Media contact: Anna Jones, arjones7@uab.edu
Jodie Dionne, M.D.
Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Areas of interest:
- Infections in women and pregnancy including HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, malaria, hepatitis B and Zika virus.
Dionne serves as the chief of Women’s Health Services for UAB’s 1917 Clinic, with expertise and knowledge about infections that impact pregnant women and women living in the United States and Africa. She can speak to viral infections such as Zika and parasitic infections such as malaria, their impact on pregnant women and their babies, as well as on HIV prevention and treatment in this at-risk population.
Video interview:
Media appearances:
- Coronavirus outbreaks grow in the South while states reopen, NBC News
- U.S. reports highest COVID-19 fatalities in two weeks, but real death toll could be higher, TODAY
- Zika virus update: What you still need to know, Yahoo!
- What is 'flatten the curve'? The chart that shows how critical it is for everyone to fight coronavirus spread, NBC News
- Why are COVID-19 cases in kids rising sharply? It's the adults around them, NBC News
- Does getting coronavirus once mean you are immune, WVTM 13