The Division of Infectious Diseases at MetroHealth strives to provide outstanding care for adults with illnesses resulting from infections.  Specialized programs provide additional services for:

• HIV-care
• Home antibiotic infusion therapy
• Tuberculosis
• Travel-related infections 
• Sexually transmitted diseases

MetroHealth maintains a satellite unit of the national, multi-center Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group, providing the opportunity for persons living with HIV to participate clinical trials.

Fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at MetroHealth is offered in partnership with University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Cleveland Wade Park Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Hospital (www.cwru-id.org). In addition to broad clinical exposure, the fellowship offers diverse research and training opportunities including opportunities for training in epidemiology & biostatistics.

Patient Services

The Adult Division of Infectious Diseases specializes in the clinical management of infectious illnesses in adults including, but not limited to, bone and joint infections, primary immune deficiencies and HIV-disease. Comprehensive infusion therapies are offered in the outpatient clinic and we coordinate outpatient home intravenous antibiotic therapy.

Our travel clinic provides health information, prevention and treatment for infections that are associated with travel to foreign countries.

HIV-care involves a comprehensive team with broad expertise and experience in HIV-disease management consisting of physicians, social work case managers, registered nurses, and registered pharmacists. Indigent care services and medication assistance are provided through the Ryan White Title I Emergency Assistance Program.

Our tuberculosis clinic provides prevention and treatment services for Cuyahoga County and surrounding locales.

Important Telephone Numbers

For an Appointment with a Physician  

Infectious Disease Clinic              216-778-7828
Tuberculosis Clinic                        216-778-3097
Travel Clinic                                     216-957-5000

For Persons Living with HIV 

HIV Case Manager/Social Worker ~
216-778-5551
Information about Clinical Trials ~
216-778-5489

Our new patient information booklet for people
living with HIV/AIDS is available in both
English and Español on-line and in our clinic.