Characterizing the Mechanisms of Sexual Transmission of HCV Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Daniel S. Fierer, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Daniel S. Fierer, MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He and his colleagues at Mount Sinai were the first to describe a syndrome of unexpectedly rapid onset and accumulation of hepatic fibrosis after HCV infection in HIV-infected men, a syndrome that appears to resemble the rapid fibrosis progression after HCV infection in patients with other disease-mediated or iatrogenic immunosuppression. In addition to his ongoing investigation into the epidemiology and mechanism of this liver disease, the main focus of his work has been to determine the mechanisms and fluids responsible for HCV infection among men who have sex with men, and to identify and functionally define the enhanced treatment responsiveness period of early HCV to be able to identify those who will be cured with short-course therapy with interferon-free treatments.
At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
- Appreciate the epidemiology of hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men.
- Understand the behaviors associated with acquisition of hepatitis C during sex among men.
- Be aware of the body fluids in which HCV is shed.
This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co, and ViiV Healthcare.
