Conozca al equipo del Victor Center

El Victor Center funciona como un recurso nacional para las organizaciones clínicas y comunitarias de todo el país. Para ese fin, nosotros hacemos lo siguiente:

  • Abogamos con las sociedades profesionales, los laboratorios, las aseguradoras y los proveedores de atención médica para promover la cobertura de la detección genética previa a la concepción y los servicios de asesoría.
  • Desarrollamos recursos integrales para permitir la participación de la comunidad judía en campañas de educación y extensión comunitaria.
  • Cultivamos el desarrollo de “Ciudades modelo” mediante la asistencia a la colaboración local entre los proveedores de atención médica y los grupos de la comunidad judía.

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Debbie Wasserman, MS (maestría en ciencias)

Consejera genética / Coordinadora de extensión comunitaria

Deborah Wasserman, MS, es una consejera genética con más de 25 años de experiencia en diagnóstico prenatal y clínicas de genética médica. Como consejera genética del Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases de Miami, ofrece asesoría genética para enfermedades genéticas de los judíos asquenazíes a estudiantes, parejas recién casadas y otros pacientes. La Sra. Wasserman proporciona asesoría de seguimiento y apoyo para aquellos definidos como portadores.

Como coordinadora de extensión comunitaria del Victor Center de Miami, es el enlace entre el Victor Center y la comunidad. Está disponible para dirigir programas educativos sobre el Victor Center y la detección de enfermedades genéticas judías, adaptados a las necesidades y los intereses de su organización. Póngase en contacto con ella si le interesa conocer más sobre el Victor Center, organizar una detección comunitaria o en el campus, o que lo examinen en nuestro consultorio. Puede comunicarse con Debbie por teléfono al 786-897-9587 o por correo electrónico a Deborah.Wasserman@nicklaushealth.org.


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Julie Katz

Executive Director, Community Health and Corporate Responsibility

Julie Katz is the executive director of community health and corporate responsibility at Nicklaus Children’s Health System, responsible for leading the health system’s efforts in forging and strengthening its community collaborations to advance the vision of creating a healthy future for every child. Julie holds a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in youth and family policy from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.


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Joanna E. Perdomo, MD, MPH, FAAP

Medical Director, Community Health

Dr. Joanna E. Perdomo is a pediatrician who provides care at Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Care Centers and serves as medical director of Community Health. She earned her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Perdomo completed the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, which brings together the training programs of Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center. She then pursued a fellowship in general academic pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, during which time she earned a master of public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Perdomo also served as an associate program director and the director of the Urban Health and Advocacy Track in the Boston Combined Residency Program. Her interests include health equity, addressing social drivers of health, advocacy, and early childhood development.
 
In her role as medical director of Community Health, Dr. Perdomo is responsible for developing and implementing strategies and programs to address health disparities and inequities that align with the mission and strategic goals of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the health needs of the community.
 
Dr. Perdomo is board certified in general pediatrics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the Continuing Certification Committee for the American Board of Pediatrics. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at national conferences.
 
Dr. Perdomo is employed by Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the physician-led multispecialty medical group practice of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.