sergio-gustavo-litewka
Sergio Gustavo Litewka, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery

University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Phone: 305 243-0240
E-mail: SLitewka@med.miami.edu

Education

2000 Masters in Public Health Universidad del Salvador, Argentina
1988 Doctor in Medicine University of the Republic, Uruguay
1979 Medical Doctor University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Dr. Litewka completed his medical degree at the University of Buenos Aires and his master’s in public health at the University of El Salvador, also in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a faculty member in the UM Department of Surgery and the director of global bioethics at the University of Miami Institute of Bioethics, a World Health Organization (WHO) on Ethics and Health Policies. As global bioethics director, His work focuses on the development of research and education activities with governmental organizations, universities and the private sector on human subject protection and the responsible conduct of research. In Asia, Dr. Litewka is a regular speaker for research integrity topics at Sri Ramachandra University (Chennai, India) and Tokyo University (Tokyo, Japan). Dr. Litewka is also the International Director for the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program), a web based initiative for research ethics and responsible conduct of research education. During 2011 he served as a member of the International Research Panel at the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethics Issues.

Research Interest

  • Research Ethics
  • Governance
  • Scientific Integrity

Scientific Activities

Teaching Experience
2016-Present Associate Research Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Florida, USA
2014-2015 Visiting Professor in Research Ethics, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, India
2012-2014 Research Visiting Professor, Universidad del Museo Social Argentino, Argentina
2008-2016 Assistant Research Professor, University of Miami, Florida, USA
2007-2008 Visiting Professor, University of Miami Ethics Programs, Florida, USA
Professional Activities

MEMBERSHIP FOR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2013-2014 IACUC Alternate member
2007-2017 Director for International activities
2007-2013 Member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), University of Miami, Florida, USA
2004-2007 CAMRIS International Senior adviser for Latin American and Caribbean healthcare projects under World Bank contracts
2004-2005 World Bank and CAMRIS International. Project Manager, Modernization Project of the National Institute of Chest and Lung, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2003-2004 Renaissance Information Systems. Support for tele-radiology system implementation for Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Palm Beach and Bay Pines, Florida, USA
1998-2003 Senior Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation for the Modernization of the Argentinean Healthcare System, Clapp & Mayne and World Bank
1997-2000 Sur Praxis, President, Consulting for public and private healthcare sectors. Clients included the Hospital Materno Infantil San Roque in Paraná, Argentina
1995-1997 CEMAR, Director. Ethics and resource allocation think-tank for healthcare models in public hospitals and the Argentine social security system
1994-1998 Vice President, Servicios Asistenciales Patagónicos S.A., management services for healthcare providers of Argentine social security clients
Honors & Awards
2011-2012 Awarded as one of 100 relevant Latinos in the Miami Community, Florida, USA

Publications

  1. Litewka S Goodman K. Pediatric Research in Latin America: Focus on Governance and Populations, Asian Bioethics Review, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2015, pp. 179-187.
  2. Saenz C, Luna F, Heitman E, Litewka S, Goodman K, Macklin R. Twelve Years of Fogarty-Funded Bioethics Training in Latin America and the Caribbean: Achievements and Challenges, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 2014; 9(2):80-91.
  3. Heitman E, Litewka S. Collaborative Research. CITI Program at the University of Miami, Module ID 16598, 2014. Available at citiprogram.org.
  4. Heitman E, Litewka S. International perspectives on plagiarism and considerations for teaching international trainees. Urologic Oncology 2011;29(1): 104-108.
  5. Litewka S. Ethics, Corruption and Regulations on Research. Perspectivas Bioéticas 2010; 15(28-29): 185-192.
  6. Litewka S. Quality, health systems and governance: The Argentinean case. Acta Bioethica 2010; 16(2):148-154.
  7. Litewka S. The CITI Program: An alternative to train Latin American researchers in research ethics. Acta Bioethica 2008; 14(1):54-60.
  8. Kaplan B, Litewka S. Ethical challenges in telemedicine. Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics 2008; 17:401-416.
  9. Litewka S. Planeación ética de los experimentos con seres humanos. Revista Colombiana de Bioética 2006;1(1):131-140.
  10. Litewka S. Telemedicine: A challenge for Latin America. Acta Bioethica 2005; 11(2):127-132.

Bioethics and Applications Flyer