About Us
Updated July 2011
This site is a collaborative effort between the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, Office of the Medical Director, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.
Our Mission
To serve as a central, online resource that equips individuals who provide services to HIV-infected individuals with current, state-of-the-art tools to ensure delivery of the highest quality HIV clinical care.
These tools include:
- Clinical Guidelines for the medical management of children, adolescents, and adults with HIV infection;
- Best Practices related to HIV clinical care;
- Educational Tools including teaching slide sets on HIV-related topics;
- Quality Improvement Materials;
- HIV-specific quality improvement software; and
- Clinical Performance Data.
AIDS Institute Office of the Medical Director
90 Church Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2919
The AIDS Institute Office of the Medical Director consists of public health professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for persons with HIV by improving prevention and health care services through performance measurement and science-based initiatives. The Office of the Medical Director oversees numerous programs and initiatives including:
- Clinical Guidelines Program
- Quality of Care Program
- Clinical Education Initiative
- The HIVQUAL Project
- Education and Training Initiative
- Treatment Adherence Initiative
- Materials Initiative
AIDS Institute HIV Clinical Guidelines Program Staff
Bruce D. Agins, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Charles J. Gonzalez, MD
Associate Medical Director for Science and Policy
Tracy E. Hatton
Manager, HIV Clinical Guidelines Program
Cheryl A. Smith, MD
Associate Medical Director for Clinical Care Services
Lyn C. Stevens, MS, NP, ACRN
Deputy Director, Office of the Medical Director
Staff Liaisons
Jeffrey M. Birnbaum, MD, MPH
Committee for the Care of Children and Adolescents with HIV Infection
L. Jeannine Bookhardt-Murray, MD
Mental Health Guidelines Committee
Physicians’ Prevention Advisory Committee
Gina M. Brown, MD
Committee for the Care of Women with HIV-Infection
Johns Hopkins Clinical Guidelines Project Team
John G. Bartlett, MD
Principal Investigator
Paul Pham, PharmD, BCPS
Research Associate
Kathleen Cavolo
Project Director
Barbara Scissors
Medical Editor/Writer
Zoe Rush
Medical Editor/Writer
Jesse Ciekot
Administrative Manager
Johns Hopkins Clinical Guidelines Project
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, has collaborated with the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute since 1999, to develop and disseminate HIV clinical guidelines and related quality-of-care information. Under the leadership of John G. Bartlett, MD, as Principal Investigator, The Johns Hopkins University lends to the program a large clinical experience in HIV care, extensive experience in guidelines development, and a resolute commitment to HIV training.
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