Phillip Chan, MBChB, PhD, MRCP
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Dr Chan obtained his medical degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He completed his fellowship training in internal medicine and neurology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital of Hong Kong. Before joining the Yale School of Medicine, he served as a research fellow for NeuroHIV projects conducted in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his PhD in neurological impacts of acute HIV infection at the University of Amsterdam in 2021. Between 2018 and 2022, he also worked with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on neurodegenerative disease research projects.
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Neurology
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- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Neurological Infections and Global Neurology
- Neurology
- Spudich Lab
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Amsterdam (2021)
- Higher Physician Trainee (Advanced Internal Medicine)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Higher Physician Trainee (Neurology)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Basic Physician Trainee
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- MBChB
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2004)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
AIDS Dementia Complex; Biomarkers; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Neurocognitive Disorders; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neuroimaging
Public Health Interests
Aging; HIV/AIDS; Infectious Diseases; Mental Health
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Serena Susan Spudich, MD, MA
Mehran M Sadeghi, MD
35Publications
267Citations
AIDS Dementia Complex
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Biomarkers
Neuroimaging
Publications
2025
Longitudinal CNS and systemic T-lymphocyte and monocyte activation before and after antiretroviral therapy beginning in primary HIV infection.
Chan P, Li X, Li F, Emu B, Price RW, Spudich S. Longitudinal CNS and systemic T-lymphocyte and monocyte activation before and after antiretroviral therapy beginning in primary HIV infection. Front Immunol 2025, 16: 1531828. PMID: 40070827, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1531828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuropsychiatric and laboratory outcomes of hepatitis C treatment in an early-treated HIV cohort in Thailand.
Ocampo F, Sacdalan C, Pinyakorn S, Paudel M, Wansom T, Poltubtim N, Sriplienchan S, Phanuphak N, Paul R, Hsu D, Colby D, Trautmann L, Spudich S, Chan P, RV254/SEARCH 010 Study Team. Neuropsychiatric and laboratory outcomes of hepatitis C treatment in an early-treated HIV cohort in Thailand. AIDS Res Ther 2025, 22: 20. PMID: 39972347, DOI: 10.1186/s12981-025-00707-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpaired creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate in Thai individuals switching to dolutegravir: illustrating the role of cystatin C testing to aid clinical decision making.
Sacdalan C, Austin C, Varma A, Pinyakorn S, Kroon E, Colby DJ, Chan P, Goh O, Pornpaisakul K, Intasan J, Luekasemsuk T, Robb ML, Chomchey N, Phanuphak N, Ananworanich J, Vasan S, Hsu D, SEARCH 010/RV254 study group. Impaired creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate in Thai individuals switching to dolutegravir: illustrating the role of cystatin C testing to aid clinical decision making. AIDS Res Ther 2025, 22: 15. PMID: 39920714, DOI: 10.1186/s12981-025-00712-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Chemsex and rising substance use linked to sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Bangkok, Thailand.
Muccini C, Pinyakorn S, Kolsteeg C, Kroon E, Sacdalan C, Crowell TA, Chan P, Paul R, Hsu D, Phanuphak N, Colby DJ, RV254/SEARCH010 Study Group. Chemsex and rising substance use linked to sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Bangkok, Thailand. IJID Reg 2024, 13: 100465. PMID: 39483152, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral Nervous System Effects of Early HIV Infection and Consequences of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation during Acute HIV
Chan P, Spudich S. Central Nervous System Effects of Early HIV Infection and Consequences of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation during Acute HIV. Viruses 2024, 16: 1082. PMID: 39066244, PMCID: PMC11281648, DOI: 10.3390/v16071082.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEarly HIV infectionCentral nervous systemHIV infectionEffects of early HIV infectionIncrease awareness of HIV infectionCentral nervous system opportunistic infectionsImmediate initiation of antiretroviral therapyInitiation of antiretroviral therapyAwareness of HIV infectionCentral nervous system complicationsCentral nervous system involvementAntiretroviral therapy initiationCentral nervous system effectsLong-term neuroprotectionHIV-associated dementiaOvert clinical manifestationsYears of infectionMulti-organ diseaseNucleic acid testingAcute HIVHIV neuroinvasionHIV RNAAntiretroviral therapyOpportunistic infectionsTherapy initiationFramingham risk score based vascular outcomes in acute versus chronic HIV cohorts after 6 years of ART
Holroyd K, Han W, Apornpong T, Trautmann L, Gatechompol S, Hiransuthikul A, Ubolyam S, Sacdalan C, Sriplienchan S, Kanaprach R, Kerr S, Avihingsanon A, Spudich S, Chan P. Framingham risk score based vascular outcomes in acute versus chronic HIV cohorts after 6 years of ART. HIV Medicine 2024, 25: 725-736. PMID: 38383057, PMCID: PMC11153003, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFramingham risk scoreYears of antiretroviral therapyAcute HIVHigher CD4 countsAntiretroviral therapyChronic HIVCD4 countFollow-upAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseVascular outcomesAssociated with higher body mass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk scoreHigher body mass indexRisk factorsPrevalence of syphilisVascular agingCD8 T-cell countsMetabolic risk factorsCohort of participantsBody mass indexMultivariate linear regression analysisCardiovascular risk factorsEffect of ART initiationStarted antiretroviral therapy
2023
Update on Central Nervous System Effects of the Intersection of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2.
Ocampo FF, Promsena P, Chan P. Update on Central Nervous System Effects of the Intersection of HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2023, 20: 345-356. PMID: 37950846, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00676-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is associated with HIV-1 neuroinvasion during acute infection
Chan P, Moreland S, Sacdalan C, Kroon E, Colby D, Sriplienchan S, Pinyakorn S, Phanuphak N, Jagodzinski L, Valcour V, Vasan S, Paul R, Trautmann L, Spudich S, Team O. Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is associated with HIV-1 neuroinvasion during acute infection. AIDS 2023, 38: 373-378. PMID: 37916464, PMCID: PMC10842649, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF HIV-1 RNAWhite blood cell countHIV-1 RNAAcute HIV infectionCp/mLCSF pleocytosisCSF samplesLower plasmaCerebrospinal fluid white blood cell countMedian CSF white blood cell countStage ICSF white blood cell countDetectable HIV-1 RNAFiebig stage IIIFiebig stages ICerebrospinal fluid pleocytosisT-cell countsAcute retroviral syndromeHigh viral loadBlood cell countCells/Blood CD4Acute infectionHIV infectionMedian agePsychological stress and vessel wall inflammation: Opportunity of reducing cardiovascular risk in people with HIV
Chan P, Sadeghi M. Psychological stress and vessel wall inflammation: Opportunity of reducing cardiovascular risk in people with HIV. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2023, 115: 118-119. PMID: 37820976, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.007.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConsensus Competencies for Post-Graduate Fellowship Training in Global Neurology.
Schiess N, Kulo V, Anand P, Bearden DR, Berkowitz AL, Birbeck GL, Cervantes-Arslanian A, Chan P, Chishimba LC, Chow FC, Elicer I, Fleury A, Kinikar A, Kvalsund M, Mateen FJ, Mbonde AA, Meyer AL, O'Carroll CB, Ogunniyi A, Patel AA, Rubenstein M, Siddiqi OK, Spudich S, Tackett SA, Thakur KT, Vora N, Zunt J, Saylor DR. Consensus Competencies for Post-Graduate Fellowship Training in Global Neurology. Neurology 2023 PMID: 36997322, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207184.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Neurology Collaborative Science Group, AIDS clinical trials group (ACTG)
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2021 - Presentactivity Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK)
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2008 - Presentactivity Hong Kong College of Physicians (Neurology)
Professional OrganizationsFellowDetails2011 - Presentactivity Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Medicine)
Professional OrganizationsFellowDetails2012 - Presentactivity Hong Kong Neurological Society
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