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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

Recruit-a-Colleague

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.

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