Hello! My Name is Obinna Abaribe. I am a board-certified Infectious Disease physician specializing in adult infectious disease and HIV care since 2021. I was born and raised in Nigeria but received my medical degree from Ukraine in 2012 after completing 6 years of medical school. Following this I went on to complete a three-year residency program in Internal medicine at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago IL starting in 2016.
Afterwards I went on to pursue a two-year fellowship in Infectious disease at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami FL which ended in 2021. My interest in infectious disease stems from my deep fascination with microbes, and my belief that most problems dealt with in the hospital or clinic setting are related to infections. I’m also thrilled by the complexity and diversity of the patient population encountered in the field.
Growing up in Nigeria, schooling in Eastern Europe and training in the US exposed me to a wide array of disease processes. Also, during my fellowship training I encountered rare travel related diseases, and opportunistic infections seen in post-transplant patients and those who are Immunocompromised from HIV. During the pandemic, as a fellow I was exposed to a wide number of patients diagnosed with COVID -19 and gained experience with their management. Specific interests of mine in the field include antimicrobial stewardship, and HIV medicine.
I’ve co-authored a few publications in PubMed. Post Graduation, I worked at Albany Medical Center Albany NY as an ID attending for a few months but it wasn’t a great fit due to the lack of integration of HIV medicine with General infectious disease as a department. The aforementioned as well as my desire to be in a place where I would have continued exposure to patients with a multitude array of problems mostly in the field of General ID and HIV with a good work life balance, and in a less densely populated city with a homely environment led to my interest in this position. I am married to my wife Ibuchim who is also medical school and currently undergoing clinical rotations and we have a son Chizirimuzo.
In my spare time, I love to read, go to the movies, travel, explore new restaurants, other hobbies/ interests of mine include classical music, ice skating and creating digital content and movie editing. I look forward to meeting you and addressing your healthcare needs!