Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD MSCE
Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
3535 Market Street
15th Floor, Rm 1513
Philadelphia, PA 19104
15th Floor, Rm 1513
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-2306
Fax: 267-426-0380
Fax: 267-426-0380
Email:
lowenthale@email.chop.edu
lowenthale@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A.
Augustana College, 1995.
MD
Baylor College of Medicine, 2000.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Permanent linkB.A.
Augustana College, 1995.
MD
Baylor College of Medicine, 2000.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Lowenthal is a pediatrician with expertise in HIV care of children and adolescents. Between 2004 and 2008, she was the clinic director of the Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence (Botswana, Africa), providing care and treatment for over 1500 HIV-infected children and adolescents. She is currently a staff physician at the Special Immunology Family Care Center of the University of Pennsylvania where she provides both general pediatric care and HIV-related care.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Lowenthal's research is focused on the care and treatment of HIV-infected children and adolescents. She is currently the Principal Investigator for an NIH Research Career Development Award through NIMH and a CDC-funded Public Health Effectiveness research study of adherence to antiretroviral therapies among HIV-infected adolescents in Botswana.Selected Publications
Kristopher R. Bosse, M.D. Eric A. Russell, M.D. Kudakwashe R. Chikwava, M.D. Richard M. Rutstein, M.D. Elizabeth Lowenthal, M.D., M.S.C.E.: Acute Renal Injury in a 14-Year Old with HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Page: in press, September 2013.Marc Callender, Elizabeth Lowenthal, Rodney Finalle, Maura Murphy, James Guevara: Exploring Paternal Engagement in the Dominican Republic. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting May 2013.
Elizabeth D Lowenthal, Jonas H Ellenberg, Edwin Machine, Aditi Sagdeo, Sefalani Boiditswe, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Richard Rutstein, Gabriel Anabwani, Robert Gross: Association Between Efavirenz-Based Compared with Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Regimens and Virologic Failure in HIV-Infected Children. JAMA 309(17): 1803-1809, May 2013.
Katherine Riva, Seipone Mphele, Elizabeth Lowenthal: Factors Affecting Alcohol and Drug Use among Secondary School Students in Botswana. Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellows Annual Conference May 2013.
Elizabeth Lowenthal and Tafireyi Marukutira: Disclosure of HIV Status to HIV-infected Children in Areas with High HIV Prevalence. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2(2), April 2013.
Hafkin J, Modongo C, Newcomb C, Lowenthal E, MacGregor R, Steenhoff AP, Friedman H, Bisson G.: Impact of HIV on Early MDR-TB Treatment Outcomes in Botswana. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 17(3): 348-353, March 2013.
Connolly M, Rutstein R, Lowenthal E: Virologic testing in infants with perinatal exposure to HIV receiving multi-drug prophylaxis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 32(2): 196-7, February 2013.
Elizabeth Lowenthal: Expert Commentary on: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies May Be Cardioprotective in HIV-infected Children, Teens. MedPage Today (http://medpagetoday.com). MedPage Today, LLC, 2013.
Lowenthal E, Ellenberg J, David T, Tshokonego M, Machine E, Sagdeo A, Boiditswe S, Rutstein R, Anabwani G, Gross R: Virologic Outcomes in Children Receiving EFV-based and NVP-based cART in a Large African Cohort. Botswana International HIV Conference. Gaborone, Botswana September 2012.
Lowenthal E, Lawler K, Harari N, Seloilwe E, Matome B, Masedi M, Moamogwe L, Masunge J, Gross R.: Psychosocial Distress and Treatment Failure in HIV+ African Youth. Botswana International HIV Conference. Gaborone, Botswana September 2012.