Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States
Dr. Risha Irvin is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases where she focuses on improving the health of vulnerable populations impacted by hepatitis C virus infection. Dr. Irvin obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology from Spelman College and her medical degree and master’s in public health from Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Irvin completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco in the primary care program based at San Francisco General Hospital. She has served as an HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholar and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. At Johns Hopkins, she is Vice Chair for Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity for the Department of Medicine. Her R01 focuses on HCV elimination in incarcerated persons in the setting of the Louisiana hepatitis C elimination plan. She also serves on the national hepatitis C elimination plan team reporting to Dr. Francis Collins.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
111 - Ensuring HCV Treatment Reaches All Patients
Friday, October 13, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET
1068 - HCV Testing and Treatment in Justice-Involved Populations
Friday, October 13, 2023
10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET