Dr AC Demidont specializes in Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases HIV Medicine and the care of adolescent and adult Trans and Gender Diverse individuals.
Dr AC Demidont specializes in Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases HIV Medicine and the care of adolescent and adult Trans and Gender Diverse individuals Dr Demidont medical school in 2000 at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine her Internal Medicine residency at PinnacleHealth Hospitals in Harrisburg PA and her fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology at Penn State Universitys Milton S Hershey Medical Center She is board certified in Infectious Diseases and has been certified as and HIV Specialist by the American Academy of HIV Medicine since 2008 She has practiced as a physician since 2006 having worked in esteemed health centers such as St Lukes Roosevelt Medical Center and Callen Lorde Community Health Center both in New York City
Dr Demidont is carrying out her longtime career goal to help improve the quality of life for underserved and maginalized populations particularly adolescents and adults in the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender communities
Dr Demidont has a strong STI and HIV prevention mission and works on several state and national workgroups to enhance utilization of antiretrovirals as both Pre and Post Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV and fosters nonjudgmental HIV and sexually transmitted diseases screenings for LGBQ and Transgender adolescents and adults
Dr Demidont also specializes in working with Trans and Gender Diverse individuals ages 13 and above by providing gender affirming hormone therapy help with affirmation of gender on legaltravel documents referrals to gender affirming surgeons and has working several medical centers to improve care for gender diverse individuals Dr Demidont is a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Healthcare WPATH and has lectured locally nationally and internationally on the care of Gender Diverse individuals
She currently is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Quinnipiac Universitys Frank K Netter School of Medicine and the Yale University School of Nursing She serves as a member of Yale Universitys Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS Community Advisory Board and New England Implementation Science Network She lectures for the Connecticut Department of Public Health on HIV prevention strategies and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center regarding culturally competent care for Transgender and Gender NonConforming and has lectured internationally for Planned Parenthood on ways to improve healthcare for the LGB and Transgender communities.
Dr Demidont accepts Anthem BCBS Aetna Cigna Connecticare OxfordUnitedHealthcare HUSKY and Medicare and all Marketplace plans Additional commercial insurance plans will be considered on a case by case basis
