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Michelle S. Cespedes, MD, MS, joined the Division of Infectious Disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as an Associate Professor of Medicine in 2014. Her research areas of interest are complications and comorbidities of HIV, with an emphasis on HPV, HIV related women's health issues, and HIV prevention in high risk populations. Her basic science interest is genetic factors that predispose HIV infected patients to HPV disease. She is currently the protocol vice-chair of two AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) studies designed to evaluate the HPV vaccine in HIV infected populations. In 2014, she was named the co-Director of ID Division’s Clinical and Translational Research Center at Mount Sinai and the clinical research site leader of Mt. Sinai West's Samuels Clinic. Nationally, she sits on the ACTG Executive Committee and is the Chair of its Underrepresented Populations Committee.
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Heart Failure Risk and Events in People With HIV: The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE)
Bloomfield, G. S., Watanabe, M., McCallum, S., Aberg, J. A., Awwad, A., Campbell, T. B., Cespedes, M. S., Chu, S. M., Currier, J. S., Diggs, M. R., Sponseller, C. A., Fichtenbaum, C. J., Lu, M. T., Malvestutto, C. D., Pierone, G., Rhame, F., Tuan, J., Zhao, S., Zanni, M. V. & Grinspoon, S. K. & 2 others, , Apr 2026, In: Circulation: Heart Failure. 19, 4, p. e013382Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Affirming Hormones Do Not Affect the Exposure and Efficacy of F/TDF or F/TAF for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis: A Subgroup Analysis from the DISCOVER Trial
Cespedes, M. S., Das, M., Yager, J., Prins, M., Krznaric, I., de Jong, J., Xiao, D., Shao, Y., Wong, P., Kintu, A., Carter, C., Hoornenborg, E., Ruane, P., Phoenix, J., Younis, I. & Halperin, J., 1 Feb 2024, In: Transgender Health. 9, 1, p. 46-52 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projecting the Potential Clinical and Economic Impact of HIV Prevention Resource Reallocation in Tennessee
Borre, E. D., Ahonkhai, A. A., Chi, K. Y. K., Osman, A., Thayer, K., Person, A. K., Weddle, A., Flanagan, C. F., Pettit, A. C., Closs, D., Cotton, M., Agwu, A. L., Cespedes, M. S., Ciaranello, A. L., Gonsalves, G., Hyle, E. P., Paltiel, A. D., Freedberg, K. A. & Neilan, A. M., 15 Dec 2024, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 79, 6, p. 1458-1467 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors Associated With Systemic Immune Activation Indices in a Global Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Cohort of People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Antiretroviral Therapy
Looby, S. E., Kantor, A., Burdo, T. H., Currier, J. S., Fichtenbaum, C. J., Overton, E. T., Aberg, J. A., Malvestutto, C. D., Bloomfield, G. S., Erlandson, K. M., Cespedes, M., Kallas, E. G., Masiá, M., Thornton, A. C., Smith, M. D., Flynn, J. M., Kileel, E. M., Fulda, E., Fitch, K. V. & Lu, M. T. & 4 others, , 15 Oct 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75, 8, p. 1324-1333 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Proactive strategies to optimize engagement of Black, Hispanic/Latinx, transgender, and nonbinary individuals in a trial of a novel agent for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Cespedes, M., Das, M., Hojilla, J. C., Blumenthal, J., Mounzer, K., Ramgopal, M., Hodge, T., Torres, T. S., Peterson, C., Shibase, S., Elliott, A., Demidont, A. C., Callaghan, L., Watson, C. C., Carter, C., Kintu, A., Baeten, J. M. & Ogbuagu, O., Jun 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 6 June, e0267780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HIVMA names Anna K. Person, MD, FIDSA, chair of the Board
19/10/25
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Managing Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy in HIV: Insights From Michelle S. Cespedes, MD, MS
20/11/24
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Managing Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy in HIV: Insights From Michelle S. Cespedes, MD, MS
1/11/24
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