Scott Dryden-Peterson, MD

Brigham And Women's Hospital

Academic Titles

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Research Program Affiliation

Member, Cancer Care Delivery Research

Member, Head and Neck Cancer

Member, Cancer Epidemiology

Research Abstract

Research is centered around epidemiology and therapeutic approaches for HIV-associated malignancies in Botswana and other resource-limited settings. Ongoing projects include evaluation the impact of HIV and treatment for HIV on the cancer burden in sub-Saharan Africa, role of HPV in the development of head and neck cancer in geographic regions heavily affected by HIV, and treatment outcomes of AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers in Botswana.