Member Accomplishments
Medical Student Member Featured in IMpact Newsletter
Kyle T. Amber, a medical student at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has an article featured in the January edition of the IMpact newsletter. Read his article on "Self-expression in Medicine". Congratulations, Kyle!
Congratulations to our 2012 FL Chapter Awardees!
Laureate Award - Howard E. Voss, MD, FACP
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award - Mario J. Madruga, MD, FACP
Community Based Teacher Award - Lucila E. Ramiro, MD
Key Contact Award - Manning H. Hanline, MD, FACP
Internist of the Year - H. Frank Farmer, MD, FACP
Charles K. Donegan Memorial Award - Cecil B. Wilson, MD, MACP
Gary F. Izzo Memorial Scholarship Award - Ricardo Correa, MD
Congratulations to our new Fellows who marched in Convocation at Internal Medicine 2012!

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Leadership Enhancement and Development Program (LEAD) Certificate Winner
Congratulations to our Governor, Dr. Michelle Rossi, who received a LEAD Certificate at Internal Medicine 2012
ACP’s Leadership Enhancement and Development Program (LEAD) helps younger members and Fellows cultivate leadership skills to expand their career opportunities and benefit the community at large. A LEAD Certificate can be awarded to any member who has completed at least five out of seven of the leadership development activities within a three year time frame.
2012 Internal Medicine Abstract Presenters
We are honored to have had 14 Chapter Members represent our Chapter for the Associate and Medical Student Abstract Competition held during Internal Medicine 2012 in New Orleans.
- Abubakr A Chaudhry, MD, Associate - Clinical Research Poster Finalist
- Ricardo Correa, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- David Franco, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Morganna L Freeman-Keller, DO, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Shenoda Gadalla, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Marlow B Hernandez, DO, Associate - Clinical Research Poster Finalist
- Andrew Kozlov, Medical Student - Basic Research Poster Finalist
- Natallia Maroz, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Elizabeth Marsicano, MD, Associate - Quality Improvement-Patient Safety Poster Finalist
- Lara M Paraskos, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Laurie Ann Ramrattan, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Andrew D Timothy, DO, Associate - Clinical Vignette Oral Presentation
- Anusha Vallurupalli, MD, Associate - Clinical Vignette Poster Finalist
- Emily Elizabeth Young, Medical Student - Clinical Research Poster Finalist
Special congratulations to Andrew D Timothy, DO from University of Miami School of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University Program, Miami, FL who presented "A Case of Uninhibited Inhibition: Opposition to Factor VIII" as a Podium Presentation
Winners from 2012 Florida Associates Meeting
First Place Oral Presentation:
Sudden Cardiac Death: A Possible Link to a Popular Herbal Remedy?
Jesal V. Popat, MD
University of South Florida
First Place Clinical Vignette Poster:
Priapism - An Unusual Presentation of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Kimberly Kolkhorst, DO
University of South Florida
First Place Research Poster:
The Use of Nitrates for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Julio G. Peguero, MD
Mt Sinai Medical Center
First Place Medical Student Poster:
Mousing for a Diagnosis: Cat Scratch in an Immunocompromised Host
Jonathan Beilan, MS III
University of Central FL College of Medicine
Doctors' Dilemma Finalists:
University of South Florida
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
University of Miami/Regional Campus
New Masters
Congratulations to Daniel M. Lichtstein, MD, FACP and Jose M. Muniz, MD FACP. They will be awarded Master of the College during the Internal Medicine meeting in April 2013. To be considered for Mastership, the candidate must have made a notable contribution to medicine. This includes but is not limited to teaching, outstanding work in clinical medicine (research or practice), contributions to preventive medicine, improvements in the delivery health care, or contributions to medical literature.
Congratulations to Our New Florida ACP Fellows!
View the full list of new Fellows elected in the past 6 months
The Florida Chapter would like to thank the following members for recruiting their colleagues as part of ACP's Recruit-a-Colleague program:
- Augusto E Villa, MD
- Ilsa C Grant-Taylor, MD FACP
- Joshua D Lenchus, DO FACP
- Carlos F Caballero, II MD FACP
- H Curtis Benson, MD FACP
- Noman Subhani, MBBS
Have you . . . received an award, appointment, certification or other honor? Done some interesting volunteer work, had an article published, received a promotion? We'd like to share your good news in this section of the Chapter web site. Please e-mail items of interest to Bridget H. Anderson.
Page updated: 2/1/13
What's New
- Save the Date! FL Chapter Meeting
October 4-6, 2013 - First Issue of "News & Notes" from Florida's Internal Medicine Residency Programs
- December 2012 Governors' Newsletter
- New Governor-elect
- 2013 Florida Chapter Legislative Agenda
- FL Grassroots Advocacy Center
- View presentations from 2012 Florida Chapter Meeting
- Florida Chapter Wins Permanent Injunction Against Physician Gag Law
- Florida Chapter receives 2013 John Tooker Evergreen Award
- Member Accomplishments

