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Office
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Summary
- Marla J. Gold, MD, is the former Senior Vice Provost of Community Health Care and Chief Wellness Officer at Drexel University. She has dedicated her career to understanding and creating integrated systems of health care delivery, issues of public health infrastructure and health administration and leadership. In the early 1990s, she served as Philadelphia’s Assistant Health Commissioner for Infectious Disease Control in the Public Health Department, where she was responsible for all reportable and communicable diseases and conditions in Philadelphia. She has extensive experience working with diverse leaders in health care, government (local, state and federal levels), social services, community-based organizations and neighborhoods. In 1996, she created a multi-site HIV Care program which later grew to be known as the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice. Recently retired, she served as Chief of the Division of HIV/AIDS Medicine and Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at the former MCP Hahnemann Medical School. Dr. Gold assumed the Deanship of the Drexel University School of Public Health in 2002. Under her leadership, the School grew markedly in enrollment, increased its degree offerings and greatly increased its research portfolio, becoming an authority on public health in the region. The School has a longstanding commitment to issues of health equity and a growing education, research and practice focus on the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities. Among her honors are the US Public Service Assistant Secretary of Health Award for outstanding service to persons with HIV/AIDS, the Sisterhood award from the National Commission of Christians and Jews, and Health Care Provider of the Year in Pennsylvania from the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Education & Training
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1991
- Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1985
- Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityBS, Biology, 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Award – Greater Phila Region Women E-News, 2013
- Mazzoni Center Award for work on LGBT issues in Philadelphia, PA Mazzoni LGBT Health Center, 2013
- Public Health Leadership Award Philadelphia College of Physicians, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 29 citationsActivity of cefepime against ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative bacilli using low and high inoculaCaroline C. Johnson, Lawrence L. Livornese, Marla Gold, P G Pitsakis, S. Taylor
The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1995-06-01 - 26 citationsA Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Effect of the Protect and Respect Intervention on the Condom Use and Disclosure Practices of Women Living with HIV/AIDSMichelle Teti, Lisa Bowleg, Russell Cole, Linda Lloyd, Susan Rubinstein
AIDS and Behavior. 2010-06-01 - 13 citationsThe Protect and Respect program: a sexual risk reduction intervention for women living with HIV/AIDS.Michelle Teti, Susan Rubinstein, Linda Lloyd, Erika Aaron, Jessica Merron-Brainerd
AIDS and Behavior. 2007-06-29
Abstracts/Posters
- Implementing Peer-Based Interventions in Clinic-Based Settings: Lessons from a Multi-Site HIV Prevention with Positives Initiative.Raja, S., Teti, M., Knauz, R., Echenique, M., Capistrant, B., Rubinstein, S., Allgood, K., Gold, M., Mayer, K., Illa, L., Lloyd, L., and Glick, N., Journal of AIDS and Social Services, 6/1/2007
- Reconfiguring HIV Risk: Integrating Social Context into Interventions for Women with HIV.Teti, M., Bowleg, L., Lloyd, L., Rich, J., Slaton, A., and Gold, M., Poster presented at the Dissertation Dissemination Conference, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 4/1/2007
- “Present but not accounted for: Exploring the Sexual Risk Practices and intervention needs of nonheterosexually identified women in a prevention program for women with...Teti M, Bowleg L, Rubinstein S, Lloyd L, Berhane Z and Gold M, Journal of LBGT Health Research, 1/1/2007
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Lectures
- Public Health and Medicine: A Critical Need for Collaboration4/1/2013
- KeyNote Presenter, National Youth Leadership Forum1/1/2013
- Panelist, “Addressing HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis in high-risk populations through a Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) Workgroup”Denver, CO - 11/1/2010
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Other
- Op-Ed piece in Sunday Currents about HIV/AIDS 30 YearsGold MJ
1/1/2011 - “Routine HIV Testing Advances” (interview)Gold MJ, WHYY Radio Times
1/1/2010 - Topic: The use of technology at Drexel University 2009 to keep classes going during an outbreak.Gold MJ, Fox News Report
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Press Mentions
- Drexel Medicine Resumes Management of Internal Medicine Practice and Student Health CenterJuly 13th, 2021
- Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions, AnsweredMay 24th, 2021
- How Drexel Handled Spanish Flu Pandemic in 1918 vs. Covid-19March 12th, 2021
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External Links
- LinkedIn Profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=312707046&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic
- Drexel Univ School of Public Healthhttp://publichealth.drexel.edu/
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