Hello, this is Michael Gottlieb.
I am a doctor in Los Angeles, board-certified in internal medicine and clinical immunology/ allergy. I have a teaching faculty appointment as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
AIDS at 30
June 5th, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of my report on five patients who had what would become known as AIDS. Several articles and media segments, linked below, look back at that time and reflect on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic today, and feature interviews with me and some of my colleagues.
- BBC Podcasts – Discovery – AIDS
- Beverly Press – June 9, 2011 – Vigil Marks Anniversary of AIDS
- Chicago Sun-Times – AIDS no longer a death sentence, but the epidemic is far from over
- Daily Breeze – Artist with HIV for nearly 30 years warns of myths
- Financial Times Health – Doctor’s perspective: pioneer urges fresh efforts
- France 24 – 30 Years of AIDS
- Gay News – Frontiers Web – Breaking Gay News | AIDS at 30
- HIV Electronic Resource – Features – 30 Years in 30 Weeks, 1981
- Kansas City Public Radio KCUR – 30 Years Later: Progress on AIDS but Stigma, Uncertainty Remain (2011-06-15)
- LA Weekly – Blogs – "AIDS Isn't Over, People, So Stop Acting Like it Is: A Warning From HIV's First Responder, UCLA's Michael Gottlieb
- NBC Los Angeles – Having AIDS Is Not Easy, Patient Reminds Young People
- Park LaBrea News Beverly Press – 30th Anniversary of AIDS Observed
- POZ – June 2011, #172 – Frontline Physician – by Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr
- Público.es – Es un mito que el sida empezara en homosexuales
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation – The View from Here: Dr. Michael Gottlieb & Dr. Paul Volberding
- Southern California Public Radio – AIDS anniversary: First study on five LA men released 30 years ago
- The Body Pro – There When AIDS Began: An Interview With Michael Gottlieb, M.D.
- The Washington Post – World AIDS Day: Doctor who first ID'd the disease chats with readers
- Unity News – U.S. Researcher Assists AIDS Fight In Africa
I have a long history of involvement with HIV/AIDS dating from 1981 when with colleagues I authored the first report to the CDC identifying AIDS as a new disease. Some of the highlights of my career are listed in the links and media sections of this website. My early involvement is chronicled in And the Band Played On by the late Randy Shilts. I am currently a trustee of the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) which does HIV/AIDS relief in the villages of Malawi, Africa. More about GAIA’s work in Malawi can be found at http://www.thegaia.org.
I am a New Jersey native with an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1973. I completed my residency in internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) My post-doctoral training was in immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University School of Medicine where I did research at the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute.
My current medical practice is located at Synergy Hematology and Oncology,5901 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. In my practice I treat patients with general internal medicine problems as well as patients with HIV and other viral (e.g. type C hepatitis) and immunologic diseases including allergies and asthma. I am a member of the medical staffs at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles.
This site provides information for patients about my medical practice, and for the general public about my work in HIV/AIDS.
If you want to be seen in the office as a new or follow-up patient, please visit the Practice page. To contact me, please use the form on the Contact page.