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Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health
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Professor of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons (Home Department)
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| Dr. Elaine Abrams is the director of the MTCT-Plus Initiative, a care and treatment program for HIV-infected women and their families in resource constrained settings. Currently, there are 13 programs at 42 sites in nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand. Dr. Abrams is also a member of the leadership group of ICAP, the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, where she is responsible for the development and implementation of pediatric and perinatal prevention initiatives. Within this context, Dr. Abrams is supporting the development of Centers of Excellence in Pediatric and Family Care in several African countries. Dr. Abrams has been an active investigator in the field of maternal-infant HIV transmission and the natural history of HIV disease in infants and children since the recognition of the epidemic in the United States. She has developed a comprehensive research and care program for woman and children with HIV infection in Central Harlem, the Family Care Center; has been actively involved in the development of national and local policies for care and treatment; and has conducted multiple clinical trials of antiretroviral agents and other associated medications. She has been an investigator in a longstanding study examining risk factors for perinatal transmission and is now the principal investigator of a multi-site follow-up study. Dr. Abrams has an active clinical practice and continues to provide care for a large group of HIV-infected children and their families.
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