Senior Infectious Diseases Consultant, Division of Clinical Research, NIAID
Attending, General and Transplant Infectious Diseases Consultation Service, NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., 1986, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Internal Medicine, 1992, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
Biography
Dr. Gea-Banacloche completed his medical studies and internal medicine training in Madrid, Spain. He came to NIH with a fellowship in allergy and immunology, followed by a fellowship in infectious diseases at NIAID. His focus has been on immune reconstitution and opportunistic infections, initially as a fellow focusing on AIDS and later as an Infectious Diseases physician focusing on infections in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant, solid organ transplant, and cellular therapy.
After many years as Chief of the Infectious Disease Consult Service at the NIH Clinical Center, he worked as a consultant in infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He returned to NIH in 2021 to join the NIAID Division of Clinical Research as a senior consultant in infectious diseases. He attends on the Infectious Diseases Consult Service at the NIH Clinical Center (both general and transplant) and is part of the NIAID Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program faculty.