Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH

Division Head, Adolescent Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Adolescent HIV/AIDS issues; sexually transmitted diseases; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming (LGBTQ) youth issues

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Adolescent Medicine >

Education & Training

Education: New York University, 1992

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in adolescent medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, 2000-2001; Fellowship in pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, 1995-1997; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1992-1995

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine

Research

Research Interests: AIDS; Adolescent health; HIV Infection; Pediatrics; Public Health; Translational Research

Publications

Most recent publications

Acceptability of Antiretroviral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis from a Cohort of Sexually Experienced Young Transgender Women in Two U.S. Cities AIDS Behav
A multisite, longitudinal study of risk factors for incarceration and impact on mental health and substance use among young transgender women in the USA J Public Health (Oxf)
A Web-Based Study of Dog Ownership and Depression Among People Living With HIV JMIR Ment Health 4 (4): e53
Project LifeSkills - a randomized controlled efficacy trial of a culturally tailored, empowerment-based, and group-delivered HIV prevention intervention for young transgender women: study protocol BMC Public Health 17 (1): 713
Resilience to Discrimination and Rejection Among Young Sexual Minority Males and Transgender Females: A Qualitative Study on Coping With Minority Stress J Homosex
Project Stronger Together: Protocol to Test a Dyadic Intervention to Improve Engagement in HIV Care Among Sero-Discordant Male Couples in Three US Cities JMIR Res Protoc 6 (8): e170
HIV Prevention Fatigue and HIV Treatment Optimism Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men AIDS Educ Prev 29 (4): 289-301
Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men is Associated with Race, Sexual Risk Behavior and Peer Network Size AIDS Behav 21 (5): 1376-1382
Examining the Conditions Under Which Internalized Homophobia Is Associated with Substance Use and Condomless Sex in Young MSM: the Moderating Role of Impulsivity Ann Behav Med
Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Health Pediatr Clin North Am 63 (6): xvii-xxi