the past seven years in a military-civilian partnership position at UM Miller...
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Howard M. Lieberman, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: I was both and raised in Montreal Canada and successfully completed both my Bachelor of Science and Master of Science at the prestigious McGill University. I then completed medical school at the Technion in Haifa, Israel and returned tot he USA for my surgery residency training in New York at Mount Sinai and Northshore / Long Island Jewish Hospital. I then completed my...
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Jon Meizoso, M.D., MSPH

Jonathan P. Meizoso, MD, MSPH, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Meizoso completed his undergraduate, medical school, and public health training at the University of Miami and his general surgery residency at the Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Medical Center General Surgery Residency Training Program in 2019. He then went on to pursue fellowships in surgical critical care, trauma, and acute care surgery at the Ernest...
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Nicholas Namias, M.D.

Nicholas Namias, M.D.

Chief, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Nicholas Namias received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey. He completed his General Surgery training at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital, and stayed on for fellowships in surgical critical care and trauma at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center....
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Brandon Masi Parker DO

Brandon M. Parker, D.O., E-AEC

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Biography: Dr. Parker, a dedicated Trauma Intensivist, brings expertise to the field with a particular focus on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), ultrasound, and prehospital/disaster medicine. He attended residency and fellowship at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma program. Dr. Parker holds board certifications in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care from the American...
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Louis R. Pizano, M.D., MBA, FACS

Louis R. Pizano, M.D., M.B.A., FACS

Professor of Surgery
Clinical Profile
Biography: Louis R Pizano received his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his general surgery training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY and fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, FL. After...
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Gabriel Ruiz, M.D., DABS, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Gabriel Ruiz was born in Bogota, Colombia. After obtaining his medical degree at the National University of Colombia he emigrated to the United States. He was certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and completed his residency at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, which is affiliated with Jackson Memorial Hospital.

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Carl I Schulman, M.D.

Carl Schulman, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Clinical Profile
Biography: Carl Schulman, MD, PhD, MSPH, earned his medical degree from the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1995. He completed his training in general surgery and received additional training in trauma and surgical critical care at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical...
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Julie Valenzuela, M.D.

Julie Valenzuela, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Clinical Profile
Biography: Dr. Julie Valenzuela is dual board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Emory University and Doctor of Medicine degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center followed by completion of the Military Medical Tropical...
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