HWCOM names new chair of Humanities, Health, and Society

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After an extensive national search, Dr. Frank William Joseph Anderson has been named the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Department of Humanities, Health, and Society chair. Dr. Anderson comes to FIU from the University of Michigan. At UMich,  he served as a professor of obstetrics & gynecology. He held a joint appointment at the School […]

HWCOM 2021 Pilot Project Grants

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The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine just announced the 2021 HWCOM Pilot Project Grant winners. This program is made possible by the generosity of the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Faculty Research Pilot Projects Endowment. Asmi Chakraborty, Ph.D.Post Doc, Translational Medicine“Hypoxia Dependent GCNT2 Downregulation and Immune Modulation in Metastatic Melanoma” Chakraborty joined the Charles Dimitroff Lab […]

Castellanos named FPS Practioner of the Year

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The Florida Psychiatric Society (FPS) has named Dr. Daniel Castellanos its 2021 Practitioner of the Year. The award recognizes Castellanos’ years of volunteer service in statewide administrative and legislative initiatives and community-based organizations. Castellanos is the founding chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He also […]

HWCOM In The News-May 2021

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May 31, 2021Women may be at higher risk of getting COVIDChitra Gotluru, MD’21WPTV, West Palm Beach May 30, 2021FIU mourns the loss of Board of Trustees Chair Emeritus Albert E. Dotson Sr.Herbert Wertheim College of MedicineFIU News May 29, 2021Travel surge expected this Memorial Day weekend as COVID-19 vaccination rate climbsDr. Aileen MartyCBS News117 staffers […]