George Rutherford, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
PHONE: (415) 597-9108
FAX: (415) 597-8299
LOCATION: 50 Beale St, Suite 1200, San Francisco; 229 University Hall, UC Berkeley
E-MAIL: grutherford@psg.ucsf.edu
Research Interests
- Epidemiology and prevention of HIV in developing world
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Epidemiology and prevention of coccidioidomycosis
- Meta-analysis
- Childhood injury prevention and emergency services
Setia MS, Steinmaus C, Ho C, Rutherford GW (2006 in press). The role of BCG in prevention of leprosy: a meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis.
Bunnell R, Ekwaru JP, Bikaako-Kajura W, Were W, Coutinho A, Liechty C, Madraa E, Rutherford G, Mermin J (2006). Changes in sexual behavior and risk of HIV transmission after antiretroviral therapy and prevention interventions in rural Uganda. AIDS; 20:85-92.
Setia MS, Steinmaus C, Ho C, Rutherford GW (2006). The role of BCG in prevention of leprosy: a meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis; 6:162-170.
Chang LW, Phipps WT, Rutherford GW (2005). Antifungal interventions for the primary prevention of cryptococcal disease in adults with HIV [Cochrane review]. Cochrane Database Syst Rev; (3):CD004772.Chang LW, Phipps Wt, Rutherford GW (2005 in press). Antifungal interventions for the primary prevention of cryptococcal disease in adults with HIV (Cochrane review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
Louie JK, Nguyen HC, Le TTT, Vo MQ, Campbell J, Nguyen VVC, Rutherford GW, Farrar JJ, Parry CM (2004). Opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. Intl J STD AIDS; 15:758-761.
Louie JK, Nguyen HC, Le TTT, Vo MQ, Campbell J, Nguyen VVC, Rutherford GW, Farrar JJ, Parry CM (2004). Opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. Intl J STD AIDS.
Tester JM, Rutherford GW, Wald Z, Rutherford MW (2004). A matched case-control study evaluating the effectiveness of speed humps in reducing child pedestrian injures. Am H Public Health. 94: 646-50.
Aragon TJ, Ulrich S, Fernyak S, Rutherford GW (2003). Risks of serious complications and death from smallpox vaccination: A systematic review of the United States experience, 1963-1968. BMC Public Health. 11;3(1):26.
Other Interests
- Salvatore Pablo Lucia Professor of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Pediatrics and Head, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF
- Director, UCSF-UCB Institute for Global Health
- Director, International Program, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF
- Director, UCSF-UCB Joint Residency Program in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Coordinating Editor, Cochrane Collaborative Review Group on HIV Infection and AIDS
Profile updated: January 30, 2007