Denise Eldemire-Shearer

Prof Denise Eldemire-Shearer BA, MB, BS, PhD is a medical doctor and a Professor of Public Health and Ageing, and the Director of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the West Indies (UWI) where she has wroked for more than twenty (25) years.

She had been the Campus Coordinator for Graduate Studies and Research, the chairman of the Caribbean Community for retired Persons (CCRP), Chairman of the Board of Supervision, and Director of the Mona Ageing and Wellness centre, adviser to the World Health Organization, (WHO) on ageing issues. (more…)

Donald T. Simeon

Prof. Donald Simeon is Professor of Biostatistics and Research at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago.

He was Director of Research, Training and Policy Development of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (2013-2015) and Director of the Caribbean Health Research Council (2002-2012).  A citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, Prof. Simeon was educated at the University of the West Indies (PhD Nutrition and BSc Agriculture) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London (MSc Medical Statistics).

He is a Chartered Statistician and Fellow with the Royal Statistical Society, UK as well as a Registered Public Health Nutritionist, Nutrition Society, UK and Registered Nutritionist in Trinidad & Tobago. (more…)

Fitzroy Henry

Professor  Fitzroy Henry joined the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in 2013 after serving for 18 years as the Director of The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) – a specialized Center of PAHO/World Health Organization – which served 18 Caribbean Countries.

He obtained his Doctorate from the University of London. His professional experience as Associate Professor/Scientist includes 5 years at Harvard University; 2 years in Nigeria; 7 years in Bangladesh; 2 years at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and 5 years in St. Lucia, West Indies.

He has published more than 120 scientific articles as First Author on Food and Nutrition in Illness, Wellness and Sports; Food Economics; Chronic Disease; Obesity and Public Health. For 14 years he was the Editor-In-Chief for CFNI’s Journal CAJANUS and its newsletter NYAM NEWS.

Professor Henry is UTech’s representative on Jamaica’s Tertiary Education Commission. He is also the Chairman of the Cabinet-appointed National Food Industry Task Force in Jamaica. (more…)

Lawrence Cheskin

Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP, FTOS is Associate Professor, Health, Behavior & Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with joint appointments in Medicine (GI); International Health (Human Nutrition), Nursing, and Public Health Studies. He directs the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, a multidisciplinary clinical research and treatment program he founded. He is also Director of Clinical Research of the Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins, and directs its Pilot Studies Core, which evaluates timely, systems-focused proposals worldwide to study such areas as school policies and the built environment’s effect in preventing childhood obesity. (more…)

Emanuele Lo Menzo

Dr. Emanuele Lo Menzo is a native Italian who received his medical degree from the University of Catania in Italy. He also completed a PhD program in Clinical Microbiology at the same university.
Dr. Lo Menzo completed his general surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University and the The Lankenau Hospital, part of Jefferson Health System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a clinical fellowship in advanced laparoscopy, endoscopy and bariatric surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida. He is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Director of the Department of Research at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. (more…)

Robert Kushner

Robert Kushner, MD, MS, FACP, FTOS
Dr. Robert Kushner is Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director for the Center for Lifestyle Medicine in Chicago, IL. After finishing a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, he went on to complete a post-graduate fellowship in Clinical Nutrition and earned a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and Nutritional Biology from the University of Chicago. Dr. Kushner is past president of The Obesity Society (TOS), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS), immediate past Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM), and Co-Editor of Current Obesity Reports. (more…)

Maisha Hutton

Maisha Hutton is the Executive Director of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), the only regional alliance of over 100 NCD focused civil society organisations.  Maisha holds a BSc in Microbiology, a MSc. in Molecular Biology and a PGDip in International Health. Prior to joining the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, she worked on the Barbados HIV/AIDS Impact Project and co-founded Associates for International Development in 2004.  Maisha has been with the HCC since 2012 where she is responsible for the daily operations and leading on the implementation of HCC’s strategic plan which is underpinned by five strategic pillars: accountability; advocacy; communication; capacity building; and sustainability.  (more…)

Celine Heskey

Celine Heskey, DrPH MS RD, is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition, and program director of the MPH Nutrition programs in the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. She completed her undergraduate and graduate work in dietetics, and human nutrition respectively, from Andrews University. In 2014 she completed a DrPH in Nutrition at Loma Linda University, with a focus on applying nutrition epidemiological methods. (more…)

Robin Roberts

Director
School of Clinical Medicine and Research
University of the West Indies, The Bahamas

Morton Frankson

Dr. Morton Anthony Carvo Frankson, MBBS, MPH

Lecturer in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioethics

Ethical stakeholder involvement in a personalized manner, whether in promoting wellness or in actualizing community oriented medical education and research has been a persistent passion of Dr. Tony Frankson. His career commenced in the year 1977 as then he has practiced as a physician , public health professional and more recently academician. A graduate of both the University of the West Indies and Loma Linda University, Dr. Frankson has served as a hospital-based medical officer with Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Environment, the Medical Officer of Health with a USAID funded community-oriented primary health care project delivered intensively over a 6 year period in Trench Town, Jamaica (more…)

Camille Ragin

Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Dr. Camille Ragin Ph.D., MPH is Associate Professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, the College of Public Health and the School of Medicine at Temple University. Her research focuses on cancer epidemiology and prevention primarily in Black populations. She earned a Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health and completed her postdoctoral training and MPH degree in Epidemiology as part of the NIH/NCI-funded Cancer Education and Career Development Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. In 2006, she established the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium, (more…)

Glenn Jones

Associate Lecturer
Epidemiologist and Radiation Oncologist
University of the West Indies, The Bahamas

Dr. Glenn Wayne Jones is a clinical epidemiologist and radiation oncologist, practicing in The Bahamas and in the Eastern Caribbean.  Many of his formal academic contributions are available at researchgate.net.  He is affiliated with the University of Toronto and UWI.  His primary research theme is to prove, improve and transform the value of healthcare through studies and analytics that focus on optimizing causal relations through bigger clinical datasets.  (more…)

Desiree Cox

Dr. Desirée Cox MD,PhD.
Health Care Consultant & Honorary Professor

Dr. Desirée Cox is a rare and uniquely multi-gifted, successful woman not only in her chosen academic field but as a creative visual artist, writer and singer. She is passionate about innovation in healthcare and is internationally recognized for her contribution in medicine and healthcare.  She is the first Bahamian to win a Rhodes Scholarship and the first female British Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. She earned a BSc (Honors) in Quantum Chemistry from McGill University, Canada; her degree in Medicine specializing in psychiatry from Oxford University, England; and her Masters and PhD in History of Medicine and History and Philosophy of the Sciences from Cambridge University, England.

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Locksley Munroe

Locksley Uriah Munroe BSc; MBBS; FRCSEd; D.M. (Gen. Surg.)was born at Duncan’s Town Ragged Island where he attended The Ragged Island All age school. In 1968 after the common entrance examination he moved to New Providence to attend The Government High School until 1975.

While there; he was successful at the BJC, GCE O’ and A’ levels.   Aside from his academics, Dr. Munroe was an active member of the Key Club and a Prefect he was also skilled in soccer, volleyball and cricket, as well as a top middle distance runner.

In 1975, he was accepted into faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of West Indies and a year later, transferred to The Faculty of Medicine.

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Gregory Neil

Dr. Gregory C. Neil is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. In addition to performing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, he also specializes in surgery of the hand and Maxillofacial reconstruction.

After completing his BSc(Hons) at the University of Windsor, Canada, he did his medical training at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Internship was at the Princess Margaret Hospital. His search for additional training took him to SUNY Brooklyn as a resident in OB/GYN. He soon developed an interest in trauma surgery and did General Surgery Residency at St. Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. Dr. Neil served for one year in the surgery department of the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama. He then joined the Plastic surgery Division in Richmond Virginia for specialty training. While working as Chief resident, Dr. Neil was awarded the S. Dawson Theogaraj prize for academic excellence in the U.S. Nationwide Plastic Surgery Evaluations. (more…)

Kristine Parker-Curling

Dr. Kristine Parker-Curlingis a graduate of Queen’s College High School and of The College of The Bahamas with and Associate’s degree in Biology and Chemistry. She attained an Honours Degree in Biology & Psychology from McMaster University, in Canada, where she graduated Suma Cum Laude. She then joined the Medical Programme at UWIin Kingston, Jamaica.Dr. Parker-Curling subsequently transferred to UWISchool of Clinical Medicine and Research in Nassau and graduated with Honours as class Valedictorian in 2007. Thereafter, she completed an internship at P.M.H., The Bahamas.

In 2008, Dr. Parker-Curling commenced her Internal Medicine Residency Training at The State University of New York,Brooklyn, USA. She then completed a Fellowship in Endocrinology at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, USA. Dr. Parker is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist and Diplomat of The American Board of Internal Medicine with Subspecialty Board Certification in Internal Medicine and also in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (more…)

Phillip Swann

Dr. Phillip Swann Bsc MBBS MPH is originally from Grand Bahama in The Bahamas and grew in Holmes’ Rock. Dr. Swann completed Holmes’ Rock Primary School, before going for junior high at Sunland Lutheran School (now Sunland Baptist Academy) and senior high education at the Freeport Anglican High School (now Bishop Michael Eldon School. He pursued tertiary education at the College of The Bahamas’ Oakes Field Campus for a year before matriculating at the Mona Campus of the University of The West Indies graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours. He earned his medical degree while studying at the Mona and Nassau Campuses of the University of The West Indies. (more…)

Raleigh Butler

Consultant Gynaecologic Oncologist 
Princess Margaret Hospital Nassau, The Bahamas

Dr. Raleigh Butler received his Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery Degree from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica after being awarded a scholarship by Bahamas Supermarket. In May of 1990 he was awarded his Membership into the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK. He then served as the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Freeport Grand Bahama, at the Rand Memorial Hospital. He soon became aware of the paucity of oncology services within his beloved country and was inspired to pursue career in that field.

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Darron Halliday

Darron A. C. Halliday completed his medical training at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Kingston Jamaica. He did his internship and post graduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the School of Clinical Medicine and   Research (UWI) Nassau Bahamas. He then completed a two year fellowship inGynecologic Oncology at the Tom Baker Cancer Center, University of Calgary, Alberta Canada. He then returned Nassau to work as a Gynecologic Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He is an Associate Lecture at the SCMR UWI  Bahamas and has a keen interest in the role of Virtual Learning Platforms in medical education.

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Camille Nairn

Camille Nairn MSc is head of the Health Information Unit at the Ministry of Health, Nassau, Bahamas

Nanika Clarke

Nanika Clarke MA is a statistician at The  Health Information Unit at the Ministry of Health, Nassau, Bahamas

Deanna Delva Bain

Deanna Delva Bain, MBBS, DM is a recent graduate of the Family Medicine Program

Kandis Bannister

Kandis Bannister, MBBS is an Internal Medicine resident.

Leigh-Ann Bartholomew

Leigh-Ann Bartholomew, MBBS is an Internal Medicine resident.

Sanita Belgrave

Sanita Belgrave, MBBS is a Family Medicine resident.

Ianthe Cartwright-Bastian

Ianthe Cartwright-Bastian, MBBS, DM is a recent graduate from the Pediatrics program.

Gerrad Deveaux

Gerrad Deveaux, MBBS, DM is a recent graduate of the Family Medicine program.

Nneka Ijeroma

Nneka Ijeroma, MBBS is a resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology program.

Khia King-Strachan

Khia King-Strachan MBBS DM is a recent graduate of the Family Medicine program.

Javardo McIntosh

Javardo McIntosh, MBBS is a resident in the Internal Medicine program.

Robert Roper

Robert Roper, MBBS, DM is a recent graduate of the Emergency Medicine program.

Dia Serville

Dia Serville, MD is a resident in Internal Medicine

Lashan McKenzie

Lashan McKenzie, MBBS, DM is a recent graduate of the Pediatrics program.