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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER UHEALTH - THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Teshamae Monteith, MD
Frances Valdes-Albini, MD
Dr. Teshamae Monteith is renowned headache and
Frances Valdes-Albini, M.D., is a board-certified hematol- migraine specialist at UHealth. She serves an Assistant
ogist and oncologist and an assistant professor of clinical Professor of Clinical Neurology, chief of the Headache
medicine at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Division and director of the headache fellowship at the
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. At Sylvester, Miller School of Medicine. Her vision is to reduce suffering
Dr. Valdes-Albini is part of a multidisciplinary team of can- by raising awareness, through research efforts, and care of
cer experts and researchers, and is a member of the Breast those suffering with headache disorders.
Cancer Site Disease Group. Dr. Valdes-Albini’s clinical focus She is a highly-regarded neurologist, who provides the
is in breast oncology. Additional areas of expertise include most advanced care in headaches to her diverse patients.
gynecologic cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal and She is a well-noted educator, researcher, author of numerous
stomach cancer. She earned her medical degree from Johns publications, and has served on several advisory boards,
Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed her including the American Academy of Neurology’s Brain and
internship in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, followed Life magazine. As a researcher, she conducts a number of
by residency training at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Valdes-Albini received her fel- clinical trials in headache that provides patients with access to advance therapies and has
lowship training in medical oncology at City of Hope. been previously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) supplements to promote diversity in health-
related research for work in migraine, stroke, and imaging biomarkers.
Peter J. Hosein, MD
Tanira Ferreira, MD
Peter J. Hosein, M.D., co-leader of the Gastrointestinal
Cancer Site Disease Group and associate professor at
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, sees patients with Tanira Ferreira, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer for the
cancers of the esophagus, stomach, liver, bile ducts, pan- University of Miami Hospital and Clinics. A board certified
creas, small bowel, colon, rectum, and gastrointestinal neu- pulmonary and critical care physician, Dr. Ferreira is highly
roendocrine cancers. He works closely with surgical oncol- committed to enhancing academic programs at UHealth
ogists, colorectal surgeons, radiation oncologists and inter- Tower, improving patient outcomes by reducing hospital-
ventional radiologists at Sylvester to coordinate care for acquired conditions, and enhancing patient safety indicators.
patients with gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Hosein is a clini- Dr. Ferreira joined UHealth in 2010 as the clinical director of
cal researcher and has been the principal investigator for the division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders.
multiple clinical trials at Sylvester for patients with liver and She was subsequently appointed director of the MICU (med-
pancreatic cancers and a co-investigator in national clinical trials in pancreatic and col- ical intensive care unit). Dr. Ferreira graduated from
orectal cancers. Dr. Hosein attended medical school at University of West Indies Faculty Pontifical Catholic University in Brazil and then completed
of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at University of Miami-Jackson her residency and fellowship at the University of
Memorial Hospital. He is board certified in hematology and medical oncology. Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.

TENET FLORIDA PHYSICIAN SERVICES – NORTH

Hayder Al-Azzawi, MD

Dr. Hayder Al-Azzawi is a board-certified colorectal and
general surgeon who chose his field because he enjoys per-
forming laparoscopic surgery and takes pride in doing most
of his procedures with small incisions. Dr. Al-Azzawi says
what he likes most about his job is that its diverse; one-day
he’s doing major abdominal surgery and the next day it’s an
endoscopy. Dr. Al-Azzawi emphasizes the importance of
explaining the signs and symptoms of colon cancer and
treatment options available. Azzawi has extensive areas of
interest in robotic abdominal procedures, laparoscopic
abdominal procedures and anorectal procedures. Dr. Al-
Azzawi’s Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS) offices are located in West Palm Beach,
Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter. Dr. Al-Azzawi is on-staff at Good Samaritan Medical
Center in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.

DCMA Salutes our Physician Members

Doctors’ Day, March 30, 2019
Cheers to 100 Years!

Celebrating a Century

of Medical Excellence

A salute to PBCMS physicians

Happy Doctor’s Day
With Appreciation for Your Dedicated Service to the Community and the Profession
Dade County Medical Association
The Voice of Physicians in Miami-Dade County www.pbcms.org
www.miamimed.com

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