Kathryn Holroyd, MD

Dr. Holroyd is a neurohospitalist and neuroinfectious diseases physician at Columbia University who specializes in the care of people living with HIV. She completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by neurology residency at the Harvard Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals, where she was elected chief resident in 2020. Subsequently, she underwent fellowship training in global health and neuroinfectious diseases through Yale University and the International Neuro-HIV Cure Consortium in Bangkok, Thailand. Her current research seeks to improve understanding of the pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular disease in people living with HIV. She is also involved in work evaluating the neurologic safety of HIV treatment interruption and cure trials globally. She is currently the medical student and residency education director for neuro-infectious diseases, and co-director of the Columbia neuroinfectious diseases clinical and research fellowship.