Judith Feinberg MD, MPH

Dr. Judith Feinberg is using her passion for research to focus on the prevention and treatment of infections associated with injection drug use. Feinberg, the E.B. Flink Vice Chair of Medicine for Research, came to WVU in 2015 to tackle the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Feinberg has worked on HIV/AIDS research, care, and education for decades. She is developing and implementing programs to prevent the spread of hepatitis and HIV stemming from the opioid crisis. As the Flink Vice Chair of Medicine, Feinberg’s responsibilities are to help the Department of Medicine obtain federal funding for sustainable clinical research and help faculty members develop as clinical researchers.

Feinberg’s research has been focused on identifying people who have chronic viral infections, such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, developing harm reduction programs, preventing death from overdose, and improving the general well-being of people in West Virginia.