Paul Adamson, MD

Core Scientist, Combination Prevention Core


Paul Adamson MD, MPH is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where he specializes in Infectious Diseases. He went to medical school at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at UCLA. His interests include public health, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV prevention. Currently, his research is primarily focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of STIs among key populations in global health settings, with an emphasis in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. He also participates in a variety of COVID-19 related research and advocacy projects. He is a clinical provider at the UCLA CARE Center, where he focuses on the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Allan-Blitz, L. T., Chan, K., Adamson, P., Klausner, J. D., & Hsu, K. (2024). The Role of Emergency and Primary Care in Combating the Rise of Gonorrhea: Another Purview Paradox?Journal of primary care & community health15, 21501319241303609.


2. Bui, H. T. M., Adamson, P. C., Nguyen, T. C., Dau, N. S., Nguyen, K. D., Pham, L. Q., Le, G. M., & Klausner, J. D. (2024). Preferences and Acceptability of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections in an HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis clinic in Hanoi, VietnamSexually transmitted diseases, 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002109. Advance online publication.


3. Dong, H. V., Adamson, P., Pham, D. H., Pham, Q. H., Le, H. H. L., Pham, L. Q., Bui, H. T. M., Le, G. M., & Klausner, J. D. (2024). Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, VietnamJournal of global antimicrobial resistance40, 11–14. Advance online publication.

Last updated: 1/15/2025