Alan Lifson, MD, MPH

My research focuses on infectious diseases, most notably HIV/AIDS. In an international context, I have taught, consulted, or conducted research on HIV and other infectious diseases in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Carribean, and Asia. Currently, my work focuses on a community support intervention for people living with HIV in Ethiopia. In Minnesota, I am the clinical director for the Minnesota site of the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC), which works to educate and train health care professionals.

• Leonard M. Schuman Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2015
• All-University Award for Global Engagement, 2014
• Delta Omega Honorary Society for Public Health, Pi Chapter

• 2015–2020, NIH, "Assessment of a Community Support Worker Intervention for PLWH in Rural Ethiopia," Principal Investigator
• 2015–2017, University of Illinois at Chicago, "Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC)," Co-Principal Investigator

See a full list of publications on PubMed

Select Recent Publications

• Lifson AR, Grund B, Gardner EM, Kaplan R, Denning E, Engen N, Carey CL, Chen F, Dao S, Florence E, Sanz J, Emery S; INSIGHT START Study Group. "Improved quality of life with immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy in the strategic timing of antiretroviral therapy trial," AIDS, Jan 2017
• Lifson AR, Workneh S, Shenie T, Ayana DA, Melaku Z, Bezabih L, Waktola HT, Dagne B, Hilk R, Winters KC, Slater L. "Prevalence and factors associated with use of khat: a survey of patients entering HIV treatment programs in Ethiopia," Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Jan 2017
• Lifson AR, Workneh S, Hailemichael A, Demisse W, Slater L, Shenie T. "Implementation of a Peer HIV Community Support Worker Program in Rural Ethiopia to Promote Retention in Care," Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2017