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Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH

  • Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Global Health, University of Washington
  • Director of the International AIDS Research and Training Program (IARTP), University of Washington
  • Director of the Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship in African Global Health Leadership

Dr. Farquhar received her MD at Harvard Medical School, and completed a residency and chief residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Washington, where she also earned a Masters in Public Health. She currently spends approximately 2 months each year in Nairobi mentoring US and Kenyan trainees and conducting research on correlates of immunity against HIV-1, HIV-discordant couples, and mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. Ongoing studies explore immune responses in HIV-exposed, uninfected infants and adults, with a focus on examining basic science questions from an epidemiologic perspective.

She has published more than 75 peer-reviewed papers and is the Editor-in-Chief of the online journal, Retrovirology: Research and Treatment. Dr. Farquhar teaches 3 courses in the School of Public Health, AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach, the Responsible Conduct of International Research, and the Integrated Residency Global Health Leadership course. In addition, she sees HIV-infected patients one half-day per week at Madison Clinic and attends in the Infectious Disease clinic and on the wards at Harborview Medical Center.

Selected Publications

Farquhar C, VanCott TC, Mbori-Ngacha DA, Horani L, Bosire RK, Kreiss JK, Richardson BA, John-Stewart GC. Salivary secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor is associated with reduced transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through breast milk. J Infect Dis 2002; 186:1173-6.
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Farquhar C, Kiarie JN, Richardson BA, Kabura MN, John FN, Nduati RW, Mbori-Ngacha DA, John-Stewart GC. Antenatal couple counseling increases uptake of interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmission. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004; 37:1620-6.
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Farquhar C, Nduati R, Haigwood NL, Sutton W, Mbori-Ngacha D, Richardson B, John-Stewart G. High maternal HIV-1 viral load during pregnancy adversely affects placental transfer and infant concentrations of measles IgG antibody. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 Dec 1; 40(4):494-7.
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Drake A, John-Stewart G, Wald A, Mbori-Ngacha D, Bosire R, Wamalwa D, Lohman-Payne B, Ashley-Morrow R, Corey L, Farquhar C. Herpes simplex virus type 2 and risk of intrapartum human immunodeficiency virus transmission. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 109:403-9.
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Mackelprang R, John-Stewart GC, Carrington M, Richardson B, Mbori-Ngacha D, Mabuka J, Rowland-Jones S, Wamalwa D, Lohman-Payne B, Farquhar C. Maternal HLA homozygosity and mother-child HLA concordance increase the risk of vertical transmission of HIV-1. J Infect Dis 2008 Apr 15;197(8):1156-61
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Aluisio A, Richardson BA, Bosire R, John-Stewart G, Mbori-Ngacha E, Farquhar C. Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Jan; 56(1):76-82. PMCID: PMC3005193.
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Farquhar C, Wamalwa D, Selig S, John-Stewart G, Mabuka J, Sutton W, Haigwood N, Wariua G, Lohman-Payne B. Immune responses to measles and tetanus vaccines among Kenyan HIV-1-infected children pre and post-highly active antiretroviral therapy and re-vaccination. Ped Infect Dis J 2009; 28(4):295-299
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Farquhar C, Nathanson C, Consortium Working Group: The Afya Bora Consortium: An Africa-US partnership to train leaders in Global health. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Jun; 25(2)399-409. PMCID: PMC3143113.
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Farquhar C, Lohman-Payne B, Overbaugh J, Richardson BA, Mabuka J, Bosire R, Mbori-Ngacha D, John-Stewart G. Breast Milk HIV-1 RNA levels and female sex associated with HIV-1-specific CD8+ T-Cell responses in HIV-1-exposed uninfected infants in Kenya. J Infect Dis. 2011 Dec; 204(11):1806-10.
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Drake AL, Roxby AC, Ongecha-Owuor F, Kiarie J, John-Stewart, G, Wald A, Richardson BA, Hitti J, Overbaugh J, Emery S, Farquhar C. Valacyclovir suppressive therapy reduces plasma and breast milk HIV-1 RNA levels during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized trial. J Infect Dis. 2012 Feb; 205(3):366-75.
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