Gerald Friedland MD
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical GroupOffice of International Medical Student Education
Global Health Initiative: HIV/AIDS | Tuberculosis
School of Public Health: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases: AIDS Care Program
Biography
I have focused my career in medicine and infectious diseases on creating new knowledge to improve the health of marginalized and underserved populations in the US and globally. I have been involved in HIV/AIDS care, teaching and research since 1981. More recently, although still working domestically on HIV/AIDS, a major focus my work has been to integrate HIV and TB care and treatment in co infected patients in South Africa with the aim of improving diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of both diseases. This has led to the recognition of the epidemic of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) in Tugela Ferry in rural KwaZuluNatal South Africa and now focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and reduction of transmission of XDR TB and multiple drug resistant (MDR) TB and in HIV co-infected patients. During my career, I have developed multidisciplinary teams and constructed observational studies, clinical trials and operational research in community settings to address complex infectious diseases challenges. I have also served as a mentor for students, residents, fellows and faculty and other health care workers in the US and multiple international sites, with a current and continuing focus in rural South Africa.
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Education
- M.D., New York University , 1964
Selected Publication
- Gandhi NR, Shah NS, Andrews JR, Vella V, Moll AP, Scott M, Weissman D, Marra C, Lalloo UG, Friedland GH: HIV Co-infection in Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Results in High Early Mortality. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2010; 181:80-86.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Maxwell Finland Lectureship(2010) , Infectious Diseases Society of America
Articles
Spring 2011
Yale’s global health program celebrates 30 years
More than 15 years ago, as Albert I. Ko, M.D., was working in the urban slums of Brazil as a physician and field...
Autumn 2002
Gerald H. Friedland, M.D
Gerald H. Friedland, M.D., professor of medicine and epidemiology and director of the aids Program at Yale-New Haven...
Spring 1999
Gerald H. Friedland, M.D.
Gerald H. Friedland, M.D., professor of medicine and epidemiology, was honored on World AIDS Day in December with the...
Fall 1998
A path for prevention
When 20,000 of the world's top AIDS researchers gathered in Geneva in late June, one clear message emerged: Prevention...
Summer 1998
A new era in AIDS treatment
In the 17 years he's been treating people with AIDS, never has Gerald H. Friedland, M.D., been more optimistic. New...
Winter 2008
TB, an Atlanta lawyer and 52 South African patients
At first glance a diagnosis of tuberculosis seems to be all that unites Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta lawyer, with 52...
Summer 1999
CIRA events focus on the ethics and science of HIV
An impromptu debate over the case of NuShawn Williams, an upstate New York man accused of infecting at least nine women...
Fall 1998
HIV drug resistance an increasing threat
Despite the clinical gains a new generation of AIDS medications have yielded, drug-resistant strains of HIV and the...
Spring 2012
Salons bring faculty and students together for wine, books, and conversation
A few days after their return from winter recess, 10 second-year students piled onto a bus in front of the Sterling...
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