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The field of infectious diseases (ID) is broad and involves many organ systems. This rotation guide focuses on some key areas and is by no means comprehensive.

This rotation guide covers the following topics:

Other important topics related to infectious diseases are covered in the following rotation guides:

For a brief history of infectious diseases, click here.

Rajesh T.  Gandhi, MD
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Director of HIV Clinical Services and Education at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is the site leader of the MGH AIDS Clinical Research Site in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) and the Co-Director of the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). Dr. Gandhi is a member of the NIH Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel, a scientific member of the Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, and Chair of the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel on Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV in Adults. Dr. Gandhi is a Section Editor of NEJM Knowledge+ Internal Medicine Infectious Disease.

This rotation guide was developed by a collaborative team of contributors including:

Writers: Michael Mi, MD; Amanda Fernandes, MD; Andrea Merrill, MD (NEJM Fellows); James Higgs, MD; Lauren Pischel, MDPeer Reviewers: Diane Janowicz, MD; Lana Dbeibo, MD; Patrick Milligan, MD; Andrew Dysangco, MD; Cole Beeler, MD; Luke Guillen, MD; Jack Schneider, MD; Daniel Caroff, MD; Jacqueline Chu, MD; Ann E. Woolley, MD; Mary Montgomery, MD; Jake Johnson, MD; and Molly Paras, MD Senior Editor: Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MB BCh BAO, MMScSection Expert: Rajesh Gandhi, MD Last updated: July 2023 by Hayden Andrews, MD

Brief Case Presentations with Pictures
Infectious Diseases Images
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Infectious Diseases Videos