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Ricardo La Hoz, M.D.

Ricardo La Hoz, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Diseases | Program Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program | Medical Director, Transplant Services Center

Associate Professor

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Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

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    Ricardo M. La Hoz, M.D., FACP, FAST, FIDSA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine. He serves as Director of Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Diseases, Program Director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship, and Medical Director of the Transplant Services Center.

    Originally from Lima, Peru, Dr. La Hoz earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), graduating at the top of his class. He completed his internal medicine residency and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also spent a dedicated year focusing on the immunocompromised host.

    In 2017, Dr. La Hoz was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST) for his commitment to the field of transplantation and his outstanding service to the society. His achievements were further acknowledged in 2019 when he was named a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA). From 2016 to 2022, he served as an At-Large Member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee, including a term as Chair of the Committee from 2020 to 2022. Since 2024, he has served as Chair of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.

    Dr. La Hoz’s research and clinical work focus on the prevention and treatment of infectious complications in solid organ transplant recipients. His expertise includes optimizing deceased organ donor utilization and testing, investigating donor-derived infections, and studying parasitic infections such as Strongyloides stercoralis and Trypanosoma cruzi. He has received research funding from the UT Southwestern Center for Translational Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, and his work has been published in leading journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Transplantation, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

    In 2019, his expertise was further recognized with his appointment as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation.

    Personal Note

    Dr. La Hoz’s interests outside of medicine include his family and friends, cooking, traveling, sailing, and exploring the Dallas area.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru (2005)
    Residency
    University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham (2010), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    University of Alabama at Birmingham (2013), Infectious Diseases
  • Research Interest
    • Donor-derived infections
    • Infectious Complications in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
    • Infectious Complications in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
    • Invasive Fungal Infections: Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, Aspergillosis, Blastomycosis, Coccidiodomycosis, and Histoplasmosis
    • Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections
    • Optimizing deceased organ donor utilization and testing
    • Parasitic infections in solid organ transplant recipients
  • Publications

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  • Books

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    Management and Prevention of Skin Infections. In Infectious Diseases in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients

    Barros N, La Hoz RM (2019). Berlin, Germany, Springer

    Strongyloides: Emerging Challenges and Prevention. In Emerging Transplant Infections

    La Hoz RM, Puing AG (2020). Springer

  • Honors & Awards
    • D Magazine Top Doctor, Voted as one of top doctors in Infectious Diseases for the DFW area
      (2023)
    • Judge of the 2023 ISHLT Professional Community Awards for Excellent, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual, 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
      (2023)
    • D Magazine Top Doctor, Voted as one of top doctors in Infectious Diseases for the DFW area
      (2022)
    • People’s Choice Award Abstract Finalist, American Transplant Congress 2022
      (2022)
    • Innovation Award, Awarded to the OPTN/UNOS Disease Transmission Advisory Committee, Cutting Edge of Transplantation, American Society of Transplantation
      (2021)
    • Associate Editor, American Journal of Transplantation
      (2019)
    • Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
      (2019)
    • Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress
      (2019)
    • Fellow, American Society of Transplantation
      (2017)
    • Division of Infectious Diseases Teaching Award, UT Southwestern Medical Center
      (2016)
    • Finalist Junior Faculty and Trainees Council Clinical Case Dilemmas in Thoracic Transplantation Best Presentation Award, The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
      (2016)
    • Master Teacher Award, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
      (2014)
    • Fellow, American College of Physicians
      (2012)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
      (2011)
    • Core Clinical Faculty, International Antiviral Society USA
      (2011)
    • Best Teaching Fellow Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
      (2010-2011)
    • Ben Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
      (2008-2009)
    • "CONTENTA" Award, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
      (2005)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2011)
    • American College of Physicians (2008)
    • American Society of Transplantation (2011)
    • Dallas County Medical Society (2016)
    • HIV Medicine Association (2010)
    • Infectious Diseases Society of America (2010)
    • International Antiviral Society USA (2011)
    • Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (2016)
    • Texas Medical Association (2016)
    • Texas Transplantation Society (2016)
    • The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (2015)
    • The Transplantation Society - Transplant Infectious Diseases Section (2018)