Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV near Nyack, NY

Biography: I am a "lifer" at Columbia. I was born in this very hospital, grew up running the halls with my father who was chief of the Division of Adult Infectious Diseases, attended medical school here, and then did a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases. You could say that infectious diseases are in my blood. Not many kids at age eight say, "I like bugs and drugs." That was my childhood. I treat children of all ages, from infancy to young adulthood. My specific areas of interest are post-operative wound infections and infections of the bone, as well as sexual health concerns such as sexually transmitted diseases (STD), vaccines, and HIV. I also enjoy helping families sort out mystery illnesses such as recurrent fevers and fatigue. Often these illnesses are not due to an infection, and sometimes it just takes time and listening to figure them out. My research interests are focused on infection control and prevention for children at home, school, and when they live in long term care facilities such as a pediatric post-acute care facilities. I teach healthcare providers through our NYC STD prevention and training grant to provide excellent sexual health services to all young adult populations (those who have easy access to care and those who don't). Specific issues that we train on are how to increase access to STD screening, how to recognize, test, and treat STDs, how to offer HIV testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV. As the pediatric infectious disease fellowship director, I am also very involved in training and inspiring future pediatric infectious disease physicians. The work that we do in infectious diseases is collaborative, and we often work as a team with other services to provide the best, most efficient care to our patients.

Biography: Dr. Theodore Hale is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with over 30 years of experience.\n\nIn addition to caring for patients at CMADC, Dr. Hale also sees high-risk patients at the Prenatal Center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital., Dr. Hale previously held the position of Chief of Urogynecology at NYC Health and Hospital Corporation, North Central Bronx Hospital in the Bronx, NY.\n\nDr. Hale served as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Residency Director of OBGYN at Lincoln Hospital, an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, and is Acting Chairman/Associate Chairman of OBGYN at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.\n\nDr. Hale completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the State University at Buffalo, NY and his internship at Sisters of Charity Catholic Hospital in Buffalo, NY. He has contributed to many professional peer-reviewed articles and books in Obstetrics and Gynecology, presented to ACOG National District Meeting in New York and has given many grand round lectures (Guest Professor) for continuing medical education at the Weill Cornell Medical College OBGYN in NYC. Dr. Hale was awarded the National ACOG Faculty attending of the Year twice and was an Associate Clinical Professor of OBGYN at New York Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.\n\nHe received his Master's Degree in Public Health Administration from Central Michigan University and was The Assistant Hospital Administrator at Broward County Medical Center at Pembroke Hospital in Florida. He received his medical doctorate from Santiago University of Technology in Santiago, Dominican Republic.\n\nDr. Hale holds professional memberships to the New York Medical Society, the American Medical Association. He is a fellow of the American college of Surgery and is a Diplomate of the American College of OB-GYN.