Anna Wald
Professor
Medicine
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Rearch Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Anna Wald is the director of the UW Virology Research Clinic and a UW professor of medicine, epidemiology and laboratory medicine. She is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases and a fellow of American College of Physician and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Wald's area of specialty is clinical virology, in particular herpes virus infections. She has been practicing at UW since 1989. Education University of Washington, 1994, MPH (Epidemiology) Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1985, MD Wesleyan University, 1979, BA (Comparative Religion)
Research Interest
Epidemiology, natural history, therapeutics and vaccines for herpesvirus infections and the development and implementation of novel vaccines.
Publications
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Perti T, Saracino M, Baeten J, Johnston C, Diem K, Ochbamichael N, Huang ML, Selke S, Magaret A, Corey L, Wald A. High-dose valacyclovir decreases plasma HIV-1 levels more than standard dose acyclovir in HIV-1, HSV-2 positive persons: a randomized, crossover trial. J Acquir Immune Dfic Syndr. 2013; 63(2): 201-8.
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Wald A, Corey L, Timmler B, Magaret A, Warren T, Tyring S, Johnston C, Kriesel J, Fife K, Galitz L, Stoelben S, Huang ML, Selke S, Stobernack HP, Ruebsamen-Schaeff H, Birkmann A. Helicase-Primase Inhibitor Pritelivir for Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Infection. N Eng J Med 2014;370:201-210.
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Delaney S#, Gardella C, Saracino M, Magaret A, Wald A. Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 among pregnant women, 1989-2010. JAMA (Research Letter) 2014 Aug 20;312(7):746-8.
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Rajagopal S#, Magaret A, Mugo N, Wald A. Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in Africa: a systematic review. Open Forum Infect Dis (Summer 2014) 1 (2): doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofu043
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Melvin AJ, Mohan KM, Schiffer JT, Drolette LM, Magaret A, Corey L, Wald A. Plasma and CSF herpes simplex virus levels at diagnosis and outcome of neonatal infection. J Pediatr in press
