Celia Mion, LMHC

Celia Mion is CHI’s Director of Behavioral Health. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in CHI’s Behavioral Health Department at the Doris Ison Health Center. She has been with CHI for 15 years and as well as being QA/QI for the Behavioral Health Department she also managed the HealthySteps Program funded by the Children’s Trust.

Right out of graduate school, she became a registered intern providing therapy to children. After becoming licensed, she received a specialization in infant mental health and started a program formerly known as the Infant Mental Health Program at CHI.

In 2010, CHI was awarded a grant for $300,000 to start the CHI LINKS program (currently known as HealthySteps). Mion managed that program until 2013. She then applied for another grant through the Children’s Trust and CHI was awarded $975,000 to start the Service Partnership program that provides care coordination to needy families and children struggling in school. A second grant for HealthySteps was applied for and awarded in 2018.

She has received three merit awards, the CEO Award of Excellence for commitment to the Journey to Excellence movement, the Making a Difference Award, and the first runner-up for Employee of the Year in Behavioral Health.

“I have loved every minute of growing personally and professionally with CHI,” she said. “There are so many great, hardworking people that care about the community they live and work in. I am very proud of CHI and the growth we have seen and look forward to all the possibilities to come.”

Mion keeps busy with her daughter, who she said, “keeps me pretty entertained.”

Dr. Kenia Martinez

Kenia Martinez, MD

Dr. Kenia Martinez has been a primary care pediatrician at CHI since July 2012. She is also a faculty member of The Brodes Hartley Jr. Teaching Health Center at CHI.

From a young age, she admired children’s innocence and honesty. Dr. Martinez always knew she wanted a career in pediatrics. Her fascination and love for children grew over time and as a young adult, she strived to find ways to positively influence their lives.

When she became a new mother and was overwhelmed by other people’s advice, she turned to her pediatrician. Her son’s doctor became the only person whose advice she would follow to raise her child in a healthy way. Her own life and educational experiences have helped her engage parents in doing what is best for their children.

Dr. Martinez understands how difficult it is to make time each day to ensure children brush their teeth, eat healthy foods, and stay active. However, she also knows there is nothing as satisfying as having healthy children who pick their own vegetables to eat at dinner, behave wonderfully in school, excel in class, and return home eager to do their homework, read and learn.

“My own life and educational experiences have helped me encourage parents to do what is best for their children, which is ultimately what they all desire,” she said.

Although she was accepted at her hometown medical school in Camaguey, Cuba, she migrated to the United States In 1995 even before finishing her first semester. She learned English and worked full-time while completing an associate’s degree at Miami Dade College and then a bachelor’s degree at Florida International University.

During her undergraduate years, she volunteered at Miami Children’s Hospital, where she met many children on the neurology floor. Her hospital volunteer experience showed her first-hand the joys of helping children in need; putting a smile on faces that had been saddened by sickness. 

She graduated in 2008 from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency program at Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2011.

In her spare time, her hobbies include dancing, reading, yoga and Zumba. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends. She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Dr. Millied Lopez de Victoria

Millied López de Victoria, DMD

Dr. Millied López de Victoria has been the dental supervisor for CHI’s West Perrine Health Center since 2007.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she graduated from The University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus School of Dentistry in 2001. She moved to North Carolina in 2002 and worked as the associate dental director for the Tri-County Community Health Council, Inc.

Around that time, she also worked as an adjunct assistant professor for The University of North Carolina School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill. She actively participated in collaborating with the East Coast Migrant Health Start Project and with Give Kids a Smile.

She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Senaida Loaces

Senaida Loaces

Senaida Loaces works at Doris Ison Heath Center and the Martin Luther King Jr. Clinica Campesina Annex in Homestead as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor providing individual, couples, family and group therapy to a diverse population. She is also a qualified clinical supervisor with more than 15 years of professional experience working in the field of mental health and addiction.

She graduated from Carlos Albizu University with a master’s degree in mental health counseling in 1999 and later became a Certified Addiction Counselor in the State of Florida.

Some of the emotional disorders that Loaces specializes in treating include: major depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity, along with daily stressors that a client is unable to resolve without professional help.

Fluent in English and Spanish, she is experienced working with clients from diverse backgrounds and communities utilizing treatment modalities such as behavioral, cognitive, motivational and psych-educational techniques to help clients restore effective coping skills to manage daily and life stressors. Her therapeutic belief is that each client is unique and requires an individualized treatment approach.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, interior decorating, and music.

Dr. Martha Katz

Martha Katz, MD

Dr. Martha Katz has been a practicing pediatrician with Community Health of South Florida Inc. since 1991. Having worked at CHI’s Martin Luther King Jr. Clinica Campesina, she recently moved to CHI’s newest location in West Kendall.

She was born and raised in Managua, Nicaragua. After graduating from high school, she became interested in medicine and became a physician.

Dr. Katz followed her dreams and moved to Leon, Nicaragua, to start a medical career. After completing a medical degree at the Autonomous University of Nicaragua in 1981, she immediately went into a residency program.

Marriage gave her a loyal husband and two beautiful children who grew up and followed their mother’s footsteps into the medical field. Her son is an internal medicine doctor and her daughter is studying physical therapy and EMS.

Due to the political situation in her country and looking for freedom and a better future for her family, they moved to Miami in 1983.

Dr. Katz enjoys serving her community as part of the CHI team.

“I have enjoyed all the challenges and have great satisfaction in the quality of service I provide for both my patients and employer,” she said with pride.

Dr. Magali Selem

Magali Selem, MD, FAAP

Dr. Magali Selem has been a pediatrician at CHI’s Doris Ison Health Center since 1999.

A native of Guantanamo, Cuba, she received her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. Dr. Selem earned her medical degree in pediatrics from the Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic.

She then completed her pediatric residency at the University of Kansas and at Miami Children’s Hospital. Dr. Selem is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

She enjoys playing the piano, walking for exercise and traveling.

Dr. Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson, D.D.S.

Dr. Robert Johnson is the Program Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry at The Brodes Hartley Jr. Teaching Health Center at CHI. He has been the Director of Dental Services at Community Health of South Florida Inc. since 1986.

A native of Virginia, Dr. Johnson received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. He obtained his dentistry degree in 1983 from Howard University College of Dentistry. While at Howard, he was awarded a National Health Service Corps Scholarship, a program designed to provide healthcare professionals to work in underserved areas of the United States.

After completing a dental residency at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he was assigned to CHI in 1985 as a staff dentist. For 21 years, he was also a member of the JMH Public Health Trust staff in Miami.

Dr. Johnson is active in a multitude of professional and civic organizations including the Community Action Agency of Dade County’s Health Advisory Committee and the Miami-Dade HIV/AIDS Partnership’s Dental Committee.

He is a member of the Migrant Clinicians Network, the National Network of Oral Health Access and the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. He has also been recognized as a distinguished member of the Miami Dade Dental Society, Community Smiles and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Alba Hernandez

Alba Hernandez, RDH

Alba Hernandez has been a registered dental hygienist at CHI’s Naranja Health Center since 2009.

Born and raised in Colombia, she moved to Miami in 2005. She has worked in the dental field since 1998 and works hard to stay up-to-date with current dental education and technology.

Hernandez said she truly enjoys spending her days working with a kind and caring staff at the Naranja Health Center. She said she finds true joy in interacting with patients and providing the best oral healthcare that she can.

Her hobbies include traveling, reading and watching movies.

Dr. Watson Hamilton

Sheri S. Watson-Hamilton, DMD

Dr. Sheri Watson-Hamilton is the Director of Dental Services for Community Health of South Florida, Inc., (CHI). She is also the Program Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry at The Brodes H. Hartley Jr. Teaching Health Center at CHI. Dr. Watson-Hamilton has worked at CHI for more than 25 years.

Dr. Watson-Hamilton possesses extensive training and experience in all aspects of general dentistry, including sophisticated digital imaging, root canal therapy, periodontal maintenance (continuing care of gums) and cosmetic procedures. She is dedicated to utilizing the latest techniques and advanced technology to offer patients of all ages the best possible long-term dental health.

“My mission is to provide high-quality dental care to our CHI patients in a comfortable, friendly family-oriented atmosphere,” Dr. Watson-Hamilton said.

A Miami native, Dr. Watson-Hamilton graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Morris Brown College in Atlanta. Having received numerous awards for her academic scholarship and leadership, she graduated with a dentistry degree from the University of Florida in 1996.

Dr. Watson-Hamilton is a member of the National Dental Association, Florida Dental Association and Dade County Dental Society, where she served as secretary from 1996-1998. She is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the University of Florida Alumni Association.

When Dr. Watson-Hamilton is not practicing dentistry, she enjoys sports and family activities with her husband and two children.

Dr. Linda Zambrana

Linda Zambrana, MD

Dr. Linda Zambrana is the medical director for the Martin Luther King/Clinica Campesina Health Center. The family medicine doctor has been with CHI since 2003. She is passionate about caring for her patients and helping them live their best lives. Although she was born in the United States, she received her medical degree in 1988 from the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua.

A year later, she returned to the United States in order to continue her passion for working in the medical field. She passed the examinations required to work as a registered medical sonographer in 1992 and became a physician assistant in 1993.

Dr. Zambrana provided medical care to patients as a physician assistant until June 2000. By then, she had already completed all the tests required to practice medicine in the United States. This allowed her to start residency training to become a board-certified family medicine physician.

After graduating in 2003, she became part of the medical team at Community Health of South Florida Inc. Since then, Dr. Zambrana has been working joyfully providing what she likes the most: helping patients from different cultures to be healthy and giving them the extra mile on medical and emotional support.