Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine
The prevention and control of infectious diseases is a critical component for protecting the health of any community. The global economy, international travel and migration all contribute to the potential for infectious diseases to spread to new populations. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control reports that 160,000 Americans die each year with an infectious disease as the underlying cause of death, and infectious illnesses account for 25 percent of all physician visits each year. In addition, there are currently an estimated one million individuals in the U.S. with HIV, with 40,000 more people being infected every year.
Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice
The Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice (the Partnership), Drexel Medicine's HIV treatment office, enhances the quality of life for people with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia. The Partnership provides comprehensive HIV care to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. We are the largest HIV care center in the Philadelphia region and we provide patients with convenient access to needed services. Learn more about the Partnership.
News and Announcements
2019 Philly AIDS Walk
Members of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine participated in the 2019 Philly AIDS Walk on October 20, 2019. They fundraised $1950 exceeding their goal of $1500.
In the Media
July 15, 2020: A story featuring Elias Haddad, PhD, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine and director of the MD/PhD dual degree program, about Moderna’s phase-one trial results of a potential coronavirus vaccine, was published by KFYR-TV (FOX- Bismarck, North Dakota).
July 14, 2020: Elias Haddad, PhD, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine and director of the MD/PhD dual degree program, was quoted in a WPVI-TV (6-abc) segment about Moderna’s phase-one trial results of a potential coronavirus vaccine.
June 27, 2019: Drexel Medicine’s Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice provided free confidential HIV testing at Free Library locations as part of National HIV Testing Day. The event was featured on WPVI-TV (6-abc) and KYW-TV (CBS-3).
February 28, 2019: Sara Schultz, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, was interviewed in a WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment about a South Philadelphia serial rape suspect who is HIV positive.
December 18, 2018: Dong Heun Lee, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of the Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine Fellowship program, Shelley Hankins, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, and College of Medicine residents authored a case study for Contagion Live about a 79-year-old heart transplant recipient who presented with a potentially fatal case of diarrhea.
November 7, 2018: Judith Wolf, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about Gardasil, the vaccine that protects against HPV, which has led to worldwide declines in the most dangerous types of the virus. The article was also picked up by The Sentinel.
October 16, 2018: Brigid Mumford, a third-year medical student, was quoted, and Zsofi Szep, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, was mentioned in a Healio story about their study that found no association between neurocognitive impairment and depression in patients with HIV.
See all College of Medicine faculty in the media
Back to Top