Warren T. Phipps, MD, MPH | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Associate, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Medical Director, Uganda Cancer Institute/Hutchinson Center Cancer Alliance

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Phipps' research focuses on human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) virology and the pathogenesis of Kaposi sarcoma (KS), the most common HIV-associated malignancy worldwide. Specific areas of investigation include factors associated with KS presentation and treatment outcomes, as well as host and viral gene expression in KS tumors. Dr. Phipps serves as the Medical Director of the Uganda Cancer Institute / Hutchinson Center Cancer Alliance and oversees the program's research activities on infection-related cancers in Kampala, Uganda.

Education & Training:

Harvard Medical School

Cambridge MA

2002

MPH

University of Washington, School of Public Health

Seattle WA

2009

Residency

Department of Medicine, University of California

San Francisco CA

2002-2005

Fellow

Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington

Seattle WA

2006-2010

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University

1992

Freeman Fellowship for Student Research, Harvard Medical School

1999

Joel E. Meyers Infectious Disease Fellowship, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

2007

Infectious Disease Society of America Annual Meeting Travel Award

2008

Contact

Email:

wtphipps@fhcrc.org

Phone:

(206) 667-4600

Mailing Address:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

1100 Fairview Ave. N

M1-B140

Seattle, WA 98109

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Phipps W, Ssewankambo F, Nguyen H, et al. Gender differences in clinical presentation and outcomes of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda. PLoS One. 2010; 5(11): e13936. PMCID: PMC2980479

• PubMed Abstract

Phipps W, Saracino M, Magaret A, et al. Persistent genital herpes simplex virus-2 shedding years following the first clinical episode. J Infect Dis. 2011; 203(2): 180-7. PMCID: PMC3058740.
• PubMed Abstract

Coghill A, Newcomb P, Margaret M, Richardson B, Mutyaba I, Okuku F, Phipps W, Orem J, Casper C. Contribution of HIV infection to mortality among cancer patients in Uganda. AIDS 2013; 27(18):2933-2942
• PubMed Abstract

Phipps W, Saracino M, Selke S, Huang ML, Jaoko W, Mandaliya K, Wald A, Casper C, McClelland RS. Oral HHV-8 replication among women in Mombasa, Kenya. Journal of Medical Virology 2014.
• PubMed Abstract

Adebamowo C, Casper C, Bhatia K, Mbulaiteye S, Sasco A, Phipps W, Vermund S, Krown S. Challenges in the detection, prevention, and treatment of HIV-associated malignancies in low- and middle-income countries in Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014; 67: S17-S26.
• PubMed Abstract

Mutyaba I, Phipps W, Krantz E, Goldman J, Nambooze S, Orem J, Wabinga H, Casper C. A population-level evaluation of the effect of antiretroviral therapy on cancer incidence in Kyadondo County, Uganda, 1999-2008. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015.
• PubMed Abstract

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