Aging in the HIV-infected Patient: An Endocrinologist’s Perspective

Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD



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About the Presenter: Top of page

Todd Brown is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University, where he is also the primary endocrine consultant to the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic. He is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his clinical training at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on metabolic, endocrine, and skeletal abnormalities observed in HIV-infected patients, particularly as related to aging. He is a co-investigator in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and the AIDS Clinical Trial Group. In the MACS, he is the Chair of the Metabolic Working Group. In the ACTG, he serves in leadership positions on multiple studies.

Learning Objectives: Top of page

At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
  • Know how early screening and treatment for endocrine and metabolic diseases may affect physical and cognitive function in aging HIV-infected persons.
  • Understand best practices for the management of diabetes, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, and hypogonadism in the older HIV-infected person.

Financial Support: Top of page

This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co, and ViiV Healthcare.

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