Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D. (LABM ’03), vice dean, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D. (LABM ’03), has been selected as the vice dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine – Florida Campus, succeeding Gerardo Colon-Otero, M.D. (I ‘82, HEM ‘84). Dr. Zubair was former associate dean of the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, and for the past three years, he was Dean of Education at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) – Mayo Clinic Joint Venture in Abu Dhabi and oversaw the Education Shield there. Dr. Zubair will begin transitioning into the role in July, with an official appointment on July 1.