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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 619-543-3995Fax+1 619-543-7841
Summary
- Dr. Edward Cachay is an infectious disease specialist in San Diego, California and is affiliated with UC San Diego Health System. He received his medical degree from National University of Federico Villarreal Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for 17 years. Dr. Cachay accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 19 doctors at UC San Diego Health System who specialize in Infectious Disease and HIV medicine. Dr. Cachay is the only physician at UC San Diego Health System trained and certified in performing High Resolution Anoscopy and Infrared Coagulation therapy for Anal dysplasia. Dr. Cachay currently heads the ‘Owen Clinic Anal dysplasia program at UC San Diego Health System’, a clinic dedicated to the screening and treatment of precancerous anal dysplasia lesions. In March 2008, Dr. Cachay founded the Owen Hepatitis Co-infection Clinic at UC San Diego Health System, the first of its kind collaborative primary care models created to effectively manage and treat hepatitis C in HIV co-infected patients. Dr. Cachay research interest include different clinical, epidemiological and transitional scientific aspect of anal dysplasia . Dr. Cachay also focuses in health research outcome projects pertaining to HIV and HCV to improve access to treatment and care of disadvantage populations.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2004 - 2007
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
- National University of Federico Villarreal Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998
- University of California, San DiegoMAS, Adavanced Studies in Clinical Research
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
- Aids Malignancy Consortium High Resolution Anoscopy
- Aids Malignancy Consortium Infrared Coagulation Treatment of Anal Dysplasia
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Clinical Trials
- HIV Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve ART Adherence and Prevent HIV Transmission Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
- Effects of Health Literacy and HCV Knowledge on HCV Treatment Willingness in HIV-coinfected Patients Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 08
- Impact of DAA Uptake in Controlling HCV Epidemic and Modeling Interventions for HCV Elimination Among HIV-infected Persons in San Diego Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsDynamics of inflammatory responses after SARS-CoV-2 infection by vaccination status in the USA: a prospective cohort study.Xianming Zhu, Kelly A Gebo, Alison G Abraham, Feben Habtehyimer, Eshan U Patel
The Lancet. Microbe. 2023-09-01 - 35 citationsHuman papillomavirus, anal cancer, and screening considerations among HIV-infected individuals.Edward R. Cachay, William C. Mathews
AIDS Reviews. 2013-04-01 - 15 citationsPrevalence of steatotic liver disease, MASLD, MetALD and significant fibrosis in people with HIV in the United States.Samer Gawrieh, Eduardo Vilar-Gomez, Tinsay A Woreta, Jordan E Lake, Laura A Wilson
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
- Which Vaccine Should I Get? What to Know as COVID Cases Continue to SurgeJanuary 14th, 2022
- Which Vaccine Is Best for You? What to Know as Illinois Continues to See COVID SurgeDecember 16th, 2021
- Which Vaccine Is Best for You? Here's What to Know as Omicron Spreads, Boosters IncreaseDecember 8th, 2021
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