Lab Information
Alexandra De Pokomandy (MD/MSc)
ScientistCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Department of Family Medicine (McGill)
Research Profile
https://copri.ca
Keywords
HIV • primary care • women's health • human papillomavirus (HPV) • prevention of comorbidities • epidemiologyResearch Interests
Dr. Alexandra de Pokomandy is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University and a Clinician Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). She has over 20 years of experience in HIV care, and practices at the Chronic Viral Illness Service of the MUHC since 2009. She is the director of the Quebec HIV Cohort and of the Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI). Her research focuses on strengthening primary and HIV care, preventing comorbidities related to viral infections (HIV, HPV, respiratory infections), advancing health equity, and integrating engagement of people with lived experience to improve care for populations affected by stigma and social disadvantage.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Kleiner, B., Logie, C. H., Tellier, P.-P., Chawla, S., Lacombe-Duncan, A., Persad, Y., Skerritt, L., Burchell, A. N., Loutfy, M., Kaida, A., de Pokomandy, A. & CHIWOS Research Team (2025). Disclosure, comfort, and negative experiences with HIV care providers among transgender women living with HIV in Canada: Findings from a prospective cohort study of women living with HIV in Canada. Women's health (London, England), vol. 21, p. 17455057251406944.
- Righetti, R., Cinque, F., Lebouché, B., Ramos Ballesteros, L., Routy, J.-P., Klein, M. B., Szabo, J., Cox, J., Falutz, J., Haraoui, L.-P., Costiniuk, C. T., De Pokomandy, A., Pembroke, T., Constante, M., Santos, M. & Sebastiani, G. (2025). Distinct Gut Microbiota Signatures Are Associated with Severity of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in People with HIV. International journal of molecular sciences, vol. 26.
- Logie, C. H., Sokolovic, N., Casale, A., Kennedy, V. L., Underhill, A., Cardinal, C., Kaida, A., de Pokomandy, A. & Loutfy, M. (2025). Pathways from childhood abuse history to adulthood mental health among Women Living with HIV in Canada: longitudinal cohort findings. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999).
- Mokaddam, M., Kronfli, N., Sheehan, N. L., Gonzalez Reyes, A., Dubuc, D., Loutfy, M., Kaida, A., de Pokomandy, A. & CHIWOS research team (2025). Antiretroviral therapy use, self-reported adherence, and viral suppression among women living with HIV in Canada. HIV medicine, vol. 26, p. 1060-1073.
- Admassu, Z., Logie, C. H., Vahedi, L., Underhill, A., Kennedy, L., Webster, K., Gagnier, B., Kaida, A., de Pokomandy, A. & Loutfy, M. R. (2025). Longitudinal associations between social determinants of health and well-being among women living with HIV in Canada: A latent class analysis. HIV medicine, vol. 26, p. 962-969.
- Chawla, S., Kaida, A., Brouillette, M.-J., Kleiner, B., Dubuc, D., Skerritt, L., Burchell, A. N., Rouleau, D., Loutfy, M., de Pokomandy, A. & Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) research team (2025). Impact of mental health service use on the HIV care cascade among women. HIV medicine, vol. 26, p. 758-772.
- Osborne, Z., Habanyama, M., Cameron, B., de Pokomandy, A., Gagnier, B., King, E., Koebel, J., Loutfy, M., Martin, C., Masching, R., Narasimhan, M., Nicholson, V., Pick, N., Smith, S., Tognazzini, S., Tharao, W. & Kaida, A. (2025). Meaningful Engagement as a Cornerstone for Implementing the Key Recommendations to Advance the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living With HIV Across Policy, Practice, and Research in Canada. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, vol. 24, p. 23259582241302773.
- Kassam, P., El-Zein, M., Tota, J. E., Tellier, P.-P., Coutlée, F., de Pokomandy, A. & Franco, E. L. (2024). HPV vaccination and anal HPV infection in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Vaccine, vol. 45, p. 126644.
- Ma, Y., Lessard, D., Vicente, S., Engler, K., Rodriguez Cruz, A., Laymouna, M., Opal-COVID Patient Expert Committee, Hijal, T., Del Balso, L., Thériault, G., Paisible, N., Kronfli, N., Pomey, M.-P., Peiris, H., Barkati, S., Brouillette, M.-J., Klein, M., Cox, J., de Pokomandy, A., Asselah, J., Bartlett, S. J. & Lebouché, B. (2024). Implementing a Patient Portal for the Remote Follow-Up of Self-Isolating Patients With COVID-19 Infection Through Patient and Stakeholder Engagement (the Opal-COVID Study): Mixed Methods Pilot Study. Journal of participatory medicine, vol. 16, p. e48194.
- Ma, Y., Achiche, S., Tu, G., Vicente, S., Lessard, D., Engler, K., Lemire, B., MARVIN chatbots Patient Expert Committee, Laymouna, M., de Pokomandy, A., Cox, J. & Lebouché, B. (2025). The first AI-based Chatbot to promote HIV self-management: A mixed methods usability study. HIV medicine, vol. 26, p. 184-206.
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