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Paul Sax, MD, Infectious Disease, Boston, MA

PaulEdwardSaxMD

Infectious Disease Boston, MA

Professor, Medicine-Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    75 Francis St
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-732-8881
    Fax+1 617-732-6829

Summary

  • Dr. Paul E. Sax is Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He holds the Bruce A. Beal and Robert L. Beal Distinguished Chair in Infectious Diseases. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School, did his residency in Internal Medicine at the Brigham, then fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Dr. Sax is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the flagship journal of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). In addition, he is a Section Editor of HIV/AIDS in UpToDate, and on the Editorial Board of NEJM Journal Watch, where he writes a regular column called HIV and ID Observations. An internationally recognized clinician and clinical teacher in infectious diseases and HIV, Dr. Sax also has been actively involved in research. Ongoing areas of investigation include clinical trials of antiretroviral therapies, cost-effectiveness of strategies for HIV management, and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy. He was closely involved in the clinical management and prevention of COVID-19, including frequent communications with the medical and lay public about the disease.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1990 - 1992
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1987
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityB.A., English, Cum Laude, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Clinical Faculty Award Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2016
  • Kenneth Kaplan Infectious Diseases Clinician Award Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society, 2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Doravirine/Lamivudine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Is Non-Inferior to Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Treatment-Naive Adults with Human Immun...  
    George J Hanna, Peter Sklar, Kathleen E Squires, Paul E Sax, Carey Hwang, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir and sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C and bleeding disorders  
    Walsh CE, Workowski K, Terrault NA, Sax PE, Cohen A, Bowlus CL, Kim AY, Hyland RH, Han B, Wang J, Stamm LM, Brainard DM, McHutchison JG, von Drygalski A, Rhame F, Frie..., Haemophilia, 1/25/2017
  • Should we be testing for baseline integrase resistance in patients newly diagnosed with HIV?  
    Koullias Y, Sax PE, Fields NF, Walensky RP, Hyle EP, Clin Infect Dis, 1/12/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Review of Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 
    1/1/2017
  • Treatment Update from International AIDS Society Meeting 
    1/1/2017
  • Update from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 
    1/1/2017
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Other

  • ClinicalQuiz™: So You Think You’re an HIV Expert 
    Sax PE, Daar ES, Eron JJ, Gallant JE, Hodder S, and Powderly WG, Clinical Care Options
    http://www.clinicaloptions.com/HIV/Treatment%20Updates/HIV%20Quiz/Module/Module_1.asp
    1/1/2013
  • Answering the Questions: Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy 
    Sax PE, Clinical Care Options
    1/9/2009
  • Key Principles and Recommended Regimens for First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy 
    Sax PE, Clinical Care Options InPractice
    http://www.clinicaloptions.com/inPractice.aspx
    1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

  • New Covid Vaccines Are Coming. Here’s What to Know
    New Covid Vaccines Are Coming. Here’s What to KnowAugust 22nd, 2024
  • A New Covid Vaccine Is Expected Soon. Here's the Best Time to Get It
    A New Covid Vaccine Is Expected Soon. Here's the Best Time to Get ItAugust 21st, 2024
  • An Infectious Disease Expert's Take on This Summer's COVID Uptick in Mass
    An Infectious Disease Expert's Take on This Summer's COVID Uptick in MassAugust 5th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • The Setpoint Study: Does Early Therapy Alter The Virologic Setpoint?National Center For Research Resources2007–2008
  • HIV-1 DNA Vrc-Hiv 009-00 VP (Gag-Pol-Nef_multiclade Env) In HIV-1National Center For Research Resources2007–2008
  • ALLRT: Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group Longitudinal Linked Randomized TrialsNational Center For Research Resources2007–2008
  • A5202: A Phase III Trial Of Open-Label Efavirenz Or Atazanavir With RitonavirNational Center For Research Resources2007–2008
  • A Phase IV Study Of Antiretroviral Therapy For Hiv-Infected AdultsNational Center For Research Resources2007–2008
  • HIV-1 DNA Vrc-Hiv 009-00 VP (Gag-Pol-Nef-Multiclade Env) In HIV-1National Center For Research Resources2006
  • Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Study Of Ro31-8959 Alone (Type D)National Center For Research Resources1996
  • Delavirdine Mesylate In Combination With Didovudine VS Didovudine AloneNational Center For Research Resources1996
  • Devavirdine Mesylate In Combination With Didanosine VS DidanosineNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • Delavirdine Mesylate In Combination With Zidovudine VS ZidovudineNational Center For Research Resources1995
  • Prophylaxis Against TB In Patients With HIV InfectionNational Center For Research Resources1994–1995