Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Adjunct Professor
Email: vrolla@sdsu.edu
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Education
- MD, PhD, Parasitary Biology – Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1999)
- BS, Medicine, Gama Filho University, Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1983)
Biography
Bachelor’s at Medicine from Gama Filho University (1983) and doctorate at Parasitary Biology from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (1999). Infectious disease specialist working and caring for HIV+ patients, since 1986, due to the importance of TB for the morbidity and mortality of these patients, have been trying to contribute to better understanding of TB-HIV interactions. I have been working in the REDE-TB as the coordinator of TB-HIV area and as a consultor for the Brazilian HIV-AIDS department and for tuberculosis program for TB-HIV co-infection