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In January 2016, Dr. Barth A. Green is named Executive Dean for Global Health and Community Service after serving 22 years as Chairman of the Department of the Neurological Surgery at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine. He is a Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Orthopedics, Radiology, and Rehabilitation Medicine and a world-renowned specialist in the surgical management of complex spine and spinal cord injuries and disorders Dr. Green received his B.A. from Indiana University in 1966 and his M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1969. He completed his general surgery training at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit from 1969-1970 and his neurosurgical residency from 1970-1975 at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Green is a diplomat of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and of the American College of Surgeons. He served 37 years in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps where he reached the rank of Lt. Colonel. In 1985 Dr. Green co-founded "The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis," an internationally acclaimed spinal cord injury and paralysis research center. He also co-founded Shake-A-Leg Miami, an adaptive watersport center, which combines education with recreation and annually serves thousands of children and adults with physical, developmental, and economic challenges. Aside from these important initiatives here in the United States, Dr. Green is President of Project Medishare for Haiti, which he co-founded in 1994 to help improve the health status of Haiti's citizens through an integrated and community approach to sustainable development. Dr. Green also co-founded the University of Miami Global Institute for Community Health and Development, a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine program focused on improving healthcare by capacity building and creating sustainable infrastructure in the healthcare sector focused on the western hemisphere. Dr. Green has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and over 75 textbook chapters. He has been a Visiting Professor at numerous universities all over the world. He serves as a reviewer for several journals in neurosurgery and neuroscience. He has received numerous local, national and international honors and awards for his community service and humanitarian work including: Humanitarian Award (American Association of Neurological Surgeons), Lawton's Heart Humanitarian Award (Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations), The Dorothy Shula Award for Outstanding Volunteerism (United Way of Miami Dade County), Chairman's Recognition Humanitarian Award (Florida Board of Medicine), President's Medal (University of Miami), Healthcare Heros Award (Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce) and James W. McLamore Outstanding Service Award (University of Miami Faculty Senate).