Mary Elizabeth Paul, M.D.

Professor

(832) 822-1038

Email

mpaul@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor: Pediatrics-Retrovirology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Chief of Service: Pediatric Retrovirology
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital, Feigin Center (Clinic): 1102 Bates Avenue
Suite FC 630
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-1038
Fax: (832) 825-9681

Education

M.D. from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston: 01/1989 - Houston, TX, United States

B.S. from University Of Houston, University Park: 01/1985 - Houston, TX, United States

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals: 01/1992 - Houston, TX, United States; Pediatrics

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals: 01/1989 - Houston, TX, United States; Allergy and Immunology

Professional Interests

Dr. Paul’s special interests in medicine have been to advance the care of HIV infected and at-risk infants, children, adolescents and young adults through clinical practice, research and teaching.

Professional Statement

Dr. Mary E. Paul serves as section head for Retrovirology and Global Health and is associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.

She has been a member of the Baylor faculty for 20 years and is principal investigator of the Baylor site of the NIH funded Adolescent Trials Network.

She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) and the American Pediatric Society (APS). She is a member of the working group on antiretroviral therapy and medical management of HIV-infected children, a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) of the NIH. She serves as editor for the pediatric HIV section of UpToDate.

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Usitalo A1, Leister E, Tassiopoulos K, Allison S, Malee K, Paul ME, Smith R, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR 3rd, Mellins CA.. " Relationship between viral load and self-report measures of medication adherence among youth with perinatal HIV infection. " AIDS Care.. 2014 Jan ; 26 (1) : 107-115.
Pubmed PMID: 23800360.
Kim MH, Ahmed S, Preidis GA, Abrams EJ, Hosseinipour MC, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Paul ME, Bhalakia A, Nanthuru D, Kazembe PN. " Low Rates of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in a Routine Programmatic Setting in Lilongwe, Malawi. " PLoS ONE. 2013 ; 8 (5) : e64979.
Pubmed PMID: 23741437.
Mendoza JA, Paul ME, Schwarzwald H, Liu Y, Martinez R, Nicklas TA, Baranowski T. " Food Insecurity, CD4 Counts, and Incomplete Viral Suppression Among HIV+ Patients from Texas Children's Hospital: A Pilot Study. " AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun ; 17 (5) : 1683-7.
Pubmed PMID: 23377704.
Tassiopoulos K, Moscicki AB, Mellins C, Kacanek D, Malee K, Allison S, Hazra R, Siberry GK, Smith R, Paul M, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR. " Sexual risk behavior among youth with perinatal HIV infection in the United States: predictors and implications for intervention development. " Clin. Infect. Dis.. 2013 Jan ; 56 (2) : 283-90.
Pubmed PMID: 23139252.
Shegog R, Markham CM, Leonard AD, Bui TC, Paul ME. " +CLICK": pilot of a web-based training program to enhance ART adherence among HIV-positive youth." " AIDS Care. 2012 Mar ; 24 (3) : 310-8.
Pubmed PMID: 21899488.
Leonard AD1, Markham CM, Bui T, Shegog R, Paul ME.. " Disclosure and Sexual Risk Reduction to Lower Secondary HIV Transmission: Insights from HIV-Positive Youth and Healthcare Providers " Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2010 ; 42 (2) : 110-116.
Pubmed PMID: 20618750.
Siberry GK, Patel K, Van Dyke RB, Hazra R, Burchett SK, Spector SA, Paul ME, Read JS, Wiznia A, Seage GR. " CD4+ lymphocyte-based immunologic outcomes of perinatally HIV-infected children during antiretroviral therapy interruption. " J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr.. 2011 Jul 1; 57 (3) : 223-9.
Pubmed PMID: 21423022.
Foster SB, Paul ME, Kozinetz CA, Macias CG, Shearer WT. " Prevalence of asthma in children and young adults with HIV infection. " J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.. 2007 Mar ; 119 (3) : 750-2.
Pubmed PMID: 17336620.
Paul ME, Mao C, Charurat M, Serchuck L, Foca M, Hayani K, Handelsman EL, Diaz C, McIntosh K, Shearer WT. " Predictors of immunologic long-term nonprogression in HIV-infected children: implications for initiating therapy. " J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.. 2005 Apr ; 115 (4) : 848-55.
Pubmed PMID: 15806009.
Paul ME. " The immune system in vertical HIV infection: the immune response and disease progression. " AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses. 1997 Jan 1; 13 (1) : 41278.
Pubmed PMID: 8989420.

Funding

Adolescent Medicine Trials Unit #UO1HD068046: (03/01/2011 - 02/28/2016); Grant funding from NICHD; This project addresses continuing critical research questions regarding HIV treatment and prevention in youth