Helen Carol (Azzam) Koenig MD MPH

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Microbiology, STD Medicine

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Infectious Diseases clinic3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 4th floor South PavilionPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-6932
Fax+1 215-662-7899

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Summary

I am a board certified Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine physician with commitment to HIV prevention and treatment through clinical care in HIV and general infectious diseases at a community clinic (Philadelphia FIGHT) and a major academic center (University of Pennsylvania), education through invited lectures and medical supervision of trainees, clinical trials and public health research.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2008 - 2010
U Penn2007 - 2009
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003, MD

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
DC State Medical License 2010 - 2010
MD State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
Member American College of Physicians, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Delayed diagnosis of disseminatedsubsp.infective endocarditis via cell-free metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a case report.
Joseph Benigno Ladines-Lim, Wei-Teng Yang, Pablo Tebas, Judith O'Donnell, Helen Koenig
ASM Case Reports. 2025-09-01
1 citations
A formative study to develop nudges informed by behavioral economics to increase engagement with tobacco treatment among people who smoke receiving care for HIV.
Daniel Blumenthal, Nathaniel Stevens, Frank T Leone, Anna-Marika Bauer, E Paul Wileyto
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2025-09-01
10 citations
Real World Virologic Outcomes in Patients With Elevated Body Mass Index Receiving Long Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine.
Christina Maguire, Kaitlyn Rueve, Eric Farmer, Emily Huesgen, Antoneta Karaj
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2025-08-01

Press Mentions

Real-Time Monitoring and Point-of-Care Testing: A Review of the Current Landscape of PrEP Adherence MonitoringJanuary 19th, 2021
For Some, Coronavirus Leaves Strange Symptoms and Recovery Is up and DownMay 22nd, 2020
PrEP Preventative Drugs Are Still Unheard of by Many at Risk for HIVDecember 5th, 2019

Committees

Physican Representative, Quality Management Committee, Jonathan Lax Treatment Center 2010 - Present
Subcommittee Chair, Quality Management Committee, Jonathan Lax Treatment Center 2010 - Present