Catherine Koss, MD

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Catherine Koss, MD

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Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
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Catherine Koss, MD is an infectious disease physician and Assistant Professor in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. Koss conducts clinical and implementation research on HIV prevention, with a major focus on developing strategies to optimize uptake of and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among women in East Africa and the United States. She also has a major interest in adherence measurement for both HIV treatment and prevention. Dr. Koss is an attending physician on the HIV and Infectious Diseases consult service a primary care provider at the Ward 86 HIV clinic at SFGH.

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  1. Marquez C, Chen Y, Atukunda M, Chamie G, Balzer LB, Kironde J, Ssemmondo E, Mwangwa F, Kabami J, Owaraganise A, Kakande E, Abbott R, Ssekyanzi B, Koss C, Kamya MR, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV, Petersen ML. The Association Between Social Network Characteristics and Tuberculosis Infection Among Adults in Nine Rural Ugandan Communities. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 19.
  2. Camlin CS, Getahun M, Koss CA, Owino L, Akatukwasa C, Itiakorit H, Onyango A, Bakanoma R, Atwine F, Maeri I, Ayieko J, Atukunda M, Owaraganise A, Mwangwa F, Sang N, Kabami J, Kaplan RL, Chamie G, Petersen ML, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Charlebois ED. Providers' Attitudes and Experiences with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation in a Population-Based Study in Kenya and Uganda. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2022 Oct; 36(10):396-404.
  3. Parikh UM, Koss CA, Mellors JW. Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention: What Do We Know and Need to Know about the Risks and Consequences of Cabotegravir Resistance? Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2022 10; 19(5):384-393.
  4. Phillips AN, Bershteyn A, Revill P, Bansi-Matharu L, Kripke K, Boily MC, Martin-Hughes R, Johnson LF, Mukandavire Z, Jamieson L, Meyer-Rath G, Hallett TB, Ten Brink D, Kelly SL, Nichols BE, Bendavid E, Mudimu E, Taramusi I, Smith J, Dalal S, Baggaley R, Crowley S, Terris-Prestholt F, Godfrey-Faussett P, Mukui I, Jahn A, Case KK, Havlir D, Petersen M, Kamya M, Koss CA, Balzer LB, Apollo T, Chidarikire T, Mellors JW, Parikh UM, Godfrey C, Cambiano V, HIV Modelling Consortium. Cost-effectiveness of easy-access, risk-informed oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study. Lancet HIV. 2022 05; 9(5):e353-e362.
  5. Ayieko J, Petersen ML, Kabami J, Mwangwa F, Opel F, Nyabuti M, Charlebois ED, Peng J, Koss CA, Balzer LB, Chamie G, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Havlir DV. Uptake and outcomes of a novel community-based HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programme in rural Kenya and Uganda. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 06; 24(6):e25670.
  6. Okochi H, Louie A, Phung N, Zhang K, Tallerico RM, Kuncze K, Spinelli MA, Koss CA, Benet LZ, Gandhi M. Tenofovir and emtricitabine concentrations in hair are comparable between individuals on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus tenofovir alafenamide-based ART. Drug Test Anal. 2021 Jul; 13(7):1354-1370.
  7. Koss CA, Havlir DV, Ayieko J, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Chamie G, Atukunda M, Mwinike Y, Mwangwa F, Owaraganise A, Peng J, Olilo W, Snyman K, Awuonda B, Clark TD, Black D, Nugent J, Brown LB, Marquez C, Okochi H, Zhang K, Camlin CS, Jain V, Gandhi M, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Petersen ML, Kamya MR, Balzer LB. HIV incidence after pre-exposure prophylaxis initiation among women and men at elevated HIV risk: A population-based study in rural Kenya and Uganda. PLoS Med. 2021 02; 18(2):e1003492.
  8. Mwangwa F, Getahun M, Itiakorit H, Jain V, Ayieko J, Owino L, Akatukwasa C, Maeri I, Koss CA, Chamie G, Clark TD, Kabami J, Atukunda M, Kwarisiima D, Sang N, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Cohen CR, Charlebois ED, Havlir DV, Camlin CS. Provider and Patient Perspectives of Rapid ART Initiation and Streamlined HIV Care: Qualitative Insights From Eastern African Communities. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 Jan-Dec; 20:23259582211053518.
  9. Hickey MD, Ayieko J, Kwarisiima D, Opel FJ, Owaraganise A, Balzer LB, Chamie G, Jain V, Peng J, Camlin C, Charlebois ED, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Kamya MR, Petersen ML, Havlir DV. Improved Viral Suppression With Streamlined Care in the SEARCH Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 12 15; 85(5):571-578.
  10. Balzer LB, Ayieko J, Kwarisiima D, Chamie G, Charlebois ED, Schwab J, van der Laan MJ, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Petersen ML. Far from MCAR: Obtaining Population-level Estimates of HIV Viral Suppression. Epidemiology. 2020 09; 31(5):620-627.
  11. Kabami J, Balzer LB, Saddiki H, Ayieko J, Kwarisiima D, Atukunda M, Charlebois ED, Clark TD, Koss CA, Ruel T, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Musoke P, Petersen ML, Havlir DV, Kamya MR, Chamie G. Population-level viral suppression among pregnant and postpartum women in a universal test and treat trial. AIDS. 2020 07 15; 34(9):1407-1415.
  12. Mick E, Kamm J, Pisco AO, Ratnasiri K, Babik JM, Calfee CS, Castañeda G, DeRisi JL, Detweiler AM, Hao S, Kangelaris KN, Kumar GR, Li LM, Mann SA, Neff N, Prasad PA, Serpa PH, Shah SJ, Spottiswoode N, Tan M, Christenson SA, Kistler A, Langelier C. Upper airway gene expression differentiates COVID-19 from other acute respiratory illnesses and reveals suppression of innate immune responses by SARS-CoV-2. medRxiv. 2020 May 19.
  13. Lillian B Brown, Lisa Gail Winston, Barbara Haller, Phong Pham, Beatrice Marcelo, Wendy Cheung, Kara Lynch, Vivek Jain. 496. Higher SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Cycle Threshold (Ct) Values Associated with Longer Symptom Duration Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 Dec 31; 7(Suppl 1):s314-s314.
  14. Lesosky M, Raboud JM, Glass T, Brummel SS, Ciaranello AL, Currier JS, Essajee S, Havlir DV, Koss CA, Ogwu A, Shapiro RL, Abrams EJ, Myer L. Comparison of guidelines for HIV viral load monitoring among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 2020 02 01; 34(2):311-315.
  15. Brown LB, Balzer LB, Kabami J, Kwarisiima D, Sang N, Ayieko J, Chen Y, Chamie G, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS, Cohen CR, Bukusi E, Kamya MR, Moody J, Havlir DV, Petersen ML. The Influence of Social Networks on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Youth in Rural Kenya and Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 01 01; 83(1):9-15.
  16. Jehan Budak, Cristina Brickman, Emily Abdoler, Erika Wallender, Jennifer S Mulliken, Andrew D Kerkhoff, Harry Lampiris, Jennifer M Babik, Catherine Koss, Brian Schwartz, Brian Schwartz. 2534. Development of an Infectious Diseases Fellowship Well-Being Program. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Suppl 2):s881-s881.
  17. Riley ED, Vittinghoff E, Koss CA, Christopoulos KA, Clemenzi-Allen A, Dilworth SE, Carrico AW. Housing First: Unsuppressed Viral Load Among Women Living with HIV in San Francisco. AIDS Behav. 2019 Sep; 23(9):2326-2336.
  18. Camlin CS, Charlebois ED. Mobility and its Effects on HIV Acquisition and Treatment Engagement: Recent Theoretical and Empirical Advances. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2019 08; 16(4):314-323.
  19. Guimaraes AO, Cao Y, Hong K, Mayba O, Peck MC, Gutierrez J, Ruffin F, Carrasco-Triguero M, Dinoso JB, Clemenzi-Allen A, Koss CA, Maskarinec SA, Chambers HF, Fowler VG, Baruch A, Rosenberger CM. A Prognostic Model of Persistent Bacteremia and Mortality in Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 04 24; 68(9):1502-1511.
  20. Ayieko J, Petersen ML, Charlebois ED, Brown LB, Clark TD, Kwarisiima D, Kamya MR, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Havlir DV, Van Rie A. A Patient-Centered Multicomponent Strategy for Accelerated Linkage to Care Following Community-Wide HIV Testing in Rural Uganda and Kenya. . 2019 04 01; 80(4):414-422.
  21. Gutierrez J, Guimaraes AO, Lewin-Koh N, Berhanu A, Xu M, Cao Y, Kim J, Yan D, Chang JK, Dinoso JB, Koss CA, Clemenzi-Allen A, Chambers HF, Peck MC, Baruch A, Rosenberger CM. Sustained Circulating Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic Acid Is Associated With Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 6(4):ofz090.
  22. Ayieko J, Chamie G, Balzer L, Kwarisiima D, Kabami J, Sang N, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Clark TD, Plenty A, Charlebois ED, Petersen M, Kamya M, Havlir DV, Ruel T. Mobile, Population-wide, Hybrid HIV Testing Strategy Increases Number of Children Tested in Rural Kenya and Uganda. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Dec; 37(12):1279-1281.
  23. Koss CA, Ayieko J, Mwangwa F, Owaraganise A, Kwarisiima D, Balzer LB, Plenty A, Sang N, Kabami J, Ruel TD, Black D, Camlin CS, Cohen CR, Bukusi EA, Clark TD, Charlebois ED, Petersen ML, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, SEARCH Collaboration . Early Adopters of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis in a Population-based Combination Prevention Study in Rural Kenya and Uganda. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 11 28; 67(12):1853-1860.
  24. Koss CA, Liu AY, Castillo-Mancilla J, Bacchetti P, McHugh C, Kuncze K, Morrow M, Louie A, Seifert S, Okochi H, MaWhinney S, Gandhi M, Anderson PL. Similar tenofovir hair concentrations in men and women after directly observed dosing of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine: implications for preexposure prophylaxis adherence monitoring. AIDS. 2018 09 24; 32(15):2189-2194.
  25. Johnny Gutierrez, Alessander Guimaraes, Melicent C. Peck, Aklile Barhanu, Min Xu, Yi Cao, Janice Kim, Donghong Yan, Joanna K. Chang, Jason Dinoso, Catherine Koss, Angelo Clemenzi-Allen, Henry F. Chambers, Carrie Rosenberger, Amos Baruch. Circulating bacterial DNA is associated with disease severity in patients with S. aureus bacteremia. The Journal of Immunology. 2018 May 1; 200(1_Supplement):117.20-117.20.