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

Match Day 2026: How Simran Prakash Is Redefining Disability Advocacy in Medicine
Mar. 12 2026
Match Day 2026: Chelsea Caplan on Finding Her Path to Surgery Through Public Health and Service
Mar. 10 2026
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Wins Stanley J. Glaser Award for Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy
Mar. 10 2026

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Dr. Jashodeep Datta Wins Stanley J. Glaser Award for Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy
Mar. 10 2026

Match Day 2026: Claire Alcus’ Path from Wall Street to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Mar. 04 2026

How the Miller School of Medicine Integrates Nutrition Education Across All Four Years of Medical School
Mar. 04 2026
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
