Julie M. Herlihy, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Julie Herlihy is a board certified pediatrician who treats hospitalized children and newborns at Boston Medical Center. Her public health research interests include: global maternal, child health; implementation science in low resourced settings; prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV; HIV-exposed, uninfected children; newborn survival, child development in low resourced settings; community-based healthcare delivery.

Publications

  • Published 5/13/2025

    Zulu EM, Mwananyanda L, Pieciak RC, Forman LS, Shah J, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Chilengi R, Payne-Lohman B, Duffy CR, Osei-Poku G, Thea DM, Wa Somwe S, Herlihy JM. Present or Absent: Risks and protective factors of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the Zambian context. Res Sq. 2025 May 13. PMID: 40470244.

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  • Published 2/17/2025

    Herlihy JM, Zulu E, Mwananyanda L, Forman L, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Chilengi R, Namuziya N, Payne-Lohman B, Chavuma R, Duffy CR, Thea DM. Risk of hospitalization or death does not differ in children exposed to HIV, yet uninfected compared to nonexposed peers in Lusaka, Zambia. AIDS. 2025 Jul 01; 39(8):964-974. PMID: 39945630.

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  • Published 7/17/2024

    Duffy CR, Herlihy JM, Zulu E, Mwananyanda L, Forman L, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Harper M, Chilengi R, Chavuma R, Payne-Lohman B, Thea DM. Preterm birth among women with HIV: impact of preconception cART initiation. AIDS. 2024 Oct 01; 38(12):1749-1757. PMID: 39017638.

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  • Published 5/9/2024

    Zulu EM, Herlihy JM, Duffy CR, Mwananyanda L, Chilengi R, Forman L, Heeren T, Gill CJ, Chavuma R, Payne-Lohman B, Thea DM. Single-test syphilis serology: A case of not seeing the forest for the trees. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303253. PMID: 38723103.

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  • Published 5/25/2023

    Sivalogan K, Banda B, Wagner J, Biemba G, Gagne N, Grogan C, Hamomba F, Herlihy JM, Mabeta C, Shankoti P, Simamvwa G, Sooli B, Yeboah-Antwi K, Hamer DH, Semrau KEA. Impact of beliefs on perception of newborn illness, caregiver behaviors, and care-seeking practices in Zambia's Southern province. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0282881. PMID: 37228055.

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Other Positions

  • Pediatric Hospitalist, Inpatient Pediatrics and Newborn Medicine
    Boston Medical Center
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Global Health
    Boston University School of Public Health

Websites

Education

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Brown University, BA

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