Experts

Dr. Jorge Mera

Dr. Jorge Mera

Faculty

“On one hand what I value the most is the kindness, passion and collegiality of the people I work with and on the other hand the commitment, patience and interest that the health workers who join the ECHO clinics have.”

Dr. Jorge Mera is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Affiliated ECHO Programs

Jorge is faculty with the COVID-19, PrEP, and Hepatitis C ECHO Programs. He is also lead faculty with the Hepatitis C Elimination ECHO Program.

Interested in receiving free treatment recommendations or technical assistance from one of our experts? Contact us at echo@npaihb.org.