Overview
Dr. Christine Durand, associate professor of medicine and oncology and member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is involved in clinical and translational research focused on individuals infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus who require cancer and transplant therapies. Her current research efforts include looking at outcomes of hepatitis C treatment after solid organ transplant, the potential use of organs from HIV-infected donors for HIV-infected solid organ transplant candidates, and HIV cure strategies including bone marrow transplantation.
Dr. Durand is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Tissue Biopsy, and Nephrectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 180 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Kaposi Sarcoma.
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Locations
10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse STE 412, Falls Concourse STE 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
1717 East Monument Street, Park Building, Ground Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
6 Clinical Trials
Eric Engels is an Infectious Disease provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Engels is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Kaposi Sarcoma, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and Mononucleosis.
Irini Sereti is an Infectious Disease provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Sereti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Kaposi Sarcoma, Sepsis, Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections, and Colonoscopy.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Gregory Kirk is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds joint appointments in oncology and, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in epidemiology. His areas of clinical expertise include epidemiology, hepatitis, HIV, AIDS and infectious diseases. He serves as the vice chair for clinical and translational research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Kirk received his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University. He earned a Ph.D. and M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He earned his M.D. from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine. He completed a residency in preventative medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and in internal medicine at Georgetown University. He performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. His research focuses on understanding and preventing the long-term consequences of chronic HIV infection, particularly the malignant complications of HIV and viral hepatitis. He has extensive research and clinical experience in Africa, leading the Gambia Liver Cancer Study, one of the largest studies of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) performed in the continent, in addition to years of collaborative research in Uganda. Dr. Kirk pioneered the use of elastography and application of novel aflatoxin-associated biomarkers of HCC risk to be applied in Consortium projects. He has strong, multidisciplinary team leadership skills as principal investigator of the ALIVE cohort and several other collaborative studies in Baltimore. Dr. Kirk is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, and Hepatitis B.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Hepatitis CDr. Durand isElite. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- HIV/AIDSDr. Durand isElite. Learn about HIV/AIDS.
- Distinguished
- HepatitisDr. Durand isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Advanced
- COVID-19Dr. Durand isAdvanced. Learn about COVID-19.
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Experienced
- AIDS Dementia ComplexDr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dementia Complex.
- AIDS Dysmorphic SyndromeDr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.
- CryptococcosisDr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about Cryptococcosis.
- Cytomegalic Inclusion DiseaseDr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease.
- Cytomegalovirus InfectionDr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about Cytomegalovirus Infection.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Durand isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).