Andrea J. Ruff, MD

Centers and Institutes

• Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Additional Academic Titles

Joint Appointment in Pediatrics

Research Interests

AIDS and retroviral infections, Disease Control, Immunoparasitology, Infectious Diseases

Research Summary

Dr. Ruff's research interests are concentrated primarily on HIV. She is the principal investigator in a recently completed NIH-funded clinical trial in Ethiopia determining the efficacy of nevirapine prophylaxis in preventing HIV transmission through breastfeeding; this trial was conducted in collaboration with Drs. Brooks Jackson and Bob Bollinger and their colleagues in Uganda and India. Dr. Ruff directs the CDC PEPFAR funded Technical Support for the Ethiopia HIV/AIDS Initiative (TSEHAI), providing technical expertise/assistance to hospitals, the ministry of health and universities in Ethiopia as they roll-out HIV prevention and treatment activities.