Sonali Kulkarni, MD MPH, is the Acting Medical Director for HIV Services in the Division of HIV and STD Programs (DHSP) at the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health, and an Adjunct Assistant Researcher in the UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research. DHSP is responsible for directing the overall response to the HIV epidemic in Los Angeles County, the second largest epicenter of the epidemic in the US. As the Acting Medical Director, Dr. Kulkarni provides oversight in the clinical management of HIV/AIDS, as well as directing quality management, clinical research, program evaluation, and policy development efforts for HIV prevention, testing, and treatment programs throughout the County.