Faculty | UCLA Saphir

Javier Lama, MD, MPH

Javier Lama, MD, MPH (Faculty Mentor) is Director of HIV Prevention Research at Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación. In addition to his work on clinical trials of HIV treatment and prevention in the AIDS Clinical Trial Group and HIV Prevention Trials Network, he Co-Chaired the iPrex trial of antiretroviral prophylaxis among MSM. His current research includes new strategies to improve HIV prevention and treatment among transgender women.

Research Interests:

Antiretroviral prophylaxis

Linkage to care for HIV-infected transgender women

PrEP adherence for transgender women

Selected Recent Publications:

Solomon MM, Lama JR, Glidden DV, Mulligan K, McMahan V, Liu AY, Guanira JV, Veloso VG, Mayer KH, Chariyalertsak S, Schechter M, Bekker LG, Kallás EG, Burns DN, Grant RM; iPrEx Study Team. Changes in renal function associated with oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate use for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. AIDS 2014; 28(6):851-9.

Mayer KH, Bekker LG, Stall R, Grulich AE, Colfax G, Lama JR.Comprehensive clinical care for men who have sex with men: an integrated approach. Lancet. 2012 Jul 28;380(9839):378-87.

Havlir DV, Kendall MA, Ive P, Kumwenda J, Swindells S, Qasba SS, Luetkemeyer AF, Hogg E, Rooney JF, Wu X, Hosseinipour MC, Lalloo U, Veloso VG, Some FF, Kumarasamy N, Padayatchi N, Santos BR, Reid S, Hakim J, Mohapi L, Mugyenyi P, Sanchez J, Lama JR, Pape JW, Sanchez A, Asmelash A, Moko E, Sawe F, Andersen J, Sanne I; AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study A5221. Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis. N Eng J Med 2011; 365(16):1482-91.

Grant RM, Lama JR, Anderson PL, McMahan V, Liu AY, Vargas L, Goicochea P, Casapía M, Guanira-Carranza JV, Ramirez-Cardich ME, Montoya-Herrera O, Fernández T, Veloso VG, Buchbinder SP, Chariyalertsak S, Schechter M, Bekker LG, Mayer KH, Kallás EG, Amico KR, Mulligan K, Bushman LR, Hance RJ, Ganoza C, Defechereux P, Postle B, Wang F, McConnell JJ, Zheng JH, Lee J, Rooney JF, Jaffe HS, Martinez AI, Burns DN, Glidden DV; iPrEx Study Team. Preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men. N Eng J Med 2010; 363(27):2587-99.