Ross D. Cranston, MD, FRCP
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Disease
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Research Topics

• Anal dysplasia
• Human papillomavirus
• HIV/STD coinfection
  
  

Lecture and Writing Topics

• Anal dysplasia
• Anal cytology screening
  
  

Current Professional Summary

Dr Cranston is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the medical manager of a CDC-sponsored study of high-risk HPV in women. His research interests include anal dysplasia, anal cytology screening, HIV/HPV coinfection.


Committees and Organizations

• International AIDS Society (IAS)
• British HIV Association
• British Association of Sexual Health and HIV
• International Papillomavirus Society
  
  

Education

• University of Edinburgh Medical School (1990)
• Eastern General Hospital, Edinburgh, Internal Medicine (1993-1996)
• Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, London, HIV/STD Fellowship (1996-2002)
• University of California San Francisco, HPV/HIV (1998-2001)
  
  
  

Selected Publications

1. Cranston RD, Thin RN. Sexually transmitted infection in the elderly. Sex Transm Infect. 998;74:379.
2. Cranston RD, McGowan I. Sexually transmitted gastrointestinal disease. Medi Int. 1998;26:44-47.
3. Holdsworth GM, Breathnach A, Asboe D, Free D, Cranston R, Peters BS, de Ruiter A. Controlled management of public relations following a public health incident. J Public Health Med. 1999;21:251-254.
4. O'Shea S, Chrystie I, Cranston R, et al. Problems in the interpretation of HIV-1 viral load assays using commercial reagents. J Med Virol. 2000;61:187-194.
5. Cranston RD, Darragh TM, Holly EA, Jay N, Berry JM, Costa MD, Efird JT, Palefsky JM. Self-collected versus clinician-collected anal cytology specimens to diagnose anal intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive men. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004;36:915-920.
6. Cranston RD (contributing author). The HIV Medicine Self-Directed Study Guide. American Academy of HIV Medicine. 2003;Vol 1-2.
7. Cranston RD, McGowan I. Chapter in Practical Gastroenterology. Harwood Academic Publishers. 2002.
8. Cranston RD, Anton PA, McGowan IM. Gastrointestinal mucosal biopsy in HIV disease and AIDS. Gastroenterology Endosc Clin N Am. 2000;10(4):637-67.
9. Cranston RD, Palefsky JM. Virology of human papillomavirus infections and the link to cancer. UpToDate Clinical Reference Library. 2000.
10. Cranston RD, Palefsky JM. Anal squamous intraepithelial lesions (ASIL): diagnosis, screening and treatment. UpToDate Clinical Reference Library. 2000.