Gustavo E. Velásquez, MD, MPH

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address2540 23rd Street, #4901
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    Stanford UniversityBAS2004
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineMD2009
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMPH2009Quantitative Methods and Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency2013Internal Medicine and Global Health Equity
    Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship2015Infectious Diseases
    University of California, San Francisco2022Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    Dr. Velásquez is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is an infectious disease physician and clinical researcher focused on tuberculosis (TB) therapeutics. Based at the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis (tb.ucsf.edu), he works with the endTB consortium (endTB.org), the SMART4TB consortium (tbcenter.jhu.edu/smart4tb), and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group on Phase 2 and Phase 3 randomized controlled trials evaluating new shortened regimens for drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB. He attends on the inpatient infectious diseases/HIV consult service and outpatient HIV and TB clinics at San Francisco General Hospital.

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    Safety and tolerability of new and repurposed drugs for MDR-TB treatment
    NIH K08AI141740Feb 1, 2019 - Jan 31, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Experience With Four-Month Rifapentine and Moxifloxacin-Based Tuberculosis Treatment in San Francisco. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Apr; 11(4):ofae178. Louie JK, Agraz-Lara R, Velásquez GE, Phillips A, Szumowski JD. PMID: 38634108; PMCID: PMC11021345.
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    2. Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Evidence from a Phase 3 Trial to Support Flat-Dosing of Rifampicin for Tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Mar 11. Ngo HX, Xu AY, Velásquez GE, Zhang N, Chang VK, Kurbatova EV, Whitworth WC, Sizemore E, Bryant K, Carr W, Weiner M, Dooley KE, Engle M, Dorman SE, Nahid P, Swindells S, Chaisson RE, Nsubuga P, Lourens M, Dawson R, Savic RM. PMID: 38462673.
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    3. Nine-month, all-oral regimens for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis. medRxiv. 2024; 2024.01.29.24301679. Guglielmetti L*, Khan U*, Velásquez GE*, Gouillou M, Abubakirov A, Baudin E, Berikova E, Berry C, Bonnet M, Cellamare M, Chavan V, Cox V, Dakenova Z, De Jong BC, Ferlazzo G, Karabayev A, Kirakosyan O, Kiria N, Kunda M, Lachenal N, Lecca L, McIlleron H, Motta I, Mucching-Toscano S, Mushtaque H, Nahid P, Oyewusi L, Panda S, Patil S, Phillips P, Ruiz J, Salahuddin N, Sanchez-Garavito E, Seung KJ, Ticona E, Trippa L, Vargas D, Wasserman S, Rich ML, Varaine F**, Mitnick CD**. View Publication.
    4. Standards for clinical trials for treating TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 Dec 01; 27(12):885-898. du Cros P, Greig J, Alffenaar JC, Cross GB, Cousins C, Berry C, Khan U, Phillips PPJ, Velásquez GE, Furin J, Spigelman M, Denholm JT, Thi SS, Tiberi S, Huang GKL, Marks GB, Turkova A, Guglielmetti L, Chew KL, Nguyen HT, Ong CWM, Brigden G, Singh KP, Motta I, Lange C, Seddon JA, Nyang'wa BT, Maug AKJ, Gler MT, Dooley KE, Quelapio M, Tsogt B, Menzies D, Cox V, Upton CM, Skrahina A, McKenna L, Horsburgh CR, Dheda K, Marais BJ. PMID: 38042969; PMCID: PMC10719894.
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    5. Evaluating newly approved drugs in combination regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with fluoroquinolone resistance (endTB-Q): study protocol for a multi-country randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Nov 30; 24(1):773. Patil SB, Tamirat M, Khazhidinov K, Ardizzoni E, Atger M, Austin A, Baudin E, Bekhit M, Bektasov S, Berikova E, Bonnet M, Caboclo R, Chaudhry M, Chavan V, Cloez S, Coit J, Coutisson S, Dakenova Z, De Jong BC, Delifer C, Demaisons S, Do JM, Dos Santos Tozzi D, Ducher V, Ferlazzo G, Gouillou M, Khan U, Kunda M, Lachenal N, LaHood AN, Lecca L, Mazmanian M, McIlleron H, Moreau M, Moschioni M, Nahid P, Osso E, Oyewusi L, Panda S, Pâquet A, Thuong Huu P, Pichon L, Rich ML, Rupasinghe P, Salahuddin N, Sanchez Garavito E, Seung KJ, Velásquez GE, Vallet M, Varaine F, Yuya-Septoh FJ, Mitnick CD, Guglielmetti L. PMID: 38037119; PMCID: PMC10688049.
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    6. An activist’s guide to shorter treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis. 2023. McKenna L, Branigan D, Deborggraeve S, Frick M, Furin J, Galarza J, Gebhard A, Gupta S, Kaiser B, de Kruijf-Carter I, Kumar B, Mabote L, Mbenga M, Mirzayev F, Moses GK, Nguyen L, Nyang’wa BT, Pak S, Perrin C, Salazar-Austin N, Sari AH, Seidel S, Velásquez G, Waite R, Waning B, Wares F. View Publication.
    7. Scientific advances and the end of tuberculosis: a report from the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis. Lancet. 2023 10 21; 402(10411):1473-1498. Reid M, Agbassi YJP, Arinaminpathy N, Bercasio A, Bhargava A, Bhargava M, Bloom A, Cattamanchi A, Chaisson R, Chin D, Churchyard G, Cox H, Denkinger CM, Ditiu L, Dowdy D, Dybul M, Fauci A, Fedaku E, Gidado M, Harrington M, Hauser J, Heitkamp P, Herbert N, Herna Sari A, Hopewell P, Kendall E, Khan A, Kim A, Koek I, Kondratyuk S, Krishnan N, Ku CC, Lessem E, McConnell EV, Nahid P, Oliver M, Pai M, Raviglione M, Ryckman T, Schäferhoff M, Silva S, Small P, Stallworthy G, Temesgen Z, van Weezenbeek K, Vassall A, Velásquez GE, Venkatesan N, Yamey G, Zimmerman A, Jamison D, Swaminathan S, Goosby E. PMID: 37716363.
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    8. Recent advances in the treatment of tuberculosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Jul 22. Motta I, Boeree M, Chesov D, Dheda K, Günther G, Horsburgh CR, Kherabi Y, Lange C, Lienhardt C, McIlleron HM, Paton NI, Stagg HR, Thwaites G, Udwadia Z, Van Crevel R, Velásquez GE, Wilkinson RJ, Guglielmetti L, Study group on Mycobacteria (ESGMYC) of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious. PMID: 37482332.
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    9. Respiratory, Cardiac, and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Postacute Sequelae of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lima, Peru. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jul; 10(7):ofad320. Rahman RS, Tovar MA, Peinado J, Palomino JS, Ramirez C, Llanos-Zavalaga F, Peralta E, Valderrama G, Ramos Cordova LB, Sanchez Cortez LI, Rodriguez G, LaHood AN, Franke MF, Mitnick CD, Lecca L, Velásquez GE. PMID: 37496609; PMCID: PMC10368202.
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    10. Promise and Peril of Pretomanid-Rifamycin Regimens for Drug-susceptible Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 04 01; 207(7):816-818. Velásquez GE, Nahid P. PMID: 36630555; PMCID: PMC10111973.
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    11. Low detection rate of RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 using IgM/IgG rapid antibody tests in a large community sample in Lima, Peru. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 02; 23(1):62. Law S, Tovar MA, Franke MF, Calderon R, Palomino S, Valderrama G, Llanos F, Velásquez GE, Mitnick CD, Lecca L. PMID: 36732690; PMCID: PMC9893955.
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    12. Clinical Outcomes of Individuals with COVID-19 and Tuberculosis during the Pre-Vaccination Period of the Pandemic: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 26; 11(19). Jhaveri TA, Fung C, LaHood AN, Lindeborg A, Zeng C, Rahman R, Bain PA, Velásquez GE, Mitnick CD. PMID: 36233523; PMCID: PMC9570663.
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    13. Diagnostic Performance Assessment of Saliva RT-PCR and Nasopharyngeal Antigen for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Peru. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 08 31; 10(4):e0086122. Calderón RI, Jhaveri TA, Tovar MA, Palomino JS, Barreda NN, Sanabria OM, Peinado J, Ramirez C, Llanos Zavalaga LF, Valderrama G, Franke MF, Mitnick CD, Lecca L, Velásquez GE. PMID: 35867471; PMCID: PMC9430815.
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    14. Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies Among Market and City Bus Depot Workers in Lima, Peru. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 01 29; 74(2):343-346. Tovar M, Peinado J, Palomino S, Llanos F, Ramírez C, Valderrama G, Calderón RI, Williams RB, Velásquez GE, Mitnick CD, Franke MF, Lecca L. PMID: 33881476; PMCID: PMC8083218.
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    15. Evaluating newly approved drugs for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (endTB): study protocol for an adaptive, multi-country randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Sep 25; 22(1):651. Guglielmetti L, Ardizzoni E, Atger M, Baudin E, Berikova E, Bonnet M, Chang E, Cloez S, Coit JM, Cox V, de Jong BC, Delifer C, Do JM, Tozzi DDS, Ducher V, Ferlazzo G, Gouillou M, Khan A, Khan U, Lachenal N, LaHood AN, Lecca L, Mazmanian M, McIlleron H, Moschioni M, O'Brien K, Okunbor O, Oyewusi L, Panda S, Patil SB, Phillips PPJ, Pichon L, Rupasinghe P, Rich ML, Saluhuddin N, Seung KJ, Tamirat M, Trippa L, Cellamare M, Velásquez GE, Wasserman S, Zimetbaum PJ, Varaine F, Mitnick CD. PMID: 34563240; PMCID: PMC8465691.
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    16. Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-to-Infection Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Massachusetts. JAMA Health Forum. 2021 09; 2(9):e212666. Dryden-Peterson S, Velásquez GE, Stopka TJ, Davey S, Gandhi RT, Lockman S, Ojikutu BO. PMID: 35977180; PMCID: PMC8796904.
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    17. Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-to-Infection Risk, Massachusetts 2020-2021. medRxiv. 2021; 2021.04.14.21255467.2021. Dryden-Peterson S, Velásquez GE, Stopka TJ, Davey S, Gandhi RT, Lockman S, Ojikutu BO. View Publication.
    18. Disparities in SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Massachusetts During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01; 4(2):e2037067. Dryden-Peterson S, Velásquez GE, Stopka TJ, Davey S, Lockman S, Ojikutu BO. PMID: 33560423; PMCID: PMC7873783.
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    19. SARS-CoV-2 Testing Disparities in Massachusetts. medRxiv. 2020 Nov 04. Dryden-Peterson S, Velásquez GE, Stopka TJ, Davey S, Lockman S, Ojikutu B. PMID: 33173919; PMCID: PMC7654915.
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    20. Omadacycline for the Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Disease: A Case Series. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Oct; 7(10):ofaa415. Pearson JC, Dionne B, Richterman A, Vidal SJ, Weiss Z, Velásquez GE, Marty FM, Sax PE, Yawetz S. PMID: 33094118; PMCID: PMC7566545.
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    21. Delayed Relapse of Paracoccidioidomycosis in the Central Nervous System: A Case Report. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Apr; 7(4):ofaa077. Rahman R, Davies L, Mohareb AM, Peçanha-Pietrobom PM, Patel NJ, Solomon IH, Meredith DM, Tsai HK, Guenette JP, Bhattacharyya S, Urday S, Velásquez GE. PMID: 32258208; PMCID: PMC7112725.
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    22. The fourth national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Peru. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2020 02 01; 24(2):207-213. Quispe N, Asencios L, Obregon C, Velásquez GE, Mitnick CD, Lindeborg M, Jave H, Solari L. PMID: 32127106; PMCID: PMC7325691.
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    23. Quantitative assessment of the activity of antituberculosis drugs and regimens. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2019 06; 17(6):449-457. Chirehwa MT, Velásquez GE, Gumbo T, McIlleron H. PMID: 31144539; PMCID: PMC6581212.
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    24. Reply to te Brake et al.: Conflicting Findings on an Intermediate Dose of Rifampicin for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 05 01; 199(9):1167-1168. Velásquez GE, Brooks MB, Coit JM, Sánchez Garavito E, Calderón RI, Jiménez J, Tintaya K, Peloquin CA, Osso E, Lecca L, Davies GR, Mitnick CD. PMID: 30645140; PMCID: PMC6515881.
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    25. Outcomes of a Career Development Program for Underrepresented Minority Investigators in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 6(3):ofz069. Velásquez GE, Huaman MA, Powell KR, Cohn SE, Swaminathan S, Outlaw M, Schulte G, McNeil Q, Currier JS, Del Rio C, Castillo-Mancilla J. PMID: 30895207; PMCID: PMC6419986.
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    26. Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Rifampin in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 09 01; 198(5):657-666. Velásquez GE, Brooks MB, Coit JM, Pertinez H, Vargas Vásquez D, Sánchez Garavito E, Calderón RI, Jiménez J, Tintaya K, Peloquin CA, Osso E, Tierney DB, Seung KJ, Lecca L, Davies GR, Mitnick CD. PMID: 29954183; PMCID: PMC6118011.
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    27. Making up the difference: ensuring the bioequivalence of fixed-dose combinations for tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 05 01; 22(5):473-474. Velásquez GE, Davies GR, Mitnick CD. PMID: 29663947; PMCID: PMC5940349.
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    28. A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Abatacept. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 05; 33(5):769-772. Jain N, Doyon JB, Lazarus JE, Schaefer IM, Johncilla ME, Agoston AT, Dalal AK, Velásquez GE. PMID: 29532302; PMCID: PMC5910370.
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    29. Prevalence of pyrazinamide resistance and Wayne assay performance analysis in a tuberculosis cohort in Lima, Peru. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 08 01; 21(8):894-901. Calderón RI, Velásquez GE, Becerra MC, Zhang Z, Contreras CC, Yataco RM, Galea JT, Lecca LW, Kritski AL, Murray MB, Mitnick CD. PMID: 28786798; PMCID: PMC5555119.
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    30. Pharmacokinetic Evidence from the HIRIF Trial To Support Increased Doses of Rifampin for Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 08; 61(8). Peloquin CA, Velásquez GE, Lecca L, Calderón RI, Coit J, Milstein M, Osso E, Jimenez J, Tintaya K, Sanchez Garavito E, Vargas Vasquez D, Mitnick CD, Davies G. PMID: 28559269; PMCID: PMC5527578.
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    31. Nutritional Status and Tuberculosis Risk in Adult and Pediatric Household Contacts. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0166333. Aibana O, Acharya X, Huang CC, Becerra MC, Galea JT, Chiang SS, Contreras C, Calderon R, Yataco R, Velásquez GE, Tintaya K, Jimenez J, Lecca L, Murray MB. PMID: 27835678; PMCID: PMC5105945.
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    32. Pyrazinamide Resistance Assays and Two-Month Sputum Culture Status in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 11; 60(11):6766-6773. Velásquez GE, Calderon RI, Mitnick CD, Becerra MC, Huang CC, Zhang Z, Contreras CC, Yataco RM, Galea JT, Lecca LW, Murray MB. PMID: 27600032; PMCID: PMC5075084.
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    33. Novel Ordered Stepped-Wedge Cluster Trial Designs for Detecting Ebola Vaccine Efficacy Using a Spatially Structured Mathematical Model. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 08; 10(8):e0004866. Diakite I, Mooring EQ, Velásquez GE, Murray MB. PMID: 27509037; PMCID: PMC4979980.
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    34. Impact of HIV on mortality among patients treated for tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 01; 16:45. Velásquez GE, Cegielski JP, Murray MB, Yagui MJ, Asencios LL, Bayona JN, Bonilla CA, Jave HO, Yale G, Suárez CZ, Sanchez E, Rojas C, Atwood SS, Contreras CC, Santa Cruz J, Shin SS. PMID: 26831140; PMCID: PMC4736097.
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    35. Time From Infection to Disease and Infectiousness for Ebola Virus Disease, a Systematic Review. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 01; 61(7):1135-40. Velásquez GE, Aibana O, Ling EJ, Diakite I, Mooring EQ, Murray MB. PMID: 26129757; PMCID: PMC4560911.
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    36. Improving outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: aggressive regimens prevent treatment failure and death. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Jul 01; 59(1):9-15. Velásquez GE, Becerra MC, Gelmanova IY, Pasechnikov AD, Yedilbayev A, Shin SS, Andreev YG, Yanova G, Atwood SS, Mitnick CD, Franke MF, Rich ML, Keshavjee S. PMID: 24729493; PMCID: PMC4305127.
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    37. Targeted drug-resistance testing strategy for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis detection, Lima, Peru, 2005-2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar; 17(3):432-40. Velásquez GE, Yagui M, Cegielski JP, Asencios L, Bayona J, Bonilla C, Jave HO, Yale G, Suárez C, Atwood S, Contreras CC, Shin SS. PMID: 21392434; PMCID: PMC3166030.
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