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A year after the “London Patient” was introduced to the world as only the second person to be cured of HIV, he is stepping out of the shadows to reveal his identity: He is Adam Castillejo.
The ‘London patient,’ cured of HIV, reveals his identity
Andrew Testa/NYT
Dr. Ravindra Gupta, a virologist at the University of Cambridge, in Cambridge, England, March 2, 2020. Gupta worked on the man known as the London Patient, who became only the second person to be cured of HIV. ÒWe think this is a cure now, because itÕs been another year and weÕve done a few more tests.Ó (Andrew Testa/The New York Times)