Dr. Jorge Murillo is the head of infectious disease for FIU Medicine. He is involved in developing the infectious disease curriculum and teaching first-to-fourth-year medical students. Murillo has had a leading role in developing the FIU travel medicine program and fourth-year elective. He also participates in the Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG) monthly inter-disciplinary case discussions.
Murillo has been a top infectious disease specialist for more than 40 years. In addition to his teaching duties, he has a private practice affiliated with Baptist Health South Florida. He also served as chief medical officer for the FIU Global Health Consortium and coordinator of the Chagas epidemiology study in South Florida.
Research Interests
- Genetic factors affecting HIV
- Viral hepatitis disease progression
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Education
- Fellowship, Infectious Disease, University of Maryland
- Residency, Boston University/Caritas Carney Hospital, Massachusetts
- M.D., Universidad Central de Venezuela