Claudia Cortés

Claudia P. Cortés MD.

Dr. Cortes is a specialist in infectious diseases and internal medicine. Since 2005, have been dedicated to HIV/AIDS in both patient care and research. She has a position as Associate Professor at the University of Chile with academic activities involving undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students.

Dr. Cortes has worked at Fundación Arriarán, Chile’s first and largest HIV treatment center, for more than 16 years, where she has clinical duties in the care of PLWH. She has served on the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society’s HIV advisory group as a member and chair (SOCHINF). She is the former vice president of SOCHINF.

She works as an acting consultant for the Chilean Ministry of Health, where she has contributed to the establishment and revision of national clinical guidelines for HIV/AIDS care, as well as participation in several committees focused on HIV prevention, testing, and treatment initiatives. She is currently a member of the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 national guidelines advisory council.