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Biography

Peter A. Averkiou, M.D., F.A.A.P., is a board certified pediatrician, who was in private practice for 20 years in Boca Raton, Florida. In 2012, he joined the faculty of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at ����ֱ�� as an Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science. Dr. Averkiou is the Co-Director of M1 and M2 Clinical Education. He is also the Director of the Newborn Nursery Clinical Rotation and the Director of the Service Learning Projects. Dr. Averkiou serves as a Learning Community/Portfolio Advisor. He is also on the Interprofessional Education Development Sessions Committee and the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program Advisory Board. Dr. Averkiou is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. His goal is to train the medical students to be excellent clinicians and compassionate doctors.

Education

• 1985: B.S., The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education of the City College of New York, New York, NY (Currently CUNY School of Medicine)
• 1988: M.D., Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
• 1988-1989: Intern in Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
• 1989-1991: Resident in Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Work History

• 2013-Present: Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU
• 2012-2013: Affiliate Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU

Duties:

• January 2015-Present: Co-Director, M1 and M2 Clinical Education
• October 2013-Present: Director, Newborn Nursery Clinical Rotation
• March 2014-Present: Director, Service Learning Projects
• April 2014-Present: Director, Pediatric Phone Case, Institutional Competency Assessment (ICA) for Year 3
• March 2014-Present: Learning Community Advisor/Portfolio Advisor
• April 2013-Present: Clinical Skills Faculty
• August 2014-Present: Clinical Learning Group Faculty
• August 2014-Present: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Faculty, IQ (Inquiry) Cases
• April 2013-Present: Science of Clinical Practice Faculty
• April 2013-Present: Simulation Center Faculty
• January 2014-Present: Year 3 Institutional Competency Assessment (ICA) Planning Team
• January 2015-Present: Year 2 Institutional Competency Assessment (ICA) Planning Team
• January 2015-Present: Year 1 Institutional Competency Assessment (ICA) Planning Team
• April 2015-Present: Interprofessional Education Development Sessions (IPEDS) Committee
• October 2013-Present: Interprofessional Education Development Sessions (IPEDS) Faculty
• October 2014-Present: Interviewer for Year 4 Mock Residency Interviews
• August 2017-Present: Interviewer of Medical School Applicants for the Admissions Committee
• February 2016-Present: Judge for Medical Student & Resident Research and Scholarship Day
• 2012-2013: Clinical Pediatrics instruction - ����ֱ��pre-med students, Bethesda Memorial Hospital (Dr. Ira Gelb’s course)

Other Work History:

• 2012-Present: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Clinical Pediatrics Instruction and Pediatric Lectures to 3rd year medical students - Bethesda Memorial Hospital
• 1991-2011: Private Practice - General Pediatrics at Boca Raton Pediatric Associates
• 2014-Present: YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program Advisory Board
• 2004-2007: Abbott Laboratories - Lecturer/Speaker

Scholarly Activity

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Kaisar E., Coolahan J., Koomullil R., and Averkiou P.,�� “Infectious Disease and Hospital Surge Capacity Impacts on Urban Transportation”, International Journal of Transportation, Vol 4, No. 2, pp-15-30, Aug. 2016.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

• Kaisar E., Al-Ghandour M., and Averkiou P. , “The Impact of Junctions on the Frequency and Severity of Road Crashes in Florida”, Conference Proceedings at the 2017 Urban Street Symposium; Raleigh, North Carolina, May 21-24, 2017.
• Kaisar E.I ., Kapetanakis K., and Averkiou P. , “Analysis of the Impact of Junctions with Frequent Road Crashes in Urban Areas”, Conference Proceedings at the 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference; Orlando, Florida, October 6-8, 2015.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics
• Medical Staff at Boca Raton Regional Hospital
• Medical Staff at West Boca Medical Center
• Medical Staff at Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Awards

• America’s Top Pediatricians, 2002-Present
• Outstanding IQ Faculty, 2017
• Outstanding Foundations of Medicine Year 1 Faculty, 2015
• Honor Your Doctor Award, 2016
• Patients' Choice Award, 2011
• Compassionate Doctor Award, 2011
• People’s Choice Award Honored Doctor, 1999
• Rouseau Foundation-Rouseau Guardian Award, 2016
• Peer Reviewer for MedEdPORTAL at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), 2017-Present
• Collaborative Institutional Training Inititiative (CITI) Certification, January 2018

Clinical Activity

Board Certification

• American Board of Pediatrics, Certificate # 050354