Daniel M. Brailita, MD, FIDSA
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases Clinic
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Dr. Brailita is an assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an infectious disease physician at Nebraska Medicine. He is board certified in infectious diseases.
He was born in Bucharest, Romania and completed medical school in his hometown. He trained in internal medicine (finishing as chief resident at Texas Tech), and infectious diseases (finishing as chief fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas).
After moving to Nebraska in 2007, he helped establish the first community based infectious diseases practice in central Nebraska. He served on the local health department board and advised on several state infectious disease projects. He joined the UNMC Divion of Infectious Diseases in January 2021.
His clinical Interests include tuberculosis, where he serves as State Medical Consultant and CDC Regional Center of Excellence Faculty/Consultant, Artificial Intelligence in ID Healthcare, Infectious Diseases in Community Practice, and Telehealth.
Dr. Brailita enjoys clinical teaching on inpatient services, serves as faculty advisor for the student ID interest group, participates in UNMC AI curriculum development, and has mentored students and fellows presenting at meetings in the field of tuberculosis.
- Medical School: Carol Davila, University of Medicine & Pharmacy, 1998
- Internship: Spitalul Clinic Fundeni Bucuresti, 2002
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 2005
- Fellowship: Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2007
Clinic Locations: Internal Medicine Clinic at Durham Outpatient Center
Hospital Appointments: Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital-Omaha; Nebraska Medicine; Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue; OrthoNebraska
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985400 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5400