Monique R. Binford is a Masters prepared Adult Nurse Practitioner, who specializes as a medical expert in HIV/AIDS, has over twenty years in the field. As a graduate of SUNY Stony Brook, she has accumulated many great accolades, such as praise from the New York Times for her lectures on safer sex and the elderly. Her experience goes beyond the elderly and spans many different communities such as substance abusers, the homeless and women.

In addition to providing both socially and culturally competent medical care and education, Ms. Binford has been able to work with some of the industries top names, including Glaxo-Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. At both major companies she earned the position of medical science liaison in their HIV/ Virology Divisions. At the same time she maintained and continues to maintain speaking engagements across the United States and Caribbean.

In recent years, Ms. Binford has worked with Housing Works, Inc, a community based organization, as one of their medical providers in their Women’s Health Centers in their downtown Brooklyn and Chelsea location.

Ms. Binford’s love of education led her to an Associate Professorship at Long Island University’s School of Nursing, educating Graduate level nurses, impacting the development of future nurse practitioners.

She had her own company, HealthLinks Consultants, a health education and medical consulting service and teaching. Molding future medical leaders, working hard to make her company grow, and play a major role in the empowerment and protection of optimal health were the priorities to both HealthLinks and Ms. Binford.

In August 2011, Ms. Binford started working for Gilead Sciences, Inc, as a Community Liaison, in the HIV Division. She provided HIV health education to consumers and Allied Health Care Professionals, in Manhattan, New York. In 2013, she became a Therapeutic Specialist, in the HIV Sales division, covering Northern Manhattan. In February 2018, she assumed the role of an HIV Prevention Medical Scientist with Gilead covering NYC Outer Boroughs, RI and CT. Gilead Sciences, Inc is a Biotech company that discovers medications for unmet diseases.