Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

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Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

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Director, UCSF-Bay Area CFAR
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Dr. Gandhi has been at UCSF since 1996 when she came here for her medical residency after attending Harvard Medical School. She completed an ID fellowship at UCSF from 1999-2003 and a Masters’ in Public Health in Epidemiology/Biostatistics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2001, as well as a Traineeship in AIDS Prevention Studies (TAPS) post-doctoral fellowship. She has been an NIH funded researcher since 2003, first with a K23 award and now with multiple R01 and R21 grants to help run the UCSF Hair Analytical Laboratory (HAL), a laboratory that focuses on objective adherence metrics to HIV treatment and prevention for multiple UCSF-based and global investigators in hair and urine. She served on the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Committee (OARAC) from 2014-2017 and Chair from 2017-2018. She also serves on the ACTG Executive Committee. She has served as the co-director of the CFAR Mentoring Program for the past five years and has a dedicated interest in HIV mentorship and education.

Dr. Gandhi serves as the Medical Director of the Ward 86 HIV Clinic (since January 2014) and won the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) Clinical Educator Award in 2017 and was awarded the Master Clinician award in the Department of Medicine in 2019. Beyond an interest in adherence metrics and PrEP, Dr. Gandhi has a special interest in HIV and women and sex differences in HIV medicine. She is thrilled to serve in this role to support the HIV/AIDS researcher community across UCSF and our many affiliates. She is especially interested in mentoring early stage investigators, especially those from underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities, from disadvantaged backgrounds, and with disabilities. Monica plans an open door policy with the CFAR community here at UCSF and is excited to serve with you all in continuing to make UCSF an innovative and exciting place to conduct HIV research.

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  1. Gandhi M, Greenblatt RM, Bacchetti P, Jin C, Huang Y, Anastos K, Cohen M, Dehovitz JA, Sharp GB, Gange SJ, Liu C, Hanson SC, Aouizerat B. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in CYP2B6 leads to >3-fold increases in efavirenz concentrations in plasma and hair among HIV-infected women. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 206(9):1453-61.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22927450
  2. Murphy K, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Cohen M, Gandhi M, Golub ET, Gustafson DR, Pearce CL, Young M, Anastos K. Association of self-reported race with AIDS death in continuous HAART users in a cohort of HIV-infected women in the United States. AIDS. 2013 Sep 24; 27(15):2413-23.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22705346
  3. Bartelink IH, Savic RM, Mwesigwa J, Achan J, Clark T, Plenty A, Charlebois E, Kamya M, Young SL, Gandhi M, Havlir D, Cohan D, Aweeka F. Pharmacokinetics of lopinavir/ritonavir and efavirenz in food insecure HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women in Tororo, Uganda. J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Feb; 54(2):121-32.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22579434
  4. Ruth M. Greenblatt, Monica Gandhi. Chapter 39 Special issues regarding women with HIV infection. Sande\u0027s HIV/AIDS Medicine. 2012 Jan 1; 521-536.
  5. Greenblatt RM and Gandhi M. . Chapter 42. Special Issues Regarding Women with HIV Infection. In Sande’s HIV/AIDS Medicine: Medical Management of AIDS. Volberding P, Greene WC, Lange JMA, Sewankambo NK, Gallant JE (Eds). 2012.
  6. Baxi SM, Greenblatt RM, Bacchetti P, Schwerzer R, Minkoff H, Huang Y, Anastos K, Cohen M, Gange SJ, Young M, Shlipak MS, Gandhi M. Common Clinical Conditions - Age, Low BMI, Ritonavir Use, Mild Renal Impairment - Affect Tenofovir Pharmacokinetics in a Large Cohort of HIV-Infected Women. AIDS (in press). 2013.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22516847
  7. 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.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21960715
  8. Huang Y, Yang Q, Yoon K, Lei Y, Shi R, Gee W, Lin ET, Greenblatt RM, Gandhi M. Microanalysis of the antiretroviral nevirapine in human hair from HIV-infected patients by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2011 Oct; 401(6):1923-33.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847531
  9. Ikediobi O, Aouizerat B, Xiao Y, Gandhi M, Gebhardt S, Warnich L. Analysis of pharmacogenetic traits in two distinct South African populations. Hum Genomics. 2011 May; 5(4):265-82.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21712189
  10. Gandhi M, Ameli N, Bacchetti P, Anastos K, Gange SJ, Minkoff H, Young M, Milam J, Cohen MH, Sharp GB, Huang Y, Greenblatt RM. Atazanavir concentration in hair is the strongest predictor of outcomes on antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May; 52(10):1267-75.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507924
  11. Oboho I, Abraham AG, Benning L, Anastos K, Sharma A, Young M, Burian P, Gandhi M, Cohen M, Szczech L. Tenofovir use and urinary biomarkers among HIV-infected women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Apr 01; 62(4):388-95.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21293988
  12. Dong M, Parsaik AK, Kremers W, Sun A, Dean P, Prieto M, Cosio FG, Gandhi MJ, Zhang L, Smyrk TC, Stegall MD, Kudva YC. Acute pancreas allograft rejection is associated with increased risk of graft failure in pancreas transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2013 Apr; 13(4):1019-1025.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21239995
  13. Baxi SM, Gandhi M. An Incidental Abscess in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md). 2012 Nov 01; 20(6):407.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20868254
  14. Yong Huang, Monica Gandhi, Ruth M. Greenblatt, Winnie Gee, Emil T. Lin, Nicholas Messenkoff. Erratum: Sensitive analysis of anti-HIV drugs, efavirenz, lopinavir and ritonavir, in human hair by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 2010 Apr 15; 24(7):1112-1112.
  15. Baxi S and Gandhi M. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. An Incidental Abscess in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. 2012; 6(20):405-406.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20147300
  16. Wong EB and Gandhi M.
    . The Feminization of an Epidemic: HIV in Women (chapter 37). In Fundamentals of Global HIV Medicine. Temesgen Z, Ed. 2010.
  17. 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.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19821723
  18. Gandhi M, Greenblatt RM, Bacchetti P, Jin C, Huang Y, Anastos K, Cohen M, Dehovitz JA, Sharp GB, Gange SJ, Liu C, Hanson SC, Aouizerat B. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in CYP2B6 leads to >3-fold increases in efavirenz concentrations in plasma and hair among HIV-infected women. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 206(9):1453-61.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19653375
  19. Gandhi M, Benet LZ, Bacchetti P, Kalinowski A, Anastos K, Wolfe AR, Young M, Cohen M, Minkoff H, Gange SJ, Greenblatt RM. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor pharmacokinetics in a large unselected cohort of HIV-infected women. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Apr 15; 50(5):482-91.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19408353
  20. Merenstein D, Wang C, Gandhi M, Robison E, Levine AM, Schwartz RM, Weber KM, Liu C. An investigation of the possible interaction between the use of Vitamin C and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence and effectiveness in treated HIV+ women. Complement Ther Med. 2012 Aug; 20(4):222-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19243274
  21. Gandhi M, Ameli N, Bacchetti P, Gange SJ, Anastos K, Levine A, Hyman CL, Cohen M, Young M, Huang Y, Greenblatt RM. Protease inhibitor levels in hair strongly predict virologic response to treatment. AIDS. 2009 Feb 20; 23(4):471-8.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19165084
  22. Iobst S and Gandhi M. Women and HIV in the United States (feature article). Positively Aware periodical. 2009.
  23. Huang Y, Gandhi M, Greenblatt RM, Gee W, Lin ET, Messenkoff N. Sensitive analysis of anti-HIV drugs, efavirenz, lopinavir and ritonavir, in human hair by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2008 Nov; 22(21):3401-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18837069
  24. 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.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18780580
  25. Huang Y, Yang Q, Yoon K, Lei Y, Shi R, Gee W, Lin ET, Greenblatt RM, Gandhi M. Microanalysis of the antiretroviral nevirapine in human hair from HIV-infected patients by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2011 Oct; 401(6):1923-33.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580338