Jose A. Serpa-Alvarez, M.D., M.S., PhD.
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Positions
- Professor
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Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases
Baylor College of Medicine
- Medical Director of HIV Services and Thomas Street Health Center
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Harris Health System
Addresses
- One Baylor Plaza (Office)
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MS: BCM285, Suite 672E
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- MD from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- 03/1999 - Lima, Peru
- Research Fellowship at The Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander von Humboldt
- 05/2002 - Lima, Peru
- Residency at Henry Ford Hospital
- 06/2005 - Detroit, Michigan
- Internal Medicine
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/2008 - Houston
- Infectious Diseases
- MS from Baylor College of Medicine
- 07/2010 - Houston
- Clinical Investigation
- PhD from University of Texas School of Public Health
- 12/2022 - Houston, Texas United States
- Healthcare Management and Health Policy
Certifications
- Board certified in Infectious Diseases
- Board certified in Internal Medicine
- Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler's Health
Honors & Awards
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership
- Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and evaluation
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Development of Enduring Educational Materials
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation
Professional Statement
I am currently involved in patient care, medical education, and clinical research. My professional interests include care of people living with HIV, and healthcare management. I have served as the director of the infectious diseases fellowship program since 2013, and I currently provide clinical care at Thomas Street Health Center (HIV clinic), and Ben Taub Hospital.Websites
Selected Publications
- Infectious Diseases Society of America Training Program Directors’ Committee "The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities." Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;7(3):ofaa058. Pubmed PMID: 32166097
- Serpa JA, Knights S, Farmakiotis D, Campbell J "Brucellosis in Adults and Children: A 10-Year Case Series at Two Large Academic Hospitals in Houston, Texas." South Med J. 2018 Jun;111(6):324-327. Pubmed PMID: 29863218
- Serpa JA, Rueda AM, Somasunderam A, Utay NS, Lewis D, Couturier JP, Breaux KG, Rodriguez-Barradas M "Long-term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Is Associated With Increased Microbial Product Translocation, Innate Immune Activation, and Reduced Immunologic Recovery in Patients With Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection." Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 30;65(10):1638-1643. Pubmed PMID: 29020215
- Andrade R, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Yasukawa K, Villarreal E, Ross M, Serpa JA "Single Dose Versus 3 Doses of Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin for Early Syphilis in HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial." Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 15;64(6):759-764. Pubmed PMID: 28200045
- Serpa JA, Graviss EA, Kass JS, White AC "Neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas: an update." Medicine (Baltimore). 2011 Jan;90(1):81-6. Pubmed PMID: 21200189
- Serpa JA, Villarreal-Williams E, Giordano TP "Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in a large cohort of HIV-infected patients." J Infect. 2010 Nov;61(5):399-402. Pubmed PMID: 20732351
Memberships
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Peruvian College of Physicians
Languages
Spanish
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