Kourtis, Athena P.

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Name (Latin)
Kourtis, Athena P.
Gender
female
MARC
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q39767903
Library of congress: nb2011000273
Sources of Information
  • Perinatal HIV infection, 2010:t.p. (Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH) p. iii (Senior Service Fellow, Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia)

Wikipedia description:

Athena Kourtis is a Greek-American pediatrician, infectious diseases physician, scientist and author. She is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chief of HIV Research, as well as a Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and a Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Her research work has focused on perinatal, maternal and pediatric infections, and she is a leading expert in pediatric HIV, Cytomegalovirus, and Hepatitis, as well as infections in pregnancy. In Greece, she is recognized as a prominent medical expert and media voice for her contributions to public health and infectious disease research, as well as for her authorship of the children's health book Βγάλτε τα Παιδιά από τη Γυάλα.

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