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    Lydia Aoun-Barakat, MD

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    Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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    Director, Yale Center for Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases

    Program Director, HIV Primary Care Training Track, Internal Medicine

    Associate Chair, Clinical Affairs

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    Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

    Director, Yale Center for Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases; Program Director, HIV Primary Care Training Track, Internal Medicine; Associate Chair, Clinical Affairs

    Biography

    Dr. Lydia Aoun Barakat is the Medical Director of the Yale Center for Infectious Diseases and she oversees the infectious diseases ambulatory services at YNHH and Yale Medicine, including the care of over 1,500 patients living with or at risk of HIV, general infectious diseases, and transplant infectious disease.

    Dr. Barakat’s career is highlighted by her commitment to improving the care for people with HIV and aging with HIV. She has received and contributed to multiple HRSA and CDC grants that are dedicated to the mission of serving the people living with HIV/AIDS and require a long term vision in accomplishing a high standard quality of care as well as a focus on outcome measures.

    Dr. Barakat is a leader in Quality Improvement in HIV care and served as member on several local and national committees dedicated to improving HIV Quality. Her work has been recognized nationally by the presentation of the “Senior Leadership Award” for her role in building an HIV Quality infrastructure for patient care.

    Dr. Barakat is nationally recognized and involved in workforce development in the area of HIV primary care, infectious diseases, and DEI. She is passionate about teaching residents, infectious disease fellows, and students, mentoring them for presentations in national meetings and completing clinical research projects. She has been honored to receive “Teacher of the year award” on several occasions during the last two decade. She also serves as the Program Director for the HIV Training Track within the Yale Primary Care Residency Program that she established and implemented since 2011.

    Dr. Barakat has taken every opportunity to expand her knowledge and expertise in the fields of Medicine and Infectious Diseases. She enjoys the investigative process that results in the diagnosis of challenging infectious disease cases; whether diagnosing a “Fatal Inhalation Anthrax in a 94-year-old Connecticut Woman” published in JAMA, the patient who almost lost his vision due to Cat Scratch Disease or one of the first patients with COVID-19 reported in “Diagnosis” in the New York Times magazine.

    Dr. Barakat is dedicated to her role as clinician educator scholar at Yale where caring for patients, mentoring students and trainees, and developing innovative research and curriculum are paramount.

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    Education & Training

    Fellow
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2000)
    Resident
    Griffin Hospital (1998)
    MD
    Lebanese University (1994)

    Research

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    Medical Research Interests

    HIV Infections; Patient Outcome Assessment

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Lydia Aoun-Barakat's published research.

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    2023

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      NIH/DHHS Opportunistic Infections Guidelines reviewer

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      American Academy of HIV Medicine

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      Yale School of Medicine- Department of Medicine Diversity Equity and Inclusion

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      IDSA

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      IDSA

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Lydia Aoun Barakat, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease at Yale School of Medicine. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine. She is currently the Director of the Yale Center for Infectious Diseases, the Program Director of the Yale HIV Primary Care Residency Pathway, and the Clinical Director and PI for the New England AIDS Education and Training Center, CT regional partner site. In addition, she is a member of the executive board of IDSA/HIVMA, the DHHS/NIH Guidelines review committee, the National HIV Residency Pathway Consortium steering committee, and the New Haven Mayer’s Task Force on AIDS.

    Dr. Lydia Aoun Barakat was awarded and managed several HRSA grants that aim to enhance services and the quality of HIV care. Her research interests are HIV and aging and HIV workforce development. She is dedicated to expanding HIV educational platforms and championing effective initiatives in HIV prevention and treatment that improve the lives of people with HIV.

    Clinical Specialties

    Infectious Diseases; HIV & AIDs Medicine

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    • Infectious Disease

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Latest Certification Date
      2011
      Original Certification Date
      2001
    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Internal Medicine
      Latest Certification Date
      2020
      Original Certification Date
      1998

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