Dr Lavinia Suciu is a board-certified Infectious Disease specialist and values serving her community in her field of practice.

She was born in Romania and then immigrated to Canada and was raised in Toronto.

She received a Bachelor of Science at the University of  Toronto. She then attended Universite Libre de Bruxelles for her medical degree, which is considered an extremely competitive and well-respected medical learning institution in its own right.

She then completed her Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship training at Cabrini Medical Center associated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She went on to complete an additional year of fellowship training in the area of Hepatitis C , studying with the renowned Dr Douglas Dieterich.

Dr Suciu worked as an Infectious Disease consultant for 21 years at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Hospital and Blake Medical Center.

Her affiliations include Infectious Disease Society of America ( IDSA) and Florida Medical Association (FMA) 

She maintains a passionate interest in the areas of HIV, Hepatitis, PREP, STI, and other infections with her continued focus in these particular areas in her practice at CAN Community Health Clinic.

Of note, Dr Suciu appreciates the fine arts, photography, and traveling. She is fluent in English, French and Romanian.