Ramon M. Tallaj, M.D., is the Medical Director for Latin American Initiatives at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital and the President/Chairman of Corinthian Medical Independent Physician Association, a group medical practice serving the medically underserved Hispanic communities of Washington Heights and Inwood in partnership with St Clare's Hospital. Previously, Dr. Tallaj was Chief of Ambulatory Care at St. Clare's Hospital / St. Vincent Midtown Hospital. From 1989-1990, he served as Medical Director of the Social Security and Welfare Department of the Dominican Republic, and from 1986-1989 as Under-Secretary for Administration of the Dominican Republic's Public Health and Social Services Ministry.