Julio E. Figueroa, MD

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	Julio E. Figueroa, MD Director, Fellowship Program Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Section of Infectious Disease 1542 Tulane Avenue Box T4M-1 New Orleans, LA 70112-2822 Phone: (504) 568-1457 Fax: (504) 568-5553 jfigue@lsuhsc.edu
Bio	Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Research Interests	Azaftig biology and lipolysis Proteoglycan biology
Selected Publications	Figueroa, JE. “Tick-borne diseases.” In: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management. Eds. EM Slaven, SC Stone, and FA Lopez. First Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Louisiana State University Health Science Center Infectious Diseases Section. “Eight months later—Hurricane aftermath challenges facing the LSUHSC Infectious Diseases Section.” Clin Infect Dis 43:2006. 485-489. Tietz A, Aldridge KE, Figueroa JE. “Disseminated coinfection with Actinomyces graevenitzii and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Case report and review of the literature.” J Clin Microbiol 43(6):2005. 3017-22.

Director, Fellowship ProgramAssociate Professor of Clinical Medicine