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MIAMI – Dr. Omar M. Pasalodos has been named chairman of FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Advisory Council, a board of community leaders who help connect the college to the community.
Pasalodos, 59, has a wide range of administrative experience both on hospital committees, and since his retirement, as director of several medical groups. For 12 years, P
asalodos was a partner in the medical clinic of DeCenzo, Reisman, Kellogg, Pasalodos, MD, PA.
Now retired from the practice of Ob-Gyn, Pasalodos continues to fill important roles in several community and philanthropic organizations, including as a board member of the Coral Gables War Memorial and Youth Center, immediate past president of the Miami Ob-Gyn Society, past president of the William A. Little Ob-Gyn Society, previous member of the Public Safety Committee for the City of Coral Gables, immediate past president of Informed Families and board member of the Health Foundation of South Florida, which give $7 million annually to health related organizations in the tri-county area.
Pasalodos remains on the board of both Ob-Gyn Societies. He also has been president of the Aescuplian Society since 2002 and serves as a physician liaison with Baptist Health System in the areas of physician relations, donor relations and international business development.
“Dr. Pasalodos carries tremendous respect in this community,” said HWCOM Founding Dean John Rock. “We are fortunate to have him among us and thank him for taking on the task of leading our advisory council. Through his leadership, Dr. Pasalodos is sure to make an important mark on our burgeoning college.”
Pasalodos is a graduate of the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Obstetrical-Gynecological Residency Program and obtained his medical degree at the Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
I am thrilled to be involved with the FIU’s Wertheim College of Medicine,” he said. “For many years, I have had a deep love and passion for medicine and its mission. I will now have the opportunity help take this new, innovative and dynamic medical school to the highest possible level.”
The Advisory Council serves as the HWCOM’s principal advisory board. Members assist the College in various matters that are of strategic importance, including community outreach, partnerships and resource development.
Media Contact: Jean-Paul Renaud at 305-348-2716.
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About the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine:
The College of Medicine was approved in 2006 by the Florida Board of Governors and the Florida Legislature. In 2008, it received preliminary accreditation by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education of the AAMC and admitted its first class in August 2009. Among the innovative elements of the FIU College of Medicine is a program called NeighborhoodHELP™, which will send medical students along with their counterparts in social work, nursing and public health, into the community. The FIU College of Medicine is expected to have a multi-billion-dollar economic impact on Miami-Dade County, bringing thousands of jobs to the area and eventually contributing millions to the state coffers every year. For more information visit http://medicine.fiu.edu/
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Florida International University is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation, with nearly 40,000 students. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. Its colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. The opening of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in August 2009 has enhanced the university’s ability to create lasting change through its research initiatives. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu.
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