2022
Longitudinal Improvements in Viral Suppression for Persons With New HIV Diagnosis Receiving Care in the Ryan White Program: A 10-Year Experience in New Haven, CT (2009–2018)
Zhao A, Rizk C, Zhao X, Esu A, Deng Y, Barakat L, Villanueva M. Longitudinal Improvements in Viral Suppression for Persons With New HIV Diagnosis Receiving Care in the Ryan White Program: A 10-Year Experience in New Haven, CT (2009–2018). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac196. PMID: 35794946, PMCID: PMC9251657, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViral suppressionHIV care continuumHIV diagnosisNew HIV diagnosesART initiationPrimary careCare continuumGreater New Haven areaHIV primary careRyan White ProgramAntiretroviral therapy initiationInhibitor-containing regimensLongitudinal improvementRecent HIV diagnosisComprehensive care modelNew Haven areaCase management servicesElectronic medical recordsEligible patientsPC visitsTherapy initiationPrimary outcomeMedical recordsWhite ProgramMedian number
2020
Substantial gap in primary care: older adults with HIV presenting late to care
Yasin F, Rizk C, Taylor B, Barakat LA. Substantial gap in primary care: older adults with HIV presenting late to care. BMC Geriatrics 2020, 20: 438. PMID: 33129258, PMCID: PMC7603686, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01842-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCombination antiretroviral therapyViral suppressionCART initiationHIV clinicOlder patientsRetrospective medical record reviewHIV viral suppressionMedical record reviewPatient demographic dataSerious public health concernPublic health concernAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countHIV testingRecord reviewImmunodeficiency virusPrimary careOlder adult groupTreatment strategiesNew diagnosisAdvanced stagePatientsDemographic dataAdult group
2018
The Changing Face of HIV Care
Barakat LA, Dunne DW, Tetrault JM, Soares S, Chia D, Ogbuagu OE, Moriarty JP, Huot SJ, Green ML. The Changing Face of HIV Care. Academic Medicine 2018, 93: 1673-1678. PMID: 29901657, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV carePrimary careRisk of comorbiditiesPrimary care residency programsEntrustable professional activitiesHigh-quality HIVHIV/AIDSResidency programsInternal medicine residency programsMedicine residency programsHIV trainingShortage of physiciansHIVClinical training opportunitiesResident schedulesCarePatientsNeeds assessmentSingle settingPhysician workforceWeb-based curriculumProgram evaluationTraining trackComorbiditiesTraining opportunities