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“
The other professionals, whether they be
administrators from associations, attorneys,
or human resources specialists, bring experi-
ence that guides me immeasurably in being
able to view the strategic plan, policies,
vision, and even day-to-day operations with
input that is normally unavailable,” he added.
“
Since they do not have a vested interest in
the college, they are able to remain totally im-
partial. The members have also contributed
to the college in a significant way by annually
making a financial donation because of their
belief in what the college, through its faculty
and staff members, is trying to achieve. Most
importantly, they are all visionaries in their
professional careers.”
Although the contributions of the seven
individuals comprising the Dean’s Leadership
Council are incalculable, one fact is certain:
Their perceptions, opinions, and professional
savvy have helped lead the college to greater
levels of accomplishment.
Meet the Dean’s
Leadership Council
Robert W. Barron, Esq.
Berger Singerman LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mr. Barron is a corporate and real estate
attorney as well as a partner in the Fort
Lauderdale office of the law firm Berger
Singerman LLP, where he provides legal
and strategic counsel and assistance to his
clients in various types of commercial busi-
ness transactions as well as business chal-
lenges and opportunities. Mr. Barron, who
has significant experience in commercial
real estate transactions, corporate acquisi-
tions and dispositions, corporate loans, and
distressed business and debt transactions,
has been listed by
Best Lawyers in America
in the areas of corporate and real estate
law, legal elite, and super lawyers.
His commitment to community service
and charitable causes is evidenced by the
time he spends serving on the NSU Health
Professions Division Board of Governors and
the NSU-COM Dean’s Leadership Council.
He also devotes his energy to serving on the
Henderson Behavioral Health Board of Direc-
tors’ Executive Committee and the Greater
Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Fi-
nance Committee and Board of Directors. Ad-
ditionally, he chairs the Florida Bar Business
Law Section of the Legal Opinion Standards
Committee and the Sheridan House Family
Ministries Board of Directors.
Daniel C. Carney, D.O.
Medical Director
St. Anthony’s Rehabilitation Hospital
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Dr. Carney, who graduated from NSU-COM
in 1995, actually received his undergraduate
degree nearly two decades earlier from the
University of Miami in 1977. That’s because
the path he took to become a rehabilitation
medicine practitioner was a bit unconventional.
After years of working as a sportscaster and
talk show host in Miami, Florida, and in Atlanta,
Georgia, for CNN, he decided the time had
come to pursue his medical school dream.
Following the completion of his residency
training in physical medicine and rehabilitation
at Boston University Medical Center in Massa-
chusetts in 1999, he joined the staff of Boston
University Medical School as assistant profes-
sor of rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Carney, who
is board certified in physical medicine and
rehabilitation and attained his subspecialty in
spinal-cord injury certification from the Ameri-
can Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabili-
tation in 2002, is licensed to practice medicine
in both Florida and Massachusetts.
Because Dr. Carney is a native of South
Florida, he returned to the area with his wife
and four children in 2003 and has served as
medical director of St. Anthony’s Rehabilita-
tion Hospital since that time. His clinical inter-
ests include spinal-cord injury, stroke, sports
medicine, and musculoskeletal disorders.
Tyler Cymet, D.O.
Associate Vice President
for Medical Education
American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Dr. Cymet, who graduated from NSU-
COM in 1988, completed a rotating intern-
ship/research fellowship at the Chicago Col-
lege of Osteopathic Medicine and a primary
care internal medicine residency at the Yale
University School of Medicine. Dr. Cymet,
who also is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins
Faculty Development program, has conduct-
ed research on musculoskeletal disorders
and has published over 50 peer-reviewed
articles and two books.
In addition, he currently serves as AA-
COM’s director of the Training Osteopathic
Primary Care Educators (TOPCE) program.
