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Traveler's
Medical Service, one of the first dedicated travel
medicine practices in the United States, was founded
in 1979 by Martin
S. Wolfe, MD,
an internationally recognized tropical medicine expert
and the director of The
Parasitology Laboratory of Washington.
Prior to founding Traveler's Medical Service of Washington,
Dr. Wolfe worked for many years overseas and managed
the travel and tropical medicine service for the United
States Department of State. He also provided his expertise
to the Peace Corps, the World Bank and other local
and national organizations with international employees
and volunteers.
In
the late 1970s, many more people began to travel internationally
for work, leisure, study abroad and relief and development
projects. There were few places, outside of government
agencies and large academic centers, for travelers
to receive the pre and post travel medical services
they needed. Because of Dr. Wolfe's reputation, expertise
and experience in tropical medicine, travelers near
and far sought out his advice and services including
travel and routine vaccines, pre-travel health advice
and post-travel care. He soon expanded the practice
to include nurses, trained in international, public
and occupational health, to help him deliver the most
comprehensive travel health care. During this time,
Dr. Wolfe helped to pioneer and develop the specialty
of travel medicine and he remains an active leader
in the field. In 1996, Traveler's Medical Service
of New York was founded by Alberto
M. Acosta, MD, PhD
and Rebecca
W. Acosta, RN, MPH,
bringing the same high level of expertise, experience
and quality services to New York City travelers. The
senior staff members of Traveler's Medical Service
continue to define and advance the field of travel
medicine and have contributed their expertise to the
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), the
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
(ASTMH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and other organizations.
Over
the past thirty years, Traveler's Medical Service
has become the model of high quality travel medicine
care and we have earned a reputation of excellence
from colleagues, travelers and organizations. Our
practices continue to provide important services
to thousands of travelers each year who rely on Traveler's
Medical Service as their expert travel medicine resource.
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