Infectious Disease Fellowship Faculty


Infectious Diseases


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

Romina Bromberg 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

Cevallos, Cano Edison Cano Cevallos, MD, FACP
Transplant Infectious Disease

Medical Degree: Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic

Heysu Rubio Gomez 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

Clinical Pharmacy


Esther Garcia 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 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 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

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

Rachel Guran, RN, MPH, BSN, CIC
Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Memorial Healthcare System

Graduate Degree: Florida International University