RicardoMartinLa HozMDFACP, FAST, FIDSA
Infectious Disease • Dallas, TXTransplant/Immunocompromised States
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Diseases, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-2800Fax+1 214-645-2836
Summary
- Dr. Ricardo La Hoz is an infectious disease specialist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Cayetano Heredia University and has been in practice 12 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in transplant/immunocompromised states and is experienced in cryptococcal meningitis, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2013- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Cayetano Heredia UniversityClass of 2005, MD, Magna Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2014 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2013 - 2015
AL State Medical License 2007 - 2013- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Teaching Fellow Award for Excellence in Teaching Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Ben Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Master Teacher Award Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 358 citationsIdentification of Biomarkers for Differentiation of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from Classical K. pneumoniaeThomas A. Russo, Ruth Olson, Chi-Tai Fang, Nicole Stoesser, Mark A. Miller
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2018-08-27 - 43 citationsReactivation of Chagas disease among heart transplant recipients in the United States, 2012-2016Elizabeth B. Gray, Ricardo M. La Hoz, Jaime S. Green, Holenarasipur R. Vikram, Theresa Benedict
Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018-12-01 - 56 citationsTissue and blood protozoa including toxoplasmosis, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, Babesia, Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, and Naegleria in solid organ transplant recipients...Ricardo M. La Hoz, Michele I. Morris
Clinical Transplantation. 2019-09-01
Journal Articles
- Gain of Function Mutation in STAT1 and Disseminated ZygomycosisKumar N, Hanks ME, Chandrasekaran P, Davis BC, Hsu AP, Van Wagoner NJ, Merlin JS, Spalding C, La Hoz RM, Zerbe CS, Holland SM, Sampaio EP, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 4/2014
- Infectious Complications of Immune Modulatory AgentsLa Hoz RM, Baddley JW, Current Infectious Diseases Report
- Cryptococcal Infections: Changing Epidemiology and Implications for TherapyLa Hoz RM, Pappas PG, Drugs
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- American Society of TransplantationMember
- HIV Medical AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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