Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo is a professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences and the associate dean for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Miamiās Miller School of Medicine. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, Dr. Carrasquillo earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine and an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Carrasquillo served as Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Miami for 13 years, where he led a clinical, teaching, and research enterprise of 51 full-time faculty. He now serves as co-director of the Universityās Clinical and Translational Science Institute, which drives research translation into evidence-based clinical and community practices to improve the health of South Floridaās diverse population.
With more than 20 years of experience leading large NIH grants and randomized trials, Dr. Carrasquilloās work includes research in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV, cancer, and precision medicine. Dr. Carrasquillo serves as principal investigator at the Southeast Enrollment Center for the NIHās All of Us Program, as well as the Florida Community-Engaged Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities (FL-CEAL).
Dr. Carrasquillo is currently chair of the Editorial Board for the Journal of General Internal Medicine, and a board member of the Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center and the South Florida Health Council. He is a national expert in minority health, health disparities, community-based participatory research, and community health worker interventions, and is a frequent contributor to major news outlets, including Latino television networks.
