James Mcmahon
Research Fellow
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
James is an infectious diseases physician and HIV researcher at The Alfred hospital and Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne. His work focuses on the clinical care of people with HIV and research to improve outcomes for people with HIV. He received his PhD from Monash University which focused on social and behavioural factors predicting treatment outcomes for people with HIV. Prior to his PhD James completed an infectious diseases fellowship and a Masters of Public Health at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He also has appointments in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Monash University, at Tufts University in Boston and is a member of the Australian Society for HIV Medicine’s Sub-Committee for Guidance on HIV Management in Australia.
Research Interest
James’ research interests include strategies to monitor the cascade of HIV care, interventions to maximise retention in HIV care and work to maximise the quality of HIV care in Australia.
Publications
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Less frequent CD4 monitoring in virologically suppressed HIV. McMahon J, Crowe SM Lancet HIV. 2017 Jun; 4(6):e233-e234
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Post-treatment control in an adult with perinatally acquired HIV following cessation of antiretroviral therapy. McMahon JH, Chang J, Tennakoon S, Dantanarayana A, Solomon A, Cherry C, Doherty R, Cameron P, Lewin SR AIDS. 2017 Jun; 31(9):1344-1346
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Concomitant medication polypharmacy, interactions and imperfect adherence are common in Australian adults on suppressive ART. Siefried KJ, Mao L, Cysique LA, Rule J, Giles ML, Smith DE, Mcmahon J, Read TR, Ooi C, Tee BK, Bloch M, de Wit J, Carr A; PAART study investigators. AIDS. 2017 Nov; Epub ahead of print
