Justin Chan, MD, MPH

An important motivation of my career is to improve access and quality of infectious diseases care for underserved patient populations. Accordingly, my research goals include understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases and evaluating the impact of related clinical programs serving special populations. My research in the NYC jail system characterized the hepatitis C virus (HCV) cascade of care, demonstrated outcomes of HCV treatment programs, and showed the importance of investing in treatment in carceral settings. When the COVID-19 epidemic started in the jails in 2020, we described the early epidemiology and risk factors of severe COVID-19 in the jail congregate setting, highlighting the challenges and our approach to infection control in the carceral setting. When the mpox outbreak started in NYC in 2022, we launched an innovative telehealth model to improve access to tecovirimat and described our treatment outcomes. My ongoing projects are focused on infectious diseases epidemiology, prevention, and control of outbreaks. I aim to highlight the burden of chronic infectious diseases and outbreaks particularly on underserved populations, and evaluate the impact of interventions to prevent and treat infectious diseases.