Doctor's Bio
Dr. Lauren Collins is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University. She received a BS in Microbiology and a minor in Spanish language from the University of Georgia. She is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Duke University. She completed her Infectious Diseases fellowship and Master of Science in Clinical Research at Emory University.
Dr. Collins’ clinical and research interests focus on improving the care of persons with HIV and in particular, women with HIV and those affected by the Southern HIV/AIDS epidemic. In her research, she studies the mounting burden of aging-related comorbidities experienced by persons with HIV and specifically investigates the role of sex differences as well as traditional versus HIV-specific risk factors contributing to overall comorbidity burden. Her research objective is to develop novel, cost-effective comorbidity screening and prevention tools and strategies for persons with HIV. She is also interested in the clinical, service delivery and public health implications of coinfections affecting persons with HIV, including chronic HCV and SARS-CoV-2.
Most recently, she co-led the implementation of a pilot program using long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy for HIV treatment at the Grady IDP Center. She is a KL2 career development awardee supported by the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance and is also a co-investigator of the NIH-funded MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) and the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE).
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
- Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowships
Emory University Hospital
Awards and Honors
- 2021 Emory Department of Medicine Outstanding Scientific Citation Award
- 2020 Trainee Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDWeek 2020
- 2020 New Investigator Scholarship, Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2020
- 2019 Outstanding Trainee Abstract Award, HIV Medicine Association, IDWeek 2019
- 2019 Blue Ribbon Poster Award, Association for Clinical & Translational Science, Translational Science 2019
- 2019 Young Investigator Award, 2nd place, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Southern Regional Meeting 2019
- 2017 Best Poster Presentation, Duke Internal Medicine Research Night
- 2017 New Investigator Scholarship, Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2017
- 2016-2017 Duke Internal Medicine Faculty-Resident Research Grant
- 2016 Housestaff Community Service Award, Duke Internal Medicine Residency
- 2015-2016 Duke Internal Medicine Faculty-Resident Research Grant
- 2015 Compassion in Medicine Award, Duke Internal Medicine Residency
- 2015 AppleSeed Resident Teaching Award, Duke Residency Programs
- 2014 Annual Medical Student Scholar, Massachusetts Medical Society
- 2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2012 Paul Ambrose Scholar, Association for Teaching, Prevention and Research
- 2010 Women’s Council Scholar, Boston University Graduate Programs
- 2010 International Health Summer Scholar, Boston University School of Medicine
- 2008 Blue Key National Honor Society, University of Georgia
- 2008 Phi Beta Kappa, University of Georgia
- 2008 Crane Leadership Scholar, University of Georgia
- 2007 Ash Service and Civil Engagement Award, University of Georgia
Locations and Directions
Ponce De Leon Center
Phone: (404) 616-2440
Location:
341 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Publications
- Blood pressure trajectories among people with and without HIV in a US-based prospective cohort study.
Sadinski LM, Edwards JK, Herce ME, Avery CL, Miller WC, Simpson RJ, Ramirez C, Palella FJ, Brown TT, Detels R, Magnani JW, Levitan EB, Fischl MA, Collins LF, D'Souza G, French A, Tien PC, Visconti A, Lazar J, Anastos K, Floris-Moore M
AIDS (London, England). 2025;
PMID: 41284324 - An evidence-based call for tailored interventions to support women with HIV who use substances.
Riley ED, Collins LF, Philbin MM
Current opinion in HIV and AIDS. 2025;
PMID: 41208208 - Trends in Alcohol Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Women Living With and Without HIV in the United States (2017-2022).
Tierney HR, Ma Y, Xia F, Chandran A, Kempf MC, Collins LF, DeHovitz J, DiClemente RJ, Floris-Moore M, French AL, Jones DL, Sharma A, Spence AB, Hahn JA, Price JC, Tien PC
AIDS and behavior. 2025;
PMID: 41071499 - Long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine, lenacapavir, and ibalizumab use among persons with HIV-1 viremia at a Ryan White-funded clinic in the urban U.S. South.
Colasanti JA, Aldredge A, Niles-Carnes LV, Ochieng E, Pareek P, Robinson V, Anderson E, Castaneda M, Spralling H, Smith BL, Sumitani J, Paul Leue E, Moran CA, Lora M, Armstrong WS, Collins LF
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2025;
PMID: 40747944 - Promoting Healthy Aging in People With HIV-Into a New Era.
Collins LF, Cunningham SA, Vaughan CP, Ofotokun I
JAMA. 2025;334(5):387-388.
PMID: 40601328 - A Guide to the Evolving Clinical Landscape of Low-Level Viremia Among Persons with HIV in the Modern Treatment Era.
Aldredge A, Patel C, Sheth AN, Collins LF
Current HIV/AIDS reports. 2025;22(1):39.
PMID: 40569488 - Comparing interest in thigh administration of long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine among hypothetical users, early adopters and trial participants with experience.
Collins LF, Christopoulos KA, McNulty MC, Colasanti JA
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2025;
PMID: 40560533 - Hepatic Markers and Immunological Trajectories in a Cohort of Patients with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection Treated with Direct-Acting Antivirals.
Simoncini G, Li J, Mayer C, Collins LF, Battalora L, Buchacz K,
AIDS research and human retroviruses. 2025;41(8):400-410.
PMID: 40397618 - Comparative genomic analysis of emerging non-typeable (NTHi) causing emerging septic arthritis in Atlanta.
Bixler BJ, Royer CJ, Petit Iii RA, Moller AG, Sefton S, Thomas S, Tunali A, Collins LF, Farley MM, Satola SW, Read TD
PeerJ. 2025;
PMID: 40130174 - Enhancing Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine Uptake and Immunity Through Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy Programmatic Synergy in the US South.
Ochieng E, Robinson V, Anderson E, Niles-Carnes L, Smith BL, Armstrong WS, Lora M, Colasanti JA, Collins LF
Open forum infectious diseases. 2025;12(3):ofaf096.
PMID: 40046888
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