JosephAKovacsMD

Infectious Disease • Bethesda, MD

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Office
Msc 1662 Institutes Of Healt
Bldg 10
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-496-9320

Fax+1 301-402-1213

Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1982 - 1987
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1980 - Present
MD State Medical License 1983 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2008 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1994

Clinical Trials

Tissue Biopsy and Imaging Studies in HIV-Infected Patients Start of enrollment: 1994 Nov 30
Recruiting
Use of Labeled Glucose to Study Lymphocyte Replication and Survival in HIV-Infected Patients Start of enrollment: 1998 Feb 25
Terminated
Not Applicable
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Face and Bones Start of enrollment: 1998 Feb 23
Completed
Development of Serologic Assays for Human Herpes Virus-8 Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 30
Completed
Lymphocyte Infusions for the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients Failing Anti-HIV Therapy Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 08
Terminated
Phase 1
Multiplex Microarray Chip-Based Diagnosis of Respiratory Infections Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Terminated
Antiretroviral Drug Interaction Study in Volunteers With HIV Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 31
Completed
Phase 1
New Techniques for Using a Saline Wash as a Diagnostic Tool for Pneumocystis Pneumonia Start of enrollment: 1999 Sep 28
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Impact of Weekly Administration of Rifapentine and Isoniazid on Steady State Pharmacokinetics of Tenofovir Alafenamide in Healthy Volunteers (YODA) Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 12
Completed
Phase 1
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
A Single Dose of Pembrolizumab in HIV-Infected People Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 06
Recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

81 citations
Comprehensive analysis of unique cases with extraordinary control over HIV replication
Daniel Mendoza, Sarah A. Johnson, Bennett A. Peterson, Ven Natarajan, Maria Salgado
Blood. 2012-05-17
661 citations
HIV-1 and T cell dynamics after interruption of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in patients with a history of sustained viral suppression
Richard T. Davey, Niranjan Bhat, Christian Yoder, Tae Wook Chun, Julia A. Metcalf
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1999-12-21
334 citations
Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons - 2002
Henry Masur, Jonathan E. Kaplan, King K. Holmes, Beverly Alston, Miriam J. Alter
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2002-09-03

Grant Support

Characterization Of Immune Responses During Pneumocystis PneumoniaClinical Center2007–2008
The Characterization Of Pneumocystis Surface AntigensClinical Center2005–2008
Evaluation Of Hiv-Related ComplicationsClinical Center2005–2008
Studies On The Role Of Interleukin-2 In The Management Of HIV InfectionClinical Center1998–2008
Studies Of Lymphocyte Kinetics In Healthy And Hiv-Infected PatientsClinical Center1998–2008
Molecular Studies Of Human Pneumocystis CariniiClinical Center1998–2008
Studies On The Role Of Interleukin-2 In The Management OClinical Center2002–2006
Studies Of Lymphocyte Kinetics In Healthy And Hiv-InfectClinical Center2001–2006
Characterization Of Immune Responses During PneumocystisClinical Center2001–2006
The Role Of Interleukin-2 In The Management Of HIVClinical Center2005
Studies-Lymphocyte Kinetics-Healthy-Hiv-Infected PatientClinical Center2005
Immune Responses During Pneumocystis Carinii PneumoniaClinical Center2005
The Characterization Of P. Carinii Surface AntigensClinical Center1992–2004
Studies On The Role Of Interleukin-2 In The ManagementClinical Center2003
Interleukin-2 In The Management Of HIV InfectionClinical Center2001
Characterization Of Cytokine Responses During Pneumocystis Carinii PneumoniaClinical Center1995–2000
Studies On The Role Of IL-2 In The Management Of HIV InfectionClinical Center1994–1997
Phase I/II Study Of AZT And IL-2 In HIV InfectionClinical Center1990–1992
Isolation And Characterization Of P. Carinii Surface AntigensClinical Center1990–1991
Zidovudine PLUS IL-2 In Treatment Of Hiv-Infected PatientsCenters For Disease Control And Prevention1988
Characteristics Of Pneumocystis Carini AntigensCenters For Disease Control And Prevention1988

JosephAKovacsMD

Dr. Kovacs is on Doximity

Education & Training

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

Grant Support

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