Aviel O. Lemus, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
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Hollywood, FL 33021
Education and
Medical Training
Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency Program
Residency in Pediatrics
July 2015 – June 2018
New Orleans, LA
Rabin Medical Center
Internship
July 2014 - June 2015
Petah Tikvah, Israel
Sackler School of Medicine - Tel Aviv University
Doctor of Medicine
September 2010 - May 2014
Tel Aviv, Israel
Harvard University
A.B. in Biochemical Sciences
September 2003 - May 2007
Cambridge, MA
Certification American Board of Pediatrics
Board Certified in Pediatrics
October 18, 2018
Certificate No. 123644
Active
Licensure Florida Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
August 9, 2017
ME133583
Active
Professional
Experience
Pediatric Associates
Staff Pediatrician
● After-hours urgent care clinic with x-ray and
laboratory capabilities - 23 hours per week
● Traditional primary care clinic - 21 hours per week
● Telemedicine experience
● Proficient in urethral catheterization, abscess incision and drainage, suturing, splinting, skin lesion removal August 2018 - present
Hollywood, FL
Academic Experience
and Professional
Affiliations
Memorial Healthcare System Pediatric Residency Program Preceptor in Outpatient Pediatrics
January 2020 - present
Hollywood, FL
American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow
Fellow
December 2019 - present
Member
July 2015 - November 2019
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Staff Pediatrician
December 2018 - present
Hollywood, FL
Research
Experience
Felsenstein Medical Research Center
Research Scientist
Developed an animal model for Hepatitis C Virus protease activity in order to test potential protease inhibitors.
October 2009 - August 2010
Petah Tikvah, Israel
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Research Associate
Developed a high-throughput, cell-viability assay to screen a compound library for potential antivirals against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
Studied evolution of viral quasispecies in patients during a Phase III Trial with Telaprevir, a Hepatitis C Virus protease inhibitor. Studied the dynamics of viral drug resistance and its relation to the molecular process of viral immune evasion.
October 2007 - August 2009
Cambridge, MA
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Research Scientist
Researched broad-spectrum antivirals based on caspase-activating dsRNA-binding proteins.
Summers 2004, 2005, 2006
Cambridge, MA
Community
Service
Beit Dror
Educator
Beit Dror is a shelter for homeless LGBTQ adolescents who have been rejected by their caretakers because of their sexual orientation. I organized a weekly talk series on issues relevant to adolescent health, such as STI’s, safe sex, healthy eating, and substance abuse.
June 2014 - May 2015
Tel Aviv, Israel
Harvard Hillel
Vice-President
Elected to serve on the board responsible for shaping the mission of the organization and executing its goals. The scope of our work included interfaith dialogue, philanthropy, creating a forum for political dialogue, developing fine arts based on Jewish themes, and creating a safe and comfortable environment for student religious life.
January 2005 - December 2006
Cambridge, MA
Harvard Student Synagogue
Cantor
January 2004 - December 2006
Cambridge, MA
Languages
English
Native
Spanish
Native
Hebrew
Fluent
Interests Linguistics
Archaeology and
literature of the
Ancient Near East
Running Salsa dancing