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Stacey Rizza MD, FIDSA
Infectious Disease Physician Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine President of Staff, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Dr. Stacey Rizza is the Medical Director for International Academic Affairs at Mayo Clinic. She is an Infectious Disease physician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Rizza has been involved in laboratory based research, clinical research, educational initiatives, and has maintained a busy clinical practice. She is a Professor of Medicine and previous Chair of the Mayo HIV Clinic. Dr. Rizza currently serves as the Associate Dean of the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, the Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center, as well as President of the Mayo Clinic Staff.
Dr. Rizza has held NIH grants and received a patent for her work on HIV and HCV mediated apoptosis. She has collaborated with The International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT), the Infectious Disease Society of America, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on HIV, HCV, and Tuberculosis control.
Dr. Rizza graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from Haverford College and received her Medical Degree from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. She did an Internal Medicine Residency and Infectious Disease Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, followed by a Post-doctoral Fellowship in HIV and HCV Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Rizza’s experience in international education and research initiatives provides a global perspective for academic collaborations.
