Consultants

R. Douglas Bruce, MD

Lead Harm Reduction Consultant
R. Douglas Bruce, MD

Dr. Doug Bruce’s interests reside at the intersection of substance abuse/dependence and infectious diseases, particularly HIV and Hepatitis C. He serves as lead harm reduction consultant at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation where his work focuses on the development of comprehensive treatment programs for injection drug users to reduce the spread of HIV.  Doug is an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine.

Dennis Israelski, MD

Chief Medical and Science Strategist
Dennis Israelski, MD

Dennis Israelski, MD, is Chief Medical and Science Strategist at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation. Dr. Israelski is a recognized physician leader in the field of infectious diseases. He has over 20 years experience as a leading clinician administrator, educator and researcher and has devoted his career to local and global public health. He has focused on community-based healthcare of indigent patients, quality service delivery to vulnerable populations, and innovative systems for the control and prevention of communicable diseases with a special interest in HIV/AIDS. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

David A. Katzenstein, MD

Senior Advisor for Laboratory Monitoring

Dr. David Katzenstein serves as Senior Advisor for Laboratory Monitoring for Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation where he focuses his work on developing methods and strategies for scaling up low-cost diagnostics related to HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis and supporting Pangaea projects in Zimbabwe related to the strengthening of HIV/AIDS care and treatment. He is a Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Neeraj Mistry, MD, MPH

Dr. Neeraj Mistry is a South African-born public health physician.  His work with Pangaea focuses on the development and implementation of public/private partnerships in the response to AIDS.  Neeraj was previously Technical Director at the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria ("GBC") where he led the technical assistance to GBC member companies focusing on policy, program design and implementation in the workplace and community. As a founding employee of GBC, he provided technical and substantive input to all GBC offices and departments.

Nancy Padian, PhD

Senior Prevention Consultant
Nancy Padian, PhD

Nancy Padian is Senior Prevention Consultant at Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation. Dr. Padian is an internationally-recognized leader in the epidemiology and prevention of STDs including HIV. Her work bridges the gap between traditional infectious disease epidemiology and the broader context of women's reproductive health. Dr. Padian leads Pangaea initiatives designed to more closely link HIV prevention and treatment activities, as well as developing special programs focused on women's health. She is also a faculty member at the University of California (Berkeley and San Francisco).

Sophy Wong, MD

Medical Director, China Project
Sophy Wong, MD

Dr. Sophy Wong provides technical assistance to Chinese national partners through the Gates China program where she focuses on development and implementation of site-specific quality improvement programs, expansion of HIV testing, and capacity building for HIV care and treatment in Kunming, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Chongqing, China.


 

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