David S. Rubin, M.D., Director, AIDS and Specialty Care Center

David S. Rubin, M.D., is director of the AIDS Designated Center and Specialty Care Center. His medical training at Cornell University Medical College was followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. He thereafter completed the fellowship in Infectious Disease at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Manhattan.

Dr. Rubin is a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. His special interest is the care of patients with HIV/AIDS, including running clinical trials with antiviral therapy, lecturing on topics related to therapeutics and the latest data in the field.

Dr. Rubin sits on several New York Hospital Queens committees including the Quality Assurance and Infection Control Committees. He has contributed both to journal literature and textbook chapters in Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Rubin is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is diplomate of the subspecialty of Infectious Diseases.

D. Rubin's thoughts on the residency:

"Residency is the time to develop the skills and habits that develop a medical student into a doctor."