Yanet Jaime-Garriga, DDS

With considerable experience working with children and adults to promote healthy dental habits, Dr. Yanet Jaime-Garriga, DDS, promotes healthy dental habits at Community Health of South Florida, Inc. Born and raised in Cuba, Yanet Jaime-Garriga obtained her bachelor’s degree in General Dentistry at the University of Havana. She started her career in 2005 as a general dentist in a small, rural town near her birth city. Dr. Jaime-Garriga went further with her education as she completed her Master’s in Dental Emergencies. In 2006, she moved to Venezuela where she worked as a dentist for almost three years. In 2009, she moved to Miami, and she completed her certifications in Expanded Intraoral Functions and Dental Radiology.

Her professional affiliations include the American Dental Association and the Florida Dental Association. She enjoys spending time with her family, as well as participating in community events.

Cristina Colon del Toro MD

Dr. Cristina Colon Del Toro is a highly skilled and empathetic psychiatrist with experience with an ethnically diverse population. She also has extensive experience in child development and behavior. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she went to medical school in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and came back to her birth country to complete her psychiatry residency program.

During her residency, she decided to apply for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship in Puerto Rico, where she served during the last year as Chief Fellow. She loves to work with children as it gives her the opportunity to help them early in life. Dr. Colon del Toro participated in research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry where she studied bullying and the perception of sports performance in adolescent athletes in Puerto Rico.

Dr. Colon Del Toro has the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification for both General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Howard Pratt, DO

Dr. Howard Pratt, Behavioral Health Medical Director, brings a unique perspective to pediatric psychiatry. He was once a middle and elementary school teacher and understands the challenges that children have in the classroom. He is a graduate of Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. A native of Orange County, California, he moved to Florida to pursue his career in psychiatry and give back to the community.

He started at CHI in 2014 doing his residency at CHI’s Brodes H. Hartley Jr. Teaching Health Center while he also completed his fellowship at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in child and adolescent psychiatry. Originally on track to become a surgeon, Dr. Pratt was drawn into the field of mental health. While treating those traumatized students, Dr. Pratt had his first experience with the value of sound mental health in our society. Today, Dr. Pratt remains deeply devoted to mitigating the mental health challenges our community continues to face.

Kelly Mudon, DO

Dr. Mudon is a physician specializing in family medicine and working as a member of the core faculty at the CHI’s Brodes H. Hartley, Jr. Teaching Health Center. Dr. Mudon earned a B.A. in Cognitive Neuroscience and Spanish from the University of Denver and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Science Education from Lehman College. Dr. Mudon is also a graduate of A.T. Still University: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is the recipient of the Doris Ison Award for being involved in several health fairs, and outreach activities demonstrating a strong interest in the THC mission at Community Health of South Florida, Inc. She graduated as Chief Resident of the Family Medicine residency program in 2020.

Dr. Mudon was born with a rare metabolic condition known as Phenylketonuria. She grew up in a rural community in Western Colorado, and much of her healthcare as a child was available only by traveling halfway across the state to Denver. From a very young age, she learned the critical importance of providing healthcare to rural and underserved communities. Serving communities and providing compassionate and quality care have been her lifelong calling as a physician.

Dr. Mudon has lived in South Florida for several years, and she especially loves Miami’s amazing cuisine and cortaditos. She also enjoys traveling home to her family during Colorado’s snowy winters, cooking at home and binge-watching BBC series.

Glenn Cooreman, DO

Dr. Glenn Cooreman is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at Larkin Community Hospital and performed his hours at the CHI South Miami Health Center. Dr. Cooreman was born in Miami, Florida where he spent the majority of his life. After completing high school, he decided to serve his country and enlisted in the United States Air Force.

He served a total of eight years in the military and completed 2 overseas tours in Iraq and Qatar. While stateside, he lived in Las Vegas, NV; Wichita Falls, TX; and Washington, DC. While stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after which he returned to Miami to begin medical school. Dr. Cooreman provides a comfortable, inviting, and patient-centered atmosphere. He believes in helping patients feel like part of the family and works tirelessly to provide the best care possible. Professional affiliations include the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians. With a lifelong fondness for animals, he enjoys spending his time off with his dogs. When he is not studying, Dr. Cooreman enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors and exercising.

Rommel Morales, MD

Dr. Rommel Morales was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Puerto Rico. He decided to go back to his birth country to complete his degree at the medical school in Santo Domingo. He then later moved to Miami where he completed two years as a house physician and surgical assistant. In 1989, he moved to New Jersey, where he started his residency in pediatrics at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center.

Two years later, he returned to Miami and completed his residency at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. In 1992, he started practicing as a pediatrician in the private sector. Over the years, he developed a large pediatric practice in Kendall where he made a positive impact on the community. Dr. Morales has been board certified for 21 years. Morales’s spare time is spent fishing, walking in the park and spending time outdoors with his family.

Moises A. Riveron, MD

Dr. Riveron, Program Director for Psychiatry, wanted to be a doctor as early as his childhood and adolescent years. He was exposed to Schizophrenia and Bipolar 1 Disorder firsthand from an early age. After graduating from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in 2012, Dr. Riveron pursued a psychiatry observership at the University of Miami Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Emilio Mantero.  He began his residency in Psychiatry at Larkin Community Hospital in 2014, where he completed his training in 2018.

Upon graduating from residency, he joined the Brodes H. Hartley, Jr., Teaching Health Center at Community Health of South Florida, Inc – Doris Ison Medical Center in July of 2018. In December 2018, Dr. Riveron became board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Dr. Riveron feels that he is very privileged to have been able to pursue his dream as a psychiatrist. “I hope to have the passion and dedication to provide my patients with the utmost respect and time necessary to create a better life for them and their families,” he said. Dr. Riveron enjoys playing competitive tennis among other sports, and spending time with family and closest friends.

Katleen Thermezy Etienne, APRN, FNP-BC

Kathleen Thermezy Etienne is a family nurse practitioner from the first cohort of Foreign-Educated Physicians to Bachelor in Nursing Sciences to Masters in Nursing Sciences program at Florida International University. She was a physician in her native country, Haiti, where she graduated in 1987 and completed her residency in surgery from 1988 to 1992.

After working a few years in Haiti as a surgeon in private practice, she became a volunteer practitioner in community programs and was responsible for the Emergency Medical Services at the World Health Organization. She completed a fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in France from 1996 to 1993. After, she went back to her country where she continued her practice until 2008 when she immigrated to the United States with her family.

In August 2010, she started the Nursing curriculum at FIU. She obtained her BSN/RN in 2012 and her MSN/FNP-BC in 2013. In January 2014, she joined CHI as a primary care provider and is at the same time a candidate for the Doctorate in Nursing Practice at FIU.

In her free time she enjoys reading, listening to music and traveling.

Mitra Shafieian, MD

Dr. Mitra Shafieian is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric pulmonologist devoted to caring for children at the Martin Luther King/Clinica Campesina Health Center. She received her medical degree from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and completed a three-year pediatric residency at the same university in Shiraz/Iran. She served in deprived areas in Iran while holding her position as an assistant Professor and teaching medical students at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences.

After moving to the United States, she was able to pass all American Board of Pediatrics requirements and she was able to enter training programs at the University of Miami.

She completed a pediatric residency and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Jackson Memorial Hospital – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine from 2007 to 2013. She is Board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric pulmonology.

Before joining Community Health of South Florida, she worked for Pediatric Associates in Miami and also at Pediatric Respiratory Center in Lake Park, Florida.

Dr. Shafieian is committed to meeting the medical and emotional needs of her patients every step of the way

She is a caring mother and she thoroughly believes patient care comes first. She feels that serving the children in her pediatric practice has been a blessing and also a mission from God.

Martha R. Perez, MD

Dr. Martha R. Perez is a General Practitioner in the Family Medicine Unit at CHI’s Doris Ison Health Center.

Born in Leon, Nicaragua, she earned her medical degree from the National University of Nicaragua in 1984. From 1984-1986, Dr. Perez worked as a medical provider and director of the Francisco Buitrago Health Center in Managua, Nicaragua. In 1986, she moved to the United States and settled in Miami.

She successfully completed a comprehensive medical review course in 1990 at the University of Miami. In 1992, she received her license as a physician assistant and, in 1994, began working at Community Health of South Florida Inc. Dr. Perez was awarded her medical license in 2000.

She enjoys time with her family, participating in community events, traveling abroad, and keeping healthy and fit with exercise.