Matthew J. Akiyama, MD

Dr. Akiyama is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinician-Investigator in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. In addition to providing care and treatment to people living with HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and substance use disorders, Dr. Akiyama conducts research focusing on HCV among socioeconomically marginalized populations with particular emphasis on the intersection of HCV in the criminal legal system and sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Akiyama is the recipient of a K99/R00 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop and test an innovative strategy to improve linkage to and retention in HCV treatment among individuals recently released from jail. He is also the recipient of an Avenir Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse focused on HCV Transmission Networks Among People Who Inject Drugs. 

Dr. Akiyama completed his Infectious Diseases Fellowship at New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center and a Master of Science in Medical Anthropology at University College London in London, England. 

Selected Awards & Honors

Recipient, Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network LEAP Investigator Scholarship (2020)

Member, New York State Governor's Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force (2018)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine KL2 Career Development Award (2017)