Lori Ellen Fantry
- Grad Committee Member
- Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
- (520) 626-6084
- AHSC, Rm. 2301
- lfantry@arizona.edu
Biography
I have spent my career as clinician, researcher, educator, and administrator involved in the care of HIV-infected patients. I have published 27 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals on HIV especially related to women, cancer, and the underserved community. Currently, I am Infectious Diseases Associate Clinical Division Chief, Medical Director of the University of Arizona AIDS Education and Training Center, Director of the HIV Translational Research Program, Medical Director of the Banner University Refugee Prevention Screening Clinic, and an internal medicine residency program core faculty member. I am participating in multiple research projects including serving as a co-investigator in a NIH multisite study called "the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV"; serving as the principle investigator (PI) on two studies on knowledge, attitudes and barriers to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in underserved populations; and serving as the PI in a study of HIV safety labs. All of these studies involve medical students, MPH students, and/or infectious diseases (ID) fellows, They serve as vehicles for trainees to learn how to conduct different types of research in various setting. In a similar manner, I remain very active in teaching medical students and MPH students, residents, ID fellows, and outside medical providers about clinical medicine both in lectures and while providing care.
Degrees
- MPH Epidemiology
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- None
- M.D. Medicine
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
- None
- B.A. Biology
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Work Experience
- University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (2016 - Ongoing)
- University of Maryland School of Medicine (2005 - 2016)
- University of Maryland School of Medicine (1997 - 2005)
- The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (1990 - 1994)
- University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine (1988 - 1990)
Awards
- 2019 Jeanne Deinert GME Scholarly Day Medical Student First Place Winner
- University of Arizona, Spring 2019
- Certificate of Recognition City of Baltimore
- Baltimore City Government, Summer 2016
- The State of Maryland's Governor's Citation
- State of Maryland, Summer 2016
Licensure & Certification
- Medical License, State of Maryland (1990)
- Medical License, State of Arizona (2016)
- Medical License, State of Massachusetts (1986)
- Diplomate Infectious Diseases, The American Board of Internal Medicine (2007)
- Diplomate Infectious Diseases, The American Board of Internal Medicine (2017)
- Diplomate Internal Medicine, The American Board of Internal Medicine (1988)
- Diplomate Infectious Diseases, The American Board of Internal Medicine (1997)
Interests
Teaching
My teaching interests include primary care of HIV, HIV and women, HIV and opportunistic infections, HIV and chronic diseases, adult vaccines, sexually transmitted infections, and syphilis.
Research
My research interests include HIV and cancer, HIV and cardiovascular disease, HIV and women, HIV and osteoporosis, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and access to care in under-served populations.
Courses
2025-26 Courses
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Infectious Disease
MEDI 850I (Fall 2025)
2024-25 Courses
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Infectious Disease
MEDI 850I (Spring 2025) -
Infectious Disease
MEDI 850I (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Infectious Disease
MEDI 850I (Spring 2024)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
Journals/Publications
- More infoBackground: Most Neisseria gonorrhoea (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections in men who have sex with men (MSM) are diagnosed at extragenital sites. However, testing at these sites is often lacking. The purpose of this study was to determine if a standardized questionnaire administered by physicians and clinical assistants improves documentation of sex activity and increases extragenital testing and diagnoses of GC and CT among MSM.Methods: A standardized sexual history questionnaire was implemented on 11/1/2022. Electronic medical records of 664 MSM with HIV, including 1064 encounters, were reviewed to compare pre- and post- implementation sexual history documentation, adequacy of documentation, extragenital GC and CT testing, and GC and CT diagnoses. Analysis included Chi-square and exact tests and logistic regression adjusting for physician cluster effects.Results: The standardized questionnaire was used by 53.7% of physicians and 85.9% of coordinators. Documentation of whether sexual activity occurred increased from 79.3% [95%confidence interval (CI) 0.758- 0.828] in the pre-intervention pre-COVID-19 period to 95.2% (95% CI 0.925-0.970) in the post-intervention period with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.7 (95% CI 2.7-8.8). Specific questions about anal and oral sex increased from 42.0% to 88.1% (p < 0.001) and 23.7% to 88.7% (p < 0.001), respectively. Anal and pharyngeal testing increased from 14.4% to 20.2% (p = 0.040) and 17.2% to 23.3% (p = 0.045), respectively.Conclusions: This study demonstrates that using a standardized questionnaire during clinical encounters can improve documentation of sexual activity and testing for GC and CT at extragenital sites.
Poster Presentations
- More infoStudy of PrEP knowledge
