Katerina Christopoulos, MD, MPH

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  • Associate Professor, School of Medicine
  • Member, CFAR Scientific Council
  • CFAR Mentor

Biography

Academic Focus: Linkage and retention in HIV care; HIV testing in the emergency department and other acute medical care settings; acute HIV infection; quality of HIV care delivery; implementation science.

Awards

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  1. Coffey S, Bacchetti P, Sachdev D, Bacon O, Jones D, Ospina-Norvell C, Torres S, Lynch E, Camp C, Mercer-Slomoff R, Lee S, Christopoulos K, Pilcher C, Hsu L, Jin C, Scheer S, Havlir D, Gandhi M. RAPID antiretroviral therapy: high virologic suppression rates with immediate antiretroviral therapy initiation in a vulnerable urban clinic population. AIDS. 2019 Apr 01; 33(5):825-832. View on Pubmed
  2. Koester KA, Johnson MO, Wood T, Fredericksen R, Neilands TB, Sauceda J, Crane HM, Mugavero MJ, Christopoulos KA. The influence of the 'good' patient ideal on engagement in HIV care. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0214636. View on Pubmed
  3. Johnson MO, Neilands TB, Koester KA, Wood T, Sauceda JA, Dilworth SE, Mugavero MJ, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Mayer KH, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Christopoulos KA. Detecting Disengagement from HIV Care Before It's Too Late: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Novel Index of Engagement in HIV Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Feb 20. View on Pubmed
  4. Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Mimiaga MJ, Gaynes BN, Moore R, Christopoulos K, O'Cleirigh C, Grelotti D, Napravnik S, Crane H, Mugavero M. Depressive Symptoms and Engagement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Following Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 18; 68(3):475-481. View on Pubmed
  5. Coffey S, Bacchetti P, Sachdev D, Bacon O, Jones D, Opsina-Norvell C, Torres S, Lynch E, Camp C, Mercer-Slomoff R, Lee S, Christopoulos K, Pilcher C, Hsu L, Jin C, Scheer S, Havlir D, Gandhi M. RAPID ART: High virologic suppression rates with immediate ART initiation in a vulnerable urban clinic population. AIDS. 2018 Dec 21. View on Pubmed
  6. Greene ML, Tan JY, Weiser SD, Christopoulos K, Shiels M, O'Hollaren A, Mureithi E, Meissner L, Havlir D, Gandhi M. Patient and provider perceptions of a comprehensive care program for HIV-positive adults over 50 years of age: The formation of the Golden Compass HIV and aging care program in San Francisco. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0208486. View on Pubmed
  7. Hutton HE, Lesko CR, Li X, Thompson CB, Lau B, Napravnik S, Mayer KH, Mathews WC, McCaul ME, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Cropsey KL, Saag M, Christopoulos K, Chander G. Alcohol Use Patterns and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors Among Women, Men who have Sex with Men and Men who have Sex with Women Engaged in Routine HIV Care in the United States. AIDS Behav. 2018 Nov 15. View on Pubmed
  8. Clemenzi-Allen A, Hartogensis W, Cohen SE, Gandhi M, Geng E, Christopoulos K. Evaluating the Impact of Housing Status on Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening in an HIV Primary Care Setting. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Oct 31. View on Pubmed
  9. Sauceda JA, Lisha NE, Neilands TB, Christopoulos KA, Mathews WC, Levison JH, Dennis AM, Johnson MO. Cognitive-affective depressive symptoms and substance use among Latino and non-Latino White patients in HIV care: an analysis of the CFAR network of integrated clinical systems cohort. J Behav Med. 2018 Oct 30. View on Pubmed
  10. Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Powers KA, Weaver MA, Mimiaga MJ, Gaynes BN, O'Cleirigh C, Christopoulos K, Christopher Mathews W, Crane H, Mugavero M. Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among a Population of HIV-Infected Men and Women in Routine HIV Care in the United States. AIDS Behav. 2018 Oct; 22(10):3176-3187. View on Pubmed
  11. Fojo AT, Lesko CR, Calkins KL, Moore RD, McCaul ME, Hutton HE, Mathews WC, Crane H, Christopoulos K, Cropsey K, Mugavero MJ, Mayer K, Pence BW, Lau B, Chander G. Do Symptoms of Depression Interact with Substance Use to Affect HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes? AIDS Behav. 2018 Sep 29. View on Pubmed
  12. Merlin JS, Long D, Becker WC, Cachay ER, Christopoulos KA, Claborn K, Crane HM, Edelman EJ, Harding R, Kertesz SG, Liebschutz JM, Mathews WC, Mugavero MJ, Napravnik S, C O'Cleirigh C, Saag MS, Starrels JL, Gross R. Brief Report: The Association of Chronic Pain and Long-Term Opioid Therapy With HIV Treatment Outcomes. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Sep 01; 79(1):77-82. View on Pubmed
  13. Nance RM, Delaney JAC, Simoni JM, Wilson IB, Mayer KH, Whitney BM, Aunon FM, Safren SA, Mugavero MJ, Mathews WC, Christopoulos KA, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Moore RD, Rodriguez B, Lau B, Fredericksen RJ, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Crane HM. HIV Viral Suppression Trends Over Time Among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care in the United States, 1997 to 2015: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Sep 18; 169(6):376-384. View on Pubmed
  14. Christopoulos KA, Riley ED, Carrico AW, Tulsky J, Moskowitz JT, Dilworth S, Coffin LS, Wilson L, Peretz JJ, Hilton JF. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Text Messaging Intervention to Promote Virologic Suppression and Retention in Care in an Urban Safety-Net Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinic: The Connect4Care Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 16; 67(5):751-759. View on Pubmed
  15. Pence BW, Bengtson AM, Boswell S, Christopoulos KA, Crane HM, Geng E, Keruly JC, Mathews WC, Mugavero MJ. Who Will Show? Predicting Missed Visits Among Patients in Routine HIV Primary Care in the United States. AIDS Behav. 2018 Jul 13. View on Pubmed
  16. Wood TJ, Koester KA, Christopoulos KA, Sauceda JA, Neilands TB, Johnson MO. If someone cares about you, you are more apt to come around: improving HIV care engagement by strengthening the patient-provider relationship. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2018; 12:919-927. View on Pubmed
  17. Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, Loeliger KB, Franks J, Christopoulos K, Lorvick J, Kahana SY, Young R, Seal DW, Zawitz C, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Biggs ML. Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative. PLoS One. 2018; 13(5):e0197730. View on Pubmed
  18. Rudolph JE, Cole SR, Edwards JK, Moore R, O'Cleirigh C, Mathews WC, Christopoulos K. At-Risk Alcohol Use Among HIV-Positive Patients and the Completion of Patient-Reported Outcomes. AIDS Behav. 2018 Apr; 22(4):1313-1322. View on Pubmed
  19. Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Dauria E, Tolou-Shams M, Christopoulos K, Chan PA, Beckwith CG, Parker S, Meyer J. The Path to Implementation of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for People Involved in Criminal Justice Systems. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2018 04; 15(2):93-95. View on Pubmed
  20. Matsuzaki M, Vu QM, Gwadz M, Delaney JAC, Kuo I, Trejo MEP, Cunningham WE, Cunningham CO, Christopoulos K. Perceived access and barriers to care among illicit drug users and hazardous drinkers: findings from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain data harmonization initiative (STTR). BMC Public Health. 2018 03 20; 18(1):366. View on Pubmed
  21. Clemenzi-Allen A, Geng E, Christopoulos K, Hammer H, Buchbinder S, Havlir D, Gandhi M. Degree of Housing Instability Shows Independent "Dose-Response" With Virologic Suppression Rates Among People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Mar; 5(3):ofy035. View on Pubmed
  22. Johnson MO, Koester KA, Wood T, Neilands TB, Pomeranz JL, Christopoulos KA. Development of an Index of Engagement in HIV Care: An Adapted Internet-Based Delphi Process. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 05; 6(12):e224. View on Pubmed
  23. Christopoulos KA, Cunningham WE, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Golin CE, Knight K, Flynn PM, Spaulding AC, Coffin LS, Kruszka B, Kurth A, Young JD, Mannheimer S, Crane HM, Kahana SY. Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Seek, Test, Treat, Retain Interventions Using Mobile Phones and Text Messaging to Improve Engagement in HIV Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United States. AIDS Behav. 2017 Nov; 21(11):3182-3193. View on Pubmed
  24. Crane HM, McCaul ME, Chander G, Hutton H, Nance RM, Delaney JAC, Merrill JO, Lau B, Mayer KH, Mugavero MJ, Mimiaga M, Willig JH, Burkholder GA, Drozd DR, Fredericksen RJ, Cropsey K, Moore RD, Simoni JM, Christopher Mathews W, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Christopoulos K, Geng E, Saag MS, Kitahata MM. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Persons Living with HIV Across the US in the Current Era of Antiretroviral Treatment. AIDS Behav. 2017 Jul; 21(7):1914-1925. View on Pubmed
  25. Kim HN, Crane HM, Rodriguez CV, Van Rompaey S, Mayer KH, Christopoulos K, Napravnik S, Chander G, Hutton H, McCaul ME, Cachay ER, Mugavero MJ, Moore R, Geng E, Eron JJ, Saag MS, Merrill JO, Kitahata MM. The Role of Current and Historical Alcohol Use in Hepatic Fibrosis Among HIV-Infected Individuals. AIDS Behav. 2017 Jul; 21(7):1878-1884. View on Pubmed
  26. Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Moore R, Mimiaga MJ, Mathews WC, Heine A, Gaynes BN, Napravnik S, Christopoulos K, Crane HM, Mugavero MJ. Relationship between ever reporting depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in a cohort of HIV-infected adults in routine care. AIDS. 2017 04 24; 31(7):1009-1016. View on Pubmed
  27. Christopoulos KA, Hartogensis W, Glidden DV, Pilcher CD, Gandhi M, Geng EH. Limitations of using the Lorenz curve framework to understand the distribution of population viral load: authors' reply. AIDS. 2017 03 13; 31(5):742-743. View on Pubmed
  28. Noorhasan M, Drozd DR, Grunfeld C, Merrill JO, Burkholder GA, Mugavero MJ, Willig JH, Willig AL, Cropsey KL, Mayer KH, Blashill A, Mimiaga M, McCaul ME, Hutton H, Chander G, Mathews WC, Napravnik S, Eron JJ, Christopoulos K, Fredericksen RJ, Nance RM, Delaney JC, Crane PK, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Crane HM. Associations Between At-Risk Alcohol Use, Substance Use, and Smoking with Lipohypertrophy and Lipoatrophy Among Patients Living with HIV. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2017 Feb 16. View on Pubmed
  29. Cholera R, Pence BW, Bengtson AM, Crane HM, Christopoulos K, Cole SR, Fredericksen R, Gaynes BN, Heine A, Mathews WC, Mimiaga MJ, Moore R, Napravnik S, O'Clerigh C, Safren S, Mugavero MJ. Mind the Gap: Gaps in Antidepressant Treatment, Treatment Adjustments, and Outcomes among Patients in Routine HIV Care in a Multisite U.S. Clinical Cohort. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0166435. View on Pubmed
  30. Christopoulos KA, Hartogensis W, Glidden DV, Pilcher CD, Gandhi M, Geng EH. The Lorenz curve: a novel method for understanding viral load distribution at the population level. AIDS. 2017 01 14; 31(2):309-310. View on Pubmed
  31. Nance RM, Delaney JA, Golin CE, Wechsberg WM, Cunningham C, Altice F, Christopoulos K, Knight K, Quan V, Gordon MS, Springer S, Young J, Crane PK, Mayer KH, Mugavero MJ, Del Rio C, Kronmal RA, Crane HM. Co-calibration of two self-reported measures of adherence to antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Care. 2017 04; 29(4):464-468. View on Pubmed
  32. Monroe AK, Lau B, Mugavero MJ, Mathews WC, Mayer KH, Napravnik S, Hutton HE, Kim HS, Jabour S, Moore RD, McCaul ME, Christopoulos KA, Crane HC, Chander G. Heavy Alcohol Use Is Associated With Worse Retention in HIV Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Dec 01; 73(4):419-425. View on Pubmed
  33. Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Gaynes BN, Quinlivan EB, Heine AD, O'Donnell JK, Crane HM, Mathews WC, Moore RD, Westreich D, O'Cleirigh C, Christopoulos K, Mimiaga MJ, Mugavero MJ. Improving Depression Among HIV-Infected Adults: Transporting the Effect of a Depression Treatment Intervention to Routine Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Dec 01; 73(4):482-488. View on Pubmed
  34. Bengtson AM, Pence BW, Crane HM, Christopoulos K, Fredericksen RJ, Gaynes BN, Heine A, Mathews WC, Moore R, Napravnik S, Safren S, Mugavero MJ. Disparities in Depressive Symptoms and Antidepressant Treatment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity among People Living with HIV in the United States. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8):e0160738. View on Pubmed
  35. Crane HM, Nance RM, Merrill JO, Hutton H, Chander G, McCaul ME, Mathews WC, Fredericksen R, Simoni JM, Mayer K, Mugavero MJ, Willig JH, Burkholder G, Drozd DR, Mimiaga M, Lau B, Kim HN, Cropsey K, Moore RD, Christopoulos K, Geng E, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Kitahata MM, Saag MS, Delaney JA. Not all non-drinkers with HIV are equal: demographic and clinical comparisons among current non-drinkers with and without a history of prior alcohol use disorders. AIDS Care. 2017 02; 29(2):177-184. View on Pubmed
  36. Christopoulos KA, Olender S, Lopez AM, Lekas HM, Jaiswal J, Mellman W, Geng E, Koester KA. Retained in HIV Care But Not on Antiretroviral Treatment: A Qualitative Patient-Provider Dyadic Study. PLoS Med. 2015 Aug; 12(8):e1001863. View on Pubmed
  37. Christopoulos KA, Scheer S, Steward WT, Barnes R, Hartogensis W, Charlebois ED, Morin SF, Truong HM, Geng EH. Examining clinic-based and public health approaches to ascertainment of HIV care status. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 May 01; 69 Suppl 1:S56-62. View on Pubmed
  38. Christopoulos KA, Riley ED, Tulsky J, Carrico AW, Moskowitz JT, Wilson L, Coffin LS, Falahati V, Akerley J, Hilton JF. A text messaging intervention to improve retention in care and virologic suppression in a U.S. urban safety-net HIV clinic: study protocol for the Connect4Care (C4C) randomized controlled trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 31; 14:718. View on Pubmed
  39. Das M, Christopoulos KA, Geckeler D, Huriaux E, Cohen SE, Philip S, Shade S, Moss NJ, Morin SF, Charlebois ED. Linkage to HIV care in San Francisco: implications of measure selection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Nov 01; 64 Suppl 1:S27-32. View on Pubmed
  40. Christopoulos KA, Massey AD, Lopez AM, Hare CB, Johnson MO, Pilcher CD, Fielding H, Dawson-Rose C. Patient perspectives on the experience of being newly diagnosed with HIV in the emergency department/urgent care clinic of a public hospital. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e74199. View on Pubmed
  41. Christopoulos KA, Havlir DV. Overcoming the human immunodeficiency virus obstacle course. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jul 22; 173(14):1344-5. View on Pubmed
  42. Christopoulos KA, Massey AD, Lopez AM, Geng EH, Johnson MO, Pilcher CD, Fielding H, Dawson-Rose C. "Taking a half day at a time:" patient perspectives and the HIV engagement in care continuum. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2013 Apr; 27(4):223-30. View on Pubmed
  43. Christopoulos KA, Zetola NM, Klausner JD, Haller B, Louie B, Hare CB, Pandori M, Nassos P, Roemer M, Pilcher CD. Leveraging a rapid, round-the-clock HIV testing system to screen for acute HIV infection in a large urban public medical center. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Feb 01; 62(2):e30-8. View on Pubmed
  44. Geng EH, Hare CB, Kahn JO, Jain V, Van Nunnery T, Christopoulos KA, Deeks SG, Gandhi M, Havlir DV. The effect of a "universal antiretroviral therapy" recommendation on HIV RNA levels among HIV-infected patients entering care with a CD4 count greater than 500/µL in a public health setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Dec; 55(12):1690-7. View on Pubmed
  45. Arnold EA, Hazelton P, Lane T, Christopoulos KA, Galindo GR, Steward WT, Morin SF. A qualitative study of provider thoughts on implementing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in clinical settings to prevent HIV infection. PLoS One. 2012; 7(7):e40603. View on Pubmed
  46. Christopoulos KA, Weiser SD, Koester KA, Myers JJ, White DA, Kaplan B, Morin SF. Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 03; 12:3. View on Pubmed
  47. Geng EH, Kahn JS, Chang OC, Hare CB, Christopoulos KA, Jones D, Petersen ML, Deeks SG, Havlir DV, Gandhi M. The effect of AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 5164 on the time from Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia diagnosis to antiretroviral initiation in routine clinical practice: a case study of diffusion, dissemination, and implementation. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Nov; 53(10):1008-14. View on Pubmed
  48. Dowdy DW, Geng EH, Christopoulos KA, Kahn JS, Hare CB, Wlodarczyk D, Havlir DV. Mortality among antiretroviral-eligible patients in an urban public clinic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Aug 01; 57(4):297-300. View on Pubmed
  49. Geng EH, Glidden DV, Bwana MB, Musinguzi N, Emenyonu N, Muyindike W, Christopoulos KA, Neilands TB, Yiannoutsos CT, Deeks SG, Bangsberg DR, Martin JN. Retention in care and connection to care among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: estimation via a sampling-based approach. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e21797. View on Pubmed
  50. Facente SN, Pilcher CD, Hartogensis WE, Klausner JD, Philip SS, Louie B, Christopoulos KA, Dowling T, Colfax GN. Performance of risk-based criteria for targeting acute HIV screening in San Francisco. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e21813. View on Pubmed
  51. Christopoulos KA, Kaplan B, Dowdy D, Haller B, Nassos P, Roemer M, Dowling T, Jones D, Hare CB. Testing and linkage to care outcomes for a clinician-initiated rapid HIV testing program in an urban emergency department. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2011 Jul; 25(7):439-44. View on Pubmed
  52. Christopoulos KA, Koester K, Weiser S, Lane T, Myers JJ, Morin SF. A comparative evaluation of the process of developing and implementing an emergency department HIV testing program. Implement Sci. 2011 Mar 30; 6:30. View on Pubmed
  53. Christopoulos KA, Das M, Colfax GN. Linkage and retention in HIV care among men who have sex with men in the United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 15; 52 Suppl 2:S214-22. View on Pubmed
  54. Geng EH, Nash D, Kambugu A, Zhang Y, Braitstein P, Christopoulos KA, Muyindike W, Bwana MB, Yiannoutsos CT, Petersen ML, Martin JN. Retention in care among HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings: emerging insights and new directions. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2010 Nov; 7(4):234-44. View on Pubmed
  55. Pilcher CD, Christopoulos KA, Golden M. Public health rationale for rapid nucleic acid or p24 antigen tests for HIV. J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr 15; 201 Suppl 1:S7-15. View on Pubmed
  56. Christopoulos KA, Schackman BR, Lee G, Green RA, Morrison EA. Results from a New York City emergency department rapid HIV testing program. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Mar; 53(3):420-2. View on Pubmed
  57. Chen-Plotkin AS, Christopoulos KA, Venna N. Demyelinating polyneuropathy and herpes simplex lumbosacral radiculitis in a patient with chronic HIV infection. AIDS. 2007 Jul 31; 21(12):1663-4. View on Pubmed
  58. McGovern BH, Ditelberg JS, Taylor LE, Gandhi RT, Christopoulos KA, Chapman S, Schwartzapfel B, Rindler E, Fiorino AM, Zaman MT, Sax PE, Graeme-Cook F, Hibberd PL. Hepatic steatosis is associated with fibrosis, nucleoside analogue use, and hepatitis C virus genotype 3 infection in HIV-seropositive patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 01; 43(3):365-72. View on Pubmed