Diane Havlir

Diane Havlir is an American physician who is a professor of Medicine and Chief of the HIV/AIDS Division at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research considers novel therapeutic strategies to improve the lives of people with HIV and to support public health initiatives in East Africa. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.

Early life and education Havlir was born in Illinois. As a teenager, Havlir was a speed skater and by 1974 was the United States national short track champion. While there, instead of speed skating, she took part in cross-country running. Havlir became interested in infectious diseases. She worked in the first AIDS ward at San Francisco General Hospital. Working with the World Health Organization, Havlir committed to treating three million HIV/AIDS sufferers by 2005.

In 2012, Havlir wrote a nine-point plan, the D.C. Declaration, which outlined what was needed to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. She acted as co-chair of the 2012 International AIDS Conference. The coalition formed after a patient enquiry Havlir has led collaborations between the Makerere University and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. The program was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the World Bank.

Havlir is the Chief of the HIV/AIDS Division at UCSF School of Medicine. 2012 Vanity Fair Hall of Fame 2019 Elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine

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Personal life Havlir is married to physician Arturo Martinez, whom she met at the University of California, San Francisco, where she did her residency. They have four children.