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Michael Virata, MD, FACP, FIDSA

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Director, HIV Clinical Services, Internal Medicine

Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Yale Medicine

Program Director, Medicine, HIV Care and Prevention Program, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Contact Info

Infectious Diseases

1450 Chapel Street, Saint Raphael Campus

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

About

Titles

Associate Professor Term

Director, HIV Clinical Services, Internal Medicine; Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, Yale Medicine

Positions outside Yale

Program Director, Medicine, HIV Care and Prevention Program, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Biography

My mission is to be able to serve the most diverse population possible. My passion is with HIV care and I have been involved with patients throughout my entire medical career. My goal is to find solutions to help control and possible eradicate HIV from the community.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (1997)
Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (1994)
Residency
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (1993)
Internship
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (1991)
MD
University of the Philippines (1989)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Michael Virata's published research.

Publications

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2014

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    New Haven County Medical Association

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    Leeway Inc.

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    New Haven Mayor's Task Force on HIV/AIDS

  • honor

    Elsie Cofield Award for Community Service

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    Fellowship

Clinical Care

Overview

Michael Virata, MD, is an infectious disease specialist who has focused his career to caring for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). He is the medical director of HIV clinical services at Yale New Haven Hospital-Saint Raphael Campus, and has worked with Yale New Haven Health and the state of Connecticut to end HIV infections—a goal he hopes to achieve in his lifetime.

Since Dr. Virata decided to specialize in HIV and AIDS in the early ‘90s, prospects for patients have changed tremendously. “It’s moved from being a terminal illness where we didn't have much in the way of treatment to really being in the chronic disease realm,” he says. “For someone young who gets infected right now, their life expectancy is close to being normal as long as they are getting care and follow the general recommendations.” Treatments can bring the virus down to undetectable levels, so people who have HIV can have sexual relationships without fear of transmission, he says. Ending the HIV epidemic is a national goal.

The next steps in eradicating the disease starts with the new “95-95-95” goal, which means making sure 95% of people are aware of their HIV status, having 95% of those with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, (ART), and bringing 95% of those on antiretroviral therapy to the point of being virologically suppressed to undetectable levels.

Dr. Virata says the patients with HIV that he cares for do extremely well. “I have patients that I have followed for many, many years. It's very rewarding to see them carrying on with their normal lives. I've had several patients start families,” he says. “I know their life stories. It's really very fulfilling work.”

Clinical Specialties

Infectious Diseases; HIV & AIDs Medicine

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • HIV Specialist

    Certification Organization
    American Academy of HIV Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    2014

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Get In Touch

Contacts

Appointment Number
Mailing Addresses

Infectious Diseases

1450 Chapel Street, Saint Raphael Campus

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

Infectious Diseases

200 Orchard Street

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Yale Infectious Diseases

    Academic Office

    Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus

    1450 Chapel Street, Wing Main Building, Fl 4th Floor, Rm M4234B

    New Haven, CT 06511

    Clinical Inquiry

    203.200.6899

    Business Office

    203.789.4234
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