Dr. Florence Marie Momplaisir, MD, MSHP, FACP is an Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Vice Chief in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. As Director of the Penn Center For AIDS Research (CFAR) Implementation Science Core, Dr. Momplaisir leads the provision of technical assistance and consultative services for HIV implementation science research. She also co-leads the Penn CFAR Scholars Program and the Summer Program for Infectious Disease Research (SPIDR)—initiatives designed to cultivate interest in biomedical research and academic medicine among students, especially those focused on HIV or ID. She is also a member of the George W. Counts Interest Group within the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
Dr. Momplaisir’s clinical research centers on peer- and organizational-led behavioral interventions aimed at improving HIV care continuum outcomes. She focuses particularly on women’s health, including integrating sexual and reproductive health into HIV care and enhancing postpartum retention and viral suppression among women with HIV. Her work is distinguished by the use of mixed-methods, community-based, and implementation science approaches.
