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UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

Cara Wilson, MD

Infectious Disease

Board Certified

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  • Title(s)

    Clinical Associate Director, Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine

  • Gender

    Female

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease

  • Specialty

    Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    720-848-0000

  • Hospital Affiliations

    University of Colorado Hospital
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Locations

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-0000

Provider Expertise

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease ( 2018 )

Conditions & Treatments

  • Infections

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral

  • Immune System

Education & Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine (1988)


Undergraduate Schools

BS, Duke University (NC) (1984)


Internships

Johns Hopkins University Program (1989)


Residency Program

Johns Hopkins University Program (1991)


Fellowships

Massachusetts General Hospital Program (1995)

Professional Memberships

AIDS Clinical Trials Group, Member


American Association of Immunology, Member


Association of American Medical Colleges, Member


HIV and Aging Working Group, Member


Society for Leukocyte Biology, Member


Society of Mucosal Immunology, Member


Research & Grants

Grants

Switch from homeostatic to inflammatory cytokines by NK/ILC in HIV-infected gut (2015)

Role of Type I IFNs in Mucosal HIV-1 Immunity and Pathogenesis (2017)

SIV Pathogenesis in African Green Monkeys and Pigtailed Macaques (2018)

Dysregulated gut-microbe CD4 T cell interactions with Aging (2019)

Gut Cytotoxic CD4 T cells in HIV-1 Pathogenesis (2019)


Research Interests for Patients

1. Cellular immune response to HIV-1 and correlates of immune protection in early and chronic HIV-1 infection. 2. Development of novel prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for HIV-1 infection 3. Immune reconstitution of HIV-1 infection 4. Interactions between HIV-1 and dendritic cells 5. Dendritic cell, T cell, and epithelial cell interactions in HIV-infected gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) 6. HIV, aging, microbiome and mucosal immune function 7. Mechanisms of HIV-associated death in intestinal T cells 8. Role of Interferons in HIV pathogenesis

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Referral Contact Phone

720-848-0000

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

Infectious Diseases, HIV