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Rebeccah Brusca, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1001 Potrero Ave
San Francisco CA 94110
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EmailRebeccah.Brusca@ucsf.edu
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    Pomona CollegeB.A.2008Chemistry
    University of Ghana, School of Public HealthM.P.H.2009Population, Family and Reproductive Health
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineM.D.2015
    Johns Hopkins Hospital Osler Medical Residency2018Internal Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco2020Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2018Distinguished Teaching Society
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2015Henry Strong Denison Research Scholar Award
    Student National Medical Association2015Understanding Underserved Populations, Honorable Mention
    American Heart Association2013American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine2013Dean's Year of Research Funding
    Rotary Club2008Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

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    Dr. Rebeccah Brusca is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). After graduating from Pomona College, she moved to Ghana where she gained her M.P.H. at the University of Ghana through a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Her thesis work focused on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. She continued work in HIV/AIDS at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center before starting medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed internal medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Osler Training Program, then joined the Hospitalist Division at Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians.

    Dr. Brusca is currently a Hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Her interests include HIV/AIDS, refugee and global health, and medical education.

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    1. Subclinical cardiovascular disease in HIV controller and long-term nonprogressor populations. HIV Med. 2020 Apr; 21(4):217-227. Brusca RM, Hanna DB, Wada NI, Blankson JN, Witt MD, Jacobson LP, Kingsley L, Palella FJ, Budoff M, Brown TT, Anastos K, Lazar JM, Mack WJ, Bacchetti P, Tien PC, Golzar Y, Plankey M, Golub E, Kaplan RC, Post WS. PMID: 31729142.
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    2. Performance of Critical Care Outcome Prediction Models in an Intermediate Care Unit. J Intensive Care Med. 2020 Dec; 35(12):1529-1535. Brusca RM, Simpson CE, Sahetya SK, Noorain Z, Tanykonda V, Stephens RS, Needham DM, Hager DN. PMID: 31635507.
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    3. Inflammatory biomarkers and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2019; 14(4):e0214735. Subramanya V, McKay HS, Brusca RM, Palella FJ, Kingsley LA, Witt MD, Hodis HN, Tracy RP, Post WS, Haberlen SA. PMID: 30946765.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. The ILD-GAP risk prediction model performs poorly in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. Respir Med. 2019 04; 150:63-65. Brusca RM, Pinal-Fernandez I, Psoter K, Paik JJ, Albayda J, Mecoli C, Tiniakou E, Mammen AL, Christopher-Stine L, Danoff S, Johnson C. PMID: 30961952.
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    5. Metastatic amelanotic melanoma with cardiac involvement: A case report. J Cardiol Cases. 2019 Feb; 19(2):59-61. Brusca RM, Griffin JM, Miller K, Russell SD. PMID: 31193670.
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    6. Anatomic Fat Depots and Coronary Plaque Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Uninfected Men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Apr; 3(2):ofw098. Palella FJ, McKibben R, Post WS, Li X, Budoff M, Kingsley L, Witt MD, Jacobson LP, Brown TT. PMID: 27419170.
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    7. Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Women. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2016 Jan; 10. McKibben RA, Al Rifai M, Mathews LM, Michos ED. PMID: 28149430.
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    8. Osteoprotegerin, but Not Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor-?B Ligand, is Associated With Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in HIV-Infected Men. . 2015 Dec 01; 70(4):362-9. Ketlogetswe KS, McKibben R, Jacobson LP, Li X, Dobs AS, Budoff M, Witt MD, Palella FJ, Kingsley L, Margolick JB, Post WS, Brown TT. PMID: 26090754.
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    9. mActive: A Randomized Clinical Trial of an Automated mHealth Intervention for Physical Activity Promotion. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Nov 09; 4(11). Martin SS, Feldman DI, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR, Post WS, McKibben RA, Michos ED, Ndumele CE, Ratchford EV, Coresh J, Blaha MJ. PMID: 26553211.
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    10. Factors Associated With Change in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels Over Longitudinal Follow-Up in the ARIC Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jan; 101(1):33-43. McKibben RA, Zhao D, Lutsey PL, Schneider AL, Guallar E, Mosley TH, Michos ED. PMID: 26509869.
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    11. A Cross-sectional Study of the Association Between Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis Among Participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 15; 213(2):257-65. McKibben RA, Haberlen SA, Post WS, Brown TT, Budoff M, Witt MD, Kingsley LA, Palella FJ, Thio CL, Seaberg EC. PMID: 26216904.
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    12. Practices to Reduce Surgical Site Infections Among Women Undergoing Cesarean Section: A Review. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Aug; 36(8):915-21. McKibben RA, Pitts SI, Suarez-Cuervo C, Perl TM, Bass EB. PMID: 25990701.
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    13. Elevated levels of monocyte activation markers are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in men with and those without HIV infection. J Infect Dis. 2015 Apr 15; 211(8):1219-28. McKibben RA, Margolick JB, Grinspoon S, Li X, Palella FJ, Kingsley LA, Witt MD, George RT, Jacobson LP, Budoff M, Tracy RP, Brown TT, Post WS. PMID: 25362192.
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    14. Putting a face on the prescription opioid epidemic: a case report. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 Jul-Aug; 36(4):449.e1-2. Taylor JL, McKibben RA, DeCamp M, Chisolm MS. PMID: 24745324.
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    15. Controlling tyrosinase activity on charged polyelectrolyte surfaces: a QCM-D analysis. Langmuir. 2009 Sep 01; 25(17):10014-9. Gormally MV, McKibben RK, Johal MS, Selassie CR. PMID: 19505131.
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    16. Double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study of folinic acid (Leucovorin for the treatment of fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1992 Nov 15; 44(5):676-82. Strom CM, Brusca RM, Pizzi WJ. PMID: 1481832.
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