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Watts, D Heather
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| Title: | Medical Officer |
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| Phone: | 301-435-6874 |
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| E-mail: | wattsh@mail.nih.gov |
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| Address: |
6100 Executive Blvd Room 4B11G, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852 |
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| Fax: | 301-496-8678 |
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| Organization: | Pediatric, Adolescent & Maternal AIDS (PAMA) Branch |
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| Specialty: |
HIV/AIDS in Women (Pregnant and Non-pregnant)
Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission
International Research
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Biosketch:
D. Heather Watts, M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and maternal-fetal medicine specialist who joined the PAMA Branch in July 1998. Dr. Watts is responsible for research activities in the area of HIV infection and its complications among pregnant and non-pregnant women and the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. Dr. Watts leads the NICHD-sponsored study of neonatal antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of transmission in Brazil, Argentina, Bahamas, the United States, and South Africa. She participates in development and conduct of clinical trials aimed at reducing perinatal HIV transmission and providing optimal treatment for HIV-infected pregnant women, many of which are conducted by the NICHD Network in collaboration with the NIAID-funded Pediatric and Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Groups. She serves on the Women's Health Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group funded by NIAID and also advises on several women's health studies in the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group; she also serves on the Executive Committee of the Women's Interagency HIV Study, and participates in the Women and Infants Transmission Study team. She is the NIH representative to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry and serves on the U.S. guidelines working group for treatment of HIV-infected pregnant women and prevention of mother to child HIV transmission.
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