Roles
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pediatric Hemophilia Treatment Center
Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program
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Biography
Dr. Fernando Corrales-Medina is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, where he serves as the director of the University's Hemophilia and Thrombosis Comprehensive Treatment Center, medical director for the pediatric hemophilia program and director for the pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship program.
After attending medical school in Peru, he completed his general pediatrics training at Jackson Memorial/University of Miami in 2011, followed by his pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at The University of Texas – MD Anderson Cancer Center, from which he graduated in 2014.
Dr. Corrales-Medina’s primary interests are von Willebrand disease (VWD), women with bleeding disorders, novel hemostatic therapies, and the use of point-of-care musculoskeletal ultrasound in hemophilia. He is the Principal Investigator for several pharmaceutical, as well as investigator-initiated, research studies. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Blood Reviews, Haemophilia, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Research and Practice in Hemostasis and Thrombosis, among others. Dr. Corrales-Medina has received several research and teaching awards including the Micah Batchelor Scholar Award in 2017 and the 2018 American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN) - DREAM Award.
Currently, he serves as the director of the University of Miami-VWD Academy for Latin America, co-principal investigator for the global initiative “VWDtest.com” and as the National principal Investigator for the Hemophilia Natural History Arm of the ATHN-Transcends Study, a longitudinal, observational and prospective study, sponsored by the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network to investigate the safety of therapies when used for participants with hemophilia with or without inhibitors. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
Licensures and Certifications
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Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
My current position allows me to pursue my passion for training and educating medical students and young physicians. My current position as Program Director of the pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program has resulted in significant and positive changes in the medical education for our fellows and has brought a renewed interest in pursuing this subspecialty training among the general pediatric trainees.
Through an ongoing educational grant, starting in 2018, I have also expanded my educational efforts to Latin America, teaching physicians in less advanced countries to bring improved care to patients with von Willebrand disease and other congenital bleeding disorders. -
Research Interests
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Professional Activities
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