Alexander Tsai, M.D., Ph.D.
Title Associate Professor of Psychiatry Institution Massachusetts General Hospital Address Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Global Health, 7th Floor 125 Nashua St Boston MA 02114
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Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Institution
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Biography
2009
Laughlin Fellowship, American College of Psychiatrists
2011
Health Services Research Early Career Award, American Psychiatric Association
2015
Excellence in Mentoring Award (Young Mentor Award), Harvard Medical School
2016
Exceptional Mentorship in Research Award, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
2021
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation
2022
Stephanie Robert Mentoring Award, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science
2022
Distinguished Alumni Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2023
Member, American College of Psychiatrists
2023
Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Research, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society

Mentoring
Changes in depressive symptoms after initiating antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive patients in rural Uganda
International, 06/09/14 - 08/08/14
Understanding the mechanisms leading to psychosocial distress in rural women suffering from severe water insecurity in southwest Uganda
Summer, 06/08/15 - 04/30/16

Research
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R01HL160326-01
(FRIEDMAN, MACKEY)
Sep 21, 2021 - Aug 31, 2026
Stigma and the Non-Communicable Disease Syndemic in Aging HIV Positive and HIV Negative MSM
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R01MH125667-01
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Jan 13, 2021 - Oct 31, 2023
Inflammation, Social Networks, and Depression in Rural Uganda
Role: Principal Investigator
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COVID-2020C2-10803
(BARTELS, STEPHEN / SKOTKO, BRIAN)
Oct 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2022
Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of Best Practices to Prevent COVID-19 in Staff and People with Serious Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities in Congregate Living Settings
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D43TW011632-01
(BAJUNIRWE, FRANCIS)
Sep 1, 2020 - May 31, 2025
Multi-morbidity in Uganda Research Capacity Initiative (MURCI) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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U01MD014023-01A1
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C / VENKATARAMANI, ATHEENDAR S)
Jul 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
Racial Disparities in Police Use of Deadly Force as a Cause of Racial Disparities in Sleep Health Across the Life Course
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01MH121191-01A1
(LOCKMAN, SHAHIN / CASSIDY, ADAM R)
Jun 15, 2020 - Apr 30, 2025
Neurodevelopment in HEU Children Exposed in Utero to Dolutegravir or Efavirenz
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R01AG059504
(SIEDNER, MARK J)
Sep 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2024
Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda
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R56AG059504
(SIEDNER, MARK J)
Sep 30, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019
Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda
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R21TW010789-01A1
(MENDENHALL, EMILY)
Aug 15, 2018 - Apr 30, 2020
Soweto Syndemics: A Two-Phase Study of Surveillance and Co-Morbid Experiences
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R01MH113494-01
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2022
Social Networks, HIV Stigma, and the HIV Care Cascade in Rural Uganda
Role: Principal Investigator
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74424
(VENKATARAMANI, ATHEENDAR S. / TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2019
Assessing the Relationship of Economic Opportunity with Health and Health Behaviors to Inform Policy Interventions
Role: Principal Investigator
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Burke Global Health Fellowship
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Jul 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2018
Water Insecurity, Child Mental Health, and HIV+ Caregiver Outcomes in Rural Uganda
Role: Principal Investigator
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K23MH096620
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Sep 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2018
Microenterprise to empower and improve health of HIV+ women in Uganda
Role: Principal Investigator
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R36HS014151
(TSAI, ALEXANDER C)
Apr 1, 2004 - Mar 31, 2005
Measuring Hospital Quality and Its Effects on Bargaining
Role: Principal Investigator

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