Dr. Donald Ira Abrams MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
1701 Divisadero St San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Donald Abrams is an oncologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Abrams specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Abrams manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical experience and choice of drug therapy for human immunodeficiency virus disease.
- Kaposi's sarcoma and central nervous system disease: a real association or an artifact of the control group? Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS.
- A randomized study of antiretroviral management based on plasma genotypic antiretroviral resistance testing in patients failing therapy. CPCRA 046 Study Team for the Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS.
- Epoetin alfa therapy for anaemia in HIV-infected patients: impact on quality of life.
- Potential interventions for HIV/AIDS wasting: an overview.
- Altered fat distribution in HIV-positive men on nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy.
- The effects of cannabinoids on the pharmacokinetics of indinavir and nelfinavir.
- Short-term effects of cannabinoids on immune phenotype and function in HIV-1-infected patients.
- Nadir CD4+ T cell count predicts response to subcutaneous recombinant interleukin-2.
- Medicinal cannabis: rational guidelines for dosing.
- Burnout among HIV/AIDS health care providers. Helping the people on the frontlines.
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related malignancies: a topical overview.
- Contrasts, conflicts, and change: A case in cultural oncology.
- Community-based clinical trials in hiv: the contributions of Mathilde Krim.
- Current therapeutic options for Kaposi's sarcoma.
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