Sherilyn is a Nurse Practitioner Manager and Program Manager of Clinical Services and Research at the Viral Hepatitis Center in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She has clinical expertise in the care of persons with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV co-infections. She has over twenty years of patient care and research experience working to eradicate hepatitis C and deliver curative therapies to the Baltimore community. She is the author and coauthor of abstracts and publications in the field of viral hepatitis and has presented on the management and delivery of viral hepatitis clinical care at national medical meetings. She was the recipient of the Johns Hopkins Miller-Coulson NP/PA Clinical Excellence Award in 2015 and the 2012 Hepatitis Hero Award presented by the Maryland Hepatitis Coalition.
I have extensive experience in the clinical management of persons with viral hepatitis and comorbidities including SUD which continues to drive new hep C infections; particularly among our young adult population. I have the good fortune to be able to educate other health care providers, community based organizations and substance use treatment programs on viral hepatitis, strategies to support access to treatment and cure of hep C, and ways to deliver low barrier substance use treatment to our most vulnerable populations. I consider it a privilege to be able to educate the public, frontline staff and fellow clinicians on the merits of hep C cure and how best to achieve optimal outcomes.