Raul Macias Gil, M.D.

Dr. Macias Gil is an Infectious Diseases specialist and Investigator at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is also an assistant professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Associate Program Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA.

Dr. Macias Gil currently serves as Chair the LGBTQIA+ Interest Group for the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) as well as the department of medicine’s DEI committee at Harbor-UCLA. His research focuses on improving test-to-treat strategies for COVID-19 and advancing HIV and STI prevention among Hispanic/Latinx and other communities disproportionally impacted by these infections.

Areas of Expertise
  • General infectious diseases
  • HIV and STI prevention and treatment
  • Global health
  • LGBTQIA+ health
  • Healthcare disparities
  • Medical education
Education
  • Infectious Diseases – Brown University
  • Internal Medicine – Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA
  • M.D. – Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Publications
A list of publications can be found here
Ongoing Research Projects

Doxy-PEP knowledge and attitudes among Hispanic/Latinx men who have sex with men and transgender women in Los Angeles