Infectious Disease Fellowship Faculty

Fellowship Teaching Faculty

Kenneth Poon, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship
Clinical Assistant Professor, FAU Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine
Medical Degree: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine

Paula Eckardt, MD, FACP, AAHIVS, FIDSA
Chief of the Division, Infectious Disease
Medical Director, Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Medical Director, Ryan White Clinic
COVID-19 Steering Committee Member
Clinical Associate Professor, FAU Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Medical Degree: Universidad Del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Fellowship: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine//University of Miami

Laureen Biczak, DO
Medical Degree: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Maine Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Connecticut

Romina Bromberg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, FAU Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine
Medical Degree: Ross University
Residency: Aventura Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Connecticut Health

Edison Cano Cevallos, MD, FACP
Transplant Infectious Disease
Medical Degree: Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Dante Melendez-Lecca, MD
Infectious Disease
Medical Degree: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Claudia De La Matta Rodriguez, MD
Medical Degree: Universidad Ricardo Palma
Residency: Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship: NYU Langone Long Island

Heysu Rubio-Gomez, MD, FACP, AAHIVS, FIDSA
Clinical Assistant Professor, FAU Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Medical Degree: Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena
Residency: Lutheran Medical Center
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center

Garrett Van Ostran, DO
Medical Degree: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach

Clinical Pharmacy

Esther Garcia, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Disease, Antibiotic Stewardship Program
College of Pharmacy: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Residency: Memorial Healthcare System

Sheila Montalvo, PharmD, BCPS
HIV Pharmacist Faculty, Memorial Division of Infectious Disease
College of Pharmacy: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami

Elizabeth Sherman, PharmD, AAHIVP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Nova Southeastern University
Principal Investigator, NSU Local Partner Site, South Florida – Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center
HIV Pharmacist Faculty, Memorial Division of Infectious Disease
College of Pharmacy: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, UC San Francisco

Clinical Microbiology

Nancimae Miller, PhD, ABMM
Technical Director, Microbiology and Molecular Infectious Disease
Pathology Consultants of South Broward
Clinical Scientist, Memorial Healthcare System
Graduate Degree: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
Fellowship: Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami

Infection Prevention and Control

Rachel Guran, RN, MPH, BSN, CIC
Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Memorial Healthcare System
Graduate Degree: Florida International University