
Claire Farel MD MPH
HIV/AIDS Medicine
UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
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101 Manning DrChapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 984-974-7198
Fax+1 984-974-4587
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Summary
- Dr. Claire Farel, based in Chapel Hill, NC, is a specialist in Infectious Disease with a subspecialty in HIV/AIDS Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital from 2004 to 2008, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Mass General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals from 2008 to 2010. She currently serves as an Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Farel's experience encompasses general infectious diseases and HIV. Her recent publications focus on HIV management, including studies on pain management among people with HIV, the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy, and associated chronic health conditions.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2008 - 2010
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2008
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2010 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Health Worker Experiences and Perspectives on the Integration of Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy into a Safety-Net HIV Clinic in the Southeastern United ...Hanna E Huffstetler, Christopher Lopez, Harsh Agarwal, Odai A Mansour, Vivian F Go
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2026-02-24 - Reason for hospitalization contrasting adjudication versus ICD-10-CM coding among persons with HIV, 2016-2019.Alexander C Commanday, Lindsay E Browne, Amanda E Moy, Heather I Henderson, John P Franzone
AIDS Research and Therapy. 2026-02-18 - Trajectories of Pain Impact and Pain Self-Efficacy in People With HIV and Chronic Pain: Extending Findings From the Skills TO Manage Pain Randomized Clinical Trial.Lakeya S McGill, Olivio J Clay, Karlyn A Edwards, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Dustin M Long
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2025-12-01
Press Mentions
Really Rapid Review: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2026March 10th, 2026
'Unraveling Zika': Join UNC School of Medicine Experts for Panel Discussion, Q&ANovember 19th, 2016
UNC Researchers ‘Unravel’ Zika Virus (Watch Video)December 2nd, 2016
External Links
- Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases at UNChttp://globalhealth.unc.edu/
- UNC ID Clinichttps://www.med.unc.edu/infdis/clinical-care/infectious-diseases-clinic
- UNC ID Fellowship Programhttps://www.med.unc.edu/infdis/education/fellowship-program
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