CarlaSuzanneAlexanderMD
Internal Medicine • Baltimore, MDHIV/AIDS Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hematology/Oncology
Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Office
827 Linden Ave
4 South
Baltimore, MD 21201Phone+1 410-225-8000
Summary
- Dr. Carla S. Alexander is a palliative care specialist at the the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine - Institute of Human Virology, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease in Baltimore, MD. Currently she directs the inpatient Palliative Medicine Programs at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus and at the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopedics Institute. She received her medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1979. She is experienced in HIV/AIDS and Palliative Care for persons living in international and syndemic settings. Dr. A enjoys community-based education regarding difficult to discuss topics and aging and dying with HIV disease and long COVID.
Education & Training
University of MarylandFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1986- University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
- University of MarylandResidency, Preventive Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Medical University of South CarolinaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1981 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
NC State Medical License 1980 - 1998
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alumna Achievement Award Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA, 2017
Clinical Trials
- CASA: Care and Support Access in HIV Disease Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 44 citationsFamily perspectives on communication with healthcare providers during end-of-life cancer care.Renee Royak-Schaler, Shahinaz M. Gadalla, Jeanne Parr Lemkau, Douglas D. Ross, Carla Alexander
Oncology Nursing Forum. 2006-07-01 - 66 citations2017 HIVMA of IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living With HIV.R. Douglas Bruce, Jessica S. Merlin, Paula J. Lum, Ebtesam Ahmed, Carla Alexander
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017-10-30 - 51 citationsGenerating an African Palliative Care Evidence Base: The Context, Need, Challenges, and StrategiesRichard Harding, Richard A Powell, Julia Downing, Stephen R. Connor, Faith Mwangi-Powell
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2008-09-01
Journal Articles
- 2017 HIVMA of IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living with HIVPeter Selwyn, Jessica Merlin, Carla Alexander, Glenn Jordan Treisman, Paula J Lum, Amanda H Corbett, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Press Mentions
Institute of Human Virology Marks National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 27 as HIV/AIDS Increases in Baltimore’s YouthSeptember 20th, 2017
Research History
- PIThe CASA Study: Implementation of the Palliative Approach to Care and Support Access to improve outcomes for young same-gender loving men receiving outpatient HIV management. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Inc. sponsor (PCORI)2013 - 2019
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