CORE FACULTY
Michael Dalley, DO
Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM)
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Academic Interests: Innovations in Medical Education, Management of the Asthmatic
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Kiran Patel SOM at Nova Southeastern University
Affiliated Associate Professor Department of Medical Education University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
David Farcy, MD
Chair - Department of Emergency Medicine Past President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Critical Care - R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Academic Interests: Critical Care, Disaster Medicine, EMS
Academic Affiliations: Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Kiran Patel Nova Southeastern University
Affiliated Associate Professor Department of Medical Education University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
Antoinette Golden, MD
Associate Program Director - Emergency Medicine Residency Director of Medical Simulation
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt
Fellowship: Medical Simulation - Brown University
Academic Interests: Medical Simulation, Innovations in Medical Education, Wellness
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Anthony Catapano, MD
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph’s Health - New Jersey
Academic Interests: Medical Education, Cardiology, Vascular Emergencies, Toxicology
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Robert Farrow, DO
Program Director - Advanced EM Ultrasound Fellowship
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Fellowship: Advanced EM Ultrasound - Highland Hospital
Academic Interests: Regional Anesthesia/US-guided nerve blocks, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Flight Medicine
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
David Kinas, DO
Director - Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Medical School: Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Fellowship: Advanced EM Ultrasound - Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt
Academic Interests: Innovations in Ultrasound
Academic Affiliations:
Affiliated Assistant Professor Department of Medical Education University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
Michael Shalaby, MD
Associate Program Director - Advanced EM Ultrasound Fellowship
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Residency: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Fellowship: Advanced EM Ultrasound - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach
Academic Interests: Regional Anesthesia
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Nicole “Nikki” Warren, DO
Medical Student Clerkship Director
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Academic Interests: Medical Education, Innovations in Medical Education, IT, Wellness
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Kiran Patel SOM at Nova Southeastern University
Affiliated Assistant Professor
Department of Medical Education
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Anton “Tony” Zitek, MD
Director of Research
Medical School: Dartmouth
Residency: University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV)
Academic Interests: Research, Evidence Based Medicine
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Affiliated Assistant Professor Department of Medical Education University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
CLINICAL
Frayda Kresch, MD
Vice Chair - Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director - Main Campus
Medical School: Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Gregory Alfred, MD
Medical School: Mount Sinai (New York)
Residency: LAC/USC
Specialty: Hyperbaric Medicine
Fiona Azubuike, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (Emergency Medicine)
Brooke Army Medical Center/SUNY Downstate (Pediatrics)
Military: Major (Army) - Operation Enduring Freedom
Carlos Cao, MD
Medical School: UCLA
Residency: UCLA - Ronald Reagan/Olive View
Michael De Varona, DO
Medical School: Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Merisa Kaplan, MD
Medical Director - Aventura Freestanding ED
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Florida - Gainesville
Chad Lee, DO
Medical School: Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Seth Marquit, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center - NY
Oren Mechanic, MD, MPH
Medical School: University of North Carolina
MPH: Dartmouth School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard
Fellowship: Health Policy and Management - Harvard
Academic Interests: Tele-Medicine, Digital Health Innovation, Medical Education, Administration, Health Policy
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Affiliated Associate Professor Department of Medical Education University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine
Adam Memon, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Jeffrey Mesuk, MD
Medical School: UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals
Barry Poplaw, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center - NY
Mario Quiros, MD
Medical School: University of South Florida
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center - NY
Victoria Ron, MD
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
Residency: New York - Presbyterian Queens
Michael Rosselli, MD, MPH
Medical School: Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John’s, Newfoundland)
MPH: Hunter College
Residency: Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt
Fellowship: Sports Medicine - North Shore/LIJ
Academic Interests: Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Academic Affiliations: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at FIU
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kevin Sigler, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach
Ramin “Rob” Vejdani, DO
Medical School: Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami Beach