Henri Ronald Ford is a Haitian-American pediatric surgeon . He previously served as chief of surgery at Children 's Hospital Los Angeles and Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California . He is currently appointed Dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , effective June 1 , 2018 . Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake , Ford returned to Haiti to provide medical assistance to earthquake victims . Ford was born in Haiti and spent his early years in Port-au-Prince . His father was a preacher who spoke out against inequality in Haitian society . When Henri was 13 years old , he fled with his family from the government of Papa Doc Duvalier , settling among the Haitian community in Brooklyn , New York . Ford graduated from John Jay High School despite speaking no English when he first arrived
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Henri Ford