 The focus of Dr. Alan Berkman’s work is the development of
comprehensive programs in resource-constrained
settings that integrate prevention, treatment and
mitigation of HIV/AIDS at a population level. His
background includes clinical care of patients with
HIV and formal training in behavioral approaches
to HIV prevention through a post-doctoral fellowship
at the HIV Center. He was an early advocate for
the global expansion of HIV care and treatment
programs and continues to explore ways that such
programs can be used to strengthen prevention efforts.
His work in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean,
while initially focused on adults, has increasingly
brought his attention to the issue of the family
as a unit and the particular impact of the epidemic
on children. His research interests include the
development of behavioral interventions that promote
adherence to care and prevention for HIV+ individuals;
structural interventions to strengthen family and
community-based efforts to stabilize the lives
of orphans and vulnerable children, and policy
issues including HIV testing algorithms and innovative
approaches to prevention of maternal to child transmission.
Dr. Berkman is a member of the leadership group
of Columbia University's International Center for
AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, which provides
technical assistance to nine African countries
through funding from PEPFAR. He is co-director
of the NIH-funded Columbia-Southern Africa Fogarty
AIDS International Training and Research Program
and the related Fogarty-Ellison Training Program.
EDUCATION
| Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY |
B.A. |
1967 |
Zoology |
| Columbia University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
|
M.D. |
1971 |
Medicine |
| Columbia University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
|
Postdoctoral Studies |
1996 |
HIV prevention research |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 1971-1972 |
Medical Residency,
Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, NY |
| 1972-1975 |
Internist,
North East Neighborhood Association Community
Health Center, New York, NY |
| 1975-1982 |
Physician,
Lincoln Hospital, Community Medicine Department,
Bronx, NY |
| 1992-1993 |
Physician,
El Rio Treatment Services, Bronx, NY |
| 1994-1999 |
Member, Institutional
Review Board, New York City Department
of Health, New York, NY |
| 1994-2003 |
Medical Director,
High Bridge-Woodycrest Center, Bronx, NY
|
| 1995-1998 |
Member, Institutional
Review Board, Montefiore Medical Center,
Bronx, NY |
| 1995-1997 |
Postdoctoral
Research Fellow, HIV Center for Clinical
and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University
and New York State Psychiatric Institute,
New York, NY |
| 1998-2000 |
Consultant,
South African Directorate of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse |
| 1998-2002 |
Medical Specialist,
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral
Studies, Columbia University and New York
State Psychiatric Institute, New York,
NY |
| 1998-2000 |
Associate
Editor, American Journal of Public Health |
| 1998-2002 |
Assistant
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia
University, New York, NY |
| 2002-2006 |
Assistant
Professor of Epidemiology and Sociomedical
Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School
of Public Health, New York, NY |
| 2002-present
|
Co-Investigator,
Statistics, Epidemiology, and Data Management
Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral
Studies, Columbia University and New York
State Psychiatric Institute, New York,
NY |
| 2003-present
|
Coordinator,
Global AIDS Project of Special Significance,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public
Health, New York, NY |
| 2004-present
|
Co-Director,
Columbia University/Southern Africa Fogarty
AIDS International Training and Research
Program, Columbia University Mailman School
of Public Health, New York, NY |
| 2004-present
|
Director,
Epidemiology Departmental Doctoral Training
Program, Columbia University Mailman School
of Public Health, New York, NY |
| 2004-present
|
Member, International
Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs
Leadership Group, Columbia University Mailman
School of Public Health, New York, NY |
| 2004-present
|
Editorial
Board, Globalization and Health |
| 2005-present
|
Advisory
Board, Global Public Health |
| 2006-present
|
Associate
Clinical Professor of Epidemiology and
Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health, New York,
NY |
| 2006-present
|
Acting Chair,
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health, New York,
NY |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2000 |
New York City Department
of Health Bioethics Achievement Award |
| 2004-2005 |
Member, Secretary's Advisory
Committee on Human Research Protections,
US Department of Health and Human Services |
PUBLICATIONS
Berkman, A.: Prison health: The breaking point.
American Journal of Public Health, 85:1616-1618,
1995.
Berkman, A., Susser, E., Valencia, E., Miller,
M.: Injection drug use and risk of HIV transmission
among homeless men with mental illness. XI International
Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, Abstract
Tu.C.2543, 1996.
Valencia, E., Susser, E., Berkman, A.: Sex, Games
and Videotapes: An intervention to reduce HIV risk
behaviors among homeless men with mental illness.
XI International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver,
Canada, Pub.C.1176, 1996.
Conover, S., Berkman, A., Gheith, A., Jahiel, R.,
Stanley, D., Geller, P.A.: Methods for successful
follow-up of elusive urban populations: An ethnographic
approach with homeless men. Bulletin of the New
York Academy of Medicine, 74:90-108, 1997.
Susser, E., Colson, P., Jandorf, L., Berkman, A.,
Lavelle, J., Fenning, S., Waniek, C., and Bromet,
E.: HIV infection among young adults with psychotic
disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154:864-866,1997.
Berkman, A.: Mental illnesses, people with. In:
R.A. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social,
Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the
Epidemic. Chicago and London: Fitzroy-Dearborn,
Inc., pp. 349-351, 1998.
Berkman, A., Susser, E., Valencia, E., Sohler,
N., Conover, S., Torres, J.: HIV prevention among
men with severe mental illness. 12th World AIDS
Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, # 43278, 1998.
Susser, E.S., Valencia, E., Berkman, A., Sohler,
N., Torres, J.: HIV sexual risk reduction in homeless
men with mental illness. Archives of General Psychiatry,
55:266-272, 1998.
Greenberg, B., Berkman, A., Thomas, R., Hoos, D.,
Finkelstein, R., Astemborski, J., Vlahov, D.: Evaluating
supervised HAART in late-stage HIV among drug users:
A preliminary report. Journal of Urban Health,
76:468-480, 1999.
Remien, R.H., Satriano, J., Berkman, A.: Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency
Virus. Medical Aspects of Disability (2nd edition),
pp. 53-67, 1999.
Goldfinger, S., Susser, E., Roche, B., Berkman,
A.: Homelessness and serious mental illness: Implications
for policy and practice. Commissioned Report, Center
for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration. U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, 1999.
Berkman, A., Bakalar, N.: Hepatitis A to G. New
York: Werner Books, 2000.
Vasgird, D.R., Hensleigh, M., Berkman, A., Schachne,
E., Trinh, C.: Protecting the uninsured human research
subject. Journal of Public Health Management Practice,
6:33-43, 2000.
Wainberg, M., Forstein, M., Berkman, A., Cournos,
F.: Essential medical facts for mental health practitioners.
In: F. Cournos, M. Forstein (Eds.). HIV/AIDS and
Mental Health. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Sept,
2000.
Berkman, A.: Confronting global AIDS: Prevention
and treatment. American Journal of Public Health,
91:1348-1349, 2001.
Berkman, A.: The global AIDS crisis: Human rights,
international pharmaceutical markets and intellectual
property. Connecticut Journal of International
Law, 17, 149-155, 2002.
Parker,R., Passarelli, C.A., Terto,V., Pimenta,
C., Berkman, A., & Munoz-Laboy, M.: Introduction:
The Brazilian respoonse to HIV/AIDS: Analyzing
its components and assessing its transferability.
Divulacao em Saude para Debate, 27, 140-142, 2003.
Pawinski, R., Berkman, A., McNally, L.M.,& Lalloo,
U.G.: Launching the ARV roll-out debate into the
public arena. South African Medical Journal, 93(9),
660-661, 2003.
Remien, R., Bastos, F.I., Berkman, A., Terto, V.,
Jr., Raxach, J.C., & Parker, R.G.: Universal access
to ART may be the best approach to "do no harm"
in developing countries: The Brazilian experience.
AIDS, 17, 786-787, 2003.
Berkman, A.: . An adult infectious disease doctor's
encounter with AIDS. In B.A. Willinger, & A. Rice
(Eds.), A history of AIDS social work in hospitals:
A daring response to an epidemic. Binghamton, NY:
Haworth Press, 2003.
Berkman, A., Garcia, J., Muņoz-Laboy, M., Paiva,
V., & Parker, R.: A critical analysis of the Brazilian
response to HIV/AIDS: Lessons learned for controlling
and mitigating the epidemic in developing countries.
American Journal of Public Health, 95, 1162-1172,
2005.
Berkman, A., Pilowsky, D.J., Zybert, P.A., Leu,
C.-S., Sohler, N., & Susser, E.: The impact of
substance dependence on HIV sexual risk-reduction
among men with severe mental illness. AIDS Care,
17, 635-639, 2005.
Satriano, J., Berkman, A., & Remien, R.: AIDS and
HIV related conditions. In M. Eisenberg, R. Glueckauf
& H. Zaretsky (Eds.), Medical aspects of disability
(3rd ed.). New York: Springer, 2005.
Berkman, A., Cerwonka, E.R., Sohler, N., & Susser,
E.: A randomized trial of a brief HIV risk reduction
intervention for men with severe mental illness.
Psychiatric Services, 57, 407-409, 2006.
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