Lisa M. Chirch, MD

• Assistant Professor
• Division of Infectious Diseases
• University of Connecticut Health Center
• Farmington, CT

 

Research Topics

• Antiretroviral therapies
• Metabolic problems in HIV infection

 

Lecture and Writing Topics

• Antiretroviral therapies
• HIV and aging
• HIV testing
• HIV and coinfections
• Viral hepatitis

 

Current Professional Summary

Dr Chirch is Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr Chirch has published a variety of papers, chapters, and reviews on HIV and antiretroviral therapy, and also lectures on these topics.

 

Committees and Organizations

• Stony Brook University Medical Center Committee on Admissions
• Stony Brook University Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Committee
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• HIV Medicine Association
• American Board of Internal Medicine

 

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Georgetown University (1994)

 

Education

• Georgetown University School of Languages and Linguistics, BS (1994)
• State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, MD (1995-1999)
• Georgetown University Medical Center, Residency in Internal Medicine (1999-2002)
• Stony Brook University Hospital, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases (2003-2005)

 

Selected Publications

1. Chirch LM, Steigbigel RT. Raltegravir in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection. Infection and Drug Resistance. 2010;3:15-23.
2. Sangchan W, Chirch LM. Management of an HIV-Infected Patient after Initial Antiretroviral Regimen Failure. IAS–USA: Cases on the Web. http://www.iasusa.org/cow/cow-instructions.php?cowid=123. Accessed December 30, 2010.
3. Chirch LM, Morrison S, Steigbigel RT. Treatment of HIV infection with raltegravir. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2009;10:1203-1211.
4. Chirch LM, Luft BJ. Cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS. In: Portegies P, Berger JR, eds. HIV/AIDS and the Nervous System. 3rd ed. Elsevier BV; 2007.
5. Chirch LM, Feiner J, Go R, et al. Osteopenia in patients with HIV infection is not associated with elevated sTNFR2 levels. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:1084-1085.