Edward L MachtingerEdward L. Machtinger, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women's HIV Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Machtinger's primary academic interests are the relationship between HIV and violence agaist women and developing a scalable model of trauma-informed primary care for women and girls living with, and at risk for, HIV to heal from past trauma and prevent further abuse. Dr. Machtinger serves on the Executive Committee of the AIDS Research Institute (ARI) at UCSF and the Executive Committee for the oversight of Congressional Ryan White funds to women and children in San Francisco and is the Co-Chair of the San Francisco Task Force on HIV-positive adolescents. His other interests include the well-being of animals and the environment as well as the relationship between human health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship. Read More Read Less