The Division of Infectious Diseases provides treatment and support for patients with HIV, AIDS and other infectious diseases -- particularly those that further complicate the health of cancer or organ transplant patients.
We also provide international travel medicine services for individuals going or returning from abroad.
Disorders and illnesses that we help our patients manage
Patients benefit from our board-certified infectious disease specialists'
expertise and experience in treating and preventing a wide variety of disorders
including:
• HIV
• Hepatitis
• Lyme disease
• Malaria
• Meningitis
• West Nile virus
• Yellow fever and other mosquito-borne diseases
Services for international travelers
Getting sick while traveling abroad, especially from diseases like hepatitis
A, B, typhoid, meningitis, polio, malaria or yellow fever, will cause you
a great deal of distress -- physically, mentally, and financially.
International travelers can rely on our group's expertise in infectious diseases and travel medicine to help you prepare for a trip or manage any illnesses upon return.
Contact us for the following travel services:
• Pre-travel counseling, including a review of your itinerary and guidance
on steps to take if you become ill or are injured abroad
• The most up-to-date information on disease outbreaks worldwide
• A full range of vaccinations including yellow fever, meningitis, rabies,
and Japanese encephalitis
• Post-travel treatment of infections or diseases
Research is an important element of improving patient care
Members of the Division of Infectious Diseases are on the faculty of Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and are members of St.
Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center's Department of Medicine. They are committed
to participating in leading-edge research involving both institutions.
Division members often participate in studies of new antiviral drugs for HIV and viral hepatitis.
Contact the division for information, an appointment or consultation
John D. Cahill, MD
Attending, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Specialties: Tropical Medicine
Phone: (212) 492-5500
George McKinley, MD
Director, Tuberculosis Management Programs, St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Specialties: Tuberculosis, Travel Medicine, HIV Infection
Phone: (212) 492-5500
Bruce Polsky, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Chief of Infectious Diseases, St. Luke's-Roosevelt
Specialties: Viral Infections, HIV/AIDS, infectious complications of cancer, AIDS and Immunosupresssion
Phone: (212) 523-2525