The Medical Communications and Media Relations experts at UHealth – University of Miami Health System and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are committed to sharing timely, impactful updates and supporting media coverage while ensuring a respectful environment for our patients, their families, faculty, staff and students.
In this virtual newsroom, you’ll find a directory of media relations experts and their areas of focus, as well as news highlights, policies, digital assets, and essential tools designed for media professionals.
NEWS RELEASES

UHealth SoLé Mia Community Celebration Brings Together North Miami Residents, Health Innovation and Healing
Nov. 18 2025
A Serial Entrepreneur: Miller School Neurosurgeon Leads World’s First Robotic-Assisted IV Catheterization
Nov. 18 2025
Diabetes Immunoengineering: An Inside Look at Dr. Alice Tomei’s Lab
Nov. 14 2025

University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to Train Next-Gen Experts in Exercise Oncology
Nov. 13 2025

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Launches Clinical Trial on Fasting for Endometrial Cancer
Nov. 12 2025

University of Miami Health System’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Opening in Abu Dhabi
Oct. 29 2025
MEET THE TEAM
If you are looking for a topic not listed below, contact any of our media relations experts and they can direct you.
Joanna Palmer
Beats: Urology (Desai Sethi Urology Institute), orthopedics/sports medicine, ENT, cardiac surgery, dermatology, diabetes, gastroenterology, pediatrics, psychiatry, research and business of UHealth.
Kai Hill
Beats: Ophthalmology (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute), cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, infectious diseases, genetics, geriatrics, public health, pulmonology, research, thoracic surgery and vascular surgery
Laura Castro
Beats: Miller School of Medicine, Dean’s office, graduate school, medical education and research
Katie Camero
Scott Roy
Beats: The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and spinal cord injury research
