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Benjamin H. Chi, MD, MSc

Associate Director, IGHID Office of Fellowships and Training

Annie Louise Wilkerson MD ’36 Distinguished Professor

Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology

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335 S. Columbia St.
CB #7577
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Benjamin H. Chi, MD, MSc

Associate Director, IGHID Office of Fellowships and Training

Annie Louise Wilkerson MD ’36 Distinguished Professor

Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology

Areas of Interest

HIV; Maternal child health; Women's health; Global health; Implementation science; Clinical trials

About

Benjamin Chi, MD, MSc, holds appointments in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lived in Lusaka for over a decade (2003-2015), where he led a research portfolio focused on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, HIV care and treatment, and maternal and child health. He has served on guideline committees for the World Health Organization and as a consultant to UNICEF, working to translate research into policy. Since returning to Chapel Hill in 2015, his activities in Zambia have expanded to other neighboring countries, including Malawi, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, Dr. Chi leads several research training programs designed to foster U.S. collaborations abroad, including the UNC Global Women’s Health Fellowship and the UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellows Consortium. He is an active mentor to numerous faculty and fellows—from the U.S. and abroad—with dedicated NIH support for these efforts.

Awards and Honors

  • Fogarty International Center Advisory Board, NIH, 2024-Present 
  • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Therapeutics Working Group for HIV, Hepatitis, and STIs, World Health Organization, 2022-Present 
  • Chief Scientific Officer, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, 2012-2014
  • Maternal and Child Health Guideline Development Group, World Health Organization, Department of HIV/AIDS, 2012-2013
  • Obstetrics Co-Chair, PMTCT Scientific Committee, IMPAACT, 2010-2013
  • Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2008
  • Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
  • Technical Working Group for PMTCT and Pediatric HIV Treatment, Zambian Ministry of Health, 2003- 2015

Education

  • Undergraduate

    Duke University

  • Medical School

    Tulane University

  • Residency

    Baylor College of Medicine

  • Fellowship

    University of Alabama at Birmingham