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Rebecca Abelman, MD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3040-1879 Additional info
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    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2020Internal Medicine
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California2023Infectious Diseases
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    UCSF  - 2024CFAR Early Career Excellence Award in Clinical Research

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    Dr. Abelman is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Her research is focused on sex differences in aging-related comorbidities in people living with HIV and the role of menopause on clinical outcomes in women with HIV.

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    Impact of Asymptomatic CMV on Cardiovascular Event Risk in Treated HIV
    NIH R01HL180319Aug 15, 2025 - May 31, 2029
    Role: Co-Investigator
    The Synergistic Effects of Menopause and HIV on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women
    NIH K23HL178394Aug 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2030
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Stimulant and Polysubstance use, Inflammation and Sex Effects on Myocardial Disease in HIV (SPISE)
    NIH RM1DA063351Jul 15, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030
    Role: Co-Investigator
    The Menopausal Transition and Lung Function in Ugandan Women with HIV
    Nina Ireland Program for Lung Health Feb 1, 2025 - Jan 31, 2027
    SF Bay Area MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study
    NIH U01HL146242Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2026
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Predictors of Abnormal Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide in Post-Pneumonia Ugandans with and without HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Dec 19. Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Byanyima P, Sanyu I, Zhang MH, Branchini J, Velasquez E, Abelman R, Sessolo A, Lin J, North CM, Lalitha R, Bhakta NR, Hunt PW, Worodria W, Huang L. PMID: 41416843.
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    2. Spectrum From Acute Myocardial Injury to Infarction Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seeking Emergency Care in the United States: Presentations, Provider Responses, and Clinical Outcomes. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Dec; 12(12):ofaf732. Abelman RA, Mugo BM, Durbin CG, Campbell S, Dutta S, McEvoy D, Lau ES, Zhao S, Stockman SL, Chu SM, Zanni MV. PMID: 41426261; PMCID: PMC12712329.
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    3. Age modifies the association between sex and the plasma inflammatory proteome in treated HIV. J Clin Invest. 2025 Dec 09. Abelman RA, Schnittman SR, Faraj Murad N, Olshen A, Beck-Engeser GB, Aquino N, Ambayec GC, Cachay ER, Eron JJ, Saag M, Nance RM, Delaney JA, Ruderman SA, Moore RD, Mayer KH, Jacobson JM, Crane HM, Hunt PW. PMID: 41364552.
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    4. Geriatric syndromes in women living with HIV. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2025 Oct 23. Abelman R. PMID: 41128449; PMCID: PMC12767637.
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    5. Personal PM2.5 Exposure and Lung Function among Adults with and without HIV Who Have Recovered from Pneumonia in Kampala, Uganda. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Oct 15. North CM, Sagar S, Zawedde J, Sanyu I, Byanyima P, Kaswabuli S, Mandell C, Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Abelman R, Wolfson JM, Sessolo A, Lalitha R, Koutrakis P, Worodria W, Huang L. PMID: 41092270; PMCID: PMC12571105.
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    6. Menopause is associated with faster increases in insulin resistance in women with HIV. AIDS. 2025 Oct 08. Abelman RA, Ma Y, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Xia F, Brock JB, Alcaide ML, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Topper E, Weber KM, Kassaye SG, Gustafson D, Grunfeld C, Lahiri CD, Tien PC. PMID: 41065426; PMCID: PMC12695438.
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    7. Brief Report: Sex and HIV Modify Immune Activation Biomarkers in Ugandans Post-Tuberculosis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Oct 01; 100(2):137-142. Abelman RA, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Beck-Engeser G, Sanyu I, Marzan F, Byanyima P, Ambayec GC, Kaswabuli S, Musisi E, Sessolo A, Velasquez E, Lalitha R, Byanova KL, Aweeka FT, Deitchman AN, Lin J, Davis JL, Crothers K, Worodria W, Hunt PW, Huang L. PMID: 40530901; PMCID: PMC12382825.
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    8. Moderate to Severe Impairment of DlCO and Iso↓DlCO Are Associated with All-Cause Mortality in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Oct; 22(10):1504-1511. Zhang MH, Fitzpatrick J, Branchini J, Byanova KL, Abelman R, Feinberg A, Hunt PW, Lin J, Huang L. PMID: 40504822; PMCID: PMC12499868.
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    9. Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) score accuracy among people with HIV in the multicenter CNICS cohort. AIDS. 2025 Nov 01; 39(13):F5-F11. Durstenfeld MS, Nance RM, Jones R, Abelman R, Hoffmann AP, Burkholder G, Hsue PY, Longenecker CT, Hunt PW, Saag MS, Delaney JAC, Feinstein MJ, Crane HM, Center for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) Investigators. PMID: 40905667.
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    10. Switch to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors During the Menopausal Transition Is Associated With Accelerated Body Composition Change in Women With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jun 04; 80(5):1125-1132. Abelman RA, Ma Y, Mehta CC, Yang Q, Xia F, Brock JB, Alcaide M, Sharma A, Floris-Moore M, Topper E, Weber KM, Kassaye SG, Gustafson D, Grunfeld C, Lahiri CD, Tien PC. PMID: 39495675; PMCID: PMC12135904.
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    11. Lung function and health-related quality of life among adult patients following pulmonary TB treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Sep 01; 28(9):419-426. Zawedde J, Abelman R, Musisi E, Nyabigambo A, Sanyu I, Kaswabuli S, Byanyima P, Lewis E, Sessolo A, Lalitha R, Kiwanuka N, Crothers K, Worodria W, Davis JL, Huang L. PMID: 39187999; PMCID: PMC12312260.
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    12. Association of Androgen Hormones, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, and the Menopausal Transition With Incident Diabetes Mellitus in Women With and Without HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 04 15; 95(5):486-493. Abelman RA, Schneider MF, Cox C, Messerlian G, Cohen M, Gustafson D, Plankey M, Sharma A, Price J, Grunfeld C, Tien PC. PMID: 38180885; PMCID: PMC10947917.
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    13. Sex and HIV Differences in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Among Ugandans Postpneumonia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Mar; 11(3):ofae033. Abelman RA, Fitzpatrick J, Byanova KL, Zawedde J, Sanyu I, Byanyima P, Musisi E, Hsieh J, Zhang M, Branchini J, Sessolo A, Hunt PW, Lalitha R, Davis JL, Crothers K, Worodria W, Huang L. PMID: 38456193; PMCID: PMC10919919.
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    14. COPD in People with HIV: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Management, and Prevention Strategies. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2023; 18:2795-2817. Byanova KL, Abelman R, North CM, Christenson SA, Huang L. PMID: 38050482; PMCID: PMC10693779.
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    15. Body Composition Changes Over the Menopausal Transition in Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 07 26; 77(2):265-271. Abelman RA, Nguyen TTJ, Ma Y, Bacchetti P, Messerlian G, French AL, Sharma A, Minkoff H, Plankey M, Grunfeld C, Tien PC. PMID: 36974507; PMCID: PMC10371311.
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    16. Isolated abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (iso↓DLco) is associated with increased respiratory symptom burden in people with HIV infection. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288803. Byanova KL, Fitzpatrick J, Jan AK, McGing M, Hartman-Filson M, Farr CK, Zhang M, Gardner K, Branchini J, Kerruish R, Bhide S, Bates A, Hsieh J, Abelman R, Hunt PW, Wang RJ, Crothers KA, Huang L. PMID: 37463173; PMCID: PMC10353811.
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    17. Sex modifies the risk of HIV-associated obstructive lung disease in Ugandans postpneumonia. AIDS. 2023 09 01; 37(11):1683-1692. Abelman RA, Fitzpatrick J, Zawedde J, Sanyu I, Byanyima P, Kaswabuli S, Musisi E, Hsieh J, Gardner K, Zhang M, Byanova KL, Sessolo A, Hunt PW, Lalitha R, Davis JL, Crothers K, Worodria W, Huang L. PMID: 37352494; PMCID: PMC10527596.
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    18. Landscape of TB Infection and Prevention among People Living with HIV. Pathogens. 2022 Dec 16; 11(12). Vasiliu A, Abelman R, Kherabi Y, Iswari Saktiawati AM, Kay A. PMID: 36558886; PMCID: PMC9786705.
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    19. Deep cutaneous candidiasis of the lip in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Sep; 27:32-34. Cortez JL, Tan SY, Abelman R, Chin-Hong P, McCalmont TH, Fox L, Haemel A. PMID: 35996445; PMCID: PMC9391514.
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    20. The Reproductive Transition: Effects on Viral Replication, Immune Activation, and Metabolism in Women with HIV infection. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2022 02; 19(1):133-139. Abelman R, Tien PC. PMID: 34878617; PMCID: PMC8904361.
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    21. Symptom-based Screening Versus Chest Radiography for TB Child Contacts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Dec 01; 40(12):1064-1069. Vasiliu A, Abelman RA, Casenghi M, Cohn J, Bonnet M. PMID: 34269322.
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    22. Implementation of differentiated service delivery for paediatric HIV care and treatment: opportunities, challenges and experience from seven sub-Saharan African countries. Fam Med Community Health. 2020 09; 8(3). Abelman R, Alons C, Stockman J, Teri I, Grimsrud A, Ombija M, Makwindi C, Odionyi J, Tumbare E, Longwe B, Bonou M, Songoro J, Mugumya L, Cohn J. PMID: 32873598; PMCID: PMC7467519.
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    23. Conceptualizing the Risks of Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure Among People Aging with HIV: Sex-Specific Considerations. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2019 Jul 15; 21(8):41. Abelman RA, Mugo BM, Zanni MV. PMID: 31309321.
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    24. Use of whole genome sequencing in surveillance for antimicrobial-resistant Shigella sonnei infections acquired from domestic and international sources. Microb Genom. 2019 05; 5(5). Abelman RL, M'ikanatha NM, Figler HM, Dudley EG. PMID: 31099740; PMCID: PMC6562246.
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    25. Conversion of nitrite to nitric oxide at zinc via S-nitrosothiols. Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Jan 07; 50(2):168-70. Cardenas AJ, Abelman R, Warren TH. PMID: 24217415.
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