Co-morbidities: The heart of the matter

Speciality: Dermatology/Venerology/Allergology/Proctology
Title: MD Prof. Dr. med.
Hospital: University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
City: Essen
Country: Germany
Email: Stefan.esser@uk-essen.de


Prof. Dr. S. Esser is associate Professor and academic director at the Clinic of Dermatology and Venerology and Head of the HIV/STD outpatient clinic of the university hospital Essen and Deputy Director of the Institute for the Research on HIV and AIDS-associated Diseases Essen. He’s got specialist training in Dermatology, Venerology, Allergology and laboratory medicine. He has also acquired certificates in infectious diseases and proctology. Stefan Esser is an expert on HIV-therapy, related side effects, opportunistic infections and comorbidities. His main interests are antiretroviral treatment trials on drug efficacy, the clinical implications of HIV-1 resistance, side-effects of antiretroviral treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, Kaposi`s Sarcoma and anal intraepithelial neoplasia.

Speciality: Dermatology/Venerology/Allergology/Proctology
Title: MD Prof. Dr. med.
Hospital: University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
City: Essen
Country: Germany
Email: Stefan.esser@uk-essen.de


Prof. Dr. S. Esser is associate Professor and academic director at the Clinic of Dermatology and Venerology and Head of the HIV/STD outpatient clinic of the university hospital Essen and Deputy Director of the Institute for the Research on HIV and AIDS-associated Diseases Essen. He’s got specialist training in Dermatology, Venerology, Allergology and laboratory medicine. He has also acquired certificates in infectious diseases and proctology. Stefan Esser is an expert on HIV-therapy, related side effects, opportunistic infections and comorbidities. His main interests are antiretroviral treatment trials on drug efficacy, the clinical implications of HIV-1 resistance, side-effects of antiretroviral treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, Kaposi`s Sarcoma and anal intraepithelial neoplasia.

Researcher at Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, currently doing a postdoc project at Copenhagen University. Works as a physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Växjö, Sweden.

I am an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Associate Scientist at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA).

Matthew Romo is a Clinical-Epidemiologic Investigator at the US Military HIV Research Program where he contributes to the scientific oversight and direction of epidemiologic studies in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and other infectious diseases.

Dr. Shalom Dunga is a Medical Doctor and Global Health specialist with 13 years of experience, including 7 years in technical advisory roles in PEPFAR-funded HIV programs in Malawi, along with experience providing direct clinical care. She currently serves as the Associate Technical Director for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's PEPFAR-funded SCORE 95 project, funded through the CDC, which focuses on sustaining HIV epidemic control in Malawi. In this role, Dr. Dunga oversees program implementation, provides technical guidance, ensures the integration of best practices in HIV care, and works closely with local partners and stakeholders, including the Malawi Ministry of Health, to contribute to policy development and enhance the effectiveness of the program. Prior to her work at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Dr. Dunga worked in similar roles under Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Fichtenbaum is the Gregory W. Rouan Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He is the PI of the Clinical Research Unit and has an active clinical research program focused on persons with HIV and the complications they endure particularly related to inflammation.

Speciality: Dermatology/Venerology/Allergology/Proctology
Title: MD Prof. Dr. med.
Hospital: University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
City: Essen
Country: Germany
Email: Stefan.esser@uk-essen.de


Prof. Dr. S. Esser is associate Professor and academic director at the Clinic of Dermatology and Venerology and Head of the HIV/STD outpatient clinic of the university hospital Essen and Deputy Director of the Institute for the Research on HIV and AIDS-associated Diseases Essen. He’s got specialist training in Dermatology, Venerology, Allergology and laboratory medicine. He has also acquired certificates in infectious diseases and proctology. Stefan Esser is an expert on HIV-therapy, related side effects, opportunistic infections and comorbidities. His main interests are antiretroviral treatment trials on drug efficacy, the clinical implications of HIV-1 resistance, side-effects of antiretroviral treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, Kaposi`s Sarcoma and anal intraepithelial neoplasia.

Researcher at Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, currently doing a postdoc project at Copenhagen University. Works as a physician at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Växjö, Sweden.

I am an Academic Clinical Lecturer in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Associate Scientist at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA).

Matthew Romo is a Clinical-Epidemiologic Investigator at the US Military HIV Research Program where he contributes to the scientific oversight and direction of epidemiologic studies in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and other infectious diseases.

Dr. Shalom Dunga is a Medical Doctor and Global Health specialist with 13 years of experience, including 7 years in technical advisory roles in PEPFAR-funded HIV programs in Malawi, along with experience providing direct clinical care. She currently serves as the Associate Technical Director for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's PEPFAR-funded SCORE 95 project, funded through the CDC, which focuses on sustaining HIV epidemic control in Malawi. In this role, Dr. Dunga oversees program implementation, provides technical guidance, ensures the integration of best practices in HIV care, and works closely with local partners and stakeholders, including the Malawi Ministry of Health, to contribute to policy development and enhance the effectiveness of the program. Prior to her work at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Dr. Dunga worked in similar roles under Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Fichtenbaum is the Gregory W. Rouan Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He is the PI of the Clinical Research Unit and has an active clinical research program focused on persons with HIV and the complications they endure particularly related to inflammation.