Education
Amherst College B.A. 1981 Biology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry M.D. 1987 Medicine
Post-Graduate Training
1987-1990 Internal Medicine Residency, University Hospital, Boston Univ. School of Medicine
1990-1993 Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Board Certification
1990 Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
1992 Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine
Health Care System and UMMS Appointments:
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
2000-present Member, UMMS Institutional Biosafety Committee
2004-present Chair, UMMS Institutional Biosafety Committee
Honors
- 1996 Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Award. “In recognition of dedication to care of HIV infected people in the Merrimack Valley”
- 2009 Merrimack Valley Area Health Education Center & Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Award. For “years of dedicated services in the field of HIV Care”
- 2013 Sister Willie Leadership Award. For “dedication, compassion & commitment to enhance the lives of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS”. Lowell World AIDS Day Committee
Research Interests
- HIV pathogenesis
- Viral immunology and vaccine development
- SARS associated coronavirus
- Epstein Barr Virus
Clinical Focus
- Comprehensive care for HIV-infected adults.
- Specialty care of individuals with hepatitis C virus and other infectious diseases.