Infectious Diseases

Physicians in our Infectious Diseases Division specialize in the treatment of individuals with diseases or conditions caused by infectious agents, viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. These infectious diseases are becoming increasingly severe threats to public health, despite new and improved antimicrobial therapies.

Specialty Areas

Adult Vaccination
It’s estimated that as many as 60,000 adults die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases. Too often, they forget to update their vaccinations or incorrectly assume the shots they received as children will protect them for the rest of their lives. We offer a wide range of vaccines to protect adults from preventable illnesses.

HIV/AIDS
Our physicians provide the full spectrum of management for individuals infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. We also conduct clinical trials on new therapies for AIDs. For more information on research underway at UConn Health Center, visit our clinical trials web page.

International Travel Medicine
Our International Traveler’s Medical Service provides pre-travel counseling and immunization to avoid unnecessary risks from unfamiliar but preventable diseases. They offer post-travel follow-up for individuals who become ill as a result to their travels.

Viral Hepatitis
More than one million people in the United States are infected with a strain of hepatitis that can be transmitted to household members and sexual partners. Our physicians provide a full range of treatment for hepatitis. They also conduct clinical trials on new therapies for the disease. For more information on research underway at UConn Health Center, visit our clinical trials web page.

Our Physicians

Nina Carley, M.D.	Kevin Dieckhaus, M.D.	David Dorsky, M.D.
Richard Garibaldi, M.D.	Cristina G. Mondragon, M.D.	Edward Pesanti, M.D.