My bio
Michael Sands, M.D., M.P.H. & T.M., FIDSA, is a University of Florida professor of medicine and a board-certified infectious disease and medical microbiology physician at UF Health in Jacksonville. He also holds a Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Traveler's Health from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He also serves as chief of the UF Division of Infectious Disease – Jacksonville, as well as associate program director for the Infectious Disease Fellowship.
Dr. Sands received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco, California. He completed fellowship training in infectious disease at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in clinical microbiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He also holds a Master of Public Health and Travel Medicine from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Sands specializes in adult clinical infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, public health and medical microbiology.
Board certifications
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Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
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Medical Microbiology
American Board of Pathology
Education
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Clinical Microbiology Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1981
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Infectious Disease Fellowship
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1977
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Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1975
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Internal Medicine Residency
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, 1974
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Doctor of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1972
Subspecialties
Gender
Male
Positions
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Professor of Medicine
University of Florida, 2011 - Current
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Chief
UF Division of Infectious Disease – Jacksonville, 1999 - Current
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Associate Program Director
Infectious Disease Fellowship, 2020 - Current
Accomplishments
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Promotion to Professor
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, 2011