Carlos Del Rio MD

HIV/AIDS Medicine

Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine, Emory Univ School of Medicine.

1635 PO BoxBldg AAtlanta, GA 30322
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Summary

Carlos Del Rio, MD, is an infectious disease specialist with a subspecialty in HIV/AIDS Medicine based in Atlanta, GA. He completed his education at Universidad La Salle in Mexico City and Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Del Rio is chair of the Department of Medicine at Emory and serves as Principal Investigator and Co-Director at the Emory Center for AIDS Research. He has authored numerous publications, including highly cited works in NEJM, Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA and Clinical Infectious Diseases. He is involved in clinical trials related to HIV and vaccines and has received several prestigious awards, including the Thomas Jefferson Award from Emory University and election to the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences recognizing his contributions to the field of infectious diseases.

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1986 - 1988
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Universidad La Salle School of MedicineClass of 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1985 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Winner of the Thomas Jefferson Award Emory University, 2014
Fellows Award for Distinguished Educator in Infectious Diseases University of Pittsburgh Division of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Elected as Member of the Institute of Medicine National Academies of Sciences, 2013

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Ferritin Nanoparticles Expressing Native-like HIV-1 Envelope Trimers Followed by Boost With mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Encoding a Native-like HIV-1 Envelope Trimer in Adults Without HIV Start of enrollment: 2023 Aug 29
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The Study of Immunization in People Living With HIV Undergoing an ATI for Elicitation of VRC01-lineage Antibodies Start of enrollment: 2024 Jan 03
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Stakeholder-led design of a mobile HIV clinic model to enhance engagement and retention in HIV care in the Southern United States.
Michelle R Fletcher, Sophia A Hussen, Devon Brown, Cassie Grimsley Ackerley, Michelle Henkhaus
AIDS Care. 2023-10-01
1 citations
Strategies of Managing Repeated Measures: Using Synthetic Random Forest to Predict HIV Viral Suppression Status Among Hospitalized Persons with HIV.
Jingxin Liu, Yue Pan, Mindy C Nelson, Lauren K Gooden, Lisa R Metsch
AIDS and Behavior. 2023-09-01
4 citations
Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care: a Qualitative Assessment of Implementation in Two Studies.
Jennifer J Carroll, Phoebe A Cushman, Marlene C Lira, Jonathan A Colasanti, Carlos Del Rio
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023-06-01

Journal Articles

The COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Preeti Malani, Carlos Del Rio, JAMA
The Cascade of Care in the Eastern European Country of Georgia
Chkhartishvili N, Sharavdze L, Chokoshvili O, DeHovitz J, del Rio C, Tsertsvadze T, HIV Med, 6/12/2014
Genomic Epidemiology of Neisseria Gonorrheae with Reduced Susceptibility to Cefixime in the USA: A Retrospective Observational Study
Grand YH, Kirkcaldy RD, Trees D, Dardel J, Harris SR, Goldstein E, Weinstock H, Parkhill J, Hanage WP, Bentley S, Lipsitch M, Lancet Infect Dis, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Clinical Decision Support: Hospital Infection Control
Chapter: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
del Rio CEditors: Wenzel, RW and Bearman, G.Decision Support in Medicine, LLC, · Wilmington, DE2014
Understanding HIV/AIDS Management and Care - Pandemic Approaches in the 21st Century
Chapter: Social Determinants of HIV Health Care: A Tale of Two Cities
Doshi RK, del Rio C & Marconi VCEditors: Fyson Hanania Kasenga.2011
Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax
Chapter: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Anthrax in Humans
Page 251 - 267Guarner J & del Rio CEditors: Bergman NH.Wiley-Blackwell2011

Lectures

Can We End the HIV Epidemic
Provost of Emory University - 3/26/2014
Challenges in the HIV Continuum of Care and its Relvance to Treatment as Prevention
University of Miami CFAR - 2/28/2014
HIV Prevention 2013
Atlanta, GA - 11/22/2013

Other

Social Determinants of HIV Health Care: A Tale of Two Cities
Doshi RK, del Rio C & Marconi VC
http://www.intechopen.com/books/understanding-hiv-aids-management-and-care-pandemic-approaches-in-th
1/1/2011
Critical Issues in Responding to Pandemic Influenza [Conference Summary]
Buehler JW, Craig AS, del Rio C, Koplan JP, Stephens DS, Orenstein WA
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no07/06-0463.htm
7/1/2006
AIDS, Human Rights, and NAFTA: Challenges and Opportunities
del Rio C & Panebianco-Labbe S, Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Newsletter
1/1/1996