Dr. Rachel Irby graduated, Cum Laude, from the University of Florida, where she completed her major in Microbiology and Cell Science, with a minor in Human Nutrition. She completed her medical school, Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Irby is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and has served as an Emergency Department physician at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. She has published original research on Hepatitis B vaccination, pulmonary fungal infections and bone marrow transplantation in patients with HIV.