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Ana Viamonte Ros, M.D., M.P.H

By June 28, 2024

Ana Viamonte Ros, M.D., M.P.H, was Florida’s first State Surgeon General and the first woman and Cuban American to serve as head of the Florida Department of Health from 2007-2011. Her primary responsibility was to oversee one of the U.S. most comprehensive, complex public healthcare systems, and Florida’s largest single clinical enterprise. Charged by Florida’s Governor, she acted as the state’s leading advocate for wellness and disease prevention, achieving multiple victories in leading the state to higher levels of awareness and action on women’s health issues.

She is a Full Professor at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University and most recently served as Assistant Vice President, Chief Well-being Officer and Medical Director of Palliative Care and Bioethics at Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Viamonte Ros earned her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine, graduating with several awards and honors including Alpha Omega Alpha and the Dean’s Award. She received her Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, where she was the recipient of the Gareth Green Award for Excellence in Public Health, the highest student award. Through her professional and community volunteer activities, she is committed to advancing the opportunities for equitable and accessible health care to all. Her passions include mental health equity, safe housing advocacy and revitalizing the healthcare workforce.

She is a dedicated community volunteer, serving on the boards of programs such as the Camillus House Homeless Initiative in Miami, South Florida Hospital and Health Care Association (SFHHA), the International Women’s Forum, the Health through Walls Organization in the Caribbean, the American Heart Association, and the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI). Dr Viamonte Ros has lectured and published extensively and has received honorary doctorate degrees from Nova Southeastern University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES).