Lila Shoshana Chertman

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Dr. Lila Chertman is an endocrinologist based in Miami, FL born to Peruvian parents. She graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa distinction and participated on several medical missions in Peru. She completed her fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System, and her Internal Medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Dr. Chertman has published several medical papers and was a healthy policy intern for Senator Bill Cassidy in Washington D.C. As a resident she held leadership roles within the American College of Physicians, the Florida Medical Association, and the Peruvian American Medical Society. Lila is also a professional singer and Cantorial Soloist. Before starting medical school, she worked as the Cantorial Assistant at Congregation Bnai Israel in Boca Raton. She is a member of the Master Chorale of South Florida where she sang in productions including Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Verdi’s Requiem among others, as well as with Andrea Bocelli in Concert. Since 2022 Lila has been the Cantor for the High Holy Days at Temple Emanuel of Miami Beach. She is passionate about Zionism and has traveled with and served on the board of Jewish National Fund-USA in South Florida, and is a graduate of the American Jewish Committee Shepard Broad Fellowship.