Dr. Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Global Health (Rollins School of Public Health) at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed medical school and a Master’s in Public Health at the University of Miami. He completed his Internal Medicine and Global Health Residency at the University of Miami and his Infectious Diseases fellowship at Emory University.
Jonathan developed a passion for HIV in high school and has dedicated himself to the field ever since. He has experience treating PLHIV in Miami, Atlanta, Peru, Nicaragua and Ethiopia, giving him a global perspective of HIV treatment and care. His clinical and research interests focus on the delivery of HIV care to vulnerable populations, across the spectrum of the HIV care continuum. In his research, he seeks to bridge the implementation gap in order to improve the delivery of HIV care, by addressing socio-behavioral, biomedical, and systems-level barriers. In addition to his Atlanta-based work, he serves on the U.S. advisory board for a Nicaraguan NGO that strives to improve the delivery of primary health care in Nicaragua through a community health worker model.
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Jonathan A. Colasanti, MD
Associate Medical Director, Infectious Disease Program
Specialties
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
- Emory University School of Medicine
Affiliations
- Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Internship: University of Miami - Jackson Health System
- Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Honors & Awards
2001 Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, University of Virginia
2002 Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Virginia
2003 National Society of Collegiate Scholars, University of Virginia
2008 Eric Reiss Outstanding Student in Medicine, Univers
Publications
Choudhary S, Choudhary N, Kimbrell K, Colasanti J, Ziogas A, Kwa D, Camerini D. R5 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection of Fetal Thymic Organ Culture Induces cytokine and CCR5 Expression. J Virol. 2005; 79: 458 - 471. PMID 15596839
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