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Felipe E Vizcarrondo, MD, MA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
Phone: (305) 648-3626
E-mail: fvizcarrondo@med.miami.edu

Education

2006-2008 MA in Bioethics Trinity Graduate School, Trinity International University,
Illinois, USA
1960-1964 MD Temple University Medical School, Pennsylvania, USA
1957-1960 BS in General Science University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Biography

Dr. Vizcarrondo attended Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia. He completed a residency in Pediatrics and subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiology. An active duty US Air Force officer, he held the positions of Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Program Director, Pediatric Residency, and Chief of the Medical Staff at major medical centers of the Department of Defense. Dr. Vizcarrondo was a member of the faculty at the Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland and was Affiliate Scholar, at the Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC. He completed a Masters Degree in Bioethics and has written on a variety of issues ranging from freedom of conscience of healthcare workers, the doctor patient relationship, and end of life issues.

Dr. Vizcarrondo is currently an Associate Professor (voluntary) of Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and affiliate faculty Institute of Bioethics and Health Policy.


Research Interest

  • The doctor patient relationship
  • End of life issues
  • Freedom of conscience of health care workers

Scientific Activities

Teaching Experience
2016-Present Affiliate faculty, Institute of Bioethics and Health Policy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida, USA
2016-Present Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida, USA
2003-2005 Affiliate Scholar, Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC, USA
2000-2005 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Maryland, USA
1991-1995 Adjunct Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific, California, USA
1988-2000 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Maryland, USA
1985-1995 Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of California Davis School of Medicine, USA
1974-1976 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico
Professional Activities

Membership For Professional Organizations

2015 President, Miami Guild, Catholic Medical Association
2013 Member, Miami Guild, Catholic Medical Association
2012 Member, The Linacre Quarterly Author Project, Catholic Medical Association
2010-2017 Member, Executive Committee, Section on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
2010-2014 Contributing Section Editor, Section on Bioethics, AAP Grand Rounds, American Academy of Pediatrics
2009-Present Member, Section on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics
2009-2013 Member, Bioethics Work Group, Newborn Screening Translational Research Network, American College of Medical Genetics
2005-2010 Chair, Scientific Policy Committee, American College of Pediatricians
2004-2007 Member, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, American College of Pediatricians
2003-Present Fellow of the American College of Pediatricians
2003-Present Member, Christian Medical and Dental Association
1998 Member, Advisory Group to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the American Academy of Pediatrics, relative to minority issues
1972-Present Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services Section
1972-Present Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
2008 Outstanding Service Award, Section on Uniformed Services, American Academy of Pediatrics
2007 For Outstanding Service, American College of Pediatricians
2000 Meritorious Service Medal, Department of Defense, United States Air Force, second oak leaf cluster
1995 Meritorious Service Medal, Department of Defense, United States Air Force, first oak leaf cluster
1986 Teacher of the Year, Department of Pediatrics, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
1985 Meritorious Service Medal, Department of Defense, United States Air Force
1969 Nestle Award 1969-First prize for original paper by a pediatric house officer: Evidence of cor pulmonale in an eight year old boy with Cystic Fibrosis. Puerto Rico Chapter, AAP
1965 Intern of the Year Award, presented by the Puerto Rico Chapter, American Medical Association

Publications

  1. Vizcarrondo F, Martinez-Picó A, Cor Pulmonale Due to Hypertrophic Tonsils and Adenoids Causing Cardiac Arrhythmias, Boletín Asociación Médica de PR, 1971, 63:204-206.
  2. Vizcarrondo F, Martinez-Picó A, En torno a la Fiebre Reumática (Acute Rheumatic Fever, review and current concepts), Boletín Asociación Médica de PR, 1972, 64:74-77.
  3. Sanchez J, Vizcarrondo F, Martinez-Picó A, Conceptos actuales sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la Endocarditis Infecciosa (Current Concepts on Infectious Endocarditis), Boletín Asociación Médica de PR, 1972, 64:141-146.
  4. Gore J, Vizcarrondo F, Rieffel C, Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis and Aortic Regurgitation: A Case Presentation, Pediatrics, 1981, 69:423-426.
  5. Vizcarrondo F, Shaw R, Maden L, Hyperoxia and Transposition of the Great Vessels. Letter to the Editor, J. Pediatrics, 1982, 101:651-521.
  6. Wardinsky T, Vizcarrondo F, Cruz B, The Mistaken Diagnosis of Child Abuse: A Three Year USAF Medical Center Analysis and Literature Review. Military Medicine, 1995, 160, 1:000.
  7. Jones WS, Hanson JL, Johnson CL, Randall VF, Vizcarrondo FE, Longacre JL. Students’s Clinical Observations of Preceptors (SCOOP): A process to Model Professionalism in Clinical practice. Pediatric Res, 2003;53: 4:510A.
  8. Vizcarrondo, F, Physician’s Freedom of Conscience Threatened: An Opinion, Physicians for Life, June 2008.
  9. Vizcarrondo, F, Ética y Medicina: Conceptos Básicos, Curso de bioética con certificado final (Ethics and Medicine: Basic Concepts, Bioethics Course with certificate), Pan America Bioethics Initiative, University of Miami Ethics Programs, July 2010.
  10. Vizcarrondo, F, Eutanasia, Suicidio Asistido, y Eugenesia, Curso de bioética con certificado final, (Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and Eugenics, Bioethics Course with certificate), Pan America Bioethics Initiative, University of Miami Ethics Programs, July 2010.
  11. Vizcarrondo, F, Growth Attenuation in Children with Profound Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Vol. 25 No. 3, p.36, March 2011.
  12. Vizcarrondo, F., Virtue and Principle Based Ethics, Newsletter, Section on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Fall 2011.
  13. Vizcarrondo, F., Testing Youth for Sports Performance Genes, American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Vol. 26, No. 3, pg. 36, Sep 2011.
  14. Vizcarrondo, F., Making Better Babies: Reflections on Scientific Eugenics, American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Vol. 26, No. 5. pg. 60, Nov 2011.
  15. Vizcarrondo, F., Re-examination of a Child’s Assent to Participate in Research, American Academy of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Vol. 27, No. 4, pg. 46, April 2012.
  16. Vizcarrondo, F., The Return of Virtue to Ethical Medical Decision Making, The Linacre Quarterly 79(1) (February 2012): 73-80.
  17. Vizcarrondo, F., Freedom of Conscience Revisited: A Pediatrician’s Perspective, Newsletter, Section on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics, Spring 2012.
  18. Vizcarrondo, F, Euthanasia and assisted suicide: The physician’s role, The Linacre Quarterly 80 (2) 2013, 99-102.
  19. Vizcarrondo, F, Human Enhancement: the new eugenics, The Linacre Quarterly 81 (3) 2014, 239-243.
  20. Vizcarrondo, F, Neonatal Euthanasia: the Groningen Protocol, The Linacre Quarterly 81 (4) 2014, 388-392.
  21. Section on Bioethics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Diekema DS, Leuthner SR, Vizcarrondo FE, eds. American Academy of Pediatrics Bioethics Resident Curriculum: Case-Based Teaching Guides. Revised 2017.
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