Core Faculty
Dr. Valori Slane is Program Director and Co-Chair of the Academic Committee of the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Fellowship: Fellowship in International Medicine at the Georgia Health Sciences University in Augusta Interests: International Health, Care of underserved populations, Communication, Curriculum Development Recent Trips: Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Haiti, Panama Bangladesh, Trinidad & Tobago, Cambodia
Dr. Jesus Seda is Assistant Program Director and Core Faculty for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. He was born and raised in Miami, and volunteered with the Community Health Corp working with underprivileged communities of S Miami-Dade. Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, Chief Resident Academic Focus: Bedside Procedure Instruction, Critical Care Liaison Awards: Resident Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stony Brook University Hospital
Dr. Aviles is Assistant Program Director of the KRMC EM Residency and Assistant Program Director of Ultrasound Fellowship for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency: San Lucas Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound at New York Methodist Hospital Academic Focus: Point of care ultrasound and Cardiology Awards: Clinical Faculty of the year (2020) Healers’ Hall of Fame New York Methodist Hospital (2015)
Dr. Yiraima Medina-Blasini is the Co-Director of the Medical Student Clerkship and Co-Director of Pediatric Training for the EM Residency of KRMC. Residency: Ponce Health Sciences University, Hospital San Lucas Ponce, Puerto Rico. Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL. Leadership: Clinical Instructor, Ponce Health Sciences University
Dr. Moises Moreno is the Ultrasound Director and Program Director of Ultrasound Fellowship for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, New York. Chief Resident. Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound at Good Samaritan Hospital. Leadership: Director of Residency Ultrasound Education and Core faculty. Academic Focus: Point of care ultrasound and Critical Care. Awards: Teaching Faculty of the year
Dr. Isabel Brea is the EMS Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency: University of Puerto Rico Fellowship: EMS, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Life Lion EMS in Hershey, PA. MPH with concentration in epidemiology and program development Interests: Event Medicine, Disaster Medicine Event Medicine: Medical Director for Penn State Beaver Stadium Prehospital Program Development: Panama, Nicaragua
Dr. Akhter is Core Faculty and Research Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency- Grady, Emory University School of Medicine Fellowship- Research Fellowship in Neurological Emergencies, MGH/Harvard
Dr. Modelska is Core Faculty and Director of Simulation for the Emergency Medicine Residency at KRMC. Residency: University of Chicago Fellowship: Helicopter EMS-UW Medflight Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Academic Focus: Education in Medical Simulation and Critical Care Transport Interests: Simulation Medicine, EMS, Air Medical/Critical Care Transport, Tactical Medicine, Cruise Ship Medicine, Disaster Medicine Awards: Faculty Teacher of the Year for Medical Students
Dr. Sulynn Walker is Core Faculty. She was born and raised in Miami. Residency: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA Academic Focus: Emergency Medicine Education, Resident Mentorship
Dr. Rivera-Morales is Core Faculty and Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty. He was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he also completed medical school in Ponce Health Sciences University (Ponce, Puerto Rico). EM Residency: UCF/HCA Osceola Regional Medical Center Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Leadership: Chief Resident, UCF/HCA EM residency Academic Focus: POCUS, EM Education and Mentoring Awards: Residency awards- The Prolific Scholar Award