Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, at the University of Texas Health San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). He is an investigator at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L Murphy Division. He is Medical Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L Murphy Division and the Associate Program Director of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine fellowship program at UT Health San Antonio. He is also a member of the Foundation for Advancing Veterans’ Health Research (FAVHR) located at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System.

Dr. Restrepo completed his training and board certifications in internal medicine, infectious disease, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine. He received a master in science of clinical investigation degree from the UT Health San Antonio. He has published more than 175 peer review manuscripts and presented at national and international scientific meetings. He is a member of the pneumonia guidelines sponsored by the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Dr. Restrepo is the scientific director of the INSPIRE network that focuses on advancing translational science research to improve health of people affected with respiratory infections.