Department of Internal Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine

Infectious Diseases Patient Care

Inpatient Consultative Services

The Division of Infectious Diseases has very active inpatient consultative services, with well balanced exposure to different infectious diseases problems at three major locations:

  • Memorial Herman Hospital-TMC
    A full service hospital specializing in trauma care with active CV surgery and transplant programs.
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital
    Part of the Harris County Hospital District, a hospital serving indigent patients.
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    World renowned patient care and research center featuring training on solid tumor, hematology and ICU services.

Outpatient Consultative Services

The Division of Infectious Diseases sees outpatients with the full range of infectious diseases, including osteomyelitis, chronic fatigue, Lyme borreliosis, HIV/AIDS, and tropical diseases acquired during travel. The Division also staffs a full service travel medicine clinic that prepares travelers to travel safely to exotic locations. Services include medications to prevent malaria and treat travelers' diarrhea and all the necessary immunizations for travel. The staff takes pride in spending the time it takes to individualize the needs of the traveler and educate them accordingly. Fellows also rotate one morning a week in an HIV continuity clinic.

  • UT Physicians ID Clinic
    Continuity clinic serving a wide range of ID consultations
  • Travel Medicine Clinic
    Full-service clinic preparing clients for safe travel to exotic locations
  • Thomas Street Clinic
    Continuity clinic serving indigent patients with HIV infection