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Kenneth Mayer, MD, Infectious Disease, Boston, MA

Kenneth H Mayer MD


Medical Research Director, Fenway Health; ID Attending, BIDMC; Professor, Harvard Medical School

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  • 1340 Boylston Street8th floorBoston, MA 02215

  • Phone+1 617-927-6087

  • Fax+1 617-267-0764

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Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1983
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1977
  • University of Pennsylvania
    University of PennsylvaniaBA, Psychology, 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1979 - 2027
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 1983 - 2012
  • Infectious Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Partnership Award Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief (CAEAR) Coalition, 2016
  • Ward Cates Spirit Award HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), 2016
  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • HIV Viral Suppression Trends over Time Among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care in the United States, 1997 to 2015: A Cohort Study  
    Kenneth H Mayer, W Christopher Mathews, Michael J Mugavero, Richard D Moore, Joseph J Eron, Michael S Saag, Mari M Kitahata, Ira B Wilson, Heidi M Crane, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Oxford University Press Has Registered This DOI Pre-Publication  
    Kenneth Mayer, MD, Oxford University Press
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Dual Motivational Model of Intention to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis  
    Liana Fraenkel, Kenneth Mayer, Frederick L Altice, AIDS and Behavior

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Implemention Challenges and Successes
    Mayer K, Four-Part Webinar Series by New England AIDS Education and Training Center, 1/1/2014
  • From clinical trials to clinical practice: The slow but steady diffusion of innovation of the use of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis in a Boston community heal...
    Mayer K, STD Prevention Conference: A Focus on Disparities, Cascades and Integration in STD and HIV Programs and Services, 1/1/2014
  • The impact of behavioral and clinical factors on associations between age and medication adherence: Age moderates the substance use-adherence association
    Crane H, Safren S, Mimiaga M, Fredericksen R, Mugavero M, Willig J, Burkholder G, Mathews WC, Christopoulos K, Boswell S, Kitahata M, Simoni J, Saag M, Mayer K, 8th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, Florida, 1/1/2013

Lectures

  • Sexual Behavior and STI’s in men who have sex with men: a global perspective 
    Vienna, Austria - 1/1/2013
  • Sexual and Gender Minority Health 
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2011
  • Clinical Trials: HIV Prevention Trials, Combating Infectious Diseases in the Developing World (IMI 228) 
    Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA - 1/1/2009

Other

  • Longitudinal Effects of Syndemics on ART Non-Adherence Among Sexual Minority Men 
    Kenneth Mayer, MD, AIDS and Behavior
    https://www.doximity.com/articles/e1c8b265-bd61-4e2c-aec9-4fbcd40b2a3f
    UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-10
  • The Real Global Threat (review of film "Pandemic: Facing AIDS") 
    Mayer, K, Brown Alumni Magazine
    1/1/2003
  • Women HIV Sexual Risk Takers: Related Behaviors Interpersonal Issues and Attitudes (review) 
    Harlow LL, Rose JS, Morokoff PJ, Quina K, Mayer KH, Mitchell K, Schnoll R, Women’s Behavior Health: Research on Gender Behavior and Policy
    1/1/1998

Press Mentions

  • Impact of Air Pollution Is More Severe in People with HIV and Lung Disease, Study Finds
    Impact of Air Pollution Is More Severe in People with HIV and Lung Disease, Study FindsMarch 2nd, 2026
  • Why Progress Against HIV/AIDS Has Stalled Among Hispanic and Latino Americans
    Why Progress Against HIV/AIDS Has Stalled Among Hispanic and Latino AmericansSeptember 29th, 2024
  • Syphilis Is at Its Highest Levels Since the 1950s. Here’s How to Fix That
    Syphilis Is at Its Highest Levels Since the 1950s. Here’s How to Fix ThatSeptember 10th, 2024

Grant Support

  • Boston HIV CTUBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2007–2027
  • Evaluation of Life-Steps to Enhance Adherence and Engagement in PrEP CareUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES2019–2025
  • Fenway Adolescent Trials UnitEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
  • Clinical Trial Unit For HIV Prevention And Microbicide ResearchNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2012
  • Optimizing Antiretroviral-Based Prevention By Enhancing PREP Adherence In MSMNational Institute Of Mental Health2011

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