Usama Irshad, MD

Dr Irshad’s interest in infectious diseases first developed during their time volunteering at a local LGBTQ+ affirming sexual healthcare center in Lahore, Pakistan. There, while providing queer men and trans women, khwaja sira, healthcare around STIs and witnessing the roll out of truvada PrEP for HIV infection among a deeply minoritized community, he felt most at home.

After completing their medical education at King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, Dr Irshad completed their residency in primary care and social internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College - one of the oldest programs in social medicine in the country training physicians in providing social justice focused healthcare in Bronx, NY.

Dr Irshad is interested in exploring the intersection of social medicine and infectious diseases and how it drives important healthcare outcomes in minoritized patient groups.