Carlos del Rio, MD
Professor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Research, Lecture, and Writing Topics

• Epidemiology and treatment of opportunistic infections
• Access to care and antiretrovirals for disadvantaged populations
• Access to care and treatment in developing countries
  
  
  

Current Professional Summary

Dr del Rio is Chief of Medical Service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and Associate Director for Clinical Science and International Research at the Emory Center for AIDS Research. He is also Co-Director of the Emory Internal Medicine Residency Program.


Committees and Organizations

• Member, Board of Directors, International AIDS Society–USA
• Member, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention
• Member, Outcomes Committee of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group
• Member, Scientific Advisory Committee of the Latin American AIDS Initiative
• Member, Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic Network
  
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Glaxo-Wellcome Foundation Award for Clinical Research in Mexico
• Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
• James H. Nakano Citation, CDC
• Fellow, American College of Physicians
  
  
  

Education

• Universidad La Salle, Medical School (1977-1983)
• Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency (1983-1986) (6 months of Junior Assistant Resident year at Johns Hopkins Hospital)
• Emory University School of Medicine, Infectious Disease Fellowship (1986-1988)
• Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University, Chief Resident in Medicine (1988-1989)
  
  
  

Selected Publications

1. Rothenberg RB, Scarlett M, del Rio C, Reznik D, O'Daniels C. Oral transmission of HIV. AIDS. 1998;12:2095-2105.
2. Wilfert CM, Ammann A, Bayer R, Curran JW, del Rio C, Faden RR, Feinberg MB, Karlin PD, Levine RJ, Luo C, Sessions K. Science, ethics, and the future of research into maternal infant transmission of HIV-1: Consensus statement. Lancet North Am Ed. 1999;353:832-835.
3. Beard CB, Carter JL, Keely SP, Huang L, Pieniazek NJ, Moura IN, Roberts JM, Hightower AW, Bens MS, Freeman AR, Lee S, Stringer JR, Duchin JS, del Rio C, Rimland D, Baughman RP, Levy DA, Dietz VJ, Simon P, Navin TR. Genetic variation in Pneumocystis carinii isolates from different geographic regions: implications for transmission. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000;6:265-272.
4. Huang L, Beard CB, Creasman J, Levy D, Duchin JS, Lee S, Pieniazek N, Carter JL, del Rio C, Rimland D, Navin TR. Sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis and geographic region predict mutations in the Pneumocystis carinii dihydropteroate synthase gene. J Infect Dis. 2000;182:1192-1198.
5. Bruce BB, Blass MA, Blumberg HM, Lennox JL, del Rio C, Horsburgh CR Jr. Risk of Cryptosporidium parvum transmission between hospital roommates. Clin Infect Dis. 2000;31:947-950
6. Fox KK, del Rio C, Holmes KK, Hook EW 3rd, Judson FN, Knapp JS, Procop GW, Wang SA, Whittington WL, Levine WC. Gonorrhea in the HIV era: a reversal in trends among men who have sex with men. Am J Public Health. 2001;91:959-964.
7. del Rio C, Franco-Paredes C, Duffus W, et al. Routinely recommended HIV testing at an urban urgent-care clinic—Atlanta, Georgia, 2000. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50:538-541.
8. Navin TR, Beard CB, Huang L, del Rio C, Lee S, Pieniazek NJ, Carter JL, Le T, Hightower A, Rimland D. Effect of mutations in Pneumocystis carinii dihydropteroate synthase gene on outcome of P carinii pneumonia in patients with HIV-1: a prospective study. Lancet. 2001;358:545-549.
9. Eichler MR, Ray SM, del Rio C. The effectiveness of HIV post-test counselling in determining healthcare-seeking behavior. AIDS. 2002;16:943-945.
10. Nimri LF, Moura IN, Huang L, del Rio C, Rimland D, Duchin JS, Dotson EM, Beard CB. Genetic diversity of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis based on variations in nucleotide sequences of internal transcribed spacers of rRNA genes. J Clin Microbiol. 2002;40:1146-1151.