State Surgeon General Opens Door to Possible Linkages with AFAR Florida

State Surgeon General opens door Increasing support for the AFAR Research Grant program was the key topic of discussion at a September 2009 meeting between Florida State Surgeon General, Ana Viamonte-Ros, MD, members of the AFAR Florida board of directors, and executives from AvMed Health Plans, which named AFAR Florida’s first research grant.

Dr. Viamonte-Ros agreed on the importance of research in attacking public health problems, particularly in the realm of chronic disease, and urged the group to seek funding partnerships and collaborative ventures to fulfill AFAR’s mission.

Joining Dr. Viamonte-Ros (3rd from the right) was (left to right): Bruce Troen, MD, AFAR Florida director and University of Miami professor of medicine; Edwin Hannum, president/CEO, AvMed Health Plans; Conchita Ruiz-Topinka, director of communication, AvMed Health Plans; Bernard Roos, MD, AFAR Florida chairman and director of the Miami Geriatrics Center at the Miami VA Medical Center; Len Pinchuk, PhD, DSc, AFAR Florida director and president/CEO, Innovia LLC and Affiliated Companies; and Joshua Hare, MD, director, University of Miami Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) and chief, UM Division of Cardiology. (Not pictured) Susan Lichtman, AFAR Florida regional director, and Olga Connor, director of communication for the FL Department of Health’s Miami-Dade office, also participated in the productive meeting.

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