Rebecca Abelman, MD

Assistant Adjunct Professor

M_MED-VAMC-INFD

Dr. Abelman is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Her research is focused on sex differences in aging-related comorbidities in people living with HIV and the role of menopause on clinical outcomes in women with HIV.

Publications

Predictors of Abnormal Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide in Post-Pneumonia Ugandans with and without HIV.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Byanyima P, Sanyu I, Zhang MH, Branchini J, Velasquez E, Abelman R, Sessolo A, Lin J, North CM, Lalitha R, Bhakta NR, Hunt PW, Worodria W, Huang L

Spectrum From Acute Myocardial Injury to Infarction Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seeking Emergency Care in the United States: Presentations, Provider Responses, and Clinical Outcomes.

Open forum infectious diseases

Abelman RA, Mugo BM, Durbin CG, Campbell S, Dutta S, McEvoy D, Lau ES, Zhao S, Stockman SL, Chu SM, Zanni MV

Age modifies the association between sex and the plasma inflammatory proteome in treated HIV.

The Journal of clinical investigation

Abelman RA, Schnittman SR, Faraj Murad N, Olshen A, Beck-Engeser GB, Aquino N, Ambayec GC, Cachay ER, Eron JJ, Saag M, Nance RM, Delaney JA, Ruderman SA, Moore RD, Mayer KH, Jacobson JM, Crane HM, Hunt PW

Geriatric syndromes in women living with HIV.

Current opinion in HIV and AIDS

Abelman R

Personal PM2.5 Exposure and Lung Function among Adults with and without HIV Who Have Recovered from Pneumonia in Kampala, Uganda.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

North CM, Sagar S, Zawedde J, Sanyu I, Byanyima P, Kaswabuli S, Mandell C, Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Abelman R, Wolfson JM, Sessolo A, Lalitha R, Koutrakis P, Worodria W, Huang L

Menopause is associated with faster increases in insulin resistance in women with HIV.

AIDS (London, England)

Abelman RA, Ma Y, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Xia F, Brock JB, Alcaide ML, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Topper E, Weber KM, Kassaye SG, Gustafson D, Grunfeld C, Lahiri CD, Tien PC

Brief Report: Sex and HIV Modify Immune Activation Biomarkers in Ugandans Post-Tuberculosis.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Abelman RA, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Beck-Engeser G, Sanyu I, Marzan F, Byanyima P, Ambayec GC, Kaswabuli S, Musisi E, Sessolo A, Velasquez E, Lalitha R, Byanova KL, Aweeka FT, Deitchman AN, Lin J, Davis JL, Crothers K, Worodria W, Hunt PW, Huang L

Moderate-to-Severe Impairment of DLCO and iso↓DLCO Are Associated with All-Cause Mortality in People with HIV.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Zhang MH, Fitzpatrick J, Branchini J, Byanova KL, Abelman R, Feinberg A, Hunt PW, Lin J, Huang L

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events (PREVENT) score accuracy among people with HIV in the multicenter CNICS cohort.

AIDS (London, England)

Durstenfeld MS, Nance RM, Jones R, Abelman R, Hoffmann AP, Burkholder G, Hsue PY, Longenecker CT, Hunt PW, Saag MS, Delaney JAC, Feinstein MJ, Crane HM, Center for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) Investigators

Switch to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors During the Menopausal Transition Is Associated With Accelerated Body Composition Change in Women With HIV.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Abelman RA, Ma Y, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Xia F, Brock JB, Alcaide M, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Topper E, Weber KM, Kassaye SG, Gustafson D, Grunfeld C, Lahiri CD, Tien PC

Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment.

The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Zawedde J, Abelman R, Musisi E, Nyabigambo A, Sanyu I, Kaswabuli S, Byanyima P, Lewis E, Sessolo A, Lalitha R, Kiwanuka N, Crothers K, Worodria W, Davis JL, Huang L

Association of Androgen Hormones, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, and the Menopausal Transition With Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Women With and Without HIV.

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Abelman RA, Schneider MF, Cox C, Messerlian G, Cohen M, Gustafson D, Plankey M, Sharma A, Price J, Grunfeld C, Tien PC

Sex and HIV Differences in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Among Ugandans Postpneumonia.

Open forum infectious diseases

Abelman RA, Fitzpatrick J, Byanova KL, Zawedde J, Sanyu I, Byanyima P, Musisi E, Hsieh J, Zhang M, Branchini J, Sessolo A, Hunt PW, Lalitha R, Davis JL, Crothers K, Worodria W, Huang L

COPD in People with HIV: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Management, and Prevention Strategies.

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Byanova KL, Abelman R, North CM, Christenson SA, Huang L

Body Composition Changes Over the Menopausal Transition in Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Abelman RA, Nguyen TTJ, Ma Y, Bacchetti P, Messerlian G, French AL, Sharma A, Minkoff H, Plankey M, Grunfeld C, Tien PC

Isolated abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (iso↓DLco) is associated with increased respiratory symptom burden in people with HIV infection.

PloS one

Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Jan AK, McGing M, Hartman-Filson M, Farr CK, Zhang M, Gardner K, Branchini J, Kerruish R, Bhide S, Bates A, Hsieh J, Abelman R, Hunt PW, Wang RJ, Crothers KA, Huang L

The Reproductive Transition: Effects on Viral Replication, Immune Activation, and Metabolism in Women with HIV infection.

Current HIV/AIDS reports

Abelman R, Tien PC

Symptom-based Screening Versus Chest Radiography for TB Child Contacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

The Pediatric infectious disease journal

Vasiliu A, Abelman RA, Casenghi M, Cohn J, Bonnet M

Implementation of differentiated service delivery for paediatric HIV care and treatment: opportunities, challenges and experience from seven sub-Saharan African countries.

Family medicine and community health

Abelman R, Alons C, Stockman J, Teri I, Grimsrud A, Ombija M, Makwindi C, Odionyi J, Tumbare E, Longwe B, Bonou M, Songoro J, Mugumya L, Cohn J

Conceptualizing the Risks of Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure Among People Aging with HIV: Sex-Specific Considerations.

Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine

Abelman RA, Mugo BM, Zanni MV

Use of whole genome sequencing in surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei infections acquired from domestic and international sources.

Microbial genomics

Abelman RL, M'ikanatha NM, Figler HM, Dudley EG

Conversion of nitrite to nitric oxide at zinc via S-nitrosothiols.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Cardenas AJ, Abelman R, Warren TH

Publications

Predictors of Abnormal Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide in Post-Pneumonia Ugandans with and without HIV.

Spectrum From Acute Myocardial Injury to Infarction Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seeking Emergency Care in the United States: Presentations, Provider Responses, and Clinical Outcomes.

Age modifies the association between sex and the plasma inflammatory proteome in treated HIV.

Geriatric syndromes in women living with HIV.

Personal PM2.5 Exposure and Lung Function among Adults with and without HIV Who Have Recovered from Pneumonia in Kampala, Uganda.

Menopause is associated with faster increases in insulin resistance in women with HIV.

Brief Report: Sex and HIV Modify Immune Activation Biomarkers in Ugandans Post-Tuberculosis.

Moderate-to-Severe Impairment of DLCO and iso↓DLCO Are Associated with All-Cause Mortality in People with HIV.

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events (PREVENT) score accuracy among people with HIV in the multicenter CNICS cohort.

Switch to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors During the Menopausal Transition Is Associated With Accelerated Body Composition Change in Women With HIV.

Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment.

Association of Androgen Hormones, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, and the Menopausal Transition With Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Women With and Without HIV.

Sex and HIV Differences in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Among Ugandans Postpneumonia.

COPD in People with HIV: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Management, and Prevention Strategies.

Body Composition Changes Over the Menopausal Transition in Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Isolated abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (iso↓DLco) is associated with increased respiratory symptom burden in people with HIV infection.

Sex modifies the risk of HIV-associated obstructive lung disease in Ugandans postpneumonia.

Landscape of TB Infection and Prevention among People Living with HIV.

Deep cutaneous candidiasis of the lip in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia.

The Reproductive Transition: Effects on Viral Replication, Immune Activation, and Metabolism in Women with HIV infection.

Symptom-based Screening Versus Chest Radiography for TB Child Contacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Implementation of differentiated service delivery for paediatric HIV care and treatment: opportunities, challenges and experience from seven sub-Saharan African countries.

Conceptualizing the Risks of Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure Among People Aging with HIV: Sex-Specific Considerations.

Use of whole genome sequencing in surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei infections acquired from domestic and international sources.

Conversion of nitrite to nitric oxide at zinc via S-nitrosothiols.