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Biography
Dr. Valentina Montessori
Current Position
Consultant, Infectious Diseases, St. Paul's Hospital
Associate Medical Director, John Ruedy Immunodeficiency Clinic
Director, Pacific Region, Canadian HIV Trials Network
Primary Areas of Interest
HIV and HCV coinfection, HIV in injection drug users
Medical Training
University of British Columbia (MD, 1990)
Post-Graduate Training
University of British Columbia, Internal Medicine (1992 - 1995)
University of British Columbia, Infectious Diseases (1995 - 1997)
Canadian HIV Trials Network Research Associate (1997 - 1999)
Current Boards or Associations
Co-Chair, BC Therapeutics Guidelines Committee for HIV/AIDS
Chair, Extended Therapy Committee for HIV/AIDS
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Residency Program, UBC
Memberships
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC)
Canadian Infectious Diseases Society
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Recent Publications
- Montessori V, Harris M, Hogg R, O'Shaughnessy M, Montaner J. Lactic acidosis: A recently recognized association with antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. BCMJ 2000;42:430-33.
- Montessori V, Rouleau D, Raboud J, Rae S, Woo I, Montaner JSG, Conway B. Clinical characteristics of primary HIV infection in injection drug users. AIDS 2000;14:1868-9.
- Heath KV, Hogg RS, Chan KJ, Harris M, Montessori V, O'Shaugnessy MV, Montaner JSG. Lipodystrophy-associated morphologic, triglyceride and cholesterol abnormalities in a population-based HIV/AIDS treatment database. AIDS 2001;15: 231-239.
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