Carla Kuon, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1545 Divisadero Street, #411
San Francisco CA 94115
Phone415-353-9680
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-0723-3803 Additional info
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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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    I am an author and Associate Professor Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where I created and direct the adult inpatient bone marrow transplant massage service. I am board-certified in both internal medicine and addiction medicine. I am faculty at the Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco where I provide consultations in integrative oncology and integrative medicine, and I am chair of their educational case conference series. I teach the “Food as Medicine” CODA series for residents and students at the university. I am the director of the OPTIMAL-IH Long COVID clinic, in collaboration with the OPTIMAL Long COVID clinic in the Pulmonary department at UCSF.

    I found my calling to medicine in the remote mountains of Cuzco, Peru, while serving the poor for one year as a missionary in the Andes. I have lived all over the world and speak 5 languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French. I am a travel junkie and I love to hike, ski, and spend time in nature.

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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. La Solución al Síndrome Post COVID. 2023; 279. Carla Kuon. . View Publication.
    2. The Long COVID Solution. 2023; 181. Carla Kuon MD. . View Publication.
    3. The Integration of a Hospitalist. Glob Adv Health Med. 2022; 11:21649561211073879. Kuon CP. PMID: 35186444; PMCID: PMC8851946.
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    4. 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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    5. 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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