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Date of Birth: 10 December, 1945 Military: United States Navy 1975-1977, Naval Hospital, Beaufort, S.C. Education: Union College, Schenectady, NY B.S. (Biology) 1966Albany Medical College, Albany, NY (M.D.) 1970Internship- Albany Medical Center Hospital 1970-1971Residency- Albany Medical Center Hospital 1971-1973Fellow- Infectious Diseases, Albany Medical College 1973-1975 Certified: National Board of Medical Examiners- 1971American Board of Internal Medicine- 1973 Licensed: New York, Massachusetts Professional Societies: American Society for MicrobiologyInfectious Disease Society of AmericaMassachusetts Infectious Diseases SocieryAmerican Foundation for Infectious DiseasesAmerican Medical AssociationOutpatient Intravenous Therapy AssociationH.I.V. Medical Association Affiliations: Chief of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MAClinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University College of MedicineVisiting Instructor in Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1989-1990Member, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MAConsultant in Infectious Diseases, Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MAHolyoke Hospital, Holyoke, MA, Noble Hospital, Westfield, MA, The Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts, Ludlow, MAChairman, Infection Control: Mercy Hospital, The Rehabilitation Hospital of Western MassachusettsMedical Advisory Committee- Visiting Nurse Association of Holyoke Massachusetts Business: Medical Director, PROTOCARE of Massachusetts 1986-1997 Employment: Hampden County Medical Group, 1977-1979Springfield Medical Associates, 1979-1999Robert P. Hoffman MD, P.C. 1999- present Pharmaceutical Companies: Clinical Consultant in Infectious Diseases and H.I.V. Care: Merck, Hoffmann- LaRoche, Glaxo, Abbott, Agouron, Ortho-McNeil, Bristol Myers Squibb Recent Papers Presented: Current Issues in H.I.V./A.I.D.S.- March 7, 1999, West Springfield, MAInfections in Long Term Care- Western Massachusetts Hospital, Westfield, MA, June 2, 1999Cost-Effective Antibiotic Use- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, June 8, 1999Salvage Therapy in H.I.V. Care- St. Petersberg, Florida, July 7, 1999OPAT in the Era of Managed Care- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, September 9, 1999Salvage Therapy in Patients with Drug Resistant H.I.V.- Worcester, MA, October 7. 1999Antibiotic Associated Colitis and other Gastrointestinal Complications of Antibotic Use- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, November 16,1999Influenza- What Is It and What Can We Do About It?- Springfield, MA, December 9, 1999Line Sepsis-How Do We Identify It, How do We Treat It?- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, March 21, 2000African A.I.D.S.- Ugly Pictures in a Beautiful Setting- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, October 10, 2000H.I.V. and the African American Community- Springfield, MA, March 5, 2001Community Acquired Pneumonia- applying Science to Practice-Springfield, MA; November 14, 2000Community Acquired Pneumonia- Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA, May 12, 2001A Change of HAART- E. Longmeadow, MA, May 17, 2001CAP- A New Paradigm- Tufts Health Plan- October 19, 2001, Holyoke, MABioterrorism and the Physician- West Springfield, MA, Dec. 6, 2001AIDS in Africa- Sad Pictures in a Beautiful Place- Springfield, MA, February 6, 2002Less is More- A Change of HAART- Waterbury, CT, April 9, 2002 Symposia Moderated: Infectious Diseases Updated- 1983, Springfield, MAInfection Control Update- 1984, Springfield, MATopics in Infection Control- 1985, Springfield, MATopics in Infection Control- 1986, Springfield, MAHome Care in the ’90’s- High Tech and Compassion- Springfield, MAIntrroduction to Home Care- Hoffmann- LaRoche Home Health Services, Mahwah, NJ, February 22, 1989Antibiotics and Fever- April 4, 1990Common Infections: Contemporary Management Strategies-April 25, 1991Common Infectious Diseases- April 9, 1992. Springfield, MAQuality Assurance in Home Care- April 17, 1993, OPIVITA Conference, Chicago, IL Books Reviewed: Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, (ASHP), Bethesda, MD, 1990 Papers Published: “Quality Assurance of Protocare of Masasachusetts”, OPIVITA, Oct. 1991“Valuing Outpatient Management Services”, OPIVITA, December, 1991“Managed Care and the Infectious Diseases Specialist”, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 23, No. 2, August, 1996In Preparation: “Outcomes of H.I.V. Care in a Community Based Practice-1998-1999”Merck Protocol 094/CRX463 (Direct study)- A Study of the Effectiveness and Side Effects of Indinavir-Ritonavir Combination.Glaxo (Zorro study)- To Assess the Tolerability and Safety of Ziagen in H.I.V.-I Infected Individuals.Agouran AG1700-1170- A Study to Assess the Ability of Delaviradine to Improve Lipid Profiles in H.I.V. Infected Individuals. Textbooks: Handbook of H.I.V., Total Learning Concepts, Boston, MA 2002Read More