The Sylvester Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council is led by a team of physicians, researchers, and staff dedicated to enhancing the Cancer Center’s care for and engagement with diverse communities.
Stephen D. Nimer, M.D.
Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
SOPHIA HL GEORGE, PH.D.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Members of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council
Claude H. Volmar, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY
Desert Horse Grant
Chief Transformation Officer
Patricia Jeudin, M.D.
DIRECTOR, WOMEN’S GYNECOLOGIC HIV CLINIC
Gilberto Lopes, M.D.
Chief, Division of Medical Oncology
Estelamari Rodriguez, M.D.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIONASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY OUTREACH – THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Lazara Pagan, M.S.N.
Associate Vice President, Clinical Services
Matthew Schlumbrecht, M.D.
VICE CHAIR, GLOBAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Stephen Symes, M.D.
PAST ASSOCIATE DEAN, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Martine Poitevien, M.B.A.
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH SUPPORT, CLINICAL RESEARCH SERVICES
Priscila Barreto Coelho, M.D.
Medical Oncology Fellow
Nichole Crenshaw, D.N.P.
ASSOCIATE PROVOST, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Nanette Vega, Ed.D.
ASSISTANT DEAN, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – MEDICAL EDUCATION
Nipun Merchant, M.D.
Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology
Dorothy Graves, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION
Chad Ryan Ritch, M.D., M.B.A.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
VALERIE BETHEL, PH.D., M.B.A./HCM, BSW
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH SUPPORT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT
Kerry L. Burnstein, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSORCHAIR, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Fanliang Zhang, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
MARQUIS GATEWOOD, ED.D.
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TANYA DESDUNES, B.S., M.S.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIASPORA VIBE CULTURAL ARTS INCUBATOR
Dr. Robert Fifer, PhD.
Director, Audiology and Speech-Language PathologyAssociate Professor of Clinical
Sylvester’s council also collaborates with the University of Miami Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement at the Miller School of Medicine.