Dr. Bret J Rudy M.D.
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
3550 Market St Fl4 Chop Department Of A Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Bret Rudy is an adolescent specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Rudy works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Rudy treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1985
University of Pittsburgh / Main Campus 1985
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Protease inhibitor therapy in HIV-infected children.
- Pediatric primary care provider's knowledge of HIV/AIDS care.
- The ACCESS (Adolescents Connected to Care, Evaluation, and Special Services) project: social marketing to promote HIV testing to adolescents, methods and first year results from a six city campaign.
- Immunology and the REACH study: HIV immunology and preliminary findings. Reaching for Excellence in Adolescent Care and Health.
- How to reach sexual minority youth in the health care setting: the teens offer guidance.
- Relationship of plasma HIV-1 RNA dynamics to baseline factors and virological responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy in adolescents (aged 12-22 years) infected through high-risk behavior.
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youth: the importance of a sensitive and confidential sexual history in identifying the risk and implementing treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
- Posttraumatic stress and trauma history in adolescents and young adults with HIV.
- Transition to adult services among behaviorally infected adolescents with HIV--a qualitative study.
- Early patterns of adherence in adolescents initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy predict long-term adherence, virologic, and immunologic control.
- Patient-related risks for nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected youth in the United States: a study of prevalence and interactions.
- Prevalence and interactions of patient-related risks for nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among perinatally infected youth in the United States.
- Stigma and sexual health risk in HIV-positive African American young men who have sex with men.
- Linkage to care for HIV-positive adolescents: a multisite study of the adolescent medicine trials units of the adolescent trials network.
- Incidence of sexually transmitted infections in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adolescents in the USA.
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