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Pedro José Greer Jr.
Pedro José Greer Jr.
	Greer in August 2009
Born	June 15, 1956 (age 68); Miami, Florida
Nationality	American
Education	BS & MD
Alma mater	University of Florida
Occupation	Academic Administrator

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Pedro José 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.^[1]

Early life and career

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 Católica 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.

References

^ Comic Relief Website, http://comicrelief.org

https://medicine.roseman.edu/home/leadership/
FIU bio
White House Press Office bio
Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.

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[1] Comic Relief Website, http://comicrelief.org

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-'''Pedro José Greer Jr.''' (born June 15, 1956 in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], Florida) is an American physician of Cuban descent. He is assistant dean of Academic Affairs and Chair of the Department of Humanities, Health and Society at the [[FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine|Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine]]. He was awarded a [[MacArthur Fellows Program|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 USA|Comic Relief]].<ref>Comic Relief Website, http://comicrelief.org</ref>
+'''Pedro José 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 Fellows Program|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 USA|Comic Relief]].<ref>Comic Relief Website, http://comicrelief.org</ref>
 ==Early life and career==
-Born to parents who emigrated from Cuba, Greer graduated from the [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|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 Católica 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.
+Born to parents who emigrated from Cuba, Greer graduated from [[Christopher Columbus High School (Miami, Florida)|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 Católica 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.
 ==References==
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+* https://medicine.roseman.edu/home/leadership/
 * [http://medicine.fiu.edu/faculty.php?show=greer FIU bio]
-* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients/ White House Press Office bio]
+* [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Names-Medal-of-Freedom-Recipients/ White House Press Office bio]
 * ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2009. Reproduced in ''Biography Resource Center''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.
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