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New Dermatology Center at Larkin Community Hospital
Written on in Dermatology, News.

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Larkin Community Hospital is proud to offer patients a new dermatology center!  The Florida Academic Dermatology Center at Larkin is one of the few inpatient dermatology units in the United States.  Led by Dr. Francisco Kerdel, this department provides specialized care for severe dermatological conditions including but not limited to immunobullous disorders, collagen vascular diseases ...

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AEGD Residents at Borinquen Medical Center to participate in International Multicenter Research Project
Written on in Dental, News.

Dr. Rensso Vertiz with 4 of our AEGD residents at Borinquen Medical Center.

During a recent visit to Larkin Community Hospital Dr. Rensso Vertiz associate clinical professor in Endodontics at Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru introduced the new research project to the AEGD residents at Borinquen Medical Center. The project will consist of ...

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AEGD team has work accepted at the International Endodontic Journal
Written on in Dentistry, News.

Congratulations to Bertram Moldauer program director for the recent acceptance of the collaborative work in the International Endodontic Journal one of the leading publications in the field of Endodontics. The study is titled: “Micro-CT evaluation of C–Shaped Mandibular First Premolars in a Brazilian Subpopulation” and was completed in collaboration with Dr. Ronald Ordinola-Zapata , Dr. ...

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Larkin Community Hospital is pleased to welcome Mario Almeida, MD as Chief of Staff
Written on in News.

Dr. Almeida  

Dr. Almeida specializes in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Hypertension.  He has been in private practice in Miami since 1988.  Dr. Almeida has been an active speaker on the management of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol management, anemia associated with kidney disease, and cardiology.

Previously he served as Chief of Medicine, a member of the ...

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LCH CLASIFICADO COMO UNO DE LOS HOSPITALES MÁS SEGUROS EN LA FLORIDA Y LA NACIÓN
Written on in News, Patient Safety.

Las Clasificaciones del Programa Federal para la Reducción de Condiciones Adquiridas en Hospitales se Enfoca en la Seguridad del Paciente

South Miami, Florida, 10 de julio del 2014 - - Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) clasificado como uno de los mejores hospitales en el estado de la Florida y la nación en garantizar la seguridad del ...

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The Larkin College of Pharmacy is recruiting two Department Chairs
Written on in Career Opportunity, Larkin University College of Pharmacy, News.

Larkin College of Pharmacy - Department Chairs

Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) http://larkinhospital.com is one of 12 designated Statutory Teaching Hospitals in Florida and the largest teaching hospital for Osteopathic physicians in the United States, offering the largest number of AOA Accredited training programs (32 at present): http://www.graduatemedicaleducation.org/ Larkin takes pride in the continuing tradition of ...

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College of Pharmacy Assistant/Associate Dean Opportunities
Written on in Career Opportunity, Larkin University College of Pharmacy, Graduate Medical Education, News.

Larkin College of Pharmacy - Assistant/Associate Deans

  1. Academic Affairs and Assessment
  2. Admissions and Student Affairs
  3. Experiential Affairs

Larkin Community Hospital (LCH)http://larkinhospital.comis one of 12 designated Statutory Teaching Hospitals in Florida and the largest teaching hospital for Osteopathic physicians in the United States, offering the largest number of AOA Accredited training programs (32 at ...

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Our own Dr. Sophia Deben at the Center for Advanced Orthopedics at Larkin has published an article in The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.
Written on in News, Orthopedics, Surgery.

Larkin Community Hospital is very proud to congratulate Dr. Sophia Deben for the great accomplishment of publishing an article in the journal of the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.

To read the abstract, click here.

Dra. Deben


Mercedes Perez Promoted to VP of Patient Care Services and CNO
Written on in News, Nursing.

Mercedes Perez

Larkin Community Hospital is happy to announce the appointment of Mercedes Perez De Salazar, DNP, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer. Ms. Perez has served as Patient Care Manager for Baptist Hospital of Miami from 2006 to 2012, and then as the Dean of the School of ...

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