[3] From 1988 to 2008, El-Sadr led the Division of Infectious Diseases at Harlem Hospital Center, where she helped develop HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) program.

[citation needed] Working with former dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Allan Rosenfield, El-Sadr helped establish the MTCT-Plus initiative, a global program that aims to provide women and their families with HIV-related services.

[citation needed] ICAP entered into a settlement with the US Department of Justice for fraud and submission of false claims in 2014, and paid $9 million in restitution to the US government.

[2] In 2009, Rolling Stone magazine named El-Sadr in its list of "100 People Who Are Changing America.

[15] She is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and previously chaired its tuberculosis committee.