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Rochelle P. Walensky

Rochelle P. Walensky

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
23213
World Ranking
16192
National Ranking
8143

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Rochelle P. Walensky is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Virology, General Health Professions, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's research covers a diverse range of topics such as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV Research and Treatment, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Emily P. Hyle
  • A. David Paltiel
  • Kenneth A. Freedberg
  • Caitlin M. Dugdale
  • Nicole C. McCann

Walensky has published extensively in notable venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • JAMA
  • UNC Libraries
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their recent research papers include:

  • Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in the United States-Challenges and Opportunities (2021), published in JAMA
  • Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now (2020), published in The Lancet
  • Clinical Outcomes Of A COVID-19 Vaccine: Implementation Over Efficacy (2020), published in Health Affairs
  • From Mitigation to Containment of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), published in JAMA

Walensky has also been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States

    Rochelle P. Walensky;Rochelle P. Walensky;A. David Paltiel;Elena Losina;Lauren M. Mercincavage

  • Expanded screening for HIV in the United States--an analysis of cost-effectiveness.

    A. David Paltiel;Milton C. Weinstein;April D. Kimmel;George R. Seage

  • Cost-effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty in the United States: patient risk and hospital volume.

    Elena Losina;Rochelle P. Walensky;Courtenay L. Kessler;Parastu S. Emrani

  • The lifetime cost of current human immunodeficiency virus care in the United States.

    Bruce R. Schackman;Kelly A. Gebo;Rochelle P. Walensky;Elena Losina

  • International AIDS Society global scientific strategy: towards an HIV cure 2016

    Steven G Deeks;Sharon R Lewin;Anna Laura Ross;Jintanat Ananworanich

  • Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Screening Strategies to Permit the Safe Reopening of College Campuses in the United States.

    A. David Paltiel;Amy Zheng;Rochelle P. Walensky

  • Risk of Progression to Active Tuberculosis Following Reinfection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Jason R. Andrews;Farzad Noubary;Rochelle P. Walensky;Rodrigo Cerda

  • Review of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Related Opportunistic Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Charles B. Holmes;Elena Losina;Rochelle P. Walensky;Yazdan Yazdanpanah

  • Lifetime Medical Costs of Knee Osteoarthritis Management in the United States: Impact of Extending Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Elena Losina;A. David Paltiel;Alexander M. Weinstein;Edward Yelin

  • Risk of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile in patients with a documented penicillin allergy: population based matched cohort study.

    Kimberly G Blumenthal;Na Lu;Yuqing Zhang;Yu Li

  • Cost-effectiveness of HIV treatment in resource-poor settings - The case of Côte d'Ivoire

    Sue J. Goldie;Yazdan Yazdanpanah;Elena Losina;Milton C. Weinstein

  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in the United States-Challenges and Opportunities.

    Rochelle P Walensky;Henry T Walke;Anthony S Fauci

  • HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in the United States: Impact on Lifetime Infection Risk, Clinical Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness

    A. David Paltiel;Kenneth A. Freedberg;Callie A. Scott;Bruce R. Schackman

  • Impact of Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis on Morbidity and Mortality in Older Americans

    Elena Losina;Rochelle P. Walensky;William M. Reichmann;Holly L. Holt

  • Scientific consensus on the COVID-19 pandemic: we need to act now.

    Nisreen A Alwan;Rochelle Ann Burgess;Simon Ashworth;Rupert Beale

  • Expanded HIV Screening in the United States: Effect on Clinical Outcomes, HIV Transmission, and Costs

    A. David Paltiel;Rochelle P. Walensky;Bruce R. Schackman;George R. Seage

  • Should Resistance Testing Be Performed for Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Patients? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Paul E. Sax;Runa Islam;Rochelle P. Walensky;Rochelle P. Walensky;Elena Losina

  • Racial and sex disparities in life expectancy losses among HIV-infected persons in the united states: impact of risk behavior, late initiation, and early discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy.

    Elena Losina;Bruce R. Schackman;Sara N. Sadownik;Kelly A. Gebo

  • Cost-effectiveness of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States:

    Elena Losina;Rochelle P. Walensky;Courtenay L. Kessler;William M. Reichmann

  • Review of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-related opportunisticinfections in sub-Saharan Africa

    C. B. Holmes;E. Losina;R. P. Walensky;Y. Yazdanpanah

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Freedberg
Kenneth A. Freedberg Harvard University
Elena Losina
Elena Losina Brigham and Women's Hospital
Milton C. Weinstein
Milton C. Weinstein Harvard University
Paul E. Sax
Paul E. Sax Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jeffrey N. Katz
Jeffrey N. Katz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robin Wood
Robin Wood University of Cape Town
Robert A. Parker
Robert A. Parker Harvard University
Xavier Anglaret
Xavier Anglaret University of Bordeaux
George R. Seage
George R. Seage Harvard University
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School

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