Director Infectious Diseases

A native of Peru, Dr. Cieza is the current Director of Infection Control and Epidemiology and Johnston UNC Health Care and received his medical degree from the National University of San Marcos in Lima. He completed his internship at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, where he also completed an internal medicine residency. Dr. Cieza finished a 2-year infectious disease joint fellowship program at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois.

Dr. Cieza received HIV/AIDS clinical training at the University of Texas at Houston and has been involved in numerous clinical research trials and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.