Dovie L. Watson, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Affiliated Faculty, Penn Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce St
3 Silverstein, Suite E
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3 Silverstein, Suite E
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-593-0299
Fax: 607-333-9682
Lab: 267-662-6932
Fax: 607-333-9682
Lab: 267-662-6932
Publications
Education:
BA (Biological Sciences; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
Cornell University, 2008.
MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2014.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Biological Sciences; Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
Cornell University, 2008.
MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2014.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
HIV prevention and treatment; PrEP care; STI diagnosis and treatment; sexual health; LGBTQ+ health; integrated gender affirming medical care including hormone managementDescription of Research Expertise
HIV prevention and treatment outcomes; LGBTQ+ health; health equity in HIV prevention care continuum outcomes among Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ populationsSelected Publications
Weeks, Christine: Cost and Convenience Drive PrEP Use for Transgender People. Interview. Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Mar 2024 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/cost-and-convenience-drive-prep-use-for-transgender-people/Watson DL, Listerud L, Drab R, Lin WL, Momplaisir F, Bauermeister JA: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program preferences among sexually active HIV-negative transgender and gender diverse adults in the United States: A conjoint analysis. J Int AIDS Soc 27(2): e26211, Feb 2024.
Meline, Miles: People with HIV on Medicare Have Surprisingly Large Gaps in Treatment. Interview, Penn Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics Feb 2024 Notes: https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/people-with-hiv-on-medicare-have-surprisingly-large-gaps-in-treatment/
Watson DL, Listerud L, Drab R, Lin WL, Momplaisir F, Bauermeister JA: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program preferences among sexually active HIV-negative transgender and gender diverse adults in the United States: A conjoint analysis. [Poster Presentation] CFAR National Meeting Scientific Symposium Nov 2023.
Li P, Prajapati G, Geng Z, Ladage VP, Arduino JM, Watson DL, Gross R, Doshi JA: Antiretroviral Treatment Gaps and Adherence Among People with HIV in the U.S. Medicare Program. AIDS Behav 28(3): 1002-1014, Oct 2023.
Bonett S, Mahajan A, Williams J, Watson DL, Wood SM, Meanley S, Brady KA, Bauermeister JA: Perspectives From Community-Based HIV Service Organization Leaders on Priorities in Serving Sexual and Gender Minority Populations. AIDS Educ Prev 35(4): 277-289, Aug 2023.
Bonett S, Mahajan A, Williams J, Bauermeister JA, Watson DL, Meanley S, Wood S: Priorities in delivery of culturally humble HIV prevention services among HIV-service organizations in Philadelphia: A rapid qualitative analysis [Poster Presentation] American Public Health Association Nov 2022.
Meanley S, Sexton Topper P, Listerud L, Bonett SK, Watson D, Choi SK, Teixeira Da Silva D, Flores DD, James R, Bauermeister JA: Leveraging Resilience-supportive Strategies to Enhance Protective Factors in Young Sexual Minority Men: A Scoping Review of HIV Behavioral Interventions Implemented in High-income Countries. J Sex Res 59(8): 957-983, Oct 2022.
Wood SM, Meanley S, Bonett S, Torres E, Watson DL, Williams JL, Brady KA, Bauermeister JA: Strengthening HIV prevention services through an implementation science approach: Perspectives from the HIV testers in Philadelphia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 90(S1): S90-S97, Jul 2022.
Watson DL, Muessig K, Hightow-Weidman L, Hirshfield S, Bauermeister JB: Acceptability of At-Home Blood Sampling Using Volumetric Absorptive Microsamplers among Young Black and Latinx Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male Sex at Birth in the United States [Poster Presentation] AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference Jul 2022.