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Dr. Pedro Jose Greer Jr., also known as Joe, MD is an Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the Florida International University School of Medicine and University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Greer serves as a Health Advisor to both Clinton and Bush, Sr. He also enjoys a private gastroenterology practice at Mercy Hospital with his father. He is a physician, professor and author. Dr. Greer's concern for those without access to health care has led him to create various ... free clinics for the homeless, undocumented, migrant and poor of Miami, including the Camillus Health Concern in 1984 and the Saint John Bosco clinic in 1991 where he served as Medical Director. Dr. Greer serves as a Board Member of the Mellon-United Bank of Florida, and Chairman of the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation, Comic Relief and other national organizations. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of HealthCare.com Inc. He served as a Trustee of the RAND Corporation. He has served on the board of Dr. Pepper/7-UP, Physicians for Human Rights and The Cuban-American National Council. Dr. Greer has written an autobiography entitled Waking up in America (Simon and Schuster) and has published over 25 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from digestive disorders to issues of policy and poverty in America. He has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Family Channel, PBS, the Travel Channel, HBO, and PBS/BBC, and has been a guest on various talk shows. He is the recipient of numerous honors including three Papal medals and being knighted as a Knight of Malta and the Order of Saint Gregory the Great. His awards include the highly prestigious MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, the Presidential Service Award, and the CBS/Newsweek Achievement Award. In 1994, he was named by Time magazine as one of America's 50 young American leaders under 40. In 2005, he was honored as the Health Care Hero of the Americas by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Greer completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, his medical studies at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic, and his postdoctoral studies at the University of Miami.

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