Warren T.

Phipps

MD, MPH

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bio

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

MD, 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)

publications

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 Aug 1; 69(4):481-6.
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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.
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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 Oct; 86(10):1759-65.
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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 
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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.
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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.
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