Frederick Lewis Altice MD, MA

Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Director, Clinical and Community Research; Director, HIV in Prisons Program; Director, Community Health Care Van; Icon Professor of Medicine, University of Malaya-Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA); Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

Departments & Organizations

Yale Medical Group

Office of International Medical Student Education

Global Health Initiative: Infectious Diseases

School of Public Health: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

Internal Medicine: Viral Hepatitis Program | Infectious Diseases: AIDS Care Program

Research Interests

Interface between infectious diseases and substance abuse; HIV, HCV, and tuberculosis treatment in vulnerable populations (including injection drug users and prison inmates); antiretroviral therapy; extended release naltrexone, buprenorphine and methadone treatment in management of co-morbid conditions; healthcare integration; adherence interventions; behavioral interventions more...

Education

M.D., Emory University, 1986

Selected Publications

Zelenev, A., Marcus, R., Cruzado-Quinones, J., Spaulding, A., Desabrais, M., Lincoln, T., Altice, F.L., 2012. Patterns of Homelessness and Implications for HIV Health after Release from Jail AIDS Behav, In Press.
Thompson, M.A., Mugavero, M.J., Amico, K.R., Cargill, V.A., Chang, L.W., Gross, R., Orrell, C., Altice, F.L., Bangsberg, D.R., Bartlett, J.G., Beckwith, C.G., Dowshen, N., Gordon, C.M., Horn, T., Kumar, P., Scott, J.D., Stirratt, M.J., Remien, R.H., Simoni, J.M., Nachega, J.B., 2012. Guidelines for Improving Entry Into and Retention in Care and Antiretroviral Adherence for Persons With HIV: Evidence-Based Recommendations From an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Panel. Ann Intern Med, In Press.
Springer, S.A., Qiu, J., Saber-Tehrani, A.S., Altice, F.L., 2012. Retention on Buprenorphine Is Associated with High Levels of Maximal Viral Suppression among HIV-Infected Opioid Dependent Released Prisoners. PLoS One 7, e38335.

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