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Mona Loutfy

ResearcherDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Mona Loutfy

Researcher

Department of Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
75 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 22 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 46 research grants (46 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 5 trainee awards (5 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Academic metrics

212

Publications

1,153

Citations

174

Collaborators

120

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Hiv Community-Based Research Women Antiretroviral Therapy Reproductive Health Women'S Health Knowledge Mobilization Sexual Health

Latest papers

A cohort study of growth differentiating factor − 15 (GDF-15) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as biomarkers of healthy aging in older adults living with HIV
BMC Geriatrics · 2026
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccine Antibody Responses in Two Canadian Cohorts of Persons Living with HIV
Antibodies · 2026
Incidence and Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection to Predict Outcomes from HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening in Women and People with a Cervix Living with HIV
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2026

All 212 publications

Latest funding

From Knowledge to Action: Mobilizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Clinic Implementation Package (W-CIP) in Ontario and Quebec using RE-AIM
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$975,376
ON-TRACK: Ontario Network for Trials, Research, and Advancement in Capacity-Building for HIV/STBBIs
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$800,000
Increasing Capacity and Improving HIV/STBBI Care for Middle Eastern and North African Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Youth Living with HIV: Innovative Community-Based Approaches
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000

All 120 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 212 publications.

A cohort study of growth differentiating factor − 15 (GDF-15) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as biomarkers of healthy aging in older adults living with HIV

Dushoff M, Bowdish DME, Zhabokritsky A, Lovblom LE, Klein MB, Boyachuk B, Falutz JM, Loutfy M, Smith GHR, Tan DHS

BMC Geriatrics20264 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06891-9

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccine Antibody Responses in Two Canadian Cohorts of Persons Living with HIV

Walmsley SL, Lovblom LE, Boyachuk B, Cooper C, Martel-Laferrière V, Loutfy M, Vachon M-L, Haider S, Aldebes P, Colwill K

Antibodies2026

DOI: 10.3390/antib15020030

Incidence and Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection to Predict Outcomes from HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening in Women and People with a Cervix Living with HIV

Nicolls S, McClymont E, Lee M, Coutlée F, Trottier S, Smaill F, Loutfy M, Yudin MH, Klein MB, Harris M

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003902

Fidelity of an Online Telecoaching Community-Based Exercise Intervention Among Adults Living With HIV in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Observational Longitudinal Study

Abousifein M, Nathanson J, Jiancaro T, Tang A, Ahluwalia P, Bayoumi AM, Avery L, Da Silva G, Ibáñez-Carrasco F, Ilic I

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies2026

DOI: 10.2196/84902

Delivery of the women-centred HIV care model in Canadian HIV clinics: an environmental scan.

Fong KU, Osborne Z, Povshedna T, Côté HCF, Olaniyan F, Tharao W, Tognazzini S, Kennedy VL, Loutfy M, Murray MCM, King E

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2588379 PMID: 41310963

"Menopause! Please! We are here!" - Exploring factors influencing a supported menopause transition for women living with HIV: A qualitative study.

Waliwitiya T, Osborne Z, Lee M, Pang D, Guzha E, Rutto C, Huseynova J, Pakhomova T, Iyer H, Loutfy M, Cote HCF, Murray MCM, Kestler M, Kaida A, King E

Women's health (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/17455057261465472 PMID: 42615308

Development of the W-PREV Model: Integrating HIV/STBBI Prevention and Women's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Using an Intersectional Women-Centered Approach.

Gibson K, Ly A, Kennedy VL, Underhill A, Smith S, Bear E, Spence C, Tharao W, Bannerman M, Mahdi A, Inaganti A, Soud R, Lacombe-Duncan A, Loutfy M

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/23259582261447168 PMID: 42101167

Real-world persistence of bictegravir versus dolutegravir single-tablet regimens: A retrospective cohort study in a large urban Canadian HIV clinic.

Loutfy M, Masoudifar N, McCully J, Underhill A, Kennedy VL, Fernando D, Mumm D, Saifi T, Ngo H, Navadeh S, Smith G

International journal of STD & AIDS2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/09564624251371800 PMID: 40853039

Assessing Availability of HIV/Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection Prevention and Care Services for Trans Women and Gender Diverse People in Ontario, Canada: An Environmental Scan of Clinic Websites.

Inaganti A, Underhill A, Lacombe-Duncan A, Soud R, Loutfy M

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000609 PMID: 41566536

Rationale and design of a clinical trial of a reduced dosing schedule for the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine in women living with HIV: The NOVA-HIV study.

Karlsen E, Langlois J, Boucoiran I, Brophy J, Elwood C, Hankins C, Hornsberger A, Krajden M, Lee M, Loutfy M, Martel-Laferrière V, Ogilvie GS, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Severini A, Singer J, Sivro A, Vachon ML, van Schalkwyk J, Walmsley S, Wong A, Yaphe S, Yudin MH, McClymont E, Money D

Contemporary clinical trials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108475 PMID: 42744154

From Knowledge to Action: Mobilizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Clinic Implementation Package (W-CIP) in Ontario and Quebec using RE-AIM

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; tshinkenke, noemi; Ulusow, Asha M

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Hiv; Implementation Science; Women'S Health

$975,376

ON-TRACK: Ontario Network for Trials, Research, and Advancement in Capacity-Building for HIV/STBBIs

Principal investigatorCIHR2025HIV/AIDS & STBBI Clinical Trials Research Network - Phase 2

Principal investigators: Mbuagbaw, Lawrence C; Ulusow, Asha M; Benoit, Anita C; Brophy, Jason C; Cooper, Curtis L; Habanyama, Muluba; Ibanez-Carrasco, Francisco; Jackson, Randy; Logie, Carmen; Loutfy, Mona R; Massaquoi, Notisha

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Mentoring

$800,000

Increasing Capacity and Improving HIV/STBBI Care for Middle Eastern and North African Sexual and Gender Minority Youth and Youth Living with HIV: Innovative Community-Based Approaches

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - Youths

Principal investigators: Kteily-Hawa, Roula N; Anand, Praney; Gunduz, Asya; Bayoumi, Ahmed M; Costiniuk, Cecilia T; Flicker, Sarah; Hart, Trevor A; Jenabian, Mohammad-Ali; Loutfy, Mona R

Keywords: Community Based Research Engaging Youth

$1,000,000

Long-Term Follow-Up Study of NOVA-HIV: Nonavalent HPV Vaccination in Women Living with HIV

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: McClymont, Elisabeth K; Money, Deborah M

Keywords: Cervical Cancer Elimination; Hiv; Hpv Vaccine; Immunogenicity; Women'S Health

$100,000

Hormones and Markers of Aging in Women.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Murray, Melanie C

Keywords: Aging; Hiv; Hormones; Women

$956,250

Advancing Women-Centred HIV Care in the Prairies

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: MacKenzie, Lauren J

Keywords: Health Inequities; Hiv; Hiv And Pregnancy; Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Rural And Remote Care; Sex And Gender; Sexually Transmitted And Blood-Borne Infections; Women-Centred Hiv Care

$20,000

A National Interdisciplinary Community-Based Network Working to Enhance Intersectional and Gender-Affirming HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Transgender and non-binary people

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Davis, Chelsea D; Gunduz, Asya; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Gender-Affirming Care; Hiv/Stbbi Prevention And Care; Impact Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Trans And Gender Diverse People

$1,000,000

Equity-Focused Expansion of Trauma-Informed HIV Prevention and Treatment for Women in Ontario via Non-Specialist Providers: Co-Design and Hybrid Type 2 Pilot Cluster RCTs

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research Young women (~16-25 yrs)

Principal investigators: Biondi, Mia J; Bannerman, Molly; Campbell, Karen A; Chiutsi, Grace; Fontaine, Guillaume

Keywords: Cis And Trans Women; Consultation; Equity-Deserving Groups; Hiv Care And Treatment; Hiv Prevention; Implementation Science; Low-Threshold Models; Np/Rn-Facitilated Care; Stbbi Prevention And Treatment; Women-Led, Women-Centered

$872,400

Inflammatory And Genetic Risk Associated With Kidney Disease Progression Among Zambian HIV-Infected Persons

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parekh, Rulan S

Keywords: Adults; Cohort Study; Genetics; Hiv; Kidney Disease; Longitudinal; Prospective

$1,197,226

The Women-Centred HIV Care Hub: Mobilizing and Scaling-up the Women-Centred HIV Care Model across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Bertozzi, Breklyn E; Community Health Centre, Women's Health in Women's Hands; Murray, Melanie C; Nicholson, Valerie; Olaniyan, Folasade Olaniyan E; Ongoiba, Fanta; Persad, Yasmeen; Tharao, Wangari E; Côté, Hélène; Kennedy, V Logan; King, Elizabeth M; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; MacKenzie, Lauren J; Massaquoi, Notisha; Sasakamoose, JoLee; Underhill, Angela A; Wudel, Beverly

Keywords: Cultural Humility; Curriculum Development; Feminist Intersectionality; Healthcare Model; Hiv/Aids; Integrated Care; Interdisciplinary; Knowledge Mobilization; Sexual And Reproductive Health; Women

$11,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Mona Loutfy

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A cohort study of growth differentiating factor − 15 (GDF-15) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as biomarkers of healthy aging in older adults living with HIV

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccine Antibody Responses in Two Canadian Cohorts of Persons Living with HIV

Incidence and Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection to Predict Outcomes from HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening in Women and People with a Cervix Living with HIV

Fidelity of an Online Telecoaching Community-Based Exercise Intervention Among Adults Living With HIV in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Observational Longitudinal Study

Delivery of the women-centred HIV care model in Canadian HIV clinics: an environmental scan.

"Menopause! Please! We are here!" - Exploring factors influencing a supported menopause transition for women living with HIV: A qualitative study.

Development of the W-PREV Model: Integrating HIV/STBBI Prevention and Women's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Using an Intersectional Women-Centered Approach.

Real-world persistence of bictegravir versus dolutegravir single-tablet regimens: A retrospective cohort study in a large urban Canadian HIV clinic.

Assessing Availability of HIV/Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infection Prevention and Care Services for Trans Women and Gender Diverse People in Ontario, Canada: An Environmental Scan of Clinic Websites.

Rationale and design of a clinical trial of a reduced dosing schedule for the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine in women living with HIV: The NOVA-HIV study.

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Elisabeth McClymont

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Ada Tang

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Sarah Khan

Shariq Haider

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