UM Team

Ralph L. Sacco MD, MS, FAHA, FAAN

FL-PR CReSD Program Director
Professor and Olemberg Chair of Neurology
Executive Director McKnight Brain Institute
Chief of Neurology, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Director, UM Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Science

Administrative Office: 305-243-7519
Patient Appointments: 305-243-3100

Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., MPH

Collaborator, Research Education and Training Core
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Maria A. Ciliberti, MPH

Project Manager, FL-PR Stroke Registry
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Chuanhui Dong, Ph.D.

FL-PR CReSD Biostatistician
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Enid J. García Rivera M.D., MPH

Co-Investigator, Research & Education Training Core
Assistant Professor
Director – Office of Clinical Research
Endowed Health Services Research Center
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., MPH

Co-Principal Investigator, Research & Education Training Core
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Director, Jay Weiss Institute for Health Equity
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Sebastian Koch, M.D.

Co-Investigator, Research Education and Training Core
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director, Patrick Cesarano Neurovascular Laboratory
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Jose G. Romano, M.D., FAHA, FAAN

Co-Principal Investigator Research & Education Training Core
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Chief, Stroke Division, Department of Neurology
Chief, Stroke Program, Jackson Memorial Hospital
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, Data Management & Biostatistics Core
Professor of Neurology, Epidemiology and Public Health
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Director, Clinical Translational Research Division
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Edison A. Sabala, MBA MBA

FL-PR CReSD Administrative Director
Director, Research Administration
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Hannah Gardner, Ph.D.

FL-PR CReSD Epidemiologist
Assistant Scientist
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine