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Sanford Doxey, Jr. Distinguished Visiting Professor
\nHenri Ford, MD, MHA
\nPediatric Surgeon
\nDean – University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., became dean of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine on June 1, 2018.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ford is a Haitian-born pediatric surgeon who maintains close ties with his native country. In 2010 he traveled to Haiti after the earthquake to provide surgical care to children injured in the catastrophe. Since then, Dr. Ford has returned to Haiti regularly to provide medical care to its residents. In May 2015, he performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins in Haiti, alongside surgeons he helped train.<\/p>\n

He was most recently senior vice president and chief of surgery at the Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA<\/span>), vice dean of medical education, and professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Dr. Ford was professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine before joining\u00a0CHLA<\/span>\u00a0in January 2005.<\/p>\n

Motivated by a deep desire to have a positive impact on the world and drive important change, Dr. Ford has achieved unprecedented success throughout his career. He has conducted groundbreaking research on the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis, the most common and lethal disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract of newborn infants. His work has led to new insights into the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this vexing disease. Under his leadership,\u00a0CHLA<\/span>\u00a0developed a robust, state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery program.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ford\u2019s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, the National Trauma Registry for Children and the American College of Surgeons, among others. He is the author of more than 300 publications, book chapters, invited manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ford is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons (England), the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.<\/p>\n

He received his bachelor\u2019s degree in public and international affairs, cum laude, from Princeton University, and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He also received his M.H.A. (Master of Health Administration) degree from the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n

Read more about his journey: http:\/\/med.miami.edu\/news\/dr.-henri-fords-incredible-journey-to-become-dean-of-the-miller-school-of-m<\/a><\/p>\n

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