In recent years, several strategies have been employed by colleges and universities to achieve greater faculty diversity. Most of these efforts have focused on increasing the “numbers” of persons from diverse groups on faculties. It is clear that the acquisition of a critical mass of individuals from diverse groups is the important first step in achieving faculty diversity, but of course full faculty diversity requires much more than numbers – a climate of inclusion must be ingrained throughout the institution. An institutional climate in support of faculty diversity is essential for success.
Institutions must match their rhetoric on faculty diversity with action. Research shows that faculty diversity is enhanced by infrastructures in place that support it. And while recruitment of diverse faculty is important, mentoring and support leading to increased satisfaction and professional development are essential.
It is in this context that the School of Medicine has created The UAB Hispanic and Latin American Faculty Association led by Drs. Marcela Frazier, Fernando Ovalle, and Marisa Marques.
Mission/Vision
The UAB Hispanic and Latin American Faculty Association will foster, promote, and advocate for Hispanic and Latin American faculty while inspiring diversity, equity, and inclusion within the campus and healthcare community.
We will do this by:
- Encouraging communication, networking, mentoring and professional development, as well as serving as a voice for cultural and educational concerns among our faculty
- Serving to improve the recruitment and retention of Hispanic and Latin American faculty, trainees, and medical students and promote engagement within the School of Medicine
- Advocating for the Hispanic and Latin American community to enhance multicultural awareness, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare
Members
Please choose a discipline below to view The UAB Hispanic and Latin American Faculty Association faculty members.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Enrique Gongora
Country Connection: Colombia
Email: egongora@uab.edu
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Erik Orozco Hernandez
Country Connection: Mexico
Email: beluc21@uab.edu
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Genetics
Tatiana Marquez-Lago
Email: tmarquez@uab.edu
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Immunology
Andre Ballesteros-Tato
Country Connection: Spain
Email: aballest@uab.edu
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Medicine
Internal Medicine
Maria Acosta Lara
Country Connection: Mexico
Email: pacosta@uab.edu
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Tiago Colicchio
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: tiagokc@uab.edu
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Orlando Gutierrez
Email: ogutierr@uab.edu
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Gustavo Heudebert
Country Connection: Peru
Email: gustavo@uab.edu
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Maria Oquendo
Email: mariaoquendo@uab.edu
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Fernando Bril
Country Connection: Argentina
Email: fbril@uabmc.edu
Jewell Halanych
Montgomery Regional Campus
Country Connection: Mexico
Email: jhalanych@uab.edu
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Carlos Estrada
Country Connection: Peru
Email: cestrada@uab.edu
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Alonso Heudebert
Email: aheudebert@uabmc.edu
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James Willig
Country Connection: Republica Dominicana
Email: jwillig@uab.edu
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Subspecialties
Cardiology
Silvio Papapietro
Country Connection: Chile
Email: spapapietro@uab.edu
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Jose Tallaj
Country Connection: Dominican Republic
Email: jtallaj@uab.edu
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Endocrinology
Carlos Arguello
Email: carguell@uab.edu
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Fernando Ovalle
Country Connection: Mexico
Email: fovalle@uab.edu
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Henry Zelada
Country Connection: Peru
Email: henryzelada@uabmc.edu
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Infectious Diseases
Ricardo Franco
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: rfranco@uab.edu
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Martin Rodriguez
Country Connection: Peru
Email: mrodri2@uab.edu
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Nephrology
Eric Wallace
Email: Ericlwallace@uab.edu
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Oncology
Luciano Costa
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: lcosta@uab.edu
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Lorena de Idiaquez Bakula
Country Connection: Peru
Email: idiaquez@uab.edu
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Antonio diStasi
Country Connection: Italy
Email: adistasi@uab.edu
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Francisco Robert-Vizcarrondo
Country Connection: Puerto Rico
Email: paco@uab.edu
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Preventive Medicine
Isabel Scarinci-Searles
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: scarinci@uab.edu
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Rheumatology
Angelo Gaffo
Country Connection: Peru
Email: agaffo@uab.edu
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Tropical Medicine
German Henostroza
Country Connection: Peru
Email: germanh@uab.edu
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Microbiology
Carlos Orihuela
Email: corihuel@uab.edu
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Neurobiology
Lucas Pozzo-Miller
Email: lucaspm@uab.edu
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Jacques Wadiche
Email: jwadiche@uab.edu
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Neurology
Rocio Vazquez do Campo
Email: rociovdc@uab.edu
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Natividad Stover
Country Connection: Spain
Email: npstover@uab.edu
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Ophthalmology
Ann Marie Arciniegas-Bernal
Country Connection: Colombia
Email: anama@uab.edu
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Marcela Frazier
Country Connection: Colombia
Email: mfrazier@uab.edu
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Pathology
Daniel Atherton
Email: datherto@uab.edu
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Silvio Litovsky
Country Connection: Argentina
Email: slitovsk@uab.edu
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Manuel Lora Gonzalez
Country Connection: Dominican Republic
Email: mlora@uab.edu
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Frida Rosenblum Donath
Country Connection: Ecuador
Email: frida@uab.edu
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Jose Lucio Lima
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: joselima@uab.edu
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Sixto Leal
Country Connection: Cuba
Email: sleal@uab.edu
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Andrea Kahn
Country Connection: Argentina
Email: akahn@uabmc.edu
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Cristina Magi-Galluzzi
Country Connection: Italia
Email: cmagigalluzzi@uabmc.edu
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Marisa Marques
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: mmarques@uabmc.edu
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Diana Morlote
Country Connection: Cuba
Email: dmorlote@uabmc.edu
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Carlos Prieto-Granada
Country Connection: Paraguay
Email: prietogc@uab.edu
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Pediatrics
Claudia Gaviria Agudelo
Country Connection: Colombia
Email: cgaviria@uab.edu
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Adolfo Molina
Country Connection: Cuba
Email: amolina@uab.edu
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Subspecialties
Dev Pediatrics
Ada Peralta-Carcelen
Email Address: peralta@uab.edu
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Justin Schwartz
Country Connection: Puerto Rico
Email: jcschwa@uab.edu
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Pediatric Hem-Onc
Ana Galtarossa Xavier
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: axavier1@uab.edu
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Pediatric Cardiology
Erika Mendoza Plaut
Country Connection: Venezuela
Email: emend55@uab.edu
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Carlo Waldemar
Email: wfcarlo@uab.edu
Pediatric Endocrinology
Giovanna Beauchamp
Country Connecation: Puerto Rico
Email: drgio@uab.edu
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Pediatric Gastro
Vanessa Cardenas Soto
Email: vanescar@uab.edu
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Pediatric Nephrology
David Askenazi
Email: daskenaz@uab.edu
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Neonatology
Waldemar Carlo
Email: wacarlo@uab.edu
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Ariel Salas
Email: asalas@uab.edu
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Pediatric Neurology
Michael Lopez
Email: mikelope@uab.edu
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Pediatric Pulmonology
Guillermo Beltran-Ale
Country Connection: Peru
Email: gbeltranale@peds.uab.edu
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Hector Gutierrez
Country Connection: Chile
Email: pulmon@uab.edu
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Anis Nourani
Country Connection: Brazil
Email: anourani@peds.uab.edu
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Isabel Virella-Lowell
Country Connection: Spain and Portugal
Email: ilowell@uab.edu
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Plastic Surgery
Jorge de la Torre
Email: jdlt@uab.edu
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Psychiatry
Jesse Tobias Martinez
Email: tobiasjm@uab.edu
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Rosalinda Roberts
Country Connection: Spain
Email: rcusidor@uab.edu
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Radiology
Daniel Goldberg-Zimring
Country Connection: Mexico
Email: dgoldberg@uab.edu
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Watch Past Zoom Meetings
Please click one of the session topics below to watch the full recording.
Dr. Pozzo-Miller: Hispanic and Latin American Faculty Association Meeting
Session Leader: Dr. Pozzo-Miller
Dr. Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph. D, professor in the Departments of Neurobiology, Neurology, Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, and Psychology, speaks to his experience as a Hispanic/Latin American researcher.
Telehealth Al Tiro: How COVID-19 Changed Healthcare Delivery Forever
Session Leader: Dr. Eric Wallace
The UAB Hispanic and Latin American Faculty Association meeting for June 2021 included guest speaker, Eric Wallace, M.D.
Dr. Wallace is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nephrology and the Medical Director for Telehealth in the UAB Health System.
During this meeting, he shared:
- His background and his mother’s story;
- His experience creating the telehealth network at UAB;
- Some of the data on Hispanics and disparities in telehealth; and
- The attempts to do telehealth outside of the U.S. (specifically, Peru).