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1400 NW 12th AveMiami, FL 33136
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Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2013
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Federal University of Minas GeraisClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2010 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2017
WI State Medical License 2015 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The State of Hepatitis C Elimination from the Front Lines: A Qualitative Study of Provider-Perceived Gaps to Treatment Initiation.Christopher J Gonzalez, Shashi N Kapadia, Jeff Niederdeppe, Arpan Dharia, Andrew H Talal
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024-09-01 - Leveraging opportunities for treatment/user simplicity (LOTUS): Navigating the current treatment landscape for achieving hepatitis C virus elimination among persons wh...Mark S Sulkowski, Anthony Martinez, Gia L Tyson, Kathleen Scholz, Ricardo A Franco
Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2024-06-01 - Birth cohort-specific consideration in an Emergency Department Hepatitis C Testing Programme: A description of age-related characteristics and outcomes.Lauren A Walter, Myles Prados, Audrey Lloyd, Sylvie Sontheimer, Matthew Heimann
Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 2024-05-01
Press Mentions
Canada Has Hit a Major Vaccine Milestone. There’s Still More Work to Do but Reasons to Feel Good About What’s Been AccomplishedSeptember 17th, 2021- Thanks to the Delta Variant, Reaching Herd Immunity Just Got a Lot HarderAugust 17th, 2021
- Why Is Delta More Infectious and Deadly? New Research Holds AnswersAugust 6th, 2021
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