Overview
Gerald Bloomfield, MD, MPH, joined the faculty in Medicine and Global Health after completing his Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute. Bloomfield also completed the Duke Global Health Residency/Fellowship Pathway and a Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellowship. He received his medical education, internal medicine residency and Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. Bloomfield leads a longstanding research and capacity building program on cardiovascular global health which includes work in under-resourced communities in the US and a number of low- and middle-income country settings.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
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2021 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Associate Director for Research at Duke Global Health Institute
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
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2021 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2011 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Developing machine learning models to improve cardiovascular risk prediction for people living with HIV
Journal article International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention · September 1, 2026 Background As life expectancy rises for people with HIV, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has become a major contributor to morbidity. Extant risk models understate this risk, stressing the need for better models for HIV patients. Methods We ... Full text CiteTackling Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Middle‑income Countries Through a Multifaceted Approach
Journal article Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology · August 11, 2026 Full text CiteEstimating the degree of cardiovascular disease risk under-prediction in people with HIV by existing risk models: an updated meta-analysis.
Journal article AIDS · August 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: The application of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk models in people with HIV (PWH) may be limited due to concerns that the models tend to underestimate risk in this population. We conducted an updated meta-analysis to assess the degree of CVD ... 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 - 2030INTEGRATE RX: Integrating Clinical Pharmacists in HIV care to Mitigate Last-Mile Challenges and Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Burden
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Temple University · 2025 - 2030Cardiac function and proteomic biomarkers in individuals with perinatal HIV infection or exposure
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030View All Grants
Education
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine ·
2002
M.D.