Kathleen Raquel Page, MD
Infectious Diseases
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kathleen Raquel Page
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Kathleen Page is a Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, substance use disorder.
She received her undergraduate degree in public health from Johns Hopkins and earned her M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and performed a fellowship in infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Page joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2006.
Dr. Page is dedicated to improving access to high-quality care for underserved communities, including people living with HIV, migrants, and individuals with substance use disorders. Her research spans migrant health, infectious diseases, health and human rights, mobile health interventions, and implementation science. As the principal investigator on multiple grants, she leads studies on integrated care models for behavioral health, mHealth tools for HIV care, and strategies to increase equitable access to evidence-based health interventions.
Dr. Page is Co-Director of the Center for Community and Global Health in Infectious Diseases (CCGHE-ID) whose mission is to improve health and equity, locally and abroad, through infectious diseases scientific research, training, advocacy, and service.
Centers and Institutes
- Center for Community and Global Health in Infectious Diseases
- Center for Humanitarian Health
- Center for Public Health and Human Rights
Lab Website
Kathleen Page Lab
- Research in the Kathleen Page Lab examines the impact of bovine colostrum (BC) on immune activation and HIV susceptibility, and aims to develop a point-of-care diagnostic test for histoplasmosis.
Selected Publications
Desale M, Bringardner P, Fitzgerald S, Page K, Shah M. “Intensified case-finding for latent tuberculosis infection among the Baltimore city Hispanic population.” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2013;15(4):680-685.
Flys T, Gonzalez R, Sued O, Conejero JS, Kestler E, Sosa N, McKenzie-White J, Monzon II, Torres CR, Page K. “Correction: A novel educational strategy targeting health care workers in underserved communities in Central America to integrate HIV into primary medical care.” PLoS ONE. 2013;8(7).
Leite L, Buresh M, Rios N, Conley A, Flys T, Page KR. “Cell phone utilization among foreign-born Latinos: A promising tool for dissemination of health and HIV information.” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2014;16(4):661-669.
Page KR, Castillo-Page L, Poll-Hunter N, Garrison G, Wright SM. “Assessing the evolving definition of underrepresented minority and its application in academic medicine.” Academic Medicine. 2013;88(1):67-72.
Trebach JD, Chaulk CP, Page KR, Tuddenham S, Ghanem KG. “Neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis among women reporting extragenital exposures.” Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2015;42(5):233-239.
Courses & Syllabi
- Global Health Intercession, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1/1/10
- Latino Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1/1/09
Honors
- Mayor's Hispanic Heritage Award, Service Provider/Organization, Baltimore City Mayor's Office, 1/1/14
- President's Translational Research Recognition Award, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/14
- Diversity Award, The Diversity Leadership Council, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/13
- Mayor's Hispanic Heritage Award (Nominee), 1/1/13
- International Professorship Award, American Society of Microbiology, 1/1/07
- Travel Award, Infectious Diseases Society, 1/1/06
- Research Award, Gorgas Memorial Institute, 1/1/06
- George McCracken Infectious Disease Fellow Travel Grant,, 1/1/05
- Arthur M Dannenberg Jr. Award, 1/1/05
- Travel Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1/1/03
- Antionette Frances Dames Prize in Dell Biology and Physiology, 1/1/95
- Olin Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine, 1/1/94
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholarship, 1/1/94
- American Gastroenterological Association Scholarship, 1/1/94
- National Science Foundation Scholarship, 1/1/93
- Ford Foundation Scholarship, 1/1/92
Professional Activities
- Johns Hopkins, Department of Medicine Diversity Council, 1/1/09
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Reviewer, 1/1/10
- Sexually Transmitted Infections, Reviewer, 1/1/09
Locations
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1717 East Monument Street, Park Building, Ground Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-1725
- fax: 443-287-4173
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2006Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2001Washington University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1998Board Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)