Dr. Gem-estelle M Lucas D.O.

Expert Publications

• Mending a broken HAART: a report from the 2nd International Workshop on Salvage Therapy.
• Directly observed therapy for the treatment of HIV: promises and pitfalls.
• Report from the 38th IDSA: preserving the immune response to HIV, HAART, and long-term toxicities.
• Developments in opportunistic infections from IDSA and ICAAC 2000.
• HIV-associated lymphomas: the last opportunists?
• Treatment of antiretroviral-experienced patients: new data from the 8th CROI.
• Hand care begins with prevention in elementary schools.
• Kidney disease in antiretroviral-naïve HIV-positive adults with high CD4 counts: prevalence and predictors of kidney disease at enrolment in the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial.
• Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in HIV-Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors.

Media Releases

Get to know Adult Psychiatrist, Adolescent Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Physician, Dr. Gem Lucas, who serves the population of New Jersey.

Dr. Lucas currently serves patients at Hunterdon Healthcare in New Jersey and is affiliated with Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch Campus. Hunterdon Healthcare System is recognized as a national model for offering community focused health improvement that is consumer-centered and driven by a passion for excellence. Before Hunterdon Medical Center opened its doors on July 3, 1953, Hunterdon was the only county in New Jersey without a hospital. By 1963, Hunterdon Medical Center had become one of the first hospital’s in the nation to allow fathers in the delivery room.  The hospital expanded its residency program to two years, and implemented a pioneering home care program.

Dr. Lucas’ career began when she received her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Driven to further her education and expertise, she completed her residency and fellowship with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She is board certified in Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental illness, such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and schizophrenia. Most psychiatrists rely on a mix of medications and psychotherapy.

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