EXPERTS IN ANTIBIOTICS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

About

RACHEL F. IRBY, MD, FIDSA

CRISTINA V. GARCIA, MD

A. ADRIAN GONZALEZ, MD, MSPH

JESUS E. DIAZ VERA, MD

LEILA GROUICHA, APRN

Meet the

ABOUT

We are experts in antibiotics and infectious disease.

Our primarily inpatient practice sees consults in Pinellas County, specifically at HCA Largo and Pasadena Hospitals and BayCare St. Anthony's Hospital. Our outpatient space for follow up after a hospital stay is based in Largo, FL.

RACHEL F. IRBY, MD, FIDSA

Dr. Irby completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida and earned her medical degree from the University of South Florida (USF). She remained at USF to complete both her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship.

Following her training, Dr. Irby practiced in private practice in Tampa until 2019, when she founded ID Team in Pinellas County. She previously served as Chief of Staff at Memorial Hospital in Tampa from 2017 to 2018. She currently serves as the Infectious Disease Physician Advisor for the Transplant Institute of Florida and as Medical Director of Infection Prevention at HCA Largo Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospitals. She is actively involved in medical education, teaching Internal Medicine residents at Largo, St. Petersburg, and St. Anthony’s Hospitals. She serves on the Medical Executive Committees at Largo Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital and is Chair of the Medical Quality and Education Committee at St. Anthony’s. Dr. Irby is board-certified in Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

CRISTINA V. GARCIA, MD

Dr. Garcia completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida and earned her medical degree from the University of South Florida. She remained at USF to complete her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship. She previously served within the Veterans Health Administration and holds an academic appointment as an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Garcia serves as the Physician Advisor for Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She is actively involved in medical education as Assistant Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and joined ID Team in 2021.

A.ADRIAN GONZALEZ, MD, MSPH

Dr. Gonzalez received his Master of Science in Public Health at Tulane University in New Orleans, and Doctor of Medicine degree in 2004 at Howard University in Washington D.C. He completed Internal Medicine residency at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, Fellowship in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School Mount Auburn Hospital, Infectious Disease Fellowship at Saint Luke's Medical Center in Kansas City, and Transplant ID Fellowship at the University of Toronto. He has participated in research projects at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control, and has worked at the University of Florida Shands Hospital as Assistant Clinical Professor on the Infectious Disease Consultation Service. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and joined ID Team in 2022.

JESUS E. DIAZ VERA, MD

Dr. Diaz completed his undergraduate studies at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and biochemistry. While initially interested in synthetic organic chemistry, his interests evolved toward microbiology and its impact on human health and disease. He went on to earn his medical degree from the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida (USF), where he also completed his Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship. Dr. Diaz has published research on fungal endocarditis and progressive Mycobacterium abscessus infection. He is a certified Healogics Wound Care Specialist. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and joined ID Team in 2024.

LEILA GROUICHA, APRN

Leila earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Petersburg College in 2007 and completed her Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Tampa in 2024. She brings a wealth of clinical experience, having worked in specialty surgery, the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), and the Transplant ICU at Tampa General Hospital. In addition to her hospital-based roles, she also served as a home health nurse and manager with Nurse on Call Home Health. Leila joined ID Team in 2025.

Services

Inpatient

Your doctor may request an inpatient consultation with our team to assist with work up and management of acute or chronic infections. We see consults including but not limited to infections associated with blood, bone, implanted prostheses or devices, associated with solid organ transplant, UTI, cellulitis and skin infections, coronavirus, and HIV. We work in tandem with your primary team and do not admit our own patients.