Curt G Beckwith
Curt G Beckwith
Professor of Medicine
Overview
Curt G. Beckwith, M.D., FACP, FIDSA, is Professor Medicine and Interim Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Lifespan-affiliated hospitals. He conducts research on developing innovative HIV testing, linkage, and retention programs for vulnerable populations, particularly for substance users and persons involved with the justice system. He has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse since 2007. He is the PI of the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV, Associate Director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research, and Director of the Community Engaged Research Core of the COBRE on Opioids and Overdose. In addition, Dr. Beckwith serves on the Department of Health and Human Services Antiretroviral Guidelines Committee, and he is an infectious diseases clinician at The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital.
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| Hussong AM, Gottfredson NC, Bauer DJ, Curran PJ, Haroon M, Chandler R, Kahana SY, Delaney JAC, Altice FL, Beckwith CG, Feaster DJ, Flynn PM, Gordon MS, Knight K, Kuo I, Ouellet LJ, Quan VM, Seal DW, Springer SA. "Approaches for creating comparable measures of alcohol use symptoms: Harmonization with eight studies of criminal justice populations." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 194, 2018, pp. 59-68. |
| Dong KR, Must A, Tang AM, Beckwith CG, Stopka TJ. "Competing priorities that rival health in adults on probation in Rhode Island: substance use recovery, employment, housing, and food intake." BMC Public Health, vol. 18, no. 1, 2018, pp. 289. |
| Dunham, Katherine M., Bazerman, Lauri, Beckwith, Curt G., Linas, Benjamin P., Barocas, Joshua, Flanigan, Timothy P. "Encouraging Testing of Partners for Persons Newly Diagnosed With Hepatitis C." Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 26, no. 6, 2018, pp. e98. |
| Dong KR, Must A, Tang AM, Stopka TJ, Beckwith CG. "Food Insecurity, Morbidities, and Substance Use in Adults on Probation in Rhode Island." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 95, no. 4, 2018, pp. 564-575. |
| Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, Loeliger KB, Franks J, Christopoulos K, Lorvick J, Kahana SY, Young R, Seal DW, Zawitz C, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Biggs ML. "Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative." PLoS ONE, vol. 13, no. 5, 2018, pp. e0197730. |
| Yellin H, Beckwith C, Kurth A, Liu T, Castonguay B, Patrick R, Trezza C, Bazerman L, Kuo I. "Syndemic effect of mental illness and substance use on viral suppression among recently-incarcerated, HIV-infected individuals in the CARE+ Corrections study." AIDS Care, vol. 30, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1-5. |
| Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren, Dauria, Emily, Tolou-Shams, Marina, Christopoulos, Katerina, Chan, Philip A., Beckwith, Curt G., Parker, Sharon, Meyer, Jaimie. "The Path to Implementation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for People Involved in Criminal Justice Systems." Current HIV/AIDS Reports, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018, pp. 93-95. |
| Chandler R, Gordon MS, Kruszka B, Strand LN, Altice FL, Beckwith CG, Biggs ML, Cunningham W, Chris Delaney JA, Flynn PM, Golin CE, Knight K, Kral AH, Kuo I, Lorvick J, Nance RM, Ouellet LJ, Rich JD, Sacks S, Seal D, Spaulding A, Springer SA, Taxman F, Wohl D, Young JD, Young R, Crane HM. "Cohort profile: seek, test, treat and retain United States criminal justice cohort." Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24. |
| Beckwith C, Castonguay BU, Trezza C, Bazerman L, Patrick R, Cates A, Olsen H, Kurth A, Liu T, Peterson J, Kuo I. "Gender Differences in HIV Care among Criminal Justice-Involved Persons: Baseline Data from the CARE+ Corrections Study." PLoS ONE, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. e0169078. |
| Loeliger KB, Biggs ML, Young R, Seal DW, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Gordon MS, Altice FL, Ouellet LJ, Cunningham WE, Young JD, Springer SA. "Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A "Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain" Harmonization Consortium." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 21, no. 10, 2017, pp. 2945-2957. |
| Christopoulos KA, Cunningham WE, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Golin CE, Knight K, Flynn PM, Spaulding AC, Coffin LS, Kruszka B, Kurth A, Young JD, Mannheimer S, Crane HM, Kahana SY. "Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Seek, Test, Treat, Retain Interventions Using Mobile Phones and Text Messaging to Improve Engagement in HIV Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United States." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 21, no. 11, 2017, pp. 3182-3193. |
| Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren, Rosen, David L, Christopher, Paul, Bazerman, Lauri, Beckwith, Curt G. "Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy: An Opportunity to Improve Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment and Reduce HIV Transmission Among Persons Being Released From Prison Facilities." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 65, no. 7, 2017, pp. 1247-1248. |
| Johnson DM, Johnson NL, Beckwith CG, Palmieri PA, Zlotnick C. "Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Risk Prevention in Residents of Battered Women's Shelters." Women's Health Issues, vol. 27, no. 1, 2017, pp. 36-42. |
| Zaller N, Gordon M, Bazerman L, Kuo I, Beckwith C. "The HIV Care Cascade Among Individuals Under Community Supervision in Baltimore, Maryland." Journal of Correctional Health Care, vol. 23, no. 3, 2017, pp. 305-312. |
| Zaller ND, Patry EJ, Bazerman LB, Noska A, Kuo I, Kurth A, Beckwith CG. "A Pilot Study of Rapid Hepatitis C Testing in Probation and Parole Populations in Rhode Island." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 27, no. 2A, 2016, pp. 214-23. |
| Mahowald MK, Larney S, Zaller ND, Scharff N, Taylor LE, Beckwith CG, Noska A, Rich JD, Flanigan TP. "Characterizing the Burden of Hepatitis C Infection Among Entrants to Pennsylvania State Prisons, 2004 to 2012." Journal of Correctional Health Care, vol. 22, no. 1, 2016, pp. 41-5. |
| Rich JD, Beckwith CG, Macmadu A, Marshall BD, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Amon JJ, Milloy MJ, King MR, Sanchez J, Atwoli L, Altice FL. "Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis." The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10049, 2016, pp. 1103-1114. |
| Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Parker S, Gjelsvik A, Mena L, Chan PA, Harvey J, Marshall B, Beckwith CG, Rose J, Riggins R, Arnold T, Nunn A. "Condom use and incarceration among STI clinic attendees in the Deep South." BMC Public Health, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, pp. 971. |
| Noska, Amanda J., Roberts, Mary B., Sufrin, Carolyn, Stein, L.A.R., Beckwith, Curt G., Rich, Josiah D., Dauria, Emily F., Clarke, Jennifer G. "History of Sex Exchange in Women with a History of Incarceration." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 27, no. 2A, 2016, pp. 149-162. |
| Ripp, Kelsey, Orellana, Victor, Dugdale, Caitlin, Punsoni, Michael, Doberstein, Curtis E., Beckwith, Curt G. "The Masquerading Cyst: Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Acute Meningitis." The American Journal of Medicine, vol. 129, no. 3, 2016, pp. e1-e3. |
| Rana, Aadia I., van den Berg, Jacob J., Lamy, Eric, Beckwith, Curt G. "Using a Mobile Health Intervention to Support HIV Treatment Adherence and Retention Among Patients at Risk for Disengaging with Care." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 30, no. 4, 2016, pp. 178-184. |
| Beckwith, Curt G., Kurth, Ann E., Bazerman, Lauri B., Patry, Emily J., Cates, Alice, Tran, Liem, Noska, Amanda, Kuo, Irene. "A pilot study of rapid hepatitis C virus testing in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections." J Public Health, vol. 38, no. 1, 2015, pp. 130-137. |
| Lima VD, Graf I, Beckwith CG, Springer S, Altice FL, Coombs D, Kim B, Messina L, Montaner JS, Spaulding A. "Correction: The Impact of Implementing a Test, Treat and Retain HIV Prevention Strategy in Atlanta among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with a History of Incarceration: A Mathematical Model." PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 5, 2015, pp. e0128734. |
| Trooskin SB, Poceta J, Towey CM, Yolken A, Rose JS, Luqman NL, Preston TW, Chan PA, Beckwith C, Feller SC, Lee H, Nunn AS. "Results from a Geographically Focused, Community-Based HCV Screening, Linkage-to-Care and Patient Navigation Program." J GEN INTERN MED, vol. 30, no. 7, 2015, pp. 950-7. |
| Beckwith, Curt G., Kurth, Ann E., Bazerman, Lauri, Solomon, Liza, Patry, Emily, Rich, Josiah D., Kuo, Irene. "Survey of US Correctional Institutions for Routine HCV Testing." Am J Public Health, vol. 105, no. 1, 2015, pp. 68-71. |
| Lima, Viviane D., Graf, Isabell, Beckwith, Curt G., Springer, Sandra, Altice, Frederick L., Coombs, Daniel, Kim, Brian, Messina, Lauren, Montaner, Julio S. G., Spaulding, Anne. "The Impact of Implementing a Test, Treat and Retain HIV Prevention Strategy in Atlanta among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men with a History of Incarceration: A Mathematical Model." PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 4, 2015, pp. e0123482. |
| Beckwith CG, Larney S, Flanigan TP. "Editorial commentary: Hepatitis C virus testing and drug use in north america; is there more than meets the eye?." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 58, no. 6, 2014, pp. 762-4. |
| Larney S, Mahowald MK, Scharff N, Flanigan TP, Beckwith CG, Zaller ND. "Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Pennsylvania state prisons, 2004-2012: limitations of 1945-1965 birth cohort screening in correctional settings." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. 6, 2014, pp. e69-74. |
| Touzard Romo F, Gillani FS, Ackerman P, Rana A, Kojic EM, Beckwith CG. "Monitored viral load: a measure of HIV treatment outcomes in an outpatient setting in Rhode Island." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 1, 2014, pp. 26-30. |
| Touzard Romo F, Resnick B, Perez-Cioe M, Flanigan TP, Kojic EM, Beckwith CG. "Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in an academic practice in Rhode Island." Rhode Island medical journal (2013), vol. 98, no. 1, 2014, pp. 38-42. |
| Solomon L, Montague BT, Beckwith CG. "Screening inmates for HIV: the authors reply." Health Affairs, vol. 33, no. 6, 2014, pp. 1103. |
| Yawson AE, Appiah LK, Yawson AO, Bonsu G, Aluze-Ele S, Amanhyia NA, Lartey M, Adjei AA, Lawson AL, Beckwith C, Kwara A, Flanigan T. "Sex differences in perceived risk and testing experience of HIV in an urban fishing setting in Ghana." International journal for equity in health, vol. 13, 2014, pp. 109. |
| Solomon L, Montague BT, Beckwith CG, Baillargeon J, Costa M, Dumont D, Kuo I, Kurth A, Rich JD. "Survey finds that many prisons and jails have room to improve HIV testing and coordination of postrelease treatment." Health Affairs, vol. 33, no. 3, 2014, pp. 434-42. |
| Peterson, James, Cota, Michelle, Gray, Holly, Bazerman, Lauri, Kuo, Irene, Kurth, Ann, Beckwith, Curt. "Technology Use in Linking Criminal Justice Reentrants to HIV Care in the Community: A Qualitative Formative Research Study." Journal of Health Communication, vol. 20, no. 3, 2014, pp. 245-251. |
| Beckwith C, Bazerman L, Gillani F, Tran L, Larson B, Rivard S, Flanigan T, Rich J. "The feasibility of implementing the HIV seek, test, and treat strategy in jails." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 28, no. 4, 2014, pp. 183-7. |
| Winston SE, Montague BT, Lopez MJ, Delong A, Lemarchand C, Bedoya A, Gillani FS, Beckwith CG. "Evaluation of longitudinal clinical outcomes and adherence to care among HIV-infected refugees." Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, vol. 12, no. 3, 2013, pp. 202-7. |
| Hollenbeck BL, Beckwith CG. "HIV-2 infection in Providence, Rhode Island from 2002 to 2011." HIV medicine, vol. 14, no. 2, 2013, pp. 115-9. |
| Larney S, Kopinski H, Beckwith CG, Zaller ND, Jarlais DD, Hagan H, Rich JD, van den Bergh BJ, Degenhardt L. "Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C in prisons and other closed settings: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis." Hepatology, vol. 58, no. 4, 2013, pp. 1215-24. |
| Kurth A, Kuo I, Peterson J, Azikiwe N, Bazerman L, Cates A, Beckwith CG. "Information and Communication Technology to Link Criminal Justice Reentrants to HIV Care in the Community." AIDS Research and Treatment, vol. 2013, 2013, pp. 547381. |
| Kirk GD, Himelhoch SS, Westergaard RP, Beckwith CG. "Using Mobile Health Technology to Improve HIV Care for Persons Living with HIV and Substance Abuse." AIDS Research and Treatment, vol. 2013, 2013, pp. 194613. |
| Nunn A, Eng W, Cornwall A, Beckwith C, Dickman S, Flanigan T, Kwakwa H. "African American patient experiences with a rapid HIV testing program in an urban public clinic." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 104, no. 1-2, 2012, pp. 5-13. |
| de Voux A, Spaulding AC, Beckwith C, Avery A, Williams C, Messina LC, Ball S, Altice FL. "Early identification of HIV: empirical support for jail-based screening." PLoS ONE, vol. 7, no. 5, 2012, pp. e37603. |
| Gardner A, Naureckas C, Beckwith C, Losikoff P, Martin C, Carter EJ. "Experiences in implementation of routine human immunodeficiency virus testing in a US tuberculosis clinic." The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, vol. 16, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1241-6. |
| Thompson MA, Mugavero MJ, Amico KR, Cargill VA, Chang LW, Gross R, Orrell C, Altice FL, Bangsberg DR, Bartlett JG, Beckwith CG, Dowshen N, Gordon CM, Horn T, Kumar P, Scott JD, Stirratt MJ, Remien RH, Simoni JM, Nachega JB. "Guidelines for improving entry into and retention in care and antiretroviral adherence for persons with HIV: evidence-based recommendations from an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel." Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 156, no. 11, 2012, pp. 817-33, W-284, W-285, W-286, W-287, W-288, W-289, W-290, W-291, W-292, W-293, W-294. |
| Merchant RC, Waxman MJ, Maher JG, Clark MA, Celada MT, Liu T, Simmons EM, Beckwith CG, Mayer KH. "Patient and clinician ethical perspectives on the 2006 Centers for Disease Control and prevention HIV testing methods." public health reports, vol. 127, no. 3, 2012, pp. 318-29. |
| Beckwith, Curt G., Nunn, Amy, Baucom, Sharon, Getachew, Asresahegn, Akinwumi, Akin, Herdman, Bruce, DiBartolo, Phil, Spencer, Susan, Brown, Devon, Lesansky, Henry, Kuo, Irene. "Rapid HIV testing in large urban jails." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. S2, 2012, pp. S184-6. |
| Beckwith, Curt G., Bazerman, Lauri, Cornwall, Alexandra H., Patry, Emily, Poshkus, Michael, Fu, Jeannia, Nunn, Amy. "An Evaluation of a Routine OPT-Out Rapid HIV Testing Program in a Rhode Island Jail." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 23, no. 3 Suppl, 2011, pp. 96-109. |
| Rich, Josiah D., Wohl, David A., Beckwith, Curt G., Spaulding, Anne C., Lepp, Nathaniel E., Baillargeon, Jacques, Gardner, Adrian, Avery, Ann, Altice, Frederick L., Springer, Sandra. "HIV-related research in correctional populations: now is the time." Current HIV/AIDS Reports, vol. 8, no. 4, 2011, pp. 288-96. |
| Zaller ND, Fu JJ, Nunn A, Beckwith CG. "Linkage to Care for HIV-Infected Heterosexual Men in the United States." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 52 Suppl 2, no. Supplement 2, 2011, pp. S223-S230. |
| Nunn A, Zaller N, Cornwall A, Mayer KH, Moore E, Dickman S, Beckwith C, Kwakwa H. "Low Perceived Risk and High HIV Prevalence Among a Predominantly African American Population Participating in Philadelphia's Rapid HIV Testing Program." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 25, no. 4, 2011, pp. 229-235. |
| Draine J, Ahuja D, Altice FL, Arriola KJ, Avery AK, Beckwith CG, Booker CA, Ferguson A, Figueroa H, Lincoln T, Ouellet LJ, Porterfield J, Spaulding AC, Tinsley MJ. "Strategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings." AIDS Care, vol. 23, no. 3, 2011, pp. 366-77. |
| Winston SE, Beckwith CG. "The impact of removing the immigration ban on HIV-infected persons." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 25, no. 12, 2011, pp. 709-11. |
| Flanigan TP, Beckwith CG. "The intertwined epidemics of HIV infection, incarceration, and substance abuse: a call to action." The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 203, no. 9, 2011, pp. 1201-3. |
| Rana AI, Gillani FS, Flanigan TP, Nash BT, Beckwith CG. "Follow-up care among HIV-infected pregnant women in Mississippi." Journal of Women's Health, vol. 19, no. 10, 2010, pp. 1863-7. |
| Beckwith CG, Liu T, Bazerman LB, DeLong AK, Desjardins SF, Poshkus MM, Flanigan TP. "HIV risk behavior before and after HIV counseling and testing in jail: a pilot study." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 53, no. 4, 2010, pp. 485-90. |
| Nunn A, Cornwall A, Fu J, Bazerman L, Loewenthal H, Beckwith C. "Linking HIV-positive jail inmates to treatment, care, and social services after release: results from a qualitative assessment of the COMPASS Program." Journal of Urban Health, vol. 87, no. 6, 2010, pp. 954-68. |
| Beckwith CG, Zaller ND, Fu JJ, Montague BT, Rich JD. "Opportunities to diagnose, treat, and prevent HIV in the criminal justice system." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 55 Suppl 1, 2010, pp. S49-55. |
| Flanigan TP, Zaller N, Beckwith CG, Bazerman LB, Rana A, Gardner A, Wohl DA, Altice FL. "Testing for HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and viral hepatitis in jails: still a missed opportunity for public health and HIV prevention." JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 55 Suppl 2, 2010, pp. S78-83. |
| Dubrow R, Sikkema KJ, Mayer KH, Bruce RD, Julian P, Rodriguez I, Beckwith C, Roome A, Dunne D, Boeving A, Kidder TJ, Jenkins H, Dobson M, Becker J, Merson MH. "Diagnosis of acute HIV infection in Connecticut." Connecticut medicine, vol. 73, no. 6, 2009, pp. 325-31. |
| Wüthrich C, Cheng YM, Joseph JT, Kesari S, Beckwith C, Stopa E, Bell JE, Koralnik IJ. "Frequent infection of cerebellar granule cell neurons by polyomavirus JC in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy." Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, vol. 68, no. 1, 2009, pp. 15-25. |
| Flanigan TP, Zaller N, Taylor L, Beckwith C, Kuester L, Rich J, Carpenter CC. "HIV and infectious disease care in jails and prisons: breaking down the walls with the help of academic medicine." Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, vol. 120, 2009, pp. 73-83. |
| Beckwith CG, DeLong AK, Desjardins SF, Gillani F, Bazerman L, Mitty JA, Ross H, Cu-Uvin S. "HIV infection in refugees: a case-control analysis of refugees in Rhode Island." International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 13, no. 2, 2009, pp. 186-92. |
| Beckwith CG, Cornwall AH, Dubrow R, Chapin K, Ducharme R, Rodriguez I, Velasquez L, Merson MH, Sikkema KJ, Mayer K. "Identifying acute HIV infection in Rhode Island." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 92, no. 7, 2009, pp. 231-3. |
| Blood, E., Beckwith, C., Bazerman, L., Cu-Uvin, S., & Mitty, J. "Pregnancy among HIV-infected refugees in Rhode Island." AIDS Care, vol. 21, no. 2, 2009, pp. 207-11. |
| Kerndt PR, Dubrow R, Aynalem G, Mayer KH, Beckwith C, Remien RH, Truong HM, Uniyal A, Chien M, Brooks RA, Vigil OR, Steward WT, Merson M, Rotheram-Borus MJ, Morin SF. "Strategies used in the detection of acute/early HIV infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I." AIDS and Behavior, vol. 13, no. 6, 2009, pp. 1037-45. |
| Alexander NE, Alverson B, Neale R, Beckwith CG. "The implementation of the CDC's revised recommendations for HIV testing in medical settings: a Rhode Island update and call for action." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 92, no. 7, 2009, pp. 247-8. |
| Mitty JA, Bazerman LB, Selwyn K, Beckwith CG, Zaller ND, Rich JD. "Decrease in the proportion of injecting drug use-related HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island." The AIDS reader, vol. 18, no. 12, 2008, pp. 596-600. |
| Zaller ND, Holmes L, Dyl AC, Mitty JA, Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP, Rich JD. "Linkage to treatment and supportive services among HIV-positive ex-offenders in Project Bridge." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, pp. 522-31. |
| Flanigan TP, Beckwith CG. "Routine HIV testing in jails is critical for the early diagnosis of HIV infection in men." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 47, no. 10, 2008, pp. 1366. |
| Desjardins S, Beckwith CG, Ross H, Bazerman L, Mitty JA. "Caring for HIV-infected refugees in Rhode Island." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 90, no. 11, 2007, pp. 360-2. |
| Beckwith CG, Atunah-Jay S, Cohen J, Macalino G, Poshkus M, Rich JD, Flanigan TP, Lally MA. "Feasibility and acceptability of rapid HIV testing in jail." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 21, no. 1, 2007, pp. 41-7. |
| Beckwith CG, Zaller N, Flanigan TP. "HIV counseling and testing among injection drug users needs to continue." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. 7, 2007, pp. 1161. |
| Beckwith CG, Cohen J, Shannon C, Raz L, Rich JD, Lally MA. "HIV testing experiences among male and female inmates in Rhode Island." The AIDS reader, vol. 17, no. 9, 2007, pp. 459-64. |
| Zaller N, Dawalt M, Beckwith C, Rich JD, Flanigan TP. "Routine HIV testing in US prisons." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 7, no. 7, 2007, pp. 440-1. |
| Beckwith CG, Moreira CC, Aboshady HM, Zaller N, Rich JD, Flanigan TP. "A success story: HIV prevention for injection drug users in Rhode Island." Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, vol. 1, 2006, pp. 34. |
| Payne NS, Beckwith CG, Davis M, Flanigan T, Simmons EM, Crockett K, Ratcliff TM, Brown LK, Sly KF. "Acceptance of HIV testing among African-American college students at a historically black university in the south." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 98, no. 12, 2006, pp. 1912-6. |
| Rich JD, Mitty JA, Beckwith CG. "Editorial comment: correctional opportunities to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic." The AIDS reader, vol. 16, no. 5, 2006, pp. 258. |
| Flanigan TP, Beckwith C, Carpenter CC. "Public health principles for the HIV epidemic." New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 354, no. 8, 2006, pp. 877-8; author reply 877-8. |
| Simmons E, Roberts M, Ma M, Beckwith C, Carpenter C, Flanigan T. "Routine testing for HIV in the United States: the intersection between recommendations and practice." AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 20, no. 2, 2006, pp. 79-83. |
| Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP, del Rio C, Simmons E, Wing EJ, Carpenter CC, Bartlett JG. "It is time to implement routine, not risk-based, HIV testing." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 40, no. 7, 2005, pp. 1037-40. |
| Simmons EM, Rogers ML, Frierson GM, Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP. "Racial/ethnic attitudes towards HIV testing in the primary care setting." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 97, no. 1, 2005, pp. 46-52. |
| Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP, del Rio C, Bartlett JG. "Screening for HIV." Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 143, no. 12, 2005, pp. 916; discussion 916-7. |
| Rich JD, Ching CG, Lally MA, Gaitanis MM, Schwartzapfel B, Charuvastra A, Beckwith CG, Flanigan TP. "A review of the case for hepatitis B vaccination of high-risk adults." The American Journal of Medicine, vol. 114, no. 4, 2003, pp. 316-8. |
| Hicks CB, Beckwith CG, Mitty J, Flanigan TP. "Confronting the clinical uncertainty regarding syphilis." AIDS clinical care, vol. 15, no. 7, 2003, pp. 64-5. |
| Beckwith CG, Lally MA, Flanigan TP. "Routine HIV testing among inpatients." Arch Intern Med, vol. 162, no. 19, 2002, pp. 2252-3; author reply 2253. |
| Beckwith C, Butera J, Sadaniantz A, King TC, Fingleton J, Rosmarin AG. "Diagnosis in oncology. Case 1: primary transmural cardiac lymphoma." Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 18, no. 9, 2000, pp. 1996-7. |
| BEAL MC, BECKWITH CG. "STUDIES OF VERTEBRAL MOTION. I. CINERADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES ON THE HALLADAY SPINE." The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 63, 1963, pp. 319-22. |
| BEAL MC, BECKWITH CG. "STUDIES OF VERTEBRAL MOTION. II. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS." The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 63, 1963, pp. 323-5. |
| BECKWITH CG, ALLEN AE, RILEY GW. "Symposium on the common cold." The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 47, no. 2, 1947, pp. 116-28. |
| BECKWITH CG. "Symposium on the common cold; etiology and anatomic considerations." The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, vol. 47, no. 2, 1947, pp. 116-9. |
Research
Research Overview
Research interests include: 1)Developing innovative HIV testing, linkage, and retention programs for vulnerable populations, particularly for persons involved with the criminal justice system; 2)Seek, Test, and Treat strategy to control the HIV epidemic; 3)Using technology to support HIV testing and counseling; 4)Clinical research related to HIV and other infections in collaboration with residents and fellows.
Research Statement
Dr. Beckwith, Professor Medicine, is an infectious diseases physician with an expertise in HIV, correctional health, and linkage and retention in care. He has a background conducting research within the incarcerated setting and experience in developing and implementing HIV testing and linkage programs for incarcerated and other at-risk populations.
Funded Research
Sponsored Projects with Current Funding:
- The Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV
- Award type: R25 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R25DA037190)
- Principal Investigator: Curt G. Beckwith, MD
- SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics and Evolution in Response to Remdesivir Treatment
- Award type: Investigator Sponsored Research Award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. (CO-US-540-6139)
- Principal Investigators: Curt G. Beckwith, MD, Rami Kantor, MD
- Integrating Long-Acting Injectable Treatment to Improve Medication Adherence Among Persons Living with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder.
- Award type: R34 grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R34DA057165)
- Principal Investigators: Langdon, K. and Rich, J.D.
- Role: Co-I
- Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Treatment to Improve HIV Treatment among Justice-Involved Persons Being Released to the Community.
- Award type: R34 grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse (R34DA057165)
- Principal Investigators: Curt G. Beckwith, MD; Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD; Michael Gordon, DPA
- Role: Multi-PI (Contact)
- The Providence-Boston Center for AIDS Research
- Award type: P30 Center grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (5P30AI042853-25)
- Principal Investigator: Susan Cu-Uvin, MD
- Role: Associate Director
- The Providence-Boston Center for AIDS Research: HIV & Oral Health Scientific Working Group (SWG)
- Award type: P30 Center grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (5P30AI042853-25)
- Principal Investigator: Susan Cu-Uvin, MD
- Role: SWG Co-Director
- Implementation of a Pharmacist-Driven Long-Acting ART Program in HIV Clinics in Arkansas.
- Award type: Administrative supplement to P30 Center grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (5P30AI042853-25)
- Principal Investigator: Susan Cu-Uvin, MD (Project PI: Amy Brotherton, PharmD)
- Role: Co-I
- COBRE Center on Opioids and Overdose
- Award type: P20 Center grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM125507)
- Principal Investigator: Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH
- Role: Community Engaged Research Core Director
- Identifying Factors to Improve Dental and Mental Health Care Among People with HIV.
- Award type: R56 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R56DE032873)
- Principal Investigators: Larry Brown, MD, Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH
- Role: Co-I
- Testing and Texting in Community Health Center Dental Clinics to Diagnose and Prevent HIV Infection
- Award type: UH3 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (1UH3DE031249)
- Principal Investigators: Michelle Henshaw, DDS, MPH/Curt G. Beckwith, MD
- Role: Multi-PI
Scholarly Work
SEE UPDATED CV FOR FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OR GO TO
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/40766245/?sort=date&direction=ascending
Selected recent publications:
- Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, et al. (2018) Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative. PLoS ONE 13 (5): e0197730. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197730
- Kuo I, Liu T, Patrick R, Trezza C, Bazerman L, Castonquay B, Peterson J, Kurth A, Beckwith CG. Use of an mHealth intervention to improve engagement in HIV community-based care among persons recently released from a correctional facility in Washington, D.C.: A pilot study. AIDS and Behavior 2019. Apr; 23(4): 1016-1031. doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-02389-1. PMID: 30627850; PMCID: PMC6459706.
- Barocas, JA, Wang J, Marshall BDL, LaRochelle MR, Bettano A, Bernson D, Beckwith CG, Linas BP, Walley AY. Sociodemographic factors and social determinants associated with toxicology confirmed polysubstance opioid-related deaths. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019. Jul 1; 200: 59-63.
- Nance RM, Trejo MEP, Whitney BM, Delaney JAC, Altice F, Beckwith CG, Chander G, Chandler R, Christopoulous K, Cunningham C, Cunningham WE, Del Rio C, Donovan D, Eron JJ, Fredericksen RJ, Kahana S, Kitahata MM, Kronmal R, Kuo I, Kurth A, Mathews C, Mauer KH, Moore RD, Mugavero MJ, Ouellet LJ, Quan VM, Saag MS, Simoni JM, Springer S, Strand L, Taxman F, Young JD, Crane HM. Impact of abstinence and of reducing illicit drug use without abstinence on HIV viral load. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020; 70 (5): 867-74.
- Kalligeros M, Shehadeh F, Mylona EK, Benitez G, Beckwith CG, Chan PA, Mylonakis E. Association of Obesity with Disease Severity Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Jul;28(7):1200-1204. doi: 10.1002/oby.22859. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32352637; PMCID: PMC7267224.
- Byrd K, Beckwith C, Garland J, Johnson J, Aung S, Cu-Uvin S, Farmakiotis D, Flanigan T, Gillani F, Macias-Gil R, Mileno M, Ramratnam B, Rybak N, Sanchez M, Tashima K, Mylonakis E, Kantor R. SARS-CoV-2 and HIV Coinfection: Clinical Experience from Rhode Island, United States. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020. Jul; 23(7): e25573. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25573.
- Assoumou SA, Paniagua SM, Linas BP, Wang J, Samet JH, Hall J, White LF, Beckwith CG. Rapid Versus Laboratory-Based Testing for HIV and Hepatitis C at a Drug Detoxification Treatment Center: A Randomized Trial, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 222, Issue Supplement 5, 1 October 2020, Pages S376–S383, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa162.
- Min S, Gillani FS, Aung S, Garland JM, Beckwith CG. Evaluating HIV viral rebound among persons on suppressive antiretroviral treatment in the era of “Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U=U). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2020, ofaa529, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa529.
- Beckwith CG, Min S, Manne A, Novitsky V, Howison M, Liu T, Kuo I, Kurth A, Bazerman L, Agopian A, Kantor R. HIV Drug Resistance and Transmission Networks Among a Justice-Involved Population at the Time of Community Reentry in Washington, D.C. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2021 Dec;37(12):903-912. doi: 10.1089/AID.2020.0267. Epub 2021 May 24. PMID: 33896212; PMCID: PMC8716515.
- Pandita A, Gillani FS, Shi Y, Hardesty A, McCarthy M, Aridi J, Farmakiotis D, Chiang SS, Beckwith CG. Predictors of severity and mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Rhode Island. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 18;16(6):e0252411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252411. PMID: 34143791; PMCID: PMC8213072.
- Wurcel AG, Zubiago J, Reyes J, Smyth E, Balsara KR, Avila D, Barocas JA, Beckwith CG, Bui J, Chastain CA, Eaton EF, Kimmel S, Paras ML, Schranz AJ, Vyas DA, Rapoport A. Surgeons' Perspectives on Valve Surgery in People with Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2022 Jan 30:S0003-4975(22)00126-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.068. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35108502.
- Jacka BP, Bazerman LB, Dickerson C, Moody M, Martin J, Patry E, Cady T, Compere H, Boudreau M, Beckwith CG. Feasibility of hepatitis C virus testing and linkage in community supervision offices: Great potential but persistent challenges. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2022 May;103:103668. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103668. Epub 2022 Mar 31. PMID: 35367903; PMCID: PMC9070602.
- Liu T, Chambers LC, Hansen B, Bazerman LB, Cachay ER, Christopoulos K, Drainoni ML, Gillani FS, Mayer KH, Moore RD, Rana A, Beckwith CG. Risk of HIV Viral Rebound in the Era of Universal Treatment in a Multicenter Sample of Persons With HIV in Primary Care. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023; ofad257, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad257. PMID: 37351454; PMCID: PMC10284343.
- Collins A, Macon C, Langdon K, Joseph R, Thomas A, Dogon C, Beckwith CG. Perceptions of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV who use drugs and service providers: A qualitative analysis in Rhode Island. Journal of Urban Health 2023. Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s11524-023-00755-6. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3756351
- Dauria, E.F., Kulkarni, P., Clemenzi-Allen, A., Brinkley-Rubinstein, L., Beckwith, C.G. In press. Interventions designed to improve HIV continuum of care outcomes for persons with HIV in contact with the carceral system in the USA. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2022 Aug;19(4):281-291. doi: 10.1007/s11904-022-00609-x. Epub 2022 Jun 8. PMID: 35674879; PMCID: PMC9175158.
- Reece R, Beckwith CG. The Infectious Diseases Specialist, At Risk of Extinction. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2023 May 16:jiad160. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad160. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37192330.
Background
Education and Training
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MD | Brown University |
| 1992 | BA | Colby College |
Postdoctoral/Other Training
| Fellow | The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, infectious diseases | 2003-2005 | Providence, RI |
| Chief Resident | The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; The Providence VA Medical Center, internal medicine | 2002-2003 | Providence, RI |
| Resident | The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; The Providence VA Medical Center, internal medicine | 1999-2002 | Providence, RI |
Honors and Awards
1. Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, Alpert Medical School of Brown University: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Partners in Public Health Improvement External Group Award, HIV Testing Implementation Guidance for Correctional Settings Group, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. April, 2009.
3. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Medicine, Beckwith Family Award for Outstanding Teaching 2016.
Affiliations
Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Member, International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Member, HIV Medicine Association
Member, Rhode Island Medical Society
Credentials/Licenses
| Re-Certification | American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious disease | 2015- |
Appointments
| Interim Director, Division of Infectious Diseases. 2023- |
| Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. Rhode Island Hospital, 2012-2023 |
| Attending Physician. Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, 2006-Present |
Teaching
Teaching Overview
Program Director, Brown University Infectious Diseases Fellowship, 2012-2023