Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine

CURRICULUM VITAE

Allen Lothrop Gifford, M.D.

Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine

715 Albany Street, Talbot Building 3W Boston, Massachusetts 02118

Phone: (617) 414-1361 • Fax: (617) 638-5374

Email :

Center for Health Quality, Outcomes Economic Research

VA New England Healthcare

200 Springs Road (152)

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

Phone: (781) 687-3038 • Fax: (781) 687-3106

Email:

Positions & Appointments (Current):

2010-present Professor of Public Health and Medicine, Boston University

2006-present Director and co-Research Coordinator,

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs QUERI Center for HIV and Hepatitis

Implementation Research (HHQUERI)

2006-present Associate Director and Co-PI

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs HSR&D Center for Health Quality,

Outcomes Economic Research, Bedford, MA

2006-present HIV/Hepatitis Lead Clinician

VA New England Healthcare System, Bedford, MA

2006-present Staff Physician, VA Boston Healthcare System

Positions & Appointments (Past):

2006-2010 Associate Professor of Public Health and Medicine, Boston University

2002-2006 Associate Professor of Medicine In-Residence, University of California, San Diego

2001-2004 Advanced Research Career Development Award Scientist, VA San Diego Healthcare System

1996-2002 Assistant Professor of Medicine In-Residence, University of California, San Diego

1996-2006 Research Scientist, Veterans Medical Research Foundation, San Diego

1996-2006 Consultant,

Health Sciences Program, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California

1995-2006 Staff Physician, Medical Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System

1992-1995 Attending Physician, AIDS Clinic and Inpatient Consultation Service, Moffitt- Long Hospital, San Francisco, California

1993-1995 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1982-1983 Peace Corp Volunteer

Teacher, College d’Enseignement Generale, Magaria, Republic of Niger

Education:

1993-1995 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Health Services Research,

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program, Stanford University

1992-1993 HIV/AIDS Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, California

1989-1992 Intern, Junior, and Senior Resident in Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

1989 M.D. with Honors and Distinction,

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC

1981 A.B., Magna Cum Laude

Harvard University

Extramural and VA Peer-Reviewed Funding (PI and CoPI):

06/01/98-09/30/14 HIV 98-001 (PI- Allen Gifford/CoPI Steven Asch) VA HSRD QUERI - HIV/Hepatitis Research Center $560,433 per year

10/01/07-09/30/13 HFP 90-011 (PI- Dan Berlowitz/CoPI-Allen Gifford) VA HSR&D Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research $702,000 per year

05/01/09-04/30/12 IIR 08-298-1 (PI-Jack Clark/CoPI-Allen Gifford,) VA HSR&D Patients’ Experiences of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C in the VA $703,400 total

10/01/07-09/30/12 1 R01 MH076911-01A2 (PI-Allen Gifford) NIH/NIMH Implementing Computerized Clinical Assessment of HIV Patient Adherence $2,819,900 total

05/01/05-04/30/07 VA - IIR 03-089-2 (PI-Allen Gifford) VA HSR&D Merit Award

Evaluating HIV/AIDS Care Access and Quality in the VA $288,550 per year

05/01/05-9/30/05 VA-QUERI (PI- Allen Gifford) VA HSR&D Award

Expert Panel on Collaborative Care for Depression in Veterans with HIV $35,000 total

02/01/05-1/31/07 IMA 04-417 (PI- Allen Gifford) VA HSRD Award

Collaboration Support for Academic Expert in Implementation Research $300,000 total

07/01/01-6/30/05 RWJ Foundation (PI- Allen Gifford) Generalist Award

Adherence Care Enhancement $300,000 total

06/01/04-9/30/04 VA-QUERI (PI- Allen Gifford) VA HSR&D Award

Supporting HIV Adherence with Patient Audio-CASI Assessment/Instruction $50,000 total

10/01/01-09/30/04 RCD-98-347-3 (PI- Allen Gifford) VA Career Development Award

A Program to Optimize Veterans’ Adherence to Chronic Disease Medications $450,000 total

06/01/01-05/31/03 (PI- Burnam; Site PI- Allen Gifford) NIMH Mental Health and Services among Adults with HIV: Analyses of HCSUS Data $30,000 total

07/01/00-06/30/02 VA - HII 99054-2 (PI- Allen Gifford) VA HSR&D Merit Award

A Medication Adherence Intervention for HIV-Infected Veterans $488,976 total

09/30/96-08/31/00 1 R01 NR04415 (PI- Allen Gifford) NIH Nurse-Led Patient Education for Symptoms of HIV/AID $644,708 total

07/01/97-06/30/00 R97-SD-1137 (PI- Allen Gifford) State of California

Improving Drug Adherence and Viral Load with HIV Education $118,737 total

Extramural and VA Peer-Reviewed Funding History (Co-Investigator):

01/01/2013-06/30/2014 RRP HX-12-014 (PI- Groessl) VA QUERI Increasing Access to HCV Self-Management via the Internet $150,000

04/01/12-03/31/15 R34 DA032423 (PI- Sabin) NIH China Adherence Through Technology Study (CATS) $680,437 total

03/01/12-12/20/16 U24AA020778 (PI- Samet) NIAAA The Uganda Russia Boston Alcohol Network for Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS (URBAN ARCH) Consortium – Administrative Coordinating Core $235,874 per year

09/01/11-06/30/16 R01DA032082 (PI- Samet) NIDA Linking Russian Narcology HIV Care to Enhance Treatment, Retention Outcomes (LINC)

$499,627 per year

10/01/11-09/30/12 RRP10-228 (PI- Ho) VA HSR&D Modeling the VA Cost Impacts of New medications for Chronic Hepatitis C $100,000 total

04/01/11-03/31/15 VA SDP 10-444 (PIs- Kanwal Pyne) VA SDP Hepatitis C Implementation of Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions

$1,208,830 total

01/01/11-12/31/11 RRP 10-195 (PI- Bokhour) VA HSR&D Evaluating Implementation of an HIV Adherence Informatics Intervention $100,000 total

07/01/08-06/30/11 VA HSR&D 08-002 (Co-PIs- Goetz, Asch) VA HSR&D Multi-VISN Implementation of a Program to Improve HIV Screening and Testing

$1,887,300 total

10/01/09-09/30/10 RRP 09-126 (PI- Solomon) VA/QUERI How Providers Prioritize Preventive Care Tasks $99,600 total

07/09-07/10 VA RRP 09-192 (PI- McInnes) VA RRP Intervention to Provide Veterans with Health – Related Internet Skills $99,200 total

10/07-9/11 VA SDR 07-002 (PI- Rosen) VA HSR&D Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-faceted Approach $1,902,000 total

10/06-09/10 VA IIR 02-275 (PI- Stepnowsky) HSR&D Effect of Self-Management on Improving Sleep Apnea Outcomes $671,750 total

10/07-09/09 HHSA290200600012/AHRQ (PI- Drainoni) AHRQ Program Evaluation to Improve Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening Practices and Testing

Uptake in Select Primary Care Provider Settings $550,000 total

09/06-08/09 VA IAC 05-067 (PI- Groessl) VA IAC A Self-Management Intervention for Veterans with Hepatitis C $724,931 total

11/01/08-07/31/09 VA HSR&D IAB 07-231-3 (PI- Rosen) VA HSR&D Improving Safety Culture: Leveraging Frontline Expertise $100,000

10/07-03/09 HHSA29020060012 (PI- Rosen) AHRQ Development and Use of Ambulatory Adverse Event Trigger Tools $399,933 total

04/06-03/09 VA MNT 05-152 (PI- Pyne) VA MNT HIV Implementation of Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions

$902,000 total

04/08-10/08 VA STP SHP 08-193 (PI- Clark) VA STP Patients’ Views of Hepatitis C Treatment Completion or Withdrawal $51,100 total

04/08-10/08 VA RRP 08-251 QUERI (PI- McInnes) VA RRP Email Social Marketing of HIV Testing: Patient and Provider Perceptions $72,600 total

05/08-09/08 VA SHP 08-203 (PI- Groessl) VA SHP Liver Biopsy Use for VA Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: Patterns and Predictors

$87,800 total

05/06-04/08 VA SDP 06-001 (PI- Goetz) VA SDP Implementation and Evaluation of a VISN-Based Program to Improve HIV Screening Testing

$298,450 per year

01/06-12/09 VA NRI 04-252-2 (PI- Shively) VA NRI Heart PACT: Patient Activation in High-Risk Patients with Heart Failure $555,800 total

01/01/00-12/31/05 AI-27-670-16/15 (PI- Havlir) NIH / NIAID San Diego AIDS Clinical Trials Unit $1,461,794 total

12/01/99-11/30/02 1 R01 HS10220 (PI- Lenert) AHRQ Is Non-Adherence a Revealed Preference? $303,896 per year

10/01/99-09/30/02 HIS 99043-1 (PI- Samuel Bozzette) VA/HSRD QUERI Data Collection for Veterans with HIV/AIDS: Survey $608,679 total

08/01/98-07/31/02 1 U01 AI43638 (PIs- Richman Havlir) NIH / NIAID San Diego and Southwestern Primary Infection Program $1,230,233 total

09/01/94-04/30/00 5 U01 HS08578 (PIs- Shapiro Bozzette) AHCPR HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS) $2,984,381 per year

01/01/99-12/31/00 VA IIR-98011-1 (PIs- Ampel Mohler) VA HSR&D Award

Adherence of HIV+ Patients to Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Treatment $92,000 per year

PENDING

10/01/12-09/30/13 HSR&D RRP 12-194 (PI- Kanwal) VA HSR&D Development of a Shared Decision-Making Aid for Hepatitis C Treatment $99,585 total

Committees and Boards:

2008-present Bedford VA New England Healthcare System Infection Control

2005-present Chair Emeritus, Society of General Internal Medicine HIV Committee

2011-present Boston University School of Public Health, Advisory Committee – Schoolwide DrPH Program

2011-present VA HSR&D/QUERI 2012 Annual Meeting

2011-2012 Member, VA Office of Research and Development National Working Group and

Task Force to report on the Grant Peer-Review Process

2007-2010 Member, Faculty Senate, Boston University School of Public Health

2005-2006 Member, UCSD Human Research Protections Program Institutional Review

Board

2005-2006 Member, UCSD Department of Medicine Committee on Academic Promotions

(DOM-CAP)

2004-2006 Standing Member, Behavioral and Social Concerns in HIV Study Section

(BSCH), National Institutes of Health CSR

2003 Ad Hoc Member, UCSD School of Medicine Committee on Academic

Promotions (SOM-CAP)

2002-2004 National Chair, Outcomes Committee - AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)

2002-2004 Member, VA San Diego R D Committee

2000-2001 National Vice-Chair, Outcomes Committee - AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)

2000 Chair, VA San Diego Data Work Subcommittee

2000 Chair, Abstract Selection Committee 2000 Annual Meeting, California Region, Society of General Internal Medicine

2000-2003 UCSD School of Medicine - Medical Informatics Subcommittee

1999-2003 National VA Executive Committee, HIV Quality Enhancement Research

Initiative, Department of Veterans Affairs

1999 Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Special Supplement, AIDS and

Aging

1999-2003 Member, AIDS and Related Research Study Section 8 (AARR-8), National

Institutes of Health CSR

1999-2002 Editorial Consultant, Western Journal of Medicine

1998-2006 HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS) Consortium

1998-2006 Recruitment, Adherence, and Retention Committee, AIDS Clinical Trials Group

(ACTG)

1998 Abstracts Selection Committee, Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and

Development 1998 Annual Meeting

1998 Abstract Selection Committee, International Society for Quality of Life Research

(ISOQOL) 1998 Annual Meeting

Board Certification and Licensure:

1992 American Board of Internal Medicine. Diplomate.

1991 Medical Board of California. Physician and Surgeon License.

1990 National Board of Medical Examiners. Diplomate.

Reviewer:

AIDS Journal of Infectious Diseases

AIDS and Behavior Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

AIDS Care Medical Care

Clinical Infectious Diseases New England Journal of Medicine

Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes Topics in Primary Care

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Western Journal of Medicine

Journal of General Internal Medicine HIV Clinical Trials

Membership in Scientific Societies:

2005-present HIV Medicine Association. Member.

1996-present International AIDS Society. Member.

2009-present American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Member.

1992-present American College of Physicians. Member.

1988-present Society of General Internal Medicine. Member.

1996-present Academy Health (formerly Association for Health Services Research). Member.

1993-2000 Society for Medical Decision-Making. Member.

Professional Awards and Honors:

2001 Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2001 Advanced Research Career Development Award

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Health Services Research Development

1999-2000 President, Society of General Internal Medicine, California Region

1993-1995 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

1993 Lawrence S. Linn Award for Research on Quality of Life with HIV/AIDS, Society of General Internal Medicine

1989 Huesner Pupil Award. University of North Carolina School of Medicine

1988 Foreign Fellowship Award, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

For study at the University of Nairobi, Kenya and at Vanga Hospital, Zaire.

1980 Alpha Omega Alpha. Awarded Junior year

1980 John Harvard Scholarship. For academic achievement.

Bibliography:

1. Gifford AL. Assessing and Following the Patient Who Tests Positive. IM- Internal

Medicine 1993; 1426-1444.

2. Gifford AL. The New AIDS Definition: TB, Pneumonia, Cervical Cancer. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling 1993; 8(6):1-4.

3. Gifford AL, McPhee SJ, Fordham D. Preventive care among HIV-positive patients in a general medicine practice. Am J Prev Med 1994; 10(1):5-9.

4. Gifford AL, Lorig K, Laurent D, and Gonzalez V. Living Well With HIV/AIDS. Palo Alto, CA: Bull Publishing, 1997.

5. Gifford AL, Laurent DD, Gonzales VM, Chesney MA, Lorig KR. Pilot randomized trial of education to improve self-management skills of men with symptomatic HIV/AIDS. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 1998; 18(2):136-44.

6. Gifford AL, Sengupta S. Self-management health education for chronic HIV infection. AIDS Care 1999; 11(1):115-30.

7. Bozzette SA, Phillips B, Asch S, Gifford AL, Lenert L, Menke T, Oritz E, Owens D, Deyton L. Quality Enhancement Research Initiative for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: framework and plan. HIV-QUERI Executive Committee. Med Care 2000; 38(6 Suppl 1):I60-9.

8. Chesney MA, Ickovics JR, Chambers DB, Gifford AL, Neidig J, Zwickl B, Wu AW. Self- reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: the AACTG adherence instruments. AIDS Care 2000; 12(3):255-66.

9. Gifford AL, Bormann JE, Shively MJ, Wright BC, Richman DD, Bozzette SA. Predictors of self-reported adherence and plasma HIV concentrations in patients on multidrug

antiretroviral regimens. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2000; 23(5):386-95.

10. Gifford AL, Collins R, Timberlake D, Schuster MA, Shapiro MF, Bozzette SA, Kanouse DE for the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study Consortium. Propensity of HIV patients to seek urgent and emergent care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2000; 12(12):833-840.

11. Gifford AL, Lorig K, Laurent D, Gonzalez V. Living well with HIV and AIDS, 2nd ed. Palo

Alto, CA: Bull Publishing; 2000.

12. Mathews WC, McCutchan JA, Asch S, Turner BJ, Gifford AL, Kuromiya K, et al. National estimates of HIV-related symptom prevalence from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study. Med Care 2000;38(7):750-62.

13. Wu AW, Gifford AL, Asch S, Cohn SE, Bozzette SA, Yurk R. Quality-of-Care Indicators for HIV/AIDS. Disease Management Health Outcomes 2000;7(6):315-30.

14. Andersen R, Bozzette S, Shapiro M, St. Clair P, Morton S, Crystal S Goldman D, Wenger N, Gifford AL, Leibowitz A, Asch S, Berry S, Nakazono T, Heslin K, Cunningham W. Access of vulnerable groups to antiretroviral therapy among persons in care for HIV disease in the United States. HCSUS Consortium. HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study. Health Serv Res 2000;35(2):389-416.

15. Gifford AL, How to Have Theory in an Epidemic. By Paula A. Treichler. 477 pp.

Durham and London, Duke University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8223-2318-4. N Engl J Med, 2000; 343(18):1343.

16. Cunningham WE, Markson LE, Andersen RM, Crystal SH, Fleishman JA, Golin C, Gifford A, Nelson C, Liu HH, Nakazono TT, Morton S, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF, Wenger NS, and the HCSUS Consortium. Prevalence and Predictors of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Use in Persons with HIV Infection in the U.S. Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes, 2000; 25:115-123.

17. Gifford AL, Hecht FM. Evaluating HIV Patients with Headache: Who Needs Computed

Tomography? Headache. 2001;41(5):441-448.

18. Wenger NS, Kanouse D, Collins R, Liu H, Schuster M, Gifford AL, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF and the HCSUS Consortium. End-of-Life Discussions and Preferences among Persons with HIV. JAMA, 2001;285(22):2880-7.

19. Collins RL, Kanouse DE, Gifford AL, Senterfitt JW, Schuster MA, McCaffrey DF, Shapiro MF, Wenger NS. Changes in Health Promoting Behavior Following Diagnosis with HIV: Prevalence and Correlates in a National Probability Sample. Health Psychology, 2001; 20(5):351-360.