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Ross Erwin McKinney Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Box 3461 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Seeley Mudd Building, Room 108, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


RESEARCH ABSTRACT

Dr. Ross McKinney's research is in the antiretroviral treatment of HIV infected children, and he has additionally published articles on the natural history and pathogenesis of pediatric HIV disease. Dr. McKinney chaired Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 300, a large (600 patient) study of zidovudine, didanosine, and lamivudine in HIV infected children. He recently Co-chaired PACTG 1021 (A phase I-II study of FTC, DDI, and efavirenz), and PACTG 390/PenPact 1 (an international study of treatment strategies for therapy naive children). Dr. McKinney also cochaired PACTG 247, a study of nutritional supplementation in HIV exposed and infected infants.

As of July 2007, Dr. McKinney became the director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine in the Duke University School of Medicine. His current research involves the ethics of medical research, with a particular focus on conflict of interest and on the informed consent process.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics · 2016 - Present Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics

In the News


Published March 28, 2016
Infectious Disease Symposium Convenes at Duke April 1

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Recent Publications


A Per-Protocol Analysis Using Inverse-Probability-of-Censoring Weights in a Randomized Trial of Initial Protease Inhibitor Versus Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Regimens in Children.

Journal Article Am J Epidemiol · June 2, 2023 Protocol adherence may influence measured treatment effectiveness in randomized controlled trials. Using data from a multicenter trial (Europe and the Americas, 2002-2009) of children with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 who had been randomized to rece ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sam Lawrence Katz, MD, Memorial Essay.

Journal Article J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc · April 18, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Coordinating Center

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2019

Phase I CTU Task Area A: Administrative and Overal Clinical Operations Support and Concept Development

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2015

AIDS International Training and Research Program

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2014

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Rochester · 1979 M.D.