Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Infectious Diseases

Office of the Division Chief
John W. Mellors, MD
3550 Terrace Street
Scaife Hall-Suite 818
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-383-7963
Fax: 412-383-7982
Email: jwm1@pitt.edu
Assistant: Lois Mathews
Email: lmm112@pitt.edu

ID Administrative Offices
c/o Division Administrator
Lisa Gundel
3601 Fifth Avenue
Falk Medical Building
Suite 3A - Room 303
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582
Phone: 412-648-6593
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: lgundel@mail.magee.edu
Assistant: Betty Edwards
Email: eae5@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-6273

PATIENT SCHEDULING
General Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
Main ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

HIV/AIDS Care Center
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment Clinic (PACT)
PACT Appointments: 412-647-7228 or 1-877-788-7228
PACT Fax Number: 412-647-7951

Pittsburgh Treatment and Evaluation Unit (PTEU)
PTEU Appointments: 412-647-8125 or 1-888-396-7838
PTEU Fax Number: 412-647-6253

Transplant Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

ID Fellowship Coordinator
Kim Barnhart
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – Suite 3A
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-648-6406
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: kib9@pitt.edu

Urvi M Parikh, PhD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine

Associate Director Virology Core Microbicide Trials Network
Office: Suite 817-A Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Phone: 412-648-3103
Fax: 412-648-8521
E-mail: parikhu@dom.pitt.edu
Education
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Training
Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
HIV Prevention
HIV Drug Resistance
Clinical Research
 
Profile
The focus of the Parikh laboratory is in the area of clinical trials of oral or topical antiretroviral agents for HIV prevention. We serve as the Core Virology Lab for the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN). Our goals are to confirm virologic endpoints and perform drug resistance testing for all MTN studies, to provide technical and troubleshooting assistance in virology-related issues to MTN trial sites, to educate MTN about HIV drug resistance, to help implement existing MTN protocols and develop new MTN protocols, and to develop state-of-the-art virologic methods to address research questions in MTN trials.
Lab Personnel and Web page
Krista Eskay, Kelley Gordon
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