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Medical Alumni Association Leadership

Medical Alumni Association Leadership

Executive Committee

Christian Diez, M.D. ’04, M.B.A. ’12, B.S. ’00
PRESIDENT

Tatiana Lawer-Garcia, M.D. ’96, B.S. ’93
PRESIDENT-ELECT

Francisco Flores, M.D. ’95
VICE PRESIDENT

M. Pilar Gutierrez, M.D. ’90, B.S. ’84
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

BOARD ADVISORS

Maria Victoria Egusquiza, M.D. ’87, B.S. ’83 
 
Steven F. Falcone, M.D. ’87, M.B.A. ’04, B.S. ’83 
 
Jorge J. Guerra Jr., M.D. ’72, B.S. ’68 
 
Alex J. Mechaber, M.D. ’94, M.B.A. ’24, B.S. ’90 
CHAIR, AWARDS COMMITTEE 

For more on the MAA, visit med.miami.edu/alumni.

directors

Jeffrey Block, M.D. ’82

Faith Block-Barkin, M.D. ’74, B.S. ’71

Jan Cantor-Hockman, M.D., UM/Jackson Pediatric Resident ’89

Elsy Carbot-Flores, M.D. ’95, B.S. ’91

Steven E. Chavoustie, M.D. ’81, B.S. ’78

Aleicia J. Donald, M.D. ’05

Chancellor E. Donald, M.D. ’03

Madelyn S. Dones, M.D. ’97, B.S. ’93

Javier Flores, M.D. ’95

Robin Straus Furlong, M.D. ’82, B.S. ’78

Nelson Garcia, M.D. ’96, B.S. ’93

Chris A. Ghaemmaghami, M.D. ’93, B.S. ’91

Ana I. Gonzalez, M.D. ’85, B.S. ’81

Brian Gotkin, M.D. ’93

Michael F. Graham, M.D. ’71

Catherine Harrison-Balestra, M.D. ’03

Alfredo Hernandez, M.D. ’00 

Maria Iparraguirre, M.D. ’87, B.S. ’82

Stephen H. Livingston, M.D. ’86

Jennifer B. Marks, M.D. ’84

Alberto A. Mitrani, M.D. ’84

Geeta Nayyar, M.D. ’03, B.S. ’00 

Lynn M. Nusbaum, M.D. ’82

Ayleen Pinera-Llano, M.D. ’95, B.A. ’91

Angela Risser, M.D. ’96, B.S. ’93

Ruth C. Schobel, M.D. ’81

Alan S. Serure, M.D. ’79, B.S. ’75

Jessica Smith, M.D. ’02

Marvin K. Smith, M.D. ’12

Paul Sygall, M.D. ’95, B.S. ’91

Sabrina Taldone, M.D. ’15, M.B.A. ’15, B.S. ’10

Emmanuel Thomas, Ph.D. ’05, M.D. ’07

Christopher Ward, M.D. ’95 

student representatives

Claire Alcus, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2026

Timothy Madigan, M.D. Candidate, Class of 2027 

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