HIV / Chronic Hepatitis / PrEP / STI Care
The HIV track provides a myriad of opportunities to develop advanced expertise through focused clinical training and research in HIV care, HIV prevention, STIs, LGBTQIA+ care, and Hepatitis C. A plan is developed for each fellow in the track, tailored to meet their individual interests and career goals.
Clinical
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HIV primary/specialty care and Hepatitis C treatment at Montefiore’s renowned, multispecialty Center for Positive Living (CPL)/ID Clinic
- 1 half-day/week in the 1st year
- 1 or more half-days/week in the 2nd year and beyond
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Clinic sessions at the multidisciplinary, multispecialty Oval Center at Montefiore, an outpatient center of excellence for STI care, HIV prevention (PEP, PrEP), and LGBTQIA+ care, with a new HIV program aimed at LGBTQIA+ individuals ages 16-30.
- 1 or more half-days/week in the 2nd year and beyond
- Clinical precepting by HIV, STI, HIV prevention, LGBTQIA+, or Hepatitis C experts at every session. Multidisciplinary support at each site.
- Additional opportunities are also available for training in trans care, buprenorphine therapy, advanced contraceptive care, and high resolution anoscopy.
Research
- Clinical, epidemiologic, quality, translational, implementation science, or basic science research and other projects in HIV, HIV prevention, STIs, or Hepatitis C testing, care, prevention, and complications
- Opportunities for international HIV work
- Involvement in multi-centered NIH or industry-sponsored clinical trials
- Attendance at divisional clinical research meetings
- Planned presentation of research at IDWeek, CROI, International AIDS Society, ID Society of New York, Department of Medicine research symposia, and other meetings.
Formal Instruction and Teaching Opportunities
- Teaching by nationally known experts in HIV, STI, HIV prevention, and Hepatitis C diagnosis, care, and prevention, with formal curricula to guide learning
- Option for advanced training in clinical research and biostatistics through the Einstein CRTP
- Active participation in an AIDS Center grand rounds lecture series, including presentations at AIDS Center Grand Rounds in the 2nd year and beyond
- Involvement in HIV quality improvement meetings and projects through the monthly AIDS Center QI Committee
- Attendance at regular HIV provider meetings
- Instructor in the Einstein MSII Micro/I.D. course
- Lecturer on HIV, STI, LGBTQIA+, or Hepatitis C during the I.D. Fellows’ Introductory Lecture Series in the 2nd year and beyond
- Presentation at journal clubs at the Montefiore AIDS Center
- Additional opportunities to attend trainings in HIV care, HIV prevention, trans care, and STIs
Featured Faculty
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![Jacqueline Achkar]()
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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![Kathryn Anastos]()
Patient Care and Research in women, in the United States and Rawanda
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![Joan Berman]()
CNS HIV infection and neurAIDS
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![Raffaele Bernardo]()
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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![James Brust]()
Focusing on the dual epidemics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and HIV in South Africa
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![John Chan]()
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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![Uriel Felsen]()
Clinical studies in HIV
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![Harris Goldstein]()
HIV Pathogenesis
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![Robert Grossberg]()
Clinical studies in HIV
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![Betsy Herold]()
Prevention of HIV and HSV and other sexually transmitted diseases
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![Ganjam Kalpana]()
Molecular Genetic Analysis of Tumor Suppressor INI1/hSNF5 in HIV-1 Replication and Cancer
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![Marla Keller]()
HIV and women, topical microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV clinical trials, women's health, HIV and herpes prevention
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![Gregoire Lauvau]()
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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![Vinayaka R. Prasad]()
HIV-1 budding, a novel target for therapeutics; HIV associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)
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![Anjali Sharma]()
Metabolic complications of HIV and aging
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![Jonathan Shuler]()
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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![Julian A. Torres]()
HIV prevention, implementation science
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![Louis Weiss]()
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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![Barry S. Zingman]()
AIDS Center Clinical Director and Moses (West Campus) Clinical Director.
Clinical sites include (1) the Center for Positive Living/I.D. Clinic, for HIV, Hepatitis C, and general Infectious Diseases care; (2) The Oval Center at Montefiore, which provides screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis programs, LGBT care, and Hepatitis C care; and (3) other inpatient and outpatient sites at the Moses Division of Montefiore Medical Center.
