Women Living with HIV

Program Director - Chief of the Women’s HIV Service- JoNell Potter, Ph.D.
Medical Director - Prenatal Immunology Clinic – Anna Sfakianaki, M.D.
Medical Director - HIV Gynecology Clinic- Patricia Jeudin, M.D.

Funded by U.S. Health Resources and Services Administrative HIV/AIDS Bureau

Our Women’s HIV Program has been providing comprehensive health care services and research opportunities to women living with HIV since the early 1980s.  The program offers a full range of services for adolescent and adult women and is one of the largest programs of its kind in the country.  Our clinical team of maternal-fetal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and other professional staff understand that women with HIV have specific and, sometimes, complex health care needs; and our staff is dedicated to providing access to high quality treatments and supportive services in a caring and compassionate setting.  

Services: Providing state of the art care and treatment for women living with HIV across their lifespan, the program offers the following services:

Preconception Counseling 

• Assistance with planning pregnancies
• Pregnancy planning for discordant couples
• Optimizing a woman’s health before pregnancy

Sexual Health

• Contraception (birth control)
• HIV prevention & education
• Screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STI)
• HIV Testing

Obstetrical Care 

• Low- and high-risk prenatal care 
• Consultation with infectious disease specialists
• CenteringPregnancy® - Group prenatal care
• Postpartum & transitional care
• Specially designed prenatal classes 
• Coordination with Pediatric Infant Screening Program

Gynecological Care

• Routine screenings and treatment 
• Contraception & family planning
• STI & HPV screening & treatment
• Cervical and anal cancer screening
• Colposcopy & LEEP procedures
• High Resolution Anoscopy
• Menopause management
• Referrals for other procedures & services 
• Walk-ins for acute gynecological problems

Primary Care

• Prevention
• Routine health care screenings
• Care and treatment of chronic & acute health problems

Behavioral Health 

• Stress management & preventive health interventions
• Behavioral health assessment and therapy
• Prenatal Recovery Clinic  
• Inpatient detoxification & transition to buprenorphine for opiate replacement 
• Pediatric Infant Screening
• HIV prophylaxis and follow-up infant screening 
• Contact:  305-243-6391 or 305-243-4566

Financial Assistance

• We accept Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance (call for a list of accepted insurance programs).  If you do not have insurance, we can assist with access to the Ryan White Program.

Our HIV services are provided at the following sites

Prenatal Immunology (PRIM) Clinic

Multidisciplinary care for pregnant women
Jackson Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Clinic West
1611 NW 10th Ave., Clinic 4B
Miami, FL 33136

WISH Primary Care Clinic (Women’s Integrated Services)

Jackson Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Clinic East
1611 NW 10th Ave., first floor
Miami, FL 33136

Gynecology Clinics

Jackson Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Clinic West
1611 NW 10th Ave., Clinics 4A and 4C
Miami, FL 33136

For appointments and information about HIV services for women, contact 305-243-5645.