Key Researcher
Amanda Noska, MD, MPH, is a consultant in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C (HCV), Hepatitis B (HBV), coinfection, and general infectious diseases.
She completed a dual degree program at the University of Minnesota, obtaining both her Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master’s in Public Health (MPH) simultaneously. Following this, she completed an internal medicine residency at Hennepin Healthcare and an infectious disease fellowship at Brown University. She currently serves at Hennepin Healthcare as the Medical Director for Minnesota’s largest HIV clinic, the Positive Care Center, and the Co-Director of the Viral Hepatitis Clinic. Her research interests include examining factors that influence the delivery of high-quality care for persons living with HIV, HCV, and/or HBV, substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or a history of incarceration. She is also involved in clinical trials evaluating new treatments for HIV and HBV.
HIV, Hepatitis B & C
Dr. Noska’s research interests focus on clinical trials that evaluate new therapeutic agents for Hepatitis B and HIV. She investigates the social determinants of health influencing the care for persons living with HIV, HCV, and/or HBV, and comorbid substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or histories of incarceration.
Dr. Noska and Physician’s Assistant (PA) Jesse Powell are collaborating together on these topics and will soon be opening a Phase 3 trial with the global biopharma company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). They will be exploring a functional cure for Hepatitis B using a new Hepatitis B therapy, “Bepirovirsen.” This is the first time in history that a cure for Hepatitis B is being actively investigated in Phase 3 trials.
Affiliated Researchers, Gastroenterology & Liver
Jesse Powell, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant and Medical Director in the Gastroenterology Department, specializing in the treatment of liver disease. He earned his Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies at Augsburg College. Jesse Powell has a special interest in the treatment of viral hepatitis and the management of chronic liver disease. As part of managing liver disease, he uses an ultrasound technology called FibroScan as a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsies to determine and assess liver fibrosis.
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Key Researcher
Amanda Noska, MD, MPH, is a consultant in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C (HCV), Hepatitis B (HBV), coinfection, and general infectious diseases.
She completed a dual degree program at the University of Minnesota, obtaining both her Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master’s in Public Health (MPH) simultaneously. Following this, she completed an internal medicine residency at Hennepin Healthcare and an infectious disease fellowship at Brown University. She currently serves at Hennepin Healthcare as the Medical Director for Minnesota’s largest HIV clinic, the Positive Care Center, and the Co-Director of the Viral Hepatitis Clinic. Her research interests include examining factors that influence the delivery of high-quality care for persons living with HIV, HCV, and/or HBV, substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or a history of incarceration. She is also involved in clinical trials evaluating new treatments for HIV and HBV.