Hermes J Florez MD

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine

109 Bee St# C413Charleston, SC 29401
Phone+1 843-577-5011
Fax+1 305-575-3164

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Education & Training

University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2003 - 2004
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2000 - 2002
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2000
University of ZuliaClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2002 - 2027
SC State Medical License 2021 - 2027

Clinical Trials

Peer-led and Telehealth Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Adoption for Diabetes Prevention and Management
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Glucose-Lowering Medications, Glycemia, and Cognitive Outcomes: The GRADE Randomized Clinical Trial.
José A Luchsinger, Samuel P Rosin, Erin J Kazemi, Naji Younes, Colleen E Suratt
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2025-07-01
Adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes by COVID-19 infection status before and during pregnancy.
Kelly J Hunt, Chun-Che Wen, Kalyan J Chundru, Julio Mateus, Hermes Florez
Pregnancy. 2025-07-01
5 citations
Alzheimer's Disease Dementia Prevalence in the United States: A County-Level Spatial Machine Learning Analysis.
Abolfazl Mollalo, George Grekousis, Hermes Florez, Brian Neelon, Leslie A Lenert
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. 2025-04-21

Press Mentions

MUSC's Senior Expo Draws Crowd to Learn About Healthy AgingApril 2nd, 2025
In Coronavirus Storm, Latin America & Caribbean A Sea of Relative Calm. Will It Last?March 10th, 2020
Trump Falsely Claims That ‘Medicare for All’ Would Turn the U.S. Into VenezuelaOctober 11th, 2018

Grant Support

Hepatic Lipase/Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein/Apolipoprotein In DyslipidemiaNational Center For Research Resources2005
Hepatic Lipase/Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein/ApolipNational Center For Research Resources2004