Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds
When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 8403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724
Presenter Details
Talha Riaz, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedics Infectious Diseases
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Riaz is a clinical assistant professor of medicine and orthopedic surgery. He earned his medical degree from the King Edward Medical College, Pakistan, followed by residency training in internal medicine at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic. He completed his infectious diseases fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. He also completed a fellowship in orthopedics and infectious diseases as well as a research fellowship in cardiovascular infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has worked under the mentorship of national leaders in orthopedic infectious diseases including Drs. Douglas Osmon, Elie Berbari and Camelia Marculescu. He has worked on multiple projects pertaining to osteoarticular infections including a multicenter research study that focused on the risk factors of fungal prosthetic joint infections.
He is currently working on several projects related to orthopedic infections and collaborates with the orthopedic surgeons at the University of Arizona. He is also fascinated by coccidioidomycosis involving the bone and is an active member of the Valley Fever Center of Excellence.
Event Description
This University of Arizona event is sponsored by the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson. It is open to the public, particularly community physicians and other interested health-care professionals.