Since November 2026, I have held a position as a Assistant Professor at the Clinical Epidemiology Centre of Hôtel-Dieu Hospital in Paris.
My responsibilities encompass three main areas:
- Teaching at Université Paris Cité,
- Clinical research support within AP-HP and ComPaRe,
- Research, including my PhD in epidemiology within the METHODS team at CRESS, the European Digital-CACTUS project, and other research initiatives.
Originally trained as an internal medicine physician, I began a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health in April 2023. My research, supervised by Professor Viet-Thi Tran, focuses on the transformation of healthcare systems in the digital age. At a time when physicians and patients can interact either face-to-face or remotely through digital technologies, I investigate their preferences for different modes of healthcare delivery across various clinical situations.
This work has led to the publication of an opinion article in The BMJ in 2023, resulting from an international collaboration, as well as the findings of my first study in JAMA Network Open in 2026 (see Publications).
Throughout my academic fellowship, I continue to see patients in internal medicine consultations at the European Georges Pompidou Hospital. Maintaining this clinical practice allows me to stay closely connected to the realities of patient care and to inform and enrich my research.
Research interests
- Healthcare Organization
- Blended Care
- Patient-Centered Care
- VZV meningitis
Key publications
- Lenfant T, Perrodeau E, Ravaud P, Tran V. Patient Preferences for In-Person vs Remote Care for Long-Term Conditions. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(2):e2557759. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.57759
View publication - Lenfant T, Ravaud P, Montori VM, Berntsen GR, Tran VT. Five principles for the development of minimally disruptive digital medicine. BMJ. 2023 Dec 19;383:2960. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p2960. PMID: 38114257.
View publication - Rambaud E, Tran VT, Lenfant T, Ranque B. Patients' experience with medical communication about medically unexplained symptoms. Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Oct 1;6(1):462. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01852-8. PMID: 42823443; PMCID: PMC13631328.
View publication - Lenfant, T., et al. (2021). “Safety of recombinant zoster vaccine: a retrospective study of 622 rheumatology patients.” Rheumatology (Oxford) 60(11): 5149-5157.
- Lenfant, T., et al. (2022). “Neurological complications of varicella zoster virus reactivation: Prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of 72 patients with positive PCR in the cerebrospinal fluid.” Brain Behav 12(2): e2455
View publication - Lenfant, T., et al. (2020). “Risk factors for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study with hydroxychloroquine blood-level analysis.” Rheumatology (Oxford) 59(12): 3807-3816.
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Theses
Investigating Blended Care Models to Rethink the Organization of Healthcare System in the Digital Era
Tiphaine Lenfant
Promotion : 2023
Supervisor.s : Viet-Thi TRAN
