Panagiota V. Caralis MD, JD, FACP

Dr. Panagiota Caralis is a triple graduate of the University of Miami, receiving her BS, MD, and JD degrees. She is a Professor of Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, and serves as a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Medical Director of the Women Veterans’ Health Program at the Miami VA.  She has taught courses at both the medical and law schools in ethics and health law and has published research that spans both disciplines.

Currently, Caralis directs a Medical Legal clinic serving veterans and a Health Law Pathway Program, which integrates the legal education for medical students throughout their medical school careers.  She is a part of the T.H.R.I.V.E. clinic, which is an interdisciplinary clinic at JMH/UM that provides medical care for survivors of Human Trafficking.  She and Dr. JoNell Potter received the Innovators Award for their efforts from the State Attorney’s Office for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and she serves on the State Attorney’s Council addressing Human Trafficking.