Stephen Wittels MD is a graduate of an intern year of general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center on Miami Beach. He completed medical school at the University of Miami, and is the Director of Fighting Cholera International. For two years, Stephen studied the genetic and cellular structure of the bacteria, V. cholerae. In addition to his interest in scientific discovery, he has a bachelors degree in Economics from Harvard University.
Dr. S Howard Wittels MD is a graduate of the University of Miami Medical School. He has gone on to become the chief and chairman of Anesthesia at Mount Sinai Medical center, as well as the dean of Anesthesia at FIU medical school. Dr. Wittels has agreed to be our chief medical officer.
FCI partnered with a production company in Nepal called NepaLaya. This organization managed transportation and logistics for our trip to Nepal.
Dr. Tobias Dörr serves as the organizations Chief research consultant. Dr. Dörr has worked as a postdoc at Harvard Medical School since 2011, and has recently accepted an assistant professorship at Cornell University. His research generally focuses on adaptive bacterial stress pathways and their implications in resistance/tolerance to antibiotics.
Seth N. Benes is a Florida native where he attended University of Central Florida as an undergraduate and went on to Stetson University where he graduated with a law degree. Seth has recently passed the Bar in Florida and has so graciously agreed to act as the Corresponding Secretary.
A native of Nepal, Binu is trained as a veterinarian and also holds a Master's degree in Biology from Tufts University. Upon completion of her Master's, Binu joined the Tufts Department of Pharmacology as a research assistant, followed by gaining expertise in drug discovery and development in the biotech sector in Boston, where she has worked as a Senior Associate Scientist. Binu will also serve as one of the organizations scientific consultants.
Kathleen White has forty years of experience of running a major corporation. She has volunteered her time to act as the CFO of the organization.
Nataly Wittels is a Harvard college graduate having achieved a degree in Integrated Biology. She is the active recording secretary.
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Dr. Ben Abbo: Vice- Director
Leah Weston, Esq.: Legal consultant