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SALUTE TO

PHYSICIANS

MIAMI VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Violet Lagari-Libhaber, DO

Dr. Violet Lagari-Libhaber was named Chief of the
Endocrinology Section/Medical Service at the Miami VA
Healthcare System in March of 2017 after spending 7
years serving Veterans and expanding diabetes,
endocrinology and related telehealth services for South
Florida Veterans. She completed her internal medicine
residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center and fellowship
training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at
the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital/
Miami VAMC in 2010. She has been involved with bring-
ing awareness to the diagnosis and proper management of
diabetes and endocrine disorders at the Miami VA and
also serves on the Women Veterans Program Committee and the Telehealth Advisory
Committee.
She is the Associate Program Director for the JMH/University of Miami
Endocrinology fellowship program, and is involved with teaching/mentoring of med-
ical students, residents and fellows. She has received recognition for Excellence in
Endocrinology Fellowship Teaching and Training – she was awarded the Mentor of
the Year in 2015 and Teacher of the Year in 2016.
“It is a great honor to take care of this country’s heroes at Miami VAHS,” she said.
“I am humbled every day that I walk into work and have the opportunity to provide
the best care to our Veterans.”

Michael Sanfilipo, MD

Dr. Michael Sanfilipo joined the Miami VAHS in 2009
and was named the Assistant Chief of Psychiatry in 2014
where he helps lead teams in our inpatient unit, fast track
mental health services, behavioral health clinic, outpa-
tient substance abuse clinic and mental health intensive
care management programs. In addition to his clinical and
administrative roles, Dr. Sanfilipo is also an accomplished
medical researcher, authoring 39 peer-reviewed research
articles, nine as first author in topics such as multiple
sclerosis, schizophrenia, PTSD, neuroimaging, MRI meth-
ods, biostatistics, and neuropsychology.
“My work at the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) has been meaningful
and enjoyable because I like working with Veterans, who have been willing to or have
actually put themselves in harm’s way to protect our country,” he said. “Working at
the VHA also has been enriching personally and professionally due to the capability
to treat veterans using a “whole person” and patient-centered approach, the ability to PBCMS salutes our doctors for
work with dedicated colleagues and employees, the availability of important medical
resources, the wide variety of the type of work needed, and the abundant opportuni- their skill, wisdom and dedication
ties for growth and advancement.”

CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA

Zeina Nahleh, MD

Zeina Nahleh, M.D., is Chair of the Department of
Hematology-Oncology and Director of the Cleveland
Clinic Florida Maroone Cancer Center, which is national-
ly recognized as “high performing” by U.S. News &
World Report. Dr. Nahleh leads a multidisciplinary team
of cancer specialists including surgeons, hematologists
and radiation oncologists, treating patients with solid
tumors and hematologic malignancies.
A Certified Principal Investigator (CPI) by the Academy
of Clinical Research Professionals, Dr. Nahleh has focused Join us April 20, 2018
her career on developing innovative breast cancer treat-
ments and improving cancer survivorship care. She
served on the National Cancer Institute neoadjuvant and metastatic breast commit- as we honor our HEROES in
tees and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American
College of Physicians. healthcare at the 15th annual
Dr. Nahleh earned her medical degree from the American University of Beirut. Her
Internal Medicine residency was completed at the American University of Beirut in Heroes in Medicine Awards
Beirut, Lebanon, followed by another Internal Medicine residency and a fellowship in
Hematology and Oncology at George Washington University School of Medicine in
Washington, DC. She holds a double American Board certification in Hematology and
Medical Oncology. www.pbcms.org

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