Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases,
RUSH Medical College
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center
Volunteer Attending, Infectious Diseases, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Education
MD, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Research Areas
Hemil Gonzalez, MD is an NIH-sponsored researcher whose work in the Al-Harthi Lab focuses on the effects of antiretroviral drugs on immune cells and glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS) as well as peripheral immune cells and their trafficking between these two compartments. He is an active member of the AIDS clinical trials group (ACTG) and the recipient of the 2019-2021 minority HIV investigator mentoring program (MHIMP) award. His clinical research interests include the penetration and distribution of antiretroviral drugs in the CNS and point of care diagnostics for neurosyphilis.
Areas of Expertise
HIV, NeuroHIV, neurological infections, neurosyphilis