Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH

Dr. Birnbaum is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. He is a Downstate alumnus and is the Executive Director of Health & Education Alternatives for Teens (“HEAT”). At HEAT, he has provided medical care to hundreds of HIV infected youth ages 13-24 years since 1992. Dr. Birnbaum is an adolescent medicine specialist who has focused most of his professional career working with HIV infected youth, PrEP services for youth and has pioneered the field of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Brooklyn.

Education

• Undergraduate: Michigan State University
• Advanced Degree: Columbia University
• Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
• Internship: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
• Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests

• HIV treatment and prevention, LGBT youth, transgender medical care

• Principal Investigator, Jeffrey Birnbaum, Ryan White Title IV/Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services "Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children and their Families Initiative". 2006-present
• Principal Investigator, Jeffery Birnbaum, Ryan White Title IV/Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services "Youth Services Initiative". 2001-present
• Principal Investigator, Jeffrey Birnbaum, "Specialized Care Center for HIV Positive Adolescents", AIDS Institute, Department of Health, State of New York. 2000-present
• Principal Investigator, Jeffrey Birnbaum, Longitudinal Epidemiologic Study to Gain Insight into HIV and AIDS in Children and Youth (LEGACY), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA/WERSTAT 2005-present
• Principal Investigator, Jeffrey Birnbaum, "HIV Planning Grant", Ryan White Title III/Health Resources and Services Administration, US Dep't of Health and Human Services 2003-2002
• Principal Investigator, Jeffrey Birnbaum, "Natural History of HIV disease specific to an Adolescent Population, Adolescent Medicine HIV and AIDS Research Network, national Institutes of Health. 2001-1997
• "Adolescent Medicine HIV and AIDS Research Network": Jeffrey Birnbaum, Study of natural history of HIV disease specific to an adolescent population; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 1997-2001
• Eastwood EA, Birnbaum JM. Physical and Sexual Abuse and Unstable Housing among Adolescents with HIV. AIDS & Behavior. 2007 (currently in press, accepted lst draft March 2007)
• Rotheram-Borus MJ, Lee MB, Murphy DA, Futterman D, Duan N, Birnbaum JM, Lightfoot M. Efficacy of a Preventative Intervention for Youths Living with HIV. Am J Public Health. 2001 March;91 (3):400-5.
• Rotheram-Borus MJ, Lee M, Zhou S, O'Hara P, Birnbaum JM, Swendeman D, et al. Variation in health and risk behavior among youth living with HIV. AIDS Educ Prev 2001 Feb;13(1):42-54.