Faculty
Emma Simmons
Assistant Professor:
Family Medicine
Phone: +1 401 729 2866
Phone 2: +1 401 729 2866
Emma_Simmons_MD@Brown.EDU
Read Emma Simmons' full Faculty Research Profile.
Emma Simmons, MD, is an assistant professor of family medicine at Brown Medical School. Her primary interest is in the health disparities of minorities especially with regard to HIV/AIDS. Her current research focuses on routine testing for HIV as a part of primary care in order to identify HIV earlier, mitigate HIV transmission, decrease stigma, and reduce opportunistic infections.
Biography
Dr. Simmons joined the Department of Family Medicine in July 2002. She received her M.PH. from Brown University in 2004. She joined the research faculty in the Center for Primary Care & Prevention at MHRI in July 2004. Her interests include HIV diagnosis, prevention, and linkage to treatment among underserved populations. Her efforts are focused on identifying and removing the barriers to early HIV/AIDS testing in the primary care setting. Dr. Simmons has a panel of patients in the Family Care Center and serves as an attending physician on the Family Medicine Services and in the Immunology Center at Miriam Hospital.
Interests
Dr. Simmons' area of research is in understanding the barriers to and the utility of routine testing for HIV. Her research focuses on improved understanding of the stigma associated with HIV testing and overcoming barriers to routine HIV testing. Routine HIV testing has the promise to (1) identify people earlier in the course of their infection, therefore preventing the spread of disease by unknown carriers, (2) provide linkage to earlier and more effective treatment leading to improved health and longevity of affected patients, and (3) decrease the disparate rate of AIDS morbidity and mortality among Blacks and Latinos here in the United States of America.
Degrees
MD, MPH
Teaching
N/A
