Experienced in HIV/AIDS

Dr. Thaidra Gaufin

Infectious Disease
Sutter Health
Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic
317 West Pueblo Street, 
Santa Barbara, CA 
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Experienced in HIV/AIDS
Sutter Health
Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic
317 West Pueblo Street, 
Santa Barbara, CA 
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Overview

Thaidra Gaufin is an Infectious Disease provider in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Gaufin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, HIV/AIDS, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Myelitis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of HIV/AIDS.

Graduate Institution
Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Specialties
Infectious Disease
Licenses
Hospitalist in CA
Hospital Affiliations
St Johns Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Wellcare
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Locations

Sansum Clinic Pueblo Multi-Specialty Clinic
317 West Pueblo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Call: 805-681-7500

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


12 Total Publications

Making a Monkey out of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis: Immune Cell Depletion Experiments as a Tool to Understand the Immune Correlates of Protection and Pathogenicity in HIV Infection.
Making a Monkey out of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis: Immune Cell Depletion Experiments as a Tool to Understand the Immune Correlates of Protection and Pathogenicity in HIV Infection.
Journal: Viruses
Published: March 27, 2024
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