Renslow Sherer, M.D. is the Director of the International HIV Training Center and Professor of Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases at the University of Chicago. Dr. Sherer has been a primary caregiver for people living with HIV since 1982. He founded the first HIV clinic in Chicago at Cook County Hospital with Ron Sable in 1982, and he co-founded the AIDS Foundation of Chicago in 1985. He has numerous publications on the clinical and social impact of the HIV pandemic. Dr. Sherer is active in research on HIV prevention, care, model care programs, and medical education in the US, China and Africa. Dr. Sherer has served as the Director of the Wuhan Medical Education Reform Project in Wuhan, China since 2009, and he is an Emeritus Faculty member of the Wuhan University Medical School. He has directed an annual course on Health and Human Rights as a faculty member of the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights since 2013. Dr. Sherer was a member of the US HHS HIV/AIDS Treatment Guideline Panel from 1996-2010, and he has been the Clinical Director for the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center since 1989.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis re-initiation among men who have sex with men: a multi-center cohort study in China.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis re-initiation among men who have sex with men: a multi-center cohort study in China. Sex Health. 2025 03; 22.
PMID: 40096040
Impact of Peer Referral on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cohort Study in China.
Impact of Peer Referral on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence and Persistence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Cohort Study in China. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1831-1840.
PMID: 39928073
The benefits and limits of rapid start antiretroviral therapy in 2024.
The benefits and limits of rapid start antiretroviral therapy in 2024. AIDS. 2025 Mar 01; 39(3):312-314.
PMID: 39878670
Do women with HIV, diabetes mellitus, and full antiretroviral therapy adherence have a lower rate of HIV viremia than men?
Do women with HIV, diabetes mellitus, and full antiretroviral therapy adherence have a lower rate of HIV viremia than men? AIDS. 2024 Nov 15; 38(14):1980-1981.
PMID: 39474652
A theoretical perspective on professional identity.
A theoretical perspective on professional identity. Med Teach. 2025 02; 47(2):372-373.
PMID: 39412429
Long-Term Impacts on Clinical Practice Along the HIV Care Continuum: Addressing Workforce Gaps Through a Clinician Scholars Program.
Long-Term Impacts on Clinical Practice Along the HIV Care Continuum: Addressing Workforce Gaps Through a Clinician Scholars Program. AIDS Educ Prev. 2024 06; 36(3):168-181.
PMID: 38917299
An instant messaging mobile phone application for promoting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: A mixed methods feasibility and piloting randomized controlled trial study.
An instant messaging mobile phone application for promoting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: A mixed methods feasibility and piloting randomized controlled trial study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0285036.
PMID: 37956177
When educators are locked down: transitioning an international faculty development program from in-person to online during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
When educators are locked down: transitioning an international faculty development program from in-person to online during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. MedEdPublish (2016). 2022; 12:59.
PMID: 37869562
Treatment options for severe or refractory mpox virus infection in patients with advanced HIV.
Treatment options for severe or refractory mpox virus infection in patients with advanced HIV. Int J STD AIDS. 2023 05; 34(6):366-373.
PMID: 36708269
Teacher Immediacy for Effective Teaching in Medical Education.
Teacher Immediacy for Effective Teaching in Medical Education. Med Sci Educ. 2022 Dec; 32(6):1535-1539.
PMID: 36532407