Sandra S. Springer, MD

Dr. Springer’s primary clinical interest is HIV/AIDS and caring for HIV infected patients at Nathan Smith Clinic at YNHH as well as at York Street Correctional Facility for Women. Her research interests include improving adherence to antiretrovirals and drug treatment for HIV infected opiate addicted men and women. Clinical research includes treating opiate addiction and HIV infection with directly observed methadone and buprenorphine in conjunction with antiretroviral therapy. She has received a 5 year K23 Career Development Award from NIDA to study adherence interventions for HIV-infected opiate dependent released prisoners providing directly observed antiretroviral therapy and buprenorphine treatment.