Dr. Andres Romero is a board-certified infectious diseases physician with subspecialty training in the management of immunocompromised patients, completed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He maintains an active and diverse clinical practice, caring for patients with a broad range of infectious diseases in acute care hospitals, outpatient consultative clinics, wound care centers, and post-acute facilities, including long-term acute care hospitals and skilled nursing homes.

Dr. Romero is particularly experienced in complex infections in oncology, transplant, and immunosuppressed populations, as well as multidrug-resistant organisms, bacteremia, surgical site infections, sepsis, and device-associated infections.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Romero serves as Chief Health Officer at a full-service acute care hospital, where he leads initiatives in utilization management, peer review oversight, process improvement, and patient safety. He has extensive experience in optimizing care transitions and ensuring regulatory and quality compliance across the care continuum.

He has served as a principal investigator in multiple COVID-19 clinical trials, and continues to guide hospital-wide infection prevention strategies. His leadership and operational insight complement his clinical acumen, offering a comprehensive perspective on standards of care in infectious diseases and hospital medicine.

Dr. Romero offers expert consultation and testimony in cases involving:

• Infectious complications in immunocompromised patients
• Sepsis and delayed diagnosis or treatment
• Hospital-acquired and device-related infections
• Antibiotic stewardship and standard of care disputes
• Post-acute care and transitional safety issues
• COVID-19 and emerging infectious threats
• Medical staff peer review, quality assurance, and hospital operations

Education: 

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
  Clinical Fellowship Infectious Diseases (2014 – 2016)
• Yale School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  Residency in Internal Medicine (2011 – 2014)
• Our Lady of Rosary School of medicine, Bogota, Colombia
  Doctor of Medicine, with honors (2003 – 2009

Certifications: 

• American Board of Internal Medicine 2014
• American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease 2016
• Active Medical License: California