School of Health Sciences

Our distinguished faculty prepares students for success in the real world by focusing on the practical skills employers demand.



Name Title Email Phone Room
Dr. Alwyn Leiba Dean - School of Health Sciences aleiba@mdc.edu 305-237-4412 Medical - Room 2201-2
Fabio Nascimento Chairperson – 1. Emergency Medical Responder, 2. Emergency Medical Technician, 3. Paramedic, 4. Emergency Medical Services (AS), Opticianry (Vision Care), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (AS/BS), Histotechnology (AS/BAS), Health Services Management, Healthcare Service Specialist fnascime@mdc.edu 305-237-4434 Medical - Room 2254
Dr. Debra Shannon Chairperson - Health Information Technology, Healthcare Informatics Specialist, Massage Therapy, Medical Coder/Biller Specialist, Medical Assisting, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, Veterinary Technology dshannon@mdc.edu 305-237-4088 Medical - Room 2262
Dr. Ron Winston Chairperson – Computed Tomography, Dental Hygiene , Dental Assisting, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Introduction to Healthcare, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography (X-Ray Technologist), Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, Central Sterile Processing Technician, Endoscopic Technician. rwinston@mdc.edu 305-237-4430 Medical - Room 2206-3
Dr. Shemeka Brantley Clinical Supervisor - Vision Care scofer@mdc.edu 305-237-4023 Medical - MedRoom 1105
Dr Michelle Galloway Clinical Supervisor - Dental Services mgallowa@mdc.edu 305-237-4379 Medical - Room 1157
Dr. Avril Nimblett-Clarke Director - Physician Assistant animblet@mdc.edu 305-237-4261 Medical - Room 2332


Name Title Email Phone Room
Dr. Marlene Carmona Program Coordinator - Physical Therapist Assistant mcarmona@mdc.edu 305-237-4033 Medical - Room 2248
Rosa Castro Program Coordinator - Clinical Laboratory Science (AS, BS) rcastro2@mdc.edu 305-237-4068 Medical - Room 2230
Leslye Danglade Associate Professor Senior - Medical Coder Biller ldanglad@mdc.edu 305-237-4243 Medical - Room 2236
David Gonzalez Program Coordinator - Massage Therapy dgonzal6@mdc.edu 305-237-4070 Medical - Room 2206-4
Caridad Gutierrez Program Coordinator – Histotechnology (AS, BAS) cgutierr@mdc.edu 305-237-4231 Medical - Room 2239
Elizabeth Hernandez Program Coordinator - Surgical Technology eherna28@mdc.edu 305-237-4286 Medical - Room 2204
Margaret Hill Program Coordinator - Pharmacy Technician mhill1@mdc.edu 305-237-4236 Medical - Room 2245
Dr. Susan Kass Program Coordinator - Dental Hygiene skass@mdc.edu 305-237-4029 Medical - Room 2256
Dr. Michelle Lee Program Coordinator - Respiratory Care mlee2@mdc.edu 305-237-4482 Medical - Room 2249
Dr. Marta Lopez Program Coordinator - Medical Assisting mlopez2@mdc.edu 305-237-4121 Medical - Room 2223
Agdanamai Luis Program Coordinator - Nuclear Medicine Technology aluis@mdc.edu 305-237-4053 Medical - Room 2240
Liliana Mejia-Rodriguez Program Coordinator - Opticianry (Vision Care) lmejiaro@mdc.edu 305-237-4267 Medical - Room 2229
Karen Moss Program Coordinator - Veterinary Technology kmoss@mdc.edu 305-237-4473 Medical - Room 2225
Yariel Quiros Program Coordinator - Phlebotomy yquiros@mdc.edu 305-237-4224 Medical - Room 2257
Dalia Sanchez Program Coordinator - Diagnostic Medical Sonography dsanche1@mdc.edu 305-237-4245 Medical - Room 2250
Mary Worsley Program Coordinator -
Health Information Technology and
Healthcare Informatics Specialist
mworsley@mdc.edu 305-237-4156 Medical - Room 2242
Michael Yoder Program Coordinator - Emergency Medical Services myoder@mdc.edu 305-237-4337 Medical - Room 2211
Merlin Zolfaghari Program Coordinator - Radiography (X-Ray Technologist) mzolfagh@mdc.edu 305-237-4292 Medical - Room 2217
Michael Schmidt-Harris Program Coordinator- Central Sterile Processing Technician mschmidt@mdc.edu  305-237-4304 Medical - Room 2232


Name Title Email Phone Room
Mario Alem Assistant Professor - Emergency Medical Services malem@mdc.edu 305-237-4443 Medical - Room 2210
Enrique Amador Instructor - Physical Therapist Assistant pamador@mdc.edu 305-237-4472 Medical - Room 2247
Ximena Baca Associate Professor - Massage Therapy xbaca@mdc.edu 305-237-4234 Medical - Room 2259
Ricardo Barnet Assistant Professor - Emergency Medical Services rbarnet@mdc.edu 305-237-4457 Medical - Room 2241
Barbara Basti Instructor - Opticianry (Vision Care) bbasti@mdc.edu   Medical - Room 2227
Kenson Browne Instructor - Nuclear Medicine Technology kbrowne@mdc.edu   Medical - Room 2204
Dr. Marlene Carmona Professor - Physical Therapist Assistant mcarmona@mdc.edu 305-237-4033 Medical - Room 2248
Rosa Castro Associate Professor - Clinical Laboratory Science rcastro2@mdc.edu 305-237-4068 Medical - Room 2230
Dr. Pedro Colina Assistant Professor - Dental Hygiene pcolina@mdc.edu 305-237-4030 Medical - Room 2251
Michael Conception Instructor - Physician Assistant mconcept@mdc.edu 305-237-4378 Medical - Room 2219
Leslye Danglade Associate Professor Senior - Medical Coder Biller
and Health Information Technology
ldanglad@mdc.edu 305-237-4043 Medical - Room 2236
Shanronise Butler Instructor - Medical Coder Biller sbutler1@mdc.edu 305-237-4395 Medical - Room 2237
Dr. Juan De Llano Associates-Bachelors Professor - Physician Assistant jdellano@mdc.edu 305-237-4537 Medical - Room 2222
Dailenis Diaz Instructor - Sonography ddiaz10@mdc.edu 305-237-4205 Medical - Room 2235
Alfredo Espriella Instructor - Emergency Medical Services aespriel@mdc.edu 305-237-4079 Medical - Room 2212
Donna Fishkin Assistant Professor - Health Studies dfishkin@mdc.edu   Medical - Room 2206-6
Dr. Dadilia Garces Associate Professor - Physician Assistant dgarces@mdc.edu 305-237-4353 Medical - Room 2220
David Gonzalez Associate Professor Senior - Massage Therapy dgonzal6@mdc.edu 305-237-4070 Medical - Room 2206-4
Francisco Gonzalez Instructor - Emergency Medical Services fgonzal3@mdc.edu 305-237-4321 Medical - Room 2243
Caridad Gutierrez Associate Professor - Histotechnology cgutierr@mdc.edu 305-237-4231 Medical - Room 2239
Elizabeth Hernandez Instructor - Surgical Technology Program eherna28@mdc.edu 305-237-4286 Medical - Room 2204
Margaret Hill Instructor - Pharmacy Technician mhill1@mdc.edu 305-237-4236 Medical - Room 2245
Liset Icaza Instructor - Clinical Laboratory Sciences licaza@mdc.edu 305-237-4103 Medical - Room 2263
Paulette Isaac Assistant Professor - Health Studies pisaac@mdc.edu 305-237-4336 Medical - Room 2206-2
Dr. Susan Kass Professor - Dental Hygiene skass@mdc.edu 305-237-4029 Medical - Room 2256
Dr. Jorge Larin Associate Professor - Veterinary Technology jlarin@mdc.edu 305-237-4151 Medical - Room 2238
Lashawn Lawrence Instructor - Health Information Technology
and Healthcare Informatics Specialist
llawren1@mdc.edu 305-237-4172 Medical - Room 2206-5
Dr. Michelle Lee Assistant Professor - Respiratory Care mlee2@mdc.edu 305-237-4482 Medical - Room 2249
Dr. Marta Lopez Professor - Medical Assisting mlopez2@mdc.edu 305-237-4121 Medical - Room 2223
Agdanamai Luis Assistant Professor- Nuclear Medicine aluis@mdc.edu 305-237-4053 Medical - Room 2240
Noel Marti Assistant Professor - Emergency Medical Services nmarti@mdc.edu 305-237-4484 Medical - Room 2215
Dr. Nicolas Massimini Professor - Physician Assistant nmassimi@mdc.edu 305-237-4420 Medical - Room 2228
Dr. Beatriz Melendez Professor - Physical Therapist Assistant bmelende@mdc.edu 305-237-4161 Medical - Room 2246
Liliana Mejia-Rodriguez Assistant Professor- Opticianry (Vision Care) lmejiaro@mdc.edu 305-237-4267 Medical - Room 2229
Jacqueline Monzon Instructor-Physician Assistant jmonzon@mdc.edu 305-237-4380 Medical - Room 2226
Duran Mootry Associate Professor - Dental Hygiene dmootry@mdc.edu 305-237-4418 Medical - Room 2252
Karen Moss Assistant Professor - Veterinary Technology kmoss@mdc.edu 305-237-4473 Medical - Room 2225
Lakisha Moss Associate Professor - Dental Hygiene lmoss@mdc.edu 305-237-4274 Medical - Room 2253
Dr. Ileana Pino Associate Professor, Sr. - Dental Hygiene ipino@mdc.edu 305-237-4182 Medical - Room 2255
Yariel Quiros Instructor - Phlebotomy yquiros@mdc.edu 305-237-4224 Medical - Room 2257
Antonio Rivas Associate Professor - Physician Assistant arivas@mdc.edu 305-237-4282 Medical - Room 2221
Dalia Sanchez Associate Professor - Diagnostic Medical Sonography dsanche1@mdc.edu 305-237-4245 Medical - Room 2250
Dr. Tatiana Santos-Mendez Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant tsantosm@mdc.edu 305-237-4470 Medical - Room 2223
Warren Shim Instructor - Medical Lab Science wshim@mdc.edu 305-237-4009 Medical - Room 2204
Philip Slocum Assistant Professor - Respiratory Care pslocum@mdc.edu 305-237-4447 Medical - Room 2261
Dr. Rebecca Smith Professor - Dental Hygiene rsmith6@mdcedu 305-237-4409 Medical - Room 2258
Jesus Sola Assistant Professor, Emergency Medical Services jsola@mdc.edu 305-237-4489 Medical - Room 2210
Mario Toirac Instructor- Medical Lab Science mtoirac@mdc.edu 305-237- 4259 Medical- Room 2231
Thomas Varkey Associate Professor - Imaging (Radiography) tvarkey@mdc.edu 305-237-4244 Medical - Room 2213
Jaishri Venkatsubramaniam Instructor - Medical Lab Sciences Jvenkat1@mdc.edu 305-237-4041 Medical - Room 2263
Kristina Vincent Instructor - Respiratory Care kvincent@mdc.edu 305-237-4423 Medical - Room 2249
Mary Worsley Associate Professor Senior -
Health Information Technology and
Healthcare Informatics Specialist
mworsley@mdc.edu 305-237-4156 Medical - Room 2242
Michael Yoder Assistant Professor - Emergency Medical Services myoder@mdc.edu 305-237-4337 Medical - Room 2211
Merlin Zolfaghari Senior Associate Professor - Radiography mzolfagh@mdc.edu 305-237-4292 Medical - Room 2217


Name Title Email Phone Room
Carla Pina Assistant to the Dean cpina@mdc.edu 305-237-4291 Medical - Room 2201-03
Melania Perez Assistant to the Chairpersons mperez46@mdc.edu 305-237-4415 Medical - Room 2201-01
Gabriel Acosta Secretary I gcosta2@mdc.edu 305-237-4300 Medical - Room 2201
Roxanne Alexis Student Services Assistant - Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Histotechnology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Respiratory Care, Veterinary Technology ralexis@mdc.edu 305-237-4486 Medical - Room 2204-02
Ivis Cardenas Laboratory Manager - Vision Care icarden1@mdc.edu 305-237-4351 Medical - Room 1101-01
Letsha Arnett Medical Assisting, Massage Therapy, Medical Coder Biller Specialist, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy, Health Information technology, Healthcare Informatics Specialist, and Veterinary Technology larnett@mdc.edu 305-237-4296 Medical - Room 2216
Anel Chan Dental Hygiene achan@mdc.edu 305-237-4174 Medical - Room 1138
Audrey Cruz Front Desk Office Assistant acruz10@mdc.edu 305-237-4103 Medical - Room 2204
Amy Charlton Student Services Assistant - Computed Tomography, Dental Hygiene , Dental Assisting, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Introduction to Healthcare, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography (X-Ray Technologist), Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, Central Sterile Processing Technician, Endoscopic Technician. acharlt1@mdc.edu 305-237-4082 Medical - Room 2204
Lydia Espanol-Olmedo Laboratory Manager lespanol@mdc.edu 305-237-4031 Medical - Room 2204
Janet Franceda Laboratory Manager  jfranced@mdc.edu 305-237-4206 Medical - Room 2204
Jacqueline Hernandez Student Services Assistant - Physician Assistant jhernan7@mdc.edu 305-237-4124 Medical - Room 2204-03
Inetha (Nikki) Howard Student Services Assistant – Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Services (AS), Paramedic, Opticianry (Vision Care), Health Services Management, Healthcare Service Specialist ihoward@mdc.edu 305-237-4295 Medical - Room 2204-1
Armando Martinez Laboratory Manager - Physical Therapy Assistant, Veterinary Technology, Rehabilitative Services, Emergency Medical Services, HSC0003 amarti13@mdc.edu 305-237-4359 Medical - Room 2204
Laobat Moez-Shayanian Laboratory Manager/Associate Instructormo Imoezsha@mdc.edu 305-237-4285 Medical - Room 2204
Lidia Romero Laboratory Manager - Medical Laboratory Sciences (Clinical Lab Sciences and Histotechnology) romero4@mdc.edu 305-237-4009 Medical - Room 2204