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Leah Burke, MD, Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT

LeahAllisonBurkeMD

Internal Medicine • New Haven, CT

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Infectious Disease

Associate Director with the Hospitalist service at Yale New Haven Hospital, Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale School of Medicine

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  • Office

    Northeast Medical Group/Yale New Haven Hospital
    20 York Street. CB 2041
    New Haven, CT 06510
    Phone+1 203-688-4748

Summary

  • Dr. Leah Burke is an internist in New Haven, CT and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Yale-New Haven Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed fellowship training in infectious diseases and is experienced in the development of clinical trials for patients with HIV and hepatitis C. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and an Associate Director of the Hospitalist service at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2011 - 2014
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2012 - 2022
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Vice Chair AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Monoclonal Antibody Working Group, 2015

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Septic Arthritis  
    Cho HJ, Burke LA, Lee M, Hospital Medicine Clinics, 10/31/2014

Books/Book Chapters

  • Infectious Diseases 
    Chapter: Drugs to Treat Viral Hepatitis 
    Burke LA, Marks KMEditors: Cohen, Powderly, and Opal.Edition 4th,
  • Encyclopedia of AIDS 
    Chapter: Entry Inhibitors 
    Page 1 - 12Burke LA, Gulick RMEditors: Hope, Stevenson, and Richman.2016
  • Clinical Decision Support in Medicine: Hospital Medicine 
    Chapter: Foley Catheters 
    Cho HJ, Burke LAEditors: Miller C, et al..Edition 2nd,2016

Abstracts/Posters

  • Determinants of Response to Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin for Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
    Burke LA, Fierer DS, Cassagnol D, Hijdra R, Van Seggelen W, and Marks, KM, Infectious Diseases (ID) Week, San Francisco, CA, 10/5/2013

Lectures

  • Hepatitis C in the Era of Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy (Grand Rounds) 
    Department of Medicine Grand Rounds at North Shore-LIJ Forest Hills Hospital - 10/21/2015

Other

Grant Support

  • 3BNC117 mAb in HIV-infected Subjects on Combination ARTNIH/NIAID2015–2018
  • Passive Immunotherapy with Human Anti-HIV Neutralizing Monoclonal AntibodiesBill and Melinda Gates Foundation2013–2017
  • HIV Adherence Bottle Intervention Trial (HABIT)The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation2015–2016
  • HIV Adherence Bottle Intervention Trial (HABIT)Health 2.02014–2015

Committees

  • Vice Chair, AIDS Clinical Trials Group Monoclonal Antibody Working Group 2015 - Present
  • Vice Chair, AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5357 Protocol Development Team 2015 - Present

Research History

  • InvestigatorInvestigator on multiple clinical trials evaluating the use of broadly-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to treat and prevent HIV infection.2014 - Present
  • Principal Investigator (HABIT Study)A phase 1 clinical trial, aimed at investigating whether a novel smart pill bottle will improve adherence to antiretroviral medication in patients with HIV, and whether a new laboratory test (tenofovir dried blood spots) will be a good assessment of antiretroviral medication compliance.2014 - 2018

Professional Memberships

Dr. Leah Burke, Dr. Leah Burke, MD, Dr. L Burke, Dr. Leah Allison Burke