Dr. Lilian Abbo, is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Infectious Diseases at Jackson Health System and a Professor of Clinical Infectious Diseases at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Transplant Institute. Dr Abbo has been a patient advocate, health system leader and frontline infectious diseases expert managing infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship through a complex ecosystem in Miami, Florida. She oversees across Jackson Health System, 7 acute care hospitals (including pediatrics and behavioral health), 2 nursing homes, 5 urgent care centers and 3 of the Miami Dade County jails. She graduated from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and completed her residency trainings at Jacobi Medical Center, NY and Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She holds an Executive master’s in business administration (MBA) from the University of Miami Herbert Business School. Lilian has co-authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and has been an invited speaker in hundreds national and international meetings. She has been frequently interviewed by local, National, and international media outlets for her expertise in Infectious Diseases. Her research is focused on the management of complex solid organ transplant patients with multidrug resistant infections, infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship. She is the past president of Women in Academic Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and a Fellow of the 25th Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine. She received the May Brunson University of Miami Women’s Commission Award in 2016; The UM Department of Medicine Diversity Award (2017) and the Women in Academic Medicine Leadership Award (2017). Dr Abbo is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and currently serves in the IDSA Board of Directors.