Kerdel’s family is now firmly ensconced in South Florida, a place his wife, Isabella, has come to love. He did his residency at Harvard (he was chief resident in dermatology from 1983-84) and held fellowships at Guy’s Hospital in London and the Department of Dermatology at New York University. At 15 it was off to a British boarding school followed by medical school in London. Though he was born in New York, he lived there only five months before his family moved back to Venezuela. He was looking for the right opportunity in a place he could call home after years of studying in far-away locales. It was UM that brought Kerdel to Florida in 1986. “In essence, not much has changed for me, with the exception that I’m no longer full-time faculty,” Kerdel says. Along with his “president of the medical staff” title, he is a UM voluntary faculty member and continues to oversee the in-patient dermatology service at UM Hospital, in addition to attending to his private patients, facilitating Grand Rounds, teaching, and working with dermatology residents. Kerdel’s own relationship with the Miller School is “unique,” he says. “That doesn’t exist because UM was already here with the four specialties, and that has created the strong relationship we now have.” “But there is no fear that the University is taking over and running the hospital with a purely academic flavor without looking out for the community physicians,” he says. “I know both cultures very well, and it is my belief that the hospital will succeed with this new strong academic input from the University physicians,” says Kerdel, a dermatologist, who, as president of the UM Hospital medical staff, describes himself as the “conduit” who ensures both sets of doctors are on the same page. In fact, while at UM, Kerdel became the first doctor to head up the in-patient dermatology operation UM started within Cedars it was one of four Miller School specialties-along with hepatology, orthopaedics, and urology-to launch partnerships with the hospital nearly two decades ago. He was uniquely qualified for the role because before he went into private practice four years ago, he was a UM physician. On December 1, when the University of Miami purchased Cedars from HCA and renamed it University of Miami Hospital, Kerdel became an executive middleman of sorts for the Cedars team of community physicians and UM doctors. Kerdel, M.D., didn’t know that six months later he would play a principal part in a transaction that would forever change the 47-year-old hospital. Thomas Hospital Medical School, London University, London, United Kingdom.When he was tapped to become president of the medical staff of Cedars Medical Center, Francisco A. Educationįellowship, Guy's Hospital, London, England Fellowship, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Dermatology Residency at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA M.D., St. He is a national and international speaker who has authored over 200 scientific articles, 37 books, and chapters. Kerdel has been an honorary member of the Venezuelan, Argentinean and Chilean Societies of Dermatology and a corresponding member of the Venezuelan Academy of Medicine. Kerdel also served as President of the International Society of Dermatology from 2011 to 2013. He was chief resident at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, former Director of Dermatology Inpatient Unit at the University of Miami hospital, Miami, FL, and former Professor of Dermatology at the University of Miami. Kerdel, M.D., is a residency advisor to students and is the Vice-Chair of Education for the department of dermatology.
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