Jean-Luc Benoit, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Travel Clinic

Dr. Jean-Luc Benoit is an expert in travel medicine and infectious diseases. He is active in the HIV and infectious diseases clinics, where he treats complex infections, including primary and acquired immunodeficiencies, post-surgical infections, endocarditis and fever of an unknown origin. He also oversees the infection management of patients from all areas of the hospital in the infectious diseases consult service.

Recognized as a leading educator at the University of Chicago, Dr. Benoit is co-founder and director of the infectious diseases fellowship program. He plays a prominent role in the organization of teaching curricula within the department. Dr. Benoit teaches extensively about HIV, parasitology and tropical medicine. He has a tropical medicine diploma from the Institut de Médecine Tropicale in Prince Léopold, Belgium.

Dr. Benoit's research interests include studying how viewpoints of patients infected with the HIV virus influence their adherence to antiretroviral therapy.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue, 4C
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1984

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease

Medical School

University of Louvain, Belgium

Residency

Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center, New York Medical College, New York

Fellowships

Joint University of Illinois/University of Chicago

Memberships

American College of Physicians
Chicago Infectious Disease Society
Infectious Disease Society of America

Languages Spoken

English
French

Email

jbenoit@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-2710

Office Fax

(773) 702-8998

Clinic Phone

(773) 702-6119

Office Postal Address

Jean-Luc Benoit, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC5065
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Infectious disease
• HIV care
• Tropical medicine
• Travel health
• Parasitology

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Read More About Dr. Benoit

Dr. Benoit is director of the University of Chicago Medical Center Travel Clinic.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Benoit's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.