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Gerald Bloomfield

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Department of Medicine, DUMC Box 3850, Durham, NC 27705
300 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701

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 Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Associate Director for Research at Duke Global Health Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Associate Research Professor of Global Health · 2021 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2011 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Virtual adaptation of a nurse-driven strategy to improve blood pressure control among people with HIV.

Journal Article HIV Res Clin Pract · December 2025 People with HIV are at increased risk of cardiovascular events; thus, care delivery strategies that increase access to comprehensive cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management are a priority. We report the results of a multi-component telemedicine-based ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clonal Hematopoiesis and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in People With HIV: Insights From the REPRIEVE Trial.

Journal Article Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol · November 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: People with HIV (PWH) experience higher cardiovascular disease event rates not fully explained by traditional risk factors. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the genera ... Full text Link to item Cite

No evidence of a detrimental effect of pitavastatin on neurocognitive function among people with HIV.

Journal Article AIDS · November 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Effects of statins on neurocognitive function remain poorly understood, with some studies suggesting harm and others suggesting benefit. Limited observational data among people with HIV (PWH) is biased by indication for statin prescription. We s ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030

Cardiac function and proteomic biomarkers in individuals with perinatal HIV infection or exposure

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

GE Precision Healthcare, LLC Work Statement# A-13 (RURAL ECHO)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by GE Precision Healthcare LLC · 2025 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine · 2002 M.D.