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Toinette Frederick, PhD

Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Part-Time)

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Toni Frederick, PhD, MSPH
Associate Professor of Research Pediatrics

Dr. Frederick received her PhD in Epidemiology from the UCLA School of Public Health in 1989. She joined the Department of Pediatrics, MCA Program in October 2004 as an Assistant Professor and has continued her liaison work with the LAC DHS HIV-Epidemiology program, the Urban Prevention Collaborative (UPC), and the HIV Prevention Planning Committee. She is currently part of the MCA Research team responsible for overseeing MCA’s data management program, analyzing data, writing papers, and interfacing with the Keck School of Medicine Information Systems. She is Principal Investigator of Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) Surveillance Monitoring for ART Toxicities Study in HIV-uninfected Children Born to HIV-infected Women (SMARTT). She is particularly interested in the prevention of perinatal HIV infection both nationally and internationally.

Awards

  • Brandeis University: Summa Cum Laude, 1974
  • Brandeis University: Dean’s List, 1972
     – 1974
  • Society for Pediatric Research: Membership, 2013

Publications

  • Immigration enforcement and HIV care. Lancet HIV. 2026 Jul; 13(7):e434.. View in PubMed
  • Cord blood IgA/M reveals in utero response to SARS-CoV-2 with fluctuations in relation to circulating variants. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 14; 16(1):3551.. View in PubMed
  • Factors associated with internalized HIV-related stigma among biological mothers living with HIV enrolled in a US cohort study. AIDS Care. 2024 02; 36(2):220-226.. View in PubMed
  • The role of internalised HIV stigma in disclosure of maternal HIV serostatus to children perinatally HIV-exposed but uninfected: a prospective study in the United States. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023 10; 26.. View in PubMed
  • Internalized HIV-related stigma in women of color obtaining care at an HIV specialty center in Los Angeles County, California. AIDS Care. 2023 05; 35(5):658-662.. View in PubMed
  • Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among older adults living with HIV. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Aug 05; 101(31):e29907.. View in PubMed
  • Risk for Speech and Language Impairments in Preschool Age HIV-exposed Uninfected Children With In Utero Combination Antiretroviral Exposure. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 07; 37(7):678-685.. View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal Evaluation of Language Impairment in Youth With Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Youth With Perinatal HIV Exposure. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Dec; 5(suppl 1):S33-S40.. View in PubMed
  • Newborn Hearing Screenings in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Uninfected Infants. J AIDS Immune Res. 2016; 1(1).. View in PubMed
  • Impact of Hepatitis C Virus on the Circulating Levels of IL-7 in HIV-1 Coinfected Women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Feb 01; 71(2):172-80.. View in PubMed

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