Stempel professor among FIU physician-leaders tapped for Miami-Dade County mayor’s COVID-19 advisory panel
Dr. Mary Jo Trepka answers questions about the advisory group’s work and discusses how local citizens and members of the FIU community can best support their own and others’ health
December 18, 2020 at 4:45pm
Dr. Mary Jo Trepka is an infectious disease epidemiologist and professor and chair of the epidemiology department at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work. She was recently invited to participate in advising Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on issues related to COVID-19 as South Florida, like much of the country, continues to grapple with a surge in cases. Also serving from FIU are Drs. Aileen Marty and Yolangel Suarez Hernandez, both from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and Dr. Robert Sackstein, its dean.