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Helen King, M.D.

Helen King, M.D.

Associate Professor

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Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Helen King, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine.

    Dr. King holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Georgia in Athens. She earned her medical degree at Mercer University in Macon. She completed internal medicine residency training and advanced training through a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California San Diego.

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in infectious diseases, Dr. King joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.

    At UT Southwestern, Dr. King is the Associate Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Faculty Senator for the Department of Internal Medicine in the UT Southwestern Faculty Senate. She is also a member of the DFW Citywide Infectious Diseases Conference Committee, the HIV Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, and the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee.

    Dr. King is a member of several professional societies, including the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Physicians, and the HIV Medicine Association.

    Dr. King's research interests include HIV, PrEP treatment, drug effectiveness for COVID-19 patients, STI infections, and many other infectious diseases. Her findings have resulted in several clinical trials, investigations, case reports, and peer-reviewed articles. Her research has also been featured in numerous non-peer-reviewed scientific and medical publications and other media.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Mercer University School of Medicine (2011)
    Residency
    University of California San Diego Medical Center (2014), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    University of California San Diego Medical Center (2017), Infectious Diseases
  • Research Interest
    • HIV Clinical Outcomes Research
    • HIV Prevention
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections, including HIV Co-infections
  • Publications
    Using Machine Learning to Identify Patients at Risk of Acquiring HIV in an Urban Health System
    Nethi AK, Karam AG, Alvarez KS, Luque A, Nijhawan AE, Adhikari E, King H Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2024 Sep 97 40-47
    Implementation of an Opt-Out Outpatient HIV Screening Program
    Miller CT, Alvarez KS, Nijhawan AE, Soni V, Turknett L, Paspula R, King H Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2024 Aug
    Missed Opportunities for HIV Prevention in a Large County Safety Net Health System
    Lopez MG, Alvarez KS, Harms M, Smith M, Kamugisha EL, Arnold E, King HL Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2024 Mar 37 261-269
    Implementation of Sexual Health Curriculum Series: Educational Initiative to Increase STI Screening and Treatment in Dallas, Texas
    King HL, Park E, Blanchard H, Alvarez KS, Harms M, Broker P Journal of Community Health 2023 Oct 48 793-797
    Safety and Efficacy of Ceftriaxone in the Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: A Noninferiority Retrospective Cohort Study
    Ganguly A, de la Flor C, Alvarez K, Brown LS, Mang NS, Smartt J, King H, Perl TM, Filizola H, Bhavan KP Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2023 Apr 57 425-431
    Impact of a clinical pharmacist within an HIV PrEP program for patients experiencing homelessness
    McElyea J, Bistransin K, Bana S, Alvarez KS, Brown LS, Persaud D, King H Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. American Pharmaceutical Association 2022 Sep 63 324-329
    Implementation of Outpatient Infectious Diseases E-Consults at a Safety Net Healthcare System
    Medford RJ, Granger M, Pickering M, Lehmann CU, Mayorga C, King H Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022 Jul 9
    Decreasing Chlamydial Reinfections in a Female Urban Population
    Suarez JD, Snackey Alvarez K, Anderson S, King H, Kirkpatrick E, Harms M, Martin R, Adhikari E Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021 Dec 48 919-924
    PrEP University: A Multi-Disciplinary University-Based HIV Prevention Education Program
    Cannon SM, Graber S, King HL, Hanashiro M, Averbach S, Moore DJ, Blumenthal J Journal of Community Health 2021 Dec 46 1213-1220
    Characteristics and Outcomes of Infectious Diseases Electronic COVID-19 Consultations at a Multisite Academic Health System
    Yagnik KJ, Saad HA, King H Cureus 2021 Nov 13
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Physicians (2017)
    • HIV Medicine Association (2017)
    • Infectious Disease Society of America (2015)