Duclos Dessalines (he/him)

Rotation Director and Preceptor for Outpatient Pediatric Medicine

 

Hometown

Gonaïves, Haiti

 

Medical School

MD from Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía in Mexico City

 

Where did you complete your Residency?

Pediatrics Internship at San Juan City Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Pediatrics Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago, IL

Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN

 
 

What do you like most about Lakeside?

The Residents

What are your interests in medicine?

Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism and Obesity

Do you speak any languages other than English?

Yes - Kreyol, French, Spanish and Portuguese

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Chocolate

What interests do you have outside of medicine?

Music and Sports

Tell us one random fact about anything else you like

Hibiscus is the National Flower of Haiti

What is your favorite spot in Florida?

Orlando

What advice would you give to a new doctor just starting their residency or their career?

First do no harm