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
Recent Publications
Integrating a mental health referral system within adolescent HIV clinics in Tanzania.
Journal Article AIDS · November 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of integrating a mental health stepped-care referral pathway for young people with HIV (YPWH) who screened positive for mental health distress using task-sharing and stepped-care approaches. DESIGN: ... Full text Link to item CiteMental Health Care Gaps for Adolescents With HIV: Lessons From Tanzania and the United States.
Journal Article Pediatrics · September 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: There is a global adolescent mental health (MH) crisis that is largely unaddressed. Adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALWH) have an increased risk of mental distress that is known to compromise antiretroviral therapy adherence, le ... Full text Link to item CiteA 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 CiteRecent Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sauti ya Vijana (The Voice of Youth), a Mental Health and Life Skills Intervention to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2021 - 2027LOC-IMPAACT 2016 Protocol Co-Chair support
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University · 2017 - 2026View All Grants