Donald I. Abrams, MD

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

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Education

Brown University, Providence, RI, AB, 1972, Molecular Biology
Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, MD, 1977, Medicine
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 1980, Internal Medicine
Cancer Research Institute, UCSF, 1983, Hematology/Oncology
University of Arizona, Fellowship, Tucson, AZ, 2004, Integrative Medicine

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Professional Experience

• July 1982 - June 1983
  Assistant Research Physician, Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco
• July 1983 - June 1984
  Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital and Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco
• July 1983 - June 2003
  Assistant Director, AIDS Activities, San Francisco General Hospital
• July 1984 - June 1988
  Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
• July 1985 - Sept 2006
  Chairman, Community Consortium of Bay Area HIV Health Care Providers
• July 1988 - June 1992
  Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
• July 1992 - present
  Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California San Francisco
• July 2003 - present
  Chief, Hematology-Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital
• August 2006 - present
  Director, Clinical Programs, Osher Center, University of California, San Francisco

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Honors & Awards

• 1986-89
  American Cancer Society Career Development Award
• 1990
  Assistant Secretary of Health's Award for Outstanding Accomplishment
• 2000
  American Foundation for AIDS Research Award of Courage
• 2000
  International Association of Physicians in AIDS CARE (IAPAC) Heroes in Medicine Award
• 2002
  UCSF AIDS Research Institute Sarlo Award for Excellence in Mentoring

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Selected Publications

1. Chao C, Leyden WA, Xu L, Horberg MA, Klein D, Towner WJ, Quesenberry CP, Abrams DI, Silverberg MJ. Exposure to antiretroviral therapy and risk of cancer in HIV-infected persons. AIDS. 2012 Nov 13; 26(17):2223-31.
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2. Wolever RQ, Abrams DI, Kligler B, Dusek JA, Roberts R, Frye J, Edman JS, Amoils S, Pradhan E, Spar M, Gaudet T, Guarneri E, Homel P, Amoils S, Lee RA, Berman B, Monti DA, Dolor R. Patients seek integrative medicine for preventive approach to optimize health. Explore (NY). 2012 Nov; 8(6):348-52.
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3. Rao MN, Schambelan M, Tai VW, Abrams DI, Khatami H, Havel PJ, Sakkas G, Mulligan K. Assessing the Association between Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Infected Men. AIDS Res Treat. 2012; 2012:103072.
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4. Chao C, Silverberg MJ, Martínez-Maza O, Chi M, Abrams DI, Haque R, Zha HD, McGuire M, Xu L, Said J. Epstein-Barr virus infection and expression of B-cell oncogenic markers in HIV-related diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Sep 1; 18(17):4702-12.
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5. Abrams DI, Weil AT. What's the alternative? N Engl J Med. 2012 Jun 7; 366(23):2232-3; author reply 2233.
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6. Dhruva A, Miaskowski C, Abrams D, Acree M, Cooper B, Goodman S, Hecht FM. Yoga breathing for cancer chemotherapy-associated symptoms and quality of life: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 May; 18(5):473-9.
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7. Mehling WE, Lown EA, Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ, Horn BN, Dunn EA, Acree M, Abrams DI, Hecht FM. Hematopoietic cell transplant and use of massage for improved symptom management: results from a pilot randomized control trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012:450150.
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8. Silverberg MJ, Chao C, Leyden WA, Xu L, Horberg MA, Klein D, Towner WJ, Dubrow R, Quesenberry CP, Neugebauer RS, Abrams DI. HIV infection, immunodeficiency, viral replication, and the risk of cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Dec; 20(12):2551-9.
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9. Abrams DI, Couey P, Shade SB, Kelly ME, Benowitz NL. Cannabinoid-opioid interaction in chronic pain. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Dec; 90(6):844-51.
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10. McCulloch M, Broffman M, van der Laan M, Hubbard A, Kushi L, Abrams DI, Gao J, Colford JM. Colon cancer survival with herbal medicine and vitamins combined with standard therapy in a whole-systems approach: ten-year follow-up data analyzed with marginal structural models and propensity score methods. Integr Cancer Ther. 2011 Sep; 10(3):240-59.
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11. Chao C, Xu L, Abrams DI, Towner WJ, Horberg MA, Leyden WA, Silverberg MJ. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) use and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-positive persons. AIDS. 2011 Sep 10; 25(14):1771-7.
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12. Abrams DI, Couey P, Shade SB, Kelly ME, Kamanu-Elias N, Stamets P. Antihyperlipidemic effects of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushrooms) in HIV-infected individuals taking antiretroviral therapy. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011; 11:60.
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13. Carter GT, Flanagan AM, Earleywine M, Abrams DI, Aggarwal SK, Grinspoon L. Cannabis in palliative medicine: improving care and reducing opioid-related morbidity. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2011 Aug; 28(5):297-303.
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14. Lee J, Dibble S, Dodd M, Abrams D, Burns B. The relationship of chemotherapy-induced nausea to the frequency of pericardium 6 digital acupressure. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2010 Nov; 37(6):E419-25.
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15. Chao C, Xu L, Abrams D, Leyden W, Horberg M, Towner W, Klein D, Tang B, Silverberg M. Survival of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients with and without HIV infection in the era of combined antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2010 Jul 17; 24(11):1765-70.
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16. Messina M, Abrams DI, Hardy M. Can clinicians now assure their breast cancer patients that soyfoods are safe? Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2010 May; 6(3):335-8.
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17. Abrams DI. Not soy simple. J Soc Integr Oncol. 2010; 8(1):1-2.
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18. Silverberg MJ, Chao C, Abrams DI. New insights into the role of HIV infection on cancer risk. Lancet Oncol. 2009 Dec; 10(12):1133-4.
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19. Silverberg MJ, Chao C, Leyden WA, Xu L, Tang B, Horberg MA, Klein D, Quesenberry CP, Towner WJ, Abrams DI. HIV infection and the risk of cancers with and without a known infectious cause. AIDS. 2009 Nov 13; 23(17):2337-45.
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20. Interleukin-2 therapy in patients with HIV infection. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15; 361(16):1548-59.
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