Staff Clinician
Specialty(s): Infectious Disease Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
M.D., University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Epling received his medical degree at the University of Connecticut and completed his internal medicine residency at George Washington University. He came to NIAID in 2020 as an Infectious Diseases fellow and joined the HIV Pathogenesis Section in 2021.
Major Areas of Research
- Immunopathogenesis of advanced HIV infection
- HIV and aging
- Metabolic effects of antiretrovirals
Selected Publications
Epling BP, Laidlaw E, Dampier C, Bellur S, Costa MT, Sirajuddin A, Sheikh V, Manion M, Sereti I. Visual Guide to Opportunistic Infections in People With HIV. Topics in antiviral medicine. 2025 Sep;33(4s):605-50.
Epling BP, Lisco A, Manion M, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Anderson M, Roby G, Sheikh V, Migueles SA, Poole A, Perez-Diez A. Impact of Anti-CD4 Autoantibodies on Immune Reconstitution in People With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024 Dec 18:ciae562.
Epling BP, Rocco JM, Boswell KL, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Kellogg A, et al. Clinical, Virologic, and Immunologic Evaluation of Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 2023;76(4):573-81.
Epling BP, Manion M, Sirajuddin A, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Anderson M, et al. Long-term Outcomes of Patients With HIV and Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023;10(8):ofad408.
Employee Testimonial
“As a trainee, I have been very fortunate to have been supported every step along the way. My mentors have always listened to my goals and found a way to help me accomplish them. Additionally, people here are highly collaborative, and projects are often the result of these collaborations.”
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