Specialty-trained in both internal medicine and infectious disease, Rafael Ruiz-Gaviria, MD, offers diagnosis, treatment and management of various infectious diseases, including HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, hospital acquired infections, hardware infections and tropical diseases.
Born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Dr Ruiz Gaviria has always been intrigued by the links between human behavior and disease and how transmittable diseases shape how people live and interact. After medical school, he stayed in Colombia to work for the Unit of Infectious Diseases at San Ignacio University Hospital, before coming to the U.S.