Aileen Marty

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Aileen Maria Marty is an

infectious disease expert and a professor at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.[1][2]

Early life and education

Born in Havana, Cuba, Marty moved to the United States, at the age of four years old,[3] when her family left Cuba following the Cuban Revolution of 1959, moving first to Venezuela and then to the United States.[4] She joined the United States Navy, and while in the Navy graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1982.[5][4] In the Navy, Marty achieved the rank of Commander in the mid-1990s.[citation needed] She was appointed to the Homeland Defense Committee in 2001 by Admiral James A. Zimble.[6] She was in the Navy for 25 years,[1] and retired in 2003.[4]

Career

Marty is known for her work on infectious diseases, including Zika fever in Miami,[7] Ebola,[8] COVID-19,[9][10][11] and monkeypox.[12] While in the Navy she led training courses for civilians on weapons on how to respond to biological and chemical attacks,[13] and studied old cases of anthrax at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.[6]

As of 2022 Marty is co-editor-in-chief of the journal One Health.[14]

Honors and awards

In 2015, the Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation department honored Marty for her work on diseases such as Ebola and malaria.[5] In September 2021, singer Gloria Estefan nominated Marty for Good Morning America's "Inspiration List".[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Plasencia, Amanda (March 8, 2021). "Dr. Aileen Marty Has Been Breaking Barriers for Women in Public Health for Years". NBC6.
  2. Washington Post
    . May 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Pecharich, Alexandra (January 23, 2015). "Cuban-American Ebola fighter goes where others fear to tread". FIU Magazine. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Who is the American Woman? Meet Captain Aileen Marty, MD". anikka becker. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Influential south Florida women make a difference". The Miami Herald. March 1, 2015. pp. SW12. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Evans, Christine (December 2, 2001). "The miracle that saved Ernie Blanco's life". The Palm Beach Post. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Chang, Daniel (August 4, 2016). "Where's Zika in Miami?". The Macon Telegraph. pp. A5. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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  9. ^ Santiago, Fabiola (July 15, 2020). "In Fauci, we trust — and these top Miami COVID doctors: Aileen Marty and Lilian Abbo". Miami Herald.
  10. PMID 32140538
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  11. PMID 33184283
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  12. ^ Christakis, Trish; Tin, Alexander (August 4, 2022). "FIU's Dr. Marty on monkeypox: "This is not a disease you want to get"". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  13. ^ Penton, Kevin (October 23, 2001). "Area emergency personnel train for attacks by terrorists". The Morning Call. p. 19. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Editorial board - One Health | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Video Gloria Estefan nominates Dr. Aileen Marty for the 'GMA' Inspiration List". ABC News.

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