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
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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 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 CiteClonal 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 CiteNo 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 CiteRecent Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2030Cardiac function and proteomic biomarkers in individuals with perinatal HIV infection or exposure
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030GE Precision Healthcare, LLC Work Statement# A-13 (RURAL ECHO)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by GE Precision Healthcare LLC · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine ·
2002
M.D.