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Dorothy Elizabeth Dow

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
DUMC, Box 3499, Durham, NC 27710
7308 Woodmont Dr., Amarillo, TX 79119

Overview


Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Research Professor at the Duke Global Health Institute.  Dr. Dow’s research focuses on prevention and treatment of HIV in pediatric populations including prevention of mother-to-child transmission and a focus on adolescent and young adult populations.  Dr. Dow is co-director of the Duke Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core, chair of IMPAACT Network Protocol 2016 and a member of the AHISA network.  She is co-site leader of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre-Duke University Collaboration where she works nearly full time in Moshi, Tanzania, though returns to Duke University Medical Center two-weeks two to three times per year to provide clinical care on the general pediatric infectious diseases inpatient consult service. 

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2022 - Present Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Associate Research Professor of Global Health · 2022 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published February 10, 2025
Global Health Experts Discuss Impact of US Foreign Aid Freeze
Published May 23, 2024
Duke Global Health Researchers Expand Support for Mental Health
Published August 1, 2023
Helping Health Faculty Turn Good Ideas Into Policy

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Recent Publications


A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal Article Glob Ment Health (Camb) · 2025 Youth living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have an increased vulnerability to mental illnesses, with many lacking access to adequate treatment. There has been a growing body of interventions using task sharing with trained peer leaders to add ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2025 Youth living with HIV (YLWH) face psychosocial challenges and HIV-related stigma, which impact adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study was designed to understand better the change in mental health symptoms and experiences with stigma among YL ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, and mortality of neonatal bloodstream infections in Northern Tanzania, 2022-2023.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2025 Neonatal bloodstream infections (BSI) make a substantial contribution to morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but data on the epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Tanzania are limited. We describe the prevalenc ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Adapting the ESTEEM intervention to improve mental health and PrEP engagement among gay and bisexual men in Guatemala

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

LOC-IMPAACT 2016 Protocol Co-Chair support

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University · 2017 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2012 MScGH
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio · 2006 M.D.