Dr Clare van Halsema
Consultant, Infectious Diseases, HIV LeadBiography
Dr Clare van Halsema is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases and serves as the HIV Service Lead and Clinical Lead for infectious diseases at North Manchester General Hospital. She has a longstanding clinical and research interest in HIV and tuberculosis (TB) co-infection.
Dr Clare van Halsema obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) and an MSc in Epidemiology with distinction from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She worked with Médecins Sans Frontières in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on antiretroviral therapy programs and inpatient HIV care. She also conducted epidemiological studies on TB in people with HIV in South Africa, contributing to the Thibela TB study on community-wide isoniazid preventive therapy.
Dr Clare van Halsema is currently Clinical Lead for Infectious Diseases at North Manchester General Hospital, lead for HIV service at North Manchester General Hospital and a trustee and member of the executive committee of the British HIV Association (BHIVA), chairing the guidelines subcommittee and participating in several guideline writing groups, including those focused on TB management.
