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About your Doctor

Introduction

I am a Specialist in Psychiatry, Psycho-Oncology, Pain Management, and Symptom Control. With a wealth of experience and expertise in these complex fields, I am dedicated to providing our patients with the highest level of comprehensive and compassionate care. As the ONLY formally trained Psycho-Oncologist in Broward County, and one of just three in the whole South Florida area, I understand the unique challenges that individuals facing Mental Health issues, Cancer diagnoses, Chronic Pain, and debilitating symptoms encounter, and I am committed to offering tailored treatment plans that prioritize both physical and emotional well-being, by using the most modern proven treatments and technologies available.

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General Background

I am a Harvard and Cornell-educated professional, with a multi-cultural background, and a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & healthcare industry. Highly skilled in Adult Psychiatry, Oncological Psychiatry, Cancer-Related Pain Management, Chronic Pain Syndromes and specific Symptom Control, End of Life Issues, Medical Devices, Physician Relations, Healthcare, and Healthcare Management. 

 

​I am an active member of The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), The American Academy of Pain Management (AAPM), The European Psychiatric Association (EPA), and the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS).

Experience

Director, Psycho-Oncology, Pain and Palliative Care

Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami Beach, Aventura, FL

2017 - Current

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Neuropsychiatry Consultant

MedHealthCare Associates, PC

New York, NY

2008 - 2017

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Founder, and Medical Director

Massal LLC – Medical Devices/Prevention of Hair Loss Induced by Chemotherapy

New York, NY / Bogota, Colombia.

​2010 - 2017

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Chief, Psycho-Oncology

Montefiore Medical Center – North Division

New York, NY

​2008 - 2012

Education

Harvard School of Public Health

Master of Science (SM), Health Care Management

2012 - 2014

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Harvard Business School

General Management Program (GMP10)

2011 

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Weill Cornell Medicine - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)

Chief Fellow. 2007 - 2008

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Weill Cornell Medicine - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)

Fellow in Psycho-Oncology. 2006 - 2008

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Weill Cornell Medicine – NY Presbyterian, LMMHC

Chief Resident - Psychiatry. 2005 – 2006

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Weill Cornell Medicine – NY Presbyterian, LMMHC

Psychiatry Residency. 2002 - 2006

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Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia

MD, School of Medicine

1986 - 1991

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