Jesse Clark, MD, MSc, is Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease and Department of Family Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. His research addresses the integration of new prevention technologies within the social and sexual networks of Latin American and Latino MSM. He studied History and American Civilization at Brown University and Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completed Internal Medicine Residency at Montefiore Medical Center, and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at UCLA. He is Director of the UCLA South American Program in HIV Prevention Research (SAPHIR) training program in Lima, Peru and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the UCLA T32 Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Global HIV Prevention and Treatment. Dr. Clark is also Medical Director for the UCLA Vine Street Clinic where he has led the site’s involvement in trials of long-acting injectable PrEP medications, mRNA vaccines to prevent COVID-19 and HIV-1, and studies of new therapeutics for substance use disorders. Current research includes: Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) to promote partner notification following STI diagnosis; Integrated approaches to harm reduction among men engaged in Chemsex; and STI screening as HIV prevention among MSM in Peru.

Contact: jlclark@mednet.ucla.edu

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Kelley, C. F., Acevedo-Quiñones, M., Agwu, A. L., Avihingsanon, A., Benson, P., Blumenthal, J., Brinson, C., Brites, C., Cahn, P., Cantos, V. D., Clark, J., Clement, M., Creticos, C., Crofoot, G., Diaz, R. S., Doblecki-Lewis, S., Gallardo-Cartagena, J. A., Gaur, A., Grinsztejn, B., Hassler, S., … PURPOSE 2 Study Team (2024). Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Men and Gender-Diverse Persons. The New England journal of medicine, 10.1056/NEJMoa2411858. Advance online publication.

2. Harris, C. L., Blair, C. S., Segura, E. R., Gutiérrez, J., Lake, J. E., Cabello, R., & Clark, J. L. (2024). Sexual network characteristics, condomless anal intercourse, and the HIV care cascade among MSM living with controlled versus uncontrolled HIV infection in Lima, Peru: a population-based cross-sectional analysis. Lancet regional health. Americas, 32, 100722.

3. Clark, J. L., Oldenburg, C. E., Passaro, R. C., Segura, E. R., Godwin, W., Fulcher, J. A., & Cabello, R. (2024). Changes in Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Rectal Mucosa Associated With Neisseria gonorrheae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Treatment Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Lima, Peru. The Journal of infectious diseases, 229(3), 845–854.

Last updated: 2/6/2025