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alexandra.depokomandy [at] mcgill.ca (Alexandra de Pokomandy, MDCM, MSc)

Associate Professor, ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Health Centre

Dr. Alexandra de Pokomandy is Associate Professor at the Family Medicine Department of ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨, and Clinician Scientist and Co-Leader of the Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program, at the Research Institute of the ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Health Center. After medical residency, she completed a Master degree in Epidemiology at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network. She provides care for people living with HIV since 2003, initially at the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, before she joined the Chronic Viral Illness Service of the ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Health Centre in 2009. She completed a FRQS Chercheur Boursier Clinicien Senior in 2024, and her research focuses on HIV, HPV and viral respiratory infections. Her work as a physician and researcher aims to recognize patient health concerns and make improvements to clinical practices that will benefit individuals who suffer most from inequities and stigma. 

Mission that guides my research program:

Through a learning health system approach, I use cohort studies to generate knowledge aimed at enhancing care for conditions associated with viral infections, namely HIV, HPV, and respiratory tract infections. My research emphasizes the personalization of care based on gender and other social and structural determinants of health to ensure that the care is efficient, person-centered, and equitable. 

Theme 1 – Improving the care for people living with HIV 

Theme 2 – Advancing preventive care for HPV-associated cancers

Theme 3 – Supporting people autonomy in the care trajectory of acute viral respiratory infections

Current projects:

Keywords: Human Papillomavirus (HPV), HIV, Cancer, Women's health, Comorbidities, Prevention, Primary Care, Cohorts.

List of Publications:
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