Research Faculty

Dr. Camillo Ricordi

Director of the Diabetes Research Institute and Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery
Phone: 305-243-6913

Dr. Norma Sue Kenyon

Professor
Phone: 305-243-5346

Dr. Midhat Abdulreda

Associate Professor
Phone: 305-243-9871

Dr. Dora Berman-Weinberg

Research Associate Professor
Phone: 305-243-5602

Dr. Juan Dominguez-Bendala

Research Associate Professor
Phone: 305-243-4092

Dr. Chris Fraker

Research Assistant Professor
Phone: 305-243-2879

Dr. Per-Olof Berggren

Adjunct Professor
Phone: 305-243-3326

Medhi Wangpaichitr, PhD

Research Associate Professor

Email: mwangpaichitr@med.miami.edu

Sabita Roy, Ph.D.

Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Chief, Oncology Molecular Therapeutics
Secondary Appointment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Email: sabita.roy@miami.edu

Rajinder Dawra, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

Email: rkd35@med.miami.edu

Shamsudheen Moidunny, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: sxm1464@med.miami.edu

Sundaram Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.

Professor

Email: sramakrishnan@miami.edu

Umakant Sharma, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: usharma@med.miami.edu

Nipun Merchant, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair of Surgical Oncologic Services
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Chief Surgical Officer - University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics/Sylvester and UMH
Director of Surgical Oncology Research Programs at the SCCC

Email: nxm379@med.miami.edu

Karoline J. Briegel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Email: kbriegel@med.miami.edu

Anthony Capobianco, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, Molecular Oncology Research Program,
Division of Surgical Oncology

Email: tcapobianco@med.miami.edu

Ravindran Caspa Gokulan, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: rxc988@med.miami.edu

Rumela Chakrabarti, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director of Surgical Breast Cancer Research Group

Email: rxc1335@med.miami.edu

Zheng Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: zheng.chen@med.miami.edu

Jashodeep Datta, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical

Email: jash.datta@med.miami.edu

Wael El-Rifai, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor
Associate Director of Program Development
Co-Leader Tumor Biology Program

Email: welrifai@med.miami.edu

Dunfa Peng, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: dxp737@med.miami.edu

Nagaraj Nagathihalli, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: nnagathihalli@med.miami.edu

Alexander Zaika, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Surgery

Email: axz353@med.miami.edu

Jose Estrada, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: jxe441@med.miami.edu

Jeffrey J. Gaynor, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: jgaynor@med.miami.edu

Luz Reyes, PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: lxr824@med.miami.edu

Sergio F. Santiago, MD

Research Assistant Professor

Email: ssantiag@med.miami.edu

Alfred Tector, MD

Professor of Clinical (interim)

Email: ajt135@med.miami.edu

Patricia M. Byers, M.D.

Professor of Surgery

Email: pbyers@med.miami.edu

Kenneth G. Proctor, Ph.D.

Professor of Surgery

Email: kproctor@med.miami.edu

Carl I. Schulman M.D., MSPH, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Director, William Lehman Injury Research Center
Associate Director, Surgical Residency Training Program

Email: cschulman@med.miami.edu

Jorge Rey, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery

Email: jrey@med.miami.edu

Zhao-Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery

Email: zliu@med.miami.edu

Laisel Martinez, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: martinez6@med.miami.edu

Roberta Soares, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Email: r.sooares@med.miami.edu

Roberto I. Vazquez-Padron, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery

Email: rvazquez@med.miami.edu

Omaida C. Velazquez, M.D., FACS

Professor of Surgery
David Kimmelman Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery

Email: ovelazquez@med.miami.edu