瓦法-艾尔-萨德尔 传染性疾病医生

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Wafaa El-Sadr
Infectious Disease Physician | Class of 2008
Introducing multi-pronged treatment strategies for some of the most pressing pandemics of our time — HIV/AIDS and TB — diseases that often afflict people with the least access to quality health care.


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Title
Infectious Disease Physician
Affiliation
International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, Columbia University / Mailman School of Public Health
Location
New York, New York
Age
58 at time of award
Area of Focus
Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology, Health Care Delivery
Website
Columbia University: Wafaa El-Sadr
Published January 27, 2008
ABOUT WAFAA'S WORK
Wafaa El-Sadr is an infectious disease specialist who has developed a multi-pronged approach to treating some of the most pressing pandemics of our time — HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) — diseases that disproportionately afflict people with the least access to quality health care. El-Sadr regularly applies her clinical and public health expertise to quantitative studies of pharmacologic treatment protocols to identify, for example, alternative medications for patients who are unable to tolerate a preferred therapy. She also has led investigations of preventive measures, such as early trials of anti-microbial gels that may inhibit HIV transmission, as well as behavioral factors related to treatment, such as when and how impoverished patients seek help. Rather than focusing on proximal pathological processes, El-Sadr develops treatment strategies by considering such factors as access to health care, education, social status, and economic stressors. With patient compliance in long-term TB treatment being especially problematic, she has demonstrated multiple benefits of recruiting homeless TB patients to serve as monitors of directly observed antibiotic treatment of other patients. El-Sadr is also recognized internationally for her leadership in preventing maternal-child HIV transmission. Though perinatal retroviral inhibitors reduce infant risk of contracting AIDS, she has shown that aggressive drug therapy throughout pregnancy and beyond is vital to preserving the integrity of the family, thereby maximizing the long-term health prospects of the child. Through her work developing effective treatment programs in impoverished and immigrant communities in Harlem, as well as in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, El-Sadr sets ever-improved standards for health care delivery for patients facing devastating disease under severe economic hardship.


BIOGRAPHY
Wafaa El-Sadr received an M.D. (1974) from Cairo University, an M.P.H. (1991) from Columbia University, and an M.P.A. (1996) from Harvard University. She is the director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) and the Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiologic Research at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, as well as chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Harlem Hospital Center.



瓦法-艾尔-萨德尔
传染性疾病医生 | 2008级
为我们这个时代一些最紧迫的流行病--艾滋病毒/艾滋病和结核病--引入多管齐下的治疗策略，这些疾病往往困扰着最难获得优质医疗服务的人。


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标题
传染性疾病医生
工作单位
哥伦比亚大学/梅尔曼公共卫生学院国际艾滋病护理和治疗项目中心
工作地点
纽约，纽约
年龄
获奖时为58岁
重点领域
微生物学、病毒学和免疫学, 健康护理服务
网站
哥伦比亚大学。瓦法-埃尔-萨德尔
发表于2008年1月27日
关于Wafaa的工作
Wafaa El-Sadr是一位传染病专家，她开发了一种多管齐下的方法来治疗我们这个时代一些最紧迫的流行病--艾滋病毒/艾滋病和结核病（TB）--这些疾病不成比例地影响着最难获得高质量医疗服务的人。El-Sadr经常将她的临床和公共卫生专业知识应用于药物治疗方案的定量研究，例如，为无法忍受首选疗法的病人确定替代药物。她还领导了对预防措施的调查，如可能抑制艾滋病毒传播的抗微生物凝胶的早期试验，以及与治疗有关的行为因素，如贫困患者何时和如何寻求帮助。El-Sadr没有关注近端病理过程，而是通过考虑获得医疗服务、教育、社会地位和经济压力等因素来制定治疗策略。由于患者在长期结核病治疗中的依从性特别成问题，她已经证明了招募无家可归的结核病患者作为直接观察其他患者的抗生素治疗的监督者的多种好处。El-Sadr还因其在预防母婴艾滋病传播方面的领导力而受到国际认可。尽管围产期逆转录病毒抑制剂降低了婴儿感染艾滋病的风险，但她表明，在整个怀孕期间和之后，积极的药物治疗对于维护家庭的完整性至关重要，从而最大限度地提高孩子的长期健康前景。通过她在哈林区的贫困和移民社区以及撒哈拉以南非洲和亚洲的许多国家制定有效的治疗方案的工作，萨德尔为在严重经济困难下面临毁灭性疾病的病人制定了不断改进的医疗保健服务标准。


个人简历
瓦法-萨德尔（Wafaa El-Sadr）在开罗大学获得医学博士学位（1974年），在哥伦比亚大学获得公共卫生硕士学位（1991年），并在哈佛大学获得公共行政硕士学位（1996年）。她是哥伦比亚大学梅尔曼公共卫生学院艾滋病护理和治疗项目国际中心（ICAP）和传染病流行病学研究中心的主任，同时也是哈林医院中心传染病科的负责人。