“PrEP is pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis, whereas PEP is post-exposure HIV prophylaxis. We use antiretroviral medication in both strategies. However PEP is a 28-day course, and the patient typically has to present within 72 hours of exposure to HIV. PrEP is continued for as long as a patient is at an increased risk of exposure to HIV and transmission of HIV.”
Monaa Zafar, MD, is a board certified primary care doctor at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday-Friday. She has a particular interest in disease prevention, health promotion, and chronic illnesses. Dr. Zafar is fluent in Urdu and Spanish. Mount Sinai Doctors is an organization of clinical relationships and multi-specialty services that expand the Mount Sinai Health System’s footprint beyond the seven main hospital campuses into the greater New York City area.