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Carla Kuon, MD

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Title(s)Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1545 Divisadero Street, #411
San Francisco CA 94115
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-0723-3803 Additional info
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    Dr. Kuon is an author and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she created and directed the adult inpatient bone marrow transplant massage service. She is dual board-certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine. She is a faculty member at the Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco, where she provides consultations in integrative oncology and integrative medicine, and chaired their educational case conference series for 5 years. She teaches the “Food as Medicine” CODA series for residents and students at the university.

    In 2023, Dr. Kuon was nominated as the director of the OPTIMAL-IH Long COVID clinic, in collaboration with the OPTIMAL Long COVID clinic in the Pulmonary department at UCSF. She wrote a book in 2022 on holistic approaches to Long COVID recovery and directs Long COVID group medical visits at UCSF. Dr. Kuon is a co-investigator in an NIH AHRQ grant in 2024 to study Long COVID.

    Kuon combines east-west medical approaches in practice, with a focus on precision medicine, nutrigenomics, and microbiome medicine, as part of her holistic clinical practice.

    She is a travel junkie and speaks 5 languages. She loves hiking, skiing, and spending time in nature.

    If you are interested in contributing to Dr. Kuon's clinical research program, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution: https://giving.ucsf.edu/fund/dr-carla-kuon-discretionary-fund

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    University of California, San Francisco, CA08/2021Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
    University of California, San Francisco, CAFellowship06/2018Integrative Medicine
    Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MassachussettsInternship06/2004Internal Medicine
    University of Texas, San Antonio, TXMD06/2001Medicine
    UCLA, Los Angeles, CABA06/1995Pre Med, Linguistics
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    UCSF2021  - 2023DEI Champion
    UCSF2018  - 2019UCSF The Campaign Champion

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    BROADENING THE SCALE AND IMPACT OF A LONG COVID CLINIC TO SERVE DIVERSE PATIENTS
    AHRQ- AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY U18HS029951-01Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2029
    Role: CO-INVESTIGATOR
    Description: The central goal of this project is to improve capacity, access, and equity for underserved, vulnerable, and minority populations being served by the University of California, San Francisco Long COVID OPTIMAL clinic program. Using an implementation science approach and leveraging the existing OPTIMAL Long COVID care model and established relationships with community and research, this project will: (1) scale up Long COVID care in the San Francisco Bay Area to increase access for underserved, vulnerable, and minority populations; (2) enhance Long COVID care coordination and communication across clinical, research, and community settings; and (3) identify key barriers and facilitators to implementation success and sustainability of the expanded and enhanced Long COVID care model.

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    1. The Role of the Microbiome and Gut Health in Patients With Digestive Tract Cancers. 2026; 38. Alexandra E. Hotca, Olivia M. Lin, Sorbarikor Piawah, Diego Martinez Mendiola, Sue S. Yom , Carla Kuon, Chloe E. Atreya . View Publication.
    2. It Is Time for a New IBS Paradigm. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 14:27536130251383554. Kuon C. PMID: 41019837; PMCID: PMC12461032.
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    3. I'm Not the Doctor for You: Cognitive Bias, Complex Illness, and a Moral Imperative. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 14:27536130241311594. Kuon CP. PMID: 39790367; PMCID: PMC11713959.
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    4. La Solución al Síndrome Post COVID. 2023; 279. Carla Kuon. . View Publication.
    5. The Long COVID Solution. 2023; 181. Carla Kuon MD. . View Publication.
    6. The Integration of a Hospitalist. Glob Adv Health Med. 2022; 11:21649561211073879. Kuon CP. PMID: 35186444; PMCID: PMC8851946.
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    7. Are Antimotility Agents Safe for Use in Clostridioides difficile Infections? Results From an Observational Study in Malignant Hematology Patients. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Dec; 4(6):792-800. Kuon C, Wannier R, Sterken D, Fang MC, Wolf J, Prasad PA. PMID: 33367215; PMCID: PMC7749233.
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    8. Massage for Symptom Management in Adult Inpatients With Hematologic Malignancies. Glob Adv Health Med. 2019; 8:2164956119849390. Kuon C, Wannier R, Harrison J, Tague C. PMID: 31106038; PMCID: PMC6509973.
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