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Ronald Sherman, MD, Infectious Disease, Santa Ana, CA

RonaldArlenShermanMD

Infectious Disease Santa Ana, CA

Director, BioTherapeutics, Education & Research Foundation

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  • Office

    1725 W. 17th Street
    Santa Ana, CA 92706
    Phone+1 714-834-7991

Summary

  • Ronald Sherman earned degrees in Entomology (BS - UC Riverside) and Medicine (MD - UCLA), before going on to study Tropical Medicine at the University of London (MSc). Long interested in maggot therapy, he initiated the first clinical trials of maggot therapy for wound healing during his Infectious Diseases fellowship, 1989-1991.

    Dr. Sherman continued his studies while on staff at the VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA (Infectious Diseases/Geriatrics). Subsequently, he joined the faculty at UC Irvine to study maggot biochemistry. All the while, he continued to produce medicinal maggots for clinicians throughout the western hemisphere who wanted to share in the benefits of maggot therapy. As a founding member of the BioTherapeutics, Education and Research (BTER) Foundation, Dr. Sherman developed biotherapy educational programs for therapists, patients, and the community.

    After the FDA began regulating his Medical Maggots, Dr. Sherman’s laboratory had to separate from the University (2005). Dr. Sherman continues to teach, do research, and produce medicinal maggots. But in order to minimize conflicts of interest, he earns his living in an unrelated field: working 1 or 2 days per week providing medical care for uninsured HIV/AIDS patients at the county’s health department.

Education & Training

  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 1989 - 1991
  • University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
    University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMSc, Clinical Tropical Medicine, 1987 - 1988
  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1987
  • University of California (San Francisco)/Mount Zion
    University of California (San Francisco)/Mount ZionInternship, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1983
  • University of California, Riverside
    University of California, RiversideBS, Entomology, 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1984 - Present
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1984 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2022
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

Grant Support

  • Wound Sterilizing Factors From Medicinal MaggotsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2001