Dr. Matthew Akiyama, Medical Advisor toHCMSG Dr. Matthew Akiyama is a clinician-researcher in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to being an Infectious Diseases and HIV primary care provider, Dr. Akiyama conducts research focusing on HCV among socioeconomically marginalized populations.
Dr. Brianna Norton, Medical Advisor to HCMSG Dr. Brianna Norton is an assistant professor of medicine in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. Her clinical work includes the treatment of HIV, Hepatitis C and opioid dependence in the primary care setting. She conducts research to improve linkage to HCV care and treatment for people who inject drugs. She is also the medical director of the NY Harm Reduction Educators, a syringe exchange program in East Harlem and the South Bronx.