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American physician
Pedro Jose Greer Jr.
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 Greer in August 2009
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1956-06-15
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June 15, 1956
(age 68)
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| Nationality
| American
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| Education
| BS & MD
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| Alma mater
| University of Florida
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| Occupation
| Academic Administrator
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Pedro Jose Greer Jr.
(born June 15, 1956, in
Miami
, 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
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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Early life and career
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Born to parents who emigrated from Cuba, Greer graduated from
Christopher Columbus High School
, and then from the
University of Florida
with a BS in chemistry in 1978. In 1984, he earned his MD from the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
. He specialized in
gastroenterology
and
hepatology
during his residency at
Jackson Memorial Hospital
. 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.
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