(CAPE CORAL, FLA. JANUARY 25, 2022) Douglas G. Brust, MD has joined the medical staff of CAN Community Health at its Cape Coral, Florida location.
A board-certified infectious disease specialist, Dr. Brust has devoted his career to caring for people living with HIV. Dr. Brust completed his BA and PhD at Cornell University, and graduated with honors from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Following residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, he completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Brust has served as a member of the faculty at Columbia University and is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Florida State University primary care residency program in Fort Myers. He has published numerous scientific papers and received multiple academic awards, including Fulbright and Howard Hughes scholarships.
CAN Community Health provides a comprehensive variety of services for people living with HIV at its Cape Coral center, located at 1224 Del Prado Blvd. South. The center maintains clinic hours Monday through Friday and can be reached at (239) 945-9401.
About CAN Community Health
CAN Community Health (CAN) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization with clinics in Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. CAN provides medical, pharmacy, dental, case management, mental health, and comprehensive prevention and services such as nPEP, PrEP, and education. CAN also provides screening and treatment for Hepatitis C and STDs, as well as transgender health services.
CAN provides services through Ryan White grants, STD prevention funding and the 340B Federal Drug Discount Program, which is a vital lifeline for safety-net providers caring for vulnerable communities, including HIV/AIDS providers participating in the Ryan White and STD programs. 340B covered entities provide high quality, accessible and affordable health care regardless of patients’ ability to pay. The 340B program allows CAN to stretch resources and provide a full continuum of care to underserved and uninsured patients, including people living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. With access to programs like these, CAN is able to provide quality care, increase viral suppression, lower rates of STD/Hep C infections and improve quality of life in communities, and continues to seek collaborative relations with local, state and national partners to remove treatment barriers for all individuals in care.
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