Adaora Adimora
Adaora Alise Adimora (May 5, 1956 – January 1, 2024) was an American doctor and academic. She was the
Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of epidemiology at the
University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Her research centered on the transmission of
HIV, as well as other
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), among minority populations. Her work highlighted the importance of social determinants of HIV transmission and the need for structural interventions to reduce risk. Her work also focused on how societal factors contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, most notably HIV, and brought minority healthcare into conversation among providers and researchers. In 2019, she became an elected member of the
National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her contributions.
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