July 2021
Tulane ID faculty Drs. John Dwyer and Jason Halperin honored as 2021 Health Care Heroes by New Orleans CityBusiness
https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2021/06/30/2021-health-care-heroes-honors-industry-standouts/
June 2021
Madison Bangert, MD named Tulane SOM Fellow of the Year at University Medical Center (UMC)
May 2021
- Allison Cormier, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, is currently serving as director of the Tulane Total Health Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV PrEP Clinic at the Ruth Fertel Tulane Community Health Center . She is serving as PI for University Medical Center’s (UMC) PrEP n’ PEPed pilot program to study and improve identification of patients at increased risk of HIV in the ED partnered with expedited access to PrEP. She is also collaborating with Dr. Amber Naresh, Tulane Ob-Gyn, on a project to determine HIV risk perception and interest in PrEP among women in New Orleans. Most recently, Dr. Cormier has been spearheading Tulane University’s first STI and PrEP awareness social media campaign.
- Crystal Zheng, MD, Instructor of Medicine, recently received a LA CaTS Roadmap Scholar fellowship to study the prevalence and pathophysiologic mechanisms of amenorrhea among women Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone. Ebola disease is highly lethal, but its long-term sequelae such as amenorrhea can have significant physical, socioeconomic, and mental health impacts on women even after acute illness. Despite its morbidity, the prevalence and pathophysiology of amenorrhea among Ebola survivors is not yet determined. Dr. Zheng’s study will enroll women Ebola survivors and uninfected women of reproductive age to perform menstrual history questionnaires and collect serum samples to measure biomarkers associated with different mechanisms of amenorrhea. The research will take place at the Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone under the mentorship of Dr. John Schieffelin (Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases) and Dr. Robert Garry (Microbiology and Immunology). In the long-term, her research will lead to the development of personalized treatment strategies to better care for women who have survived Ebola disease.
March 2021
Doctors’ Day Awards
- John Dwyer, DO - UMCNO Best Consultant Award
- Dahlene Fusco, MD, PhD - UMCNO Clinical Research Award
Tulane Infectious Disease (ID) Team Captures First Ever ID Bug Bowl Championship at ID Week 2016
June 2016: Dr. Van Sickels plans to expand HIV screening to a rural correctional facility.
May 2016: The Tulane ID Section has been invited to join the national AIDS Education and Training Center program (AETC) as one of two sites in Louisiana.
Starting Antiretroviral Treatment Early Improves Outcomes for HIV-Infected Individuals. NIH-Funded Trial Results Likely Will Impact Global Treatment Guidelines
Tulane’s Louisiana Community AIDS Research Program (LaCARP) participated in the international START study, comparing early versus delayed initiation of HAART. Dr. David Mushatt is the Principal Investigator for the Tulane site. The Data Safety and Monitoring Board recently analyzed the data and announced that early treatment resulted in a greater than 50% reduction in the combined endpoint of serious AIDS events (such as AIDS-related cancer), serious non-AIDS events (major cardiovascular, renal and liver disease and cancer), and death.
Resident Initiative in Global Health at Tulane (RIGHT)
The Resident Initiative in Global Health at Tulane (RIGHT) program will provide skills and training to residents interested in a career path in global health.
Learn more by visiting the RIGHT web site »
