Associate Professor
Northwestern University
I am Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. I serve as practice director for the inpatient infectious disease service and am the medical director for the outpatient Infectious Disease Center. My research interests include HIV transmission and acute infection, best practices in community led research and delivery of care in resource limited settings. I am principal investigator for a project examining best strategies in HIV and HCV testing and linkage to care, Project NoMO: No Missed Opportunities. I have also been principal investigator for studies examining acute HIV infection and HIV treatment for health care workers in Chicago, Malawi and Eswatini. As an investigator for the Chicago AIDS Clinical Trial Unit, I participate in projects in clinical trials on newly infected subjects, chronically infected and hepatitis co-infected HIV subjects. I have developed and lead the Northwestern HIV rapid response team to better identify and link to care those newly HIV diagnosed persons who present in acute care settings such as our emergency department or observation units. I also currently am the director for training and clinical activities at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Global Health Education and have experience in overseeing the Center’s community based clinical research projects in global settings such as the Dominican Republic and Mali and in our diverse Chicago communities.
