RonaldJEllisMD

Neurology • San Diego, CA

Professor, Neurosciences, UC San Diego Sch. of Medicine

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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-543-6806

Education & Training

University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial of CNS-targeted HAART (CIT2) Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Predicting Trajectories of Everyday Functioning in Adults Aging with HIV Using Latent Growth Mixture Modeling.
Lillian Ham, Scott Roesch, Donald R Franklin, Ronald J Ellis, Igor Grant
AIDS and Behavior. 2025-02-10
Effects of Tesamorelin on Neurocognitive Impairment in Abdominally Obese Persons with HIV.
Ronald J Ellis, Florin Vaida, Keren Hu, Michael Dube, Brook Henry
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025-01-15
Hepcidin modifies the relationship between anemia, erythrocyte indices, and neurocognitive performance in virally suppressed people with HIV.
Azin Tavasoli, Oluwakemi K Okwuegbuna, Bin Tang, Jennifer E Iudicello, Asha R Kallianpur
AIDS. 2025-01-07

Journal Articles

Effects of HIV Infection, Methamphetamine Dependence and Age on Cortical Thickness, Area and Volume
Thomas T Liu, John R Hesselink, Ronald J Ellis, Benjamin S McKenna, Igor Grant, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Continued High Prevalence and Adverse Clinical Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Sensory Neuropathy in the Era of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: The CHARTER StudyDecember 26th, 2016
Latent Profile Analysis of Cognitive Performance and Depressive Symptoms Among People with HIVFebruary 27th, 2024