Overview
Mehri McKellar, MD is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Duke University Medical Center, and has almost 20 years of experience in treating persons with HIV (PWH). She serves as one of the primary providers in the Duke ID Clinic.
Since her arrival at Duke University in 2008, one of her major research interests has been on HIV prevention – including rapid HIV testing in non-traditional settings such as emergency rooms and in the community, and more recently, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). She serves as the Medical Director of the Duke PrEP clinic, which was the first dedicated PrEP Clinic in North Carolina and has seen >500 persons for HIV prevention. Her work with PrEP also extends to persons who inject drugs via syringe services programs and to individuals who are incarcerated.