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Charles M Burns

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Promoting Re-engagement in HIV Care after Emergency Department Visit by Leveraging Clinical Informatics at a Southern Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses · December 2025 Retaining persons with HIV (PWH) in HIV care and ensuring access to antiretroviral therapy are crucial for reducing HIV transmission and enhancing health outcomes. HIV care engagement rates in the United States have plateaued over the last decade, indicati ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Acquisition: Perceptions among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in North Carolina.

Journal Article South Med J · July 2025 OBJECTIVES: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be underprescribed preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but PrEP research on SGM communities other than transgender women and cisgender men who ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY)

Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2010 - 2026

Increasing the yield of HIV contact tracing for prevention using network models

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Rush University, Medical College · 2014 M.D.