WafaaEl-SadrMD

Infectious Disease • New York, NY

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Office
506 Malcolm X Blvd
Wp-522
New York, NY 10037
Phone+1 212-939-2740

Fax+1 212-939-2759
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Summary

Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, MD is an infectious disease specialist in New York, New York. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in New York. She is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem.

Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1980 - 1983
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1979 - 1980
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1979
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Wakefield Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2009
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
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Clinical Trials

A Randomized, Comparative, Prospective Study of Daily Trimethoprim / Sulfamethoxazole (TMS) and Thrice-Weekly TMS for Prophylaxis Against PCP in HIV-Infected Patients
Completed
Phase 3
A Randomized, Comparative Study of Daily Dapsone and Daily Atovaquone for Prophylaxis Against PCP in HIV-Infected Patients Who Are Intolerant of Trimethoprim and/or Sulfonamides
Completed
Phase 3
Effects of MAC Preventive Therapy on Disease-Causing Bacteria in HIV-Infected Patients: A Substudy of CPCRA 048
Completed
A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Azithromycin on MAC Disease Prevention in HIV-Positive Patients
Completed
Not Applicable
A Study of Pentamidine Plus Dapsone in the Prevention of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-Infected Patients Who Cannot Take Trimethoprim or Sulfonamides
Completed
Phase 3
The Treatment of Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Patients
Completed
Phase 3
Effects of Two Anti-HIV Drug Regimens on Quality of Life and Health Care Use Among SMART Study Participants Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 01
Completed
Effects of Two Anti-HIV Drug Regimens on HIV Transmission Risk Behavior Among SMART Study Participants Start of enrollment: 2002 Jan 01
Completed
Evaluating Methods to Increase HIV Testing, Access to HIV Care, and HIV Prevention Strategies Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Seek, Test, and Retain. Linkages for Black HIV+, Substance-Using MSM Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Enhanced Prevention in Couples: Feasibility Study #2 Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Antiretroviral Therapy and Inflammatory and Coagulation Biomarkers: iMACS Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Enhanced HIV Prevention in Couples: Feasibility Study #3 Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Enhanced HIV Prevention in Couples: Feasibility Study #1 Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authors' response to comment on 'Invisible, but not absent'.
Kevin M De Cock, Wafaa M El-Sadr> ;AIDS. 2024 Apr 1
Epigenetic aging in older people living with HIV in Eswatini: a pilot study of HIV and lifestyle factors and epigenetic aging.
Christian K Dye, Haotian Wu, Gabriela L Jackson, Altaye Kidane, Rejoice Nkambule, Nomthandazo G Lukhele, Bongiwe Prudence Malinga, Rhinos Chekenyere, Wafaa M El-Sadr, ...> ;Clinical Epigenetics. 2024 Feb 26
Cancer genetic mutation prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of existing data.
Joshua Shain, Alissa Michel, Michael S May, Lindor Qunaj, Wafaa El-Sadr, Wendy K Chung, Paul S Appelbaum, Judith S Jacobson, Jessica Justman, Alfred I Neugut> ;Seminars in Oncology. 2023 Dec 1
ART initiation for people living with HIV with severe mpox.
Marcia Wong, Inger K Damon, Jason Zucker, Mary M K Foote, Wafaa El-Sadr> ;Lancet. 2023 Nov 11
Global fight against HIV is at risk.
Wafaa M El-Sadr, Myron S Cohen> ;Science. 2023 Nov 10
Epigenetic aging in older people living with HIV in Eswatini: a pilot study of HIV and lifestyle factors and epigenetic aging.
Christian K Dye, Haotian Wu, Gabriella L Jackson, Altaye Kidane, Rejoice Nkambule, Nomthandazo G Lukhele, Bongiwe Prudence Malinga, Rhinos Chekenyere, Wafaa M El-Sadr,...> ;Research Square. 2023 Oct 5
2 citations
Invisible, but not absent.
Kevin M De Cock, Wafaa M El-Sadr> ;AIDS. 2023 Jul 15
2 citations
Ending AIDS deaths requires improvements in clinical care for people with advanced HIV disease who are seriously ill.
Rachael M Burke, Nicholas Feasey, Ajay Rangaraj, Maria Ruano Camps, Graeme Meintjes, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Nathan Ford> ;The Lancet. HIV. 2023 Jul 1
Social media use and COVID-19 vaccine status among a nationally representative population sample in Uganda.
Abigail R Greenleaf, Ashley Croker-Benn, Dorothy Aibo, Sam Biraro, Veronica Mugisha, Muhire H Kwizera, Richard Kabanda, Jessica Justman, Wafaa M El-Sadr> ;Digital Health. 2023 Jun 7
1 citations
Comparison of Current Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination in New York City and the US Nationally.
Ayman El-Mohandes, Katarzyna Wyka, Trenton M White, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Lauren Rauh, Ashwin Vasan, Danielle Greene, Kenneth Rabin, Scott C Ratzan, Simran Chaudhri, Spence...> ;Journal of Health Communication. 2023 Apr 7
Implications from COVID-19 for future pandemic global health governance.
Jeffrey V Lazarus, Cristina Pujol-Martinez, Christopher J Kopka, Carolina Batista, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Rocio Saenz, Ayman El-Mohandes> ;Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2023 Apr 1
20 citations
Facing the New Covid-19 Reality.
Wafaa M El-Sadr, Ashwin Vasan, Ayman El-Mohandes> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 Feb 2
5 citations
"What will we do if we get infected?": An interview-based study of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the health and safety of sex workers in the United States.
Denton Callander, Alicia Thilani Singham Goodwin, Dustin T Duncan, Christian Grov, Wafaa El-Sadr, Mariah Grant, R J Thompson, Molly Simmons, J Leigh Oshiro-Brantly, Kr...> ;SSM. Qualitative Research in Health. 2022 Dec 1
MPrEP+ study protocol: a prospective cohort study assessing the feasibility and acceptability of an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) strategy for male clients of fe...
Joanne Mantell, Julie Franks, Allison Zerbe, Matthew R Lamb, Domonique M Reed, Dan Omollo, Maria Lahuerta, Doris Naitore, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Kawango Agot> ;BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 4
3 citations
Innovations, adaptations, and accelerations in the delivery of HIV services during COVID-19.
Eamonn Murphy, Meg Doherty, Wafaa El Sadr, Irum Zaidi, Adeeba Kamarazulman, Siobhan Crowley, Florence Riako Anam, Chinmay Modi, Erika Castellanos, Alex Garner, Neil Mc...> ;The Lancet. HIV. 2022 Dec 1
11 citations
Progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets among persons aged 50 and older living with HIV in 13 African countries.
Shannon M Farley, Chunhui Wang, Rachel M Bray, Andrea Jane Low, Stephen Delgado, David Hoos, Angela N Kakishozi, Tiffany G Harris, Rose Nyirenda, Nellie Wadonda, Miche...> ;Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2022 Sep 1
6 citations
Assessing the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model to Predict Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Black Men Who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women ...
Justin Knox, Bryan A Kutner, Stephanie Shiau, Frieda Sara Winterhalter, Yingfeng Wu, Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Wafaa El-Sadr, Paul W Colson, Julie Franks> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2022 Jul 1
8 citations
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Factors Associated With Being Unvaccinated Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual Identities (LGBTQ+) New Yorkers.
Andrea Low, Connor Wright, Joey Platt, Christiana Chang, Joanne E Mantell, Emily Romero, David Hoos, Sharon Mannheimer, Abigail Greenleaf, Delivette Castor, Wafaa M El...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Jul 1
10 citations
Contact Tracing: Barriers and Facilitators.
Wafaa M El-Sadr, Joey Platt, Melanie Bernitz, Melissa Reyes> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2022 Jul 1
10 citations
Public Health Implications of Adapting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Programs for Virtual Service Delivery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.
Pragna Patel, Michael Kerzner, Jason B Reed, Patrick Sean Sullivan, Wafaa M El-Sadr> ;JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 2022 Jun 7
5 citations
Post-vaccination outcomes in association with four COVID-19 vaccines in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Manaf AlQahtani, Xing Du, Sujoy Bhattacharyya, Abdulla Alawadi, Hamad Al Mahmeed, Jaleela Al Sayed, Jessica Justman, Wafaa M El-Sadr, Jack Hidary, Siddhartha Mukherjee> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Jun 2
7 citations
Protecting HIV service delivery for key populations in southern Africa in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Godfrey Musuka, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Roda Madziva, Helena Herrera, Wafaa El Sadr> ;IJID Regions. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Older New York City Residents Living at Home.
Abigail R Greenleaf, Monique Millington, Kiana Chan, Melissa Reyes, Shannon M Farley, Andrea Low, David Hoos, Wafaa M El-Sadr> ;Journal of Community Health. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Is Omicron Showing Us the Path Ahead?
Wafaa M El-Sadr, Steven Shea> ;American Journal of Public Health. 2022 Apr 1
74 citations
Achieving the 95 95 95 targets for all: A pathway to ending AIDS.
Luisa Frescura, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Ali Feizzadeh A, Wafaa El-Sadr, Omar Syarif, Peter D Ghys> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Declining Access to COVID-19 Services Will Worsen Health DisparitiesMay 11th, 2023
Public Health Research Continues as We Reach Pandemic Year FourMarch 20th, 2023
Non-AIDS Cancers on the Rise Among People with HIV in South AfricaJanuary 2nd, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations

NYC Health + Hospitals / HarlemNew York, New York