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Martín-José Sepúlveda is a Latino internal medicine and occupational physician. He is Distinguished University Professor at Florida International University and serves as as senior scholar for population health and innovation in the Office of Research and Economic Development. He is an IBM Fellow and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the Florida Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine, and the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

Early life and education
Sepúlveda was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Spanish Harlem in New York City. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx and graduated from Yale University with a major in Latin American Studies. He obtained his M.D. from the Harvard Medical School and his M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. Sepúlveda trained in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and in the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control. He served on the staff of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in its Respiratory Diseases Division in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Career
Sepúlveda holds the position of Distinguished University Professor at Florida International University where he supports the Senior Vice President of Research and Economic Development in population health research grant activities. Previously he had a long career at the IBM Corporation where he held numerous positions including Vice President of Global Occupational Well-being Services, and Vice President of Health Systems and Policy Research. In 2009, IBM awarded him its highest technical award by naming him an IBM Fellow.

Sepúlveda currently serves as the chair of the National Academy of Medicine's Section on Health Services Administration, Research, Education, and Policy. Additionally, he actively participates in advisory boards. These include the University of Pennsylvania Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and the Harvard Center for Work, Health and Well-being.

Sepúlveda is a fellow of numerous colleges including the American College of Physicians, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American College of Preventive Medicine, and the British Royal Society of Medicine.

Honors

 * 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Iowa.
 * 2010 Global Leadership in Corporate Health Award, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
 * 2010 Excellence and Innovation in Value-Based Purchasing, Global Business group on Health.
 * 2013 Hansen Award, University of Iowa.
 * 2016 Alvin F. Poussaint Visiting Lecture, Harvard Medical School.
 * 2017 Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, University of Iowa.
 * 2021 Achievement Award Promoting Health and Equity for LGBTQ Communities, Gay Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)