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Ryan Westergaard
Expert on intersection of substance abuse and infectious disease
Associate professor, Medicine & Population Health Sciences School of Medicine and Public Health news@uwhealth.org Home page
Topics
- Intersection of substance abuse and infectious diseases
- HIV epidemiology and prevention
- HIV testing and treatment in correctional settings
Achievements
- Career development award, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Grant awardee, Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Member, Infectious Disease Society of America
- Member, International AIDS Society
- HIV care provider for Wisconsin Department of Corrections