Pamela Vergara-rodriguez MD

Pamela Vergara-Rodriguez, MD, is a triple-board-certified physician in internal medicine, psychiatry, and addiction medicine with over 15 years of experience as a multi-specialty HIV Provider in the Cook County Health system and the CORE Center Director of Psychiatric Services. She has led several social service grants and research studies to improve the health outcomes of underserved populations, including Spanish-speaking immigrants, the LGBTQ population, persons living with HIV, and persons living with substance use disorder and/or mental illness.

Pamela did her medical school training at the University of California at Davis, where she first became interested in HIV medicine and addiction disorders. She completed her medical residency at RUSH Medical Center in Chicago and began her training as an HIV primary care Provider at the CORE Center in 2001, and is still going strong in her love for serving this population.