Our Team

Gauri G. Agarwal, M.D., FACP

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine
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Biography: Dr. Agarwal has been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School prior to returning to the University of Miami in 2007, where she has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha and the Iron Arrow Honor Society. She has developed, directed, and taught numerous courses at the medical school including the Cardiovascular...
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Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Ph.D., D.O., M.P.H.

Professor of Public Health Sciences, Environment & Public Health
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Biography: Dr. Alberto J. Caban-Martinez is the Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship at the University of Miami, where he provides strategic leadership and oversight for the University’s research enterprise. In this role, he advances institutional priorities that promote research integrity, innovation, and global impact across UM’s 12 schools and colleges. He directs...
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Latha Chandran, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Executive Dean for Education and Policy

Biography: Dr. Latha Chandran currently serves as the Executive Dean for Education and Policy and the Bernard J. Fogel Founding Chair of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. In this role, she led the implementation of the innovative NextGenMD curriculum in 2020.
In addition to overseeing the NextGenMD...
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Amar R. Deshpande, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Digestive Health and Liver Diseases
Clinical Profile | Publications
Biography: Dr. Amar R. Deshpande is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases with a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine and then stayed at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital...
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Rosario Isasi, J.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Human Genetics, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
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Biography: Rosario Isasi, J.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of Human Genetics at the Dr. J. T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Law at UM School of Law. She is affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG),...
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Barry Issenberg, M.D.

Professor & Director of the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education, General Internal Medicine
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Biography: S. Barry Issenberg, MD, the Michael S. Gordon Endowed Chair of Medical Education and tenured Professor of Medicine, Senior Associate Dean for Research in Medical Education and Director of the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education. Dr. Issenberg holds secondary appointments as Professor in the Department of Medical Education and in School of Nursing...
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Adrian Reynolds, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

Biography: Dr. Reynolds serves as founding director of the Office of Academic Enrichment, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, and learning coach in the Department of Medical Education. With close to two decades of experience as a professional educator, Dr. Reynolds is on a mission to facilitate the development of self-regulated, adaptive learning skills through deliberate...
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Azizi A. Seixas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Biography: Azizi Seixas, Ph.D., is Interim Inaugural Chair of the Department of Informatics and Health Data Science at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is also Founding Director of The Media and Innovation Lab (The MIL), Associate Director of the Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences (TSCS) and Director of Population Health Informatics in the...
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Lina Shehadeh, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Biography: Dr. Lina Shehadeh received her doctorate in complex systems and brain sciences from Florida Atlantic University. Her laboratory is investigating the molecular mechanisms by which microRNAs regulate atherogenesis and stem cell differentiation.
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David Thole

Technical Lead, OAIME

Lokesh Saravanan Ramamoorthi

Senior Lecturer
Lokesh Ramamoorthi, received his MBA in Computer Information Systems and Management Science, graduating from the University of Miami - School of Business. Prior to his MBA, Lokesh earned his Masters in Science degree in Software Engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology India.

Nick Tsinoremas

Professor
Nicholas F. Tsinoremas, PhD | Dr. Tsinoremas is the Vice Provost for Research Computing and Data and Founding Director of the University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing which was established to catalyze data-intensive research in fields ranging from medicine to earth sciences, urban planning, digital humanities, and business. 

Greg Schwartz

Executive Director of Medical Education IT