Kathleen A. Clanon, MD
Medical Director
Alameda County Medical Center, HIV Services
Oakland, CA
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

E-mail: kclanon "at" acmedctr.org


Research Topics

• Natural history of HIV in women
• Patient-provider relationships and drug adherence support
• Quality management programs in HIV primary care settings
  
  
  

Lecture and Writing Topics

• HIV/HCV coinfection management
• Assessing patient readiness for antiretroviral therapy
• Working with HIV-seropositive injection drug users
• Quality management in HIV clinics
  
  
  

Current Professional Summary

Dr Clanon is Medical Director of HIV Services at the Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. In addition, she serves as Director of the East Bay AIDS Education and Training Center.


Committees and Organizations

• Member, American Academy of HIV Medicine
• Member, HIV Medical Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
• Member, Advisory Committee for national HIVQUAL program
• Member, National AIDS Education and Training Resource Center Steering Committee
  
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Physicians
• Physician of the Year, Alameda County (1999)
  
  

Education

• University of California Berkeley, BA, English (1980)
• University of California Davis, MD (1984)
• Highland Hospital, Oakland, Internal Medicine Residency (1989)
  
  
  

Selected Publications

1. Clanon K. Living and dying on an AIDS ward. Lancet. 1997;349:811.
2. Clanon K. Caring for AIDS at home. Lancet. 1998;351:147.
3. Clanon K. Belief in the face of evil. Lancet. 1998;351:1745.
4. Gerbert B, Bronstone A, Clanon K, et al. Combination antiretroviral therapy: health care providers confront emerging dilemmas. AIDS Care 2000. 2000;12:409-421.
5. Clanon K. The causes of HIV antiviral treatment failure. FOCUS: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling. 2001;16(7).
6. Clanon K. The promise and peril of HIV treatment. FOCUS: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling. 2002;17(12).