OUR STORY

DR. JOHN SINNOTT

Dr. John T. Sinnott is a physician, scientist, and business executive who serves as the Chair of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He also serves as the director of the Florida Infectious Disease Institute. In the past, Dr. Sinnott has held numerous leadership and consultant positions, including serving as a senior advisor to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on bio defense. Dedicated to improving global health, Dr. Sinnott helped start USF Medicine International and played a critical role in establishing the Sister Cities Agreement between Tampa, FL and Lanzhou, China. Inspired by a deep interest in global health, Dr. Sinnott is responsible for forging several training programs with countries such as India, China, Thailand, Colombia, and Panama. Under his tenure, USF has been at the forefront of biodefense and initiatives in response to emerging infectious diseases.

DR. LUCY GUERRA

Dr. Lucy Guerra is a professor and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Guerra also serves as the Medical Director of the TGH Specialty Clinic at Health Park and the Tampa Bay Crisis Center. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, as a member of the USF Health COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Guerra co-created a model to treat COVID-confirmed patients virtually and in-person to lessen the burden on local hospitals. She is an avid volunteer with the Tampa Bay Street Medicine and the USF Bridge Clinic, advising and supervising medical students and residents providing clinical care to under-served and homeless populations. Dr. Guerra received her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, after which she completed her internal medicine internship and residency at Weill Cornell-Columbia Presbyterian Hospitals and the University of Wisconsin, respectively.

DR. LYNETTE MENEZES

Dr. Lynette Menezes is the Assistant Vice President of International Affairs, USF Health and the Assistant Dean of USF Medicine International at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She also serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine. Dr. Menezes oversees affiliations with more than 90 institutions building and supporting global health programs, study abroad and student exchange in 38 countries including Colombia, China, Ghana, India, Panama, Peru, Thailand, and Uganda. As the founding director and now assistant Dean of USF Medicine International she has been instrumental in establishing affiliations with more than 50 institutions across the globe. She has extensive experience building the capacity of physicians, health care providers and public health professionals in India, China, Thailand and Uganda. Locally, she volunteers as a faculty advisor for Tampa Bay Street Medicine that provides preventive and clinical services to the homeless. Most recently, she co-founded the refugee clinic at USF Health that serves refugees in the Tampa Bay area with no access to health care. She loves reading, travel, hiking and volunteering with Tampa Bay Street Medicine.