Adaora Adimora Citation Award
The Adaora Adimora Citation Award honors the late Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA. Dr. Adimora was a past chair of HIVMA and member of the IDSA Board of Directors who had an unwavering commitment to advancing health equity and improving HIV prevention and care for minoritized populations through research, education and advocacy.
In her honor, the award honors Dr. Adimora’s compassion, leadership and service to HIVMA and the field by recognizing exemplary contributions to advancing efforts to end the HIV epidemic, such as through social justice, public service or in service with HIVMA.
2025 HIVMA Adaora Adimora Citation Award Winner
Anandi Sheth, MD, MSc, FIDSA, and Becky White, MD, MPH
The Adaora Adimora Citation Award honors the late Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, a past chair of HIVMA and member of the IDSA Board of Directors, for her service, unwavering commitment and leadership in advancing health equity through research, education and advocacy. The award recognizes exemplary contributions or service to HIVMA as well as advancing efforts to end HIV as an epidemic, such as through social justice and public service. This year, HIVMA honors Anandi Sheth, MD, MSc, FIDSA, and Becky White, MD, MPH, with this award.
Dr. Sheth is a recognized leader in the field of HIV and women’s health with a solution-oriented mind and the ability to gather and translate empiric evidence into practical clinical and bedside solutions. She has developed care models that improve the health of people with HIV before, during and after pregnancy, while also championing equitable access to HIV prevention services in women’s health settings.
Dr. Sheth is a tenured professor and the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. She previously served as associate vice chair for faculty development in the Department of Medicine, director of research operations at the Grady Ponce de Leon Center and associate director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research clinical core. At Grady, her leadership of the perinatal care coordination team brought together obstetricians, ID specialists, pediatricians, nurses and social workers to dramatically improve care delivery and health outcomes for pregnant people with HIV — a model that has informed care nationwide and contributed to the near elimination of perinatal HIV transmission in the system. She has built bridges between Emory faculty, family planning clinics and community organizations, resulting in the launch of a large, community-informed education and outreach initiative to expand access to HIV prevention services for women.
For her dedication to ending the HIV epidemic and her stalwart efforts to advance the health of women with HIV, HIVMA is pleased to honor Dr. Sheth with a 2025 HIVMA Adaora Adimora Citation Award.
Dr. White has dedicated her career to improving health care access and outcomes for people with HIV, especially those facing systemic barriers to healthy lives. As an HIV health service researcher with the University of North Carolina Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, an ID physician and educator at the UNC School of Medicine, and director of HIV services for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Division of Prisons, Dr. White is a fierce advocate for individuals with complex health care needs. She has led efforts to expand telehealth services for incarcerated individuals, ensure access to antiretroviral therapy and foster continuity of care during transitions back into the community.
Dr. White’s research has described the association between the release of prisoners with HIV and the subsequent increase of their viral loads. Funded by NIH, she is designing a specialized intervention to address HIV prevention needs during re-entry to the community following incarceration, partnering with the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transitions program.
Dr. White conducted the first randomized controlled trial of directly observed antiretroviral therapy versus self-administered antiretroviral therapy in a state prison system. She also helped to implement HIV opt-out screening in the North Carolina state prison system, HIV care retention programs and two women-focused HIV prevention studies. She is currently developing programs to link released individuals to community PrEP care.
HIVMA is pleased to honor Dr. White with a 2025 HIVMA Adaora Adimora Citation Award for her commitment to health equity, compelling research and leadership in spearheading successful efforts to transform care for individuals involved in the justice system.
Past Awardees
Formerly the HIVMA Citation Award
2024 - Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS
2023 - Barbara Gripshover, MD