Hailing from the Dayton, Ohio area, Dr. Patrik Hornak completed both undergraduate studies and medical school at the University of Cincinnati. His internal medicine residency training was completed at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) during which he received the Don W. Powell Award for Excellence and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. He remained at UTMB for fellowship training in infectious diseases and then joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in July 2022. He is a member of the American College of Physicians (ACP), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).
Clinically, he supervises physicians-in-training and medical students on the infectious diseases consult services at UTMB’s Galveston, League City, and Clear Lake campuses. Whilst rounding the hospital, he has a particular interest in multi-drug resistant infections, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, and opportunistic pathogens. In the outpatient clinic, he has a special focus on providing HIV/AIDS care. Dr. Hornak also has a passion for HIV prevention and treats patients seeking PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis).
Initially serving as Associate Program Director, Dr. Hornak is currently Program Director of the ID Fellowship Program. He is heavily involved in teaching across the medical education spectrum, including as a small group facilitator and lecturer in the John Sealy School of Medicine, serves as an Associate Program Director in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, leads the Medical Education Track within the same, and is an active participant in a medical education exchange program between UTMB and Teine Keijinkai Hospital in Sapporo, Japan. Finally, he is Clinical Director of UTMB's AIDS Education & Training Center Program which conducts HIV-related workforce development for healthcare professionals in the surrounding region. His educational skills have been recognized with numerous accolades including Excellence in Mentorship Award (ID Fellowship), recognition as Subspecialty Faculty of the Year (IM Residency), and the Excellence in Teaching Award (John Sealy School of Medicine).
In his free time, he enjoys gardening, running, skiing, international travel, and seeking out his next cup of coffee.