Infectious Diseases Physician
FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Gretchen S. Arnoczy, MD is a infectious diseases clinician at FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, NC. She completed medical school at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. She trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - focusing on HIV research including working with the ACTG. She transitioned to full time clinical practice with FirstHealth in 2010 but maintains an adjunct faculty position with UNC division of infectious diseases. In addition to her patient care duties she is the medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at FirstHealth, oversees ID related clinical trials for the system, and participates in many community education efforts. Her passions include improving care for people who inject drugs, infectious complications of addiction, orthopedic infections, HIV care, and community ID in a nonacademic setting. She lives in NC with her family where she enjoys reading, writing, and traveling.