Dr. Ruel has devoted his career to the study of infectious disease and the improvement of child health in limited-resource settings. He completed his medical doctorate from the Yale University School of Medicine, with pediatric residency, chief residency and pediatric infectious fellowship training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Health at the UCSF-Benioff Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ruel has performed clinical and translational research of children and adolescents with HIV in Uganda and Kenya. In the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network, he serves as Chair of the Therapeutic Scientific Committee. Dr. Ruel also serves as a co-chair of the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children. Dr. Ruel’s clinical practice includes caring for infants, children and young adults with HIV-infection. Dr. Ruel co-founded and remains active with the nonprofit organization, Global Strategies (www.globalstrategies.org), which partners with providers at sites in Africa and India to improve maternal-child health.
