Christopher S. Hall, MD, MS

San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Magnet
284 Waller Street
San Francisco, CA
USA 94102
Email: CHallMD@gmail.com

Biographical Sketch:
Chief, Clinical Affairs, California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch / Deputy Director, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Oakland, CA, 2004 to present Create and lead clinically oriented initiatives for STD Control Branch of California Department of Public Health. Co-direct medical affairs for state-wide and regional training center. Key content areas include general clinical training issues related to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, HIV testing in medical settings, HIV prevention in the care setting, and biomedical issues such as syphilis management, lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), and related concerns. Direct California Syphilis Elimination Effort activities. Serve as co-principal investigator on various studies (e.g., “Cefpodoxime/GC” (see below), “Translating Evidence-based Interventions into Practice”). Manage research and administrative staff, interns. HIV Care Physician, East Bay AIDS Center, Oakland, CA, 2004 to present Medical Director, Magnet, San Francisco, CA, 2004 to present Direct medical affairs while overseeing and providing clinical services for this gay men’s health center and HIV/STD screening site, a program of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Assistant Adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 2004 to present Director, Public Policy, Health Initiatives for Youth, San Francisco, CA, 1993–1995 Director, Clinical Research, National Hemophilia Foundation, New York, NY, 1993 Director, National Hemophilia/HIV Information Network (HANDI), National Hemophilia Foundation, New York, NY, 1989–1993 Manager, Resource Development, National AIDS Network, Washington, DC, 1987–1989 Numerous publications on STDs, HIV, and hepatitis C, including: “Streptococcus suis meningitis, United States” [letter], Lee GT, Chiu CY, Haller BL, Denn PM, Hall CS, Gerberding JL. Emerg Infect Dis, 2008. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/1/183.htm. “Emerging Issues in Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in HIV Infection,” Hall CS, Marrazzo JD. Curr Infect Dis Rep, 2007. 9 (6): 518-30. “Factors Associated with Seronegative Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV Infection,” Chamie G, Bonacini M, Bangsberg DR, Stapleton JT, Hall C, Overton ET, Scherzer R, Tien PC. Clinical Infectious Disease, 2007. 44 (4): 577-83. “Syphilis and HIV,” Hall CS, Bolan G, HIV InSite (online), revised June 2006. “The Impact of Chronic Hepatitis C on Health-Related Quality of Life in Homeless and Marginally Housed Individuals with HIV,” Tsui JI, Bangsberg DR, Ragland K, Hall CS, Riley ED. AIDS & Behavior, 2006. “Provider Assessment of Eligibility for Hepatitis C Treatment in HIV-infected Homeless and Marginally Housed Persons,” Thompson VV, Ragland KE, Hall CS, Bangsberg DR, AIDS, 2005, Suppl 3: S208-14.