Pedro José Greer Jr. (born June 15, 1956, in
Miami
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, Florida) is an American physician of Cuban descent. He is Founding Dean for the Roseman University Health Sciences College of Medicine. He was awarded a
MacArthur "genius grant" in 1993, the
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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in 2009, and the Great Floridian Award in 2013. He has been a board member of the American charity for the homeless,
Comic Relief
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.
[Comic Relief Website, http://comicrelief.org]
Early life and career
Born to parents who emigrated from Cuba, Greer graduated from
Christopher Columbus High School, and then from the
University of Florida
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with a BS in chemistry in 1978. In 1984, he earned his MD from the
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. He specialized in
gastroenterology
Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, sometime ...
and
hepatology
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during his residency at
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Memorial Hospital, also referred to as Jackson or abbreviated MJMH, is a non-profit, tertiary care hospital, and the primary teaching hospital of the University of Miami's School of Medicine. As of 2021, it is the largest hospital in t ...
. His 1999 autobiography is ''Waking Up in America: How One Doctor Brings Hope to Those Who Need It Most.'' He has a joint practice with his father, Dr. Pedro Greer Sr.
He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and has been awarded the Order of Constantine and Significant Sig awards from that organization.
References
* https://medicine.roseman.edu/home/leadership/
FIU bioWhite House Press Office bio* ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2009. Reproduced in ''Biography Resource Center''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.
1956 births
American gastroenterologists
Living people
MacArthur Fellows
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
University of Florida alumni
Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida) alumni
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