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Victor Valcour, M.D.

Geriatrician

Dr. Victor Valcour is an internist and geriatrician at the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF, where he cares for seniors with memory disorders.

Valcour earned a medical degree at the University of Vermont in Burlington. He completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colo., a geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, and a neurobehavioral fellowship at UCSF. He worked as an associate professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Hawaii, Manoa before joining UCSF.

Clinics

Memory and Aging Center
1500 Owens St., Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 476-6880
Fax: (415) 476-4800

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

More about Victor Valcour

Education

University of Vermont School of Medicine 1994

Residencies

Exempla St Joseph Hospital of Denver 1997

Fellowships

University of Hawaii 1999

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Kallianpur KJ, Shikuma C, Kirk GR, Shiramizu B, Valcour V, Chow D, Souza S, Nakamoto B, Sailasuta N. Peripheral blood HIV DNA is associated with atrophy of cerebellar and subcortical gray matter. Neurology. 2013 May 7; 80(19):1792-9.
  2. Greene M, Justice AC, Lampiris HW, Valcour V. Management of human immunodeficiency virus infection in advanced age. JAMA. 2013 Apr 3; 309(13):1397-405.
  3. Chalermchai T, Valcour V, Sithinamsuwan P, Pinyakorn S, Clifford D, Paul RH, Tipsuk S, Fletcher JL, Degruttola V, Ratto-Kim S, Hutchings N, Shikuma C, Ananworanich J. Trail Making Test A improves performance characteristics of the International HIV Dementia Scale to identify symptomatic HAND. J Neurovirol. 2013 Apr; 19(2):137-43.
  4. Joseph J, Achim CL, Boivin MJ, Brew BJ, Clifford DB, Colosi DA, Ellis RJ, Heaton RK, Gallo-Diop A, Grant I, Kanmogne GD, Kumar M, Letendre S, Marcotte TD, Nath A, Pardo CA, Paul RH, Pulliam L, Robertson K, Royal W, Sacktor N, Sithinamsuwan P, Smith DM, Valcour V, Wigdahl B, Wood C. Global NeuroAIDS Roundtable. J Neurovirol. 2013 Feb; 19(1):1-9.
  5. Phanuphak N, Ananworanich J, Teeratakulpisarn N, Jadwattanakul T, Kerr SJ, Chomchey N, Hongchookiat P, Mathajittiphun P, Pinyakorn S, Rungrojrat P, Praihirunyakit P, Gerschenson M, Phanuphak P, Valcour V, Kim JH, Shikuma C. A 72-week randomized study of the safety and efficacy of a stavudine to zidovudine switch at 24 weeks compared to zidovudine or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate when given with lamivudine and nevirapine. Antivir Ther. 2012; 17(8):1521-31.
  6. Kusao I, Shiramizu B, Liang CY, Grove J, Agsalda M, Troelstrup D, Velasco VN, Marshall A, Whitenack N, Shikuma C, Valcour V. Cognitive performance related to HIV-1-infected monocytes. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012 Dec 1; 24(1):71-80.
  7. Sailasuta N, Ross W, Ananworanich J, Chalermchai T, DeGruttola V, Lerdlum S, Pothisri M, Busovaca E, Ratto-Kim S, Jagodzinski L, Spudich S, Michael N, Kim JH, Valcour V. Change in brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy after treatment during acute HIV infection. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11):e49272.
  8. Heaps J, Valcour V, Chalermchai T, Paul R, Rattanamanee S, Siangphoe U, Sithinamsuwan P, Chairangsaris P, Nidhinandana S, Tipsuk S, Suttichom D, Fletcher J, Shikuma C, Ananworanich J. Development of normative neuropsychological performance in Thailand for the assessment of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2013 Jan; 35(1):1-8.
  9. Shikuma CM, Nakamoto B, Shiramizu B, Liang CY, Degruttola V, Bennett K, Paul R, Kallianpur K, Chow D, Gavegnano C, Hurwitz SJ, Schinazi RF, Valcour VG. Antiretroviral monocyte efficacy score linked to cognitive impairment in HIV. Antivir Ther. 2012; 17(7):1233-42.
  10. Bunupuradah T, Chetchotisakd P, Jirajariyavej S, Valcour V, Bowonwattanuwong C, Munsakul W, Klinbuayaem V, Prasithsirikul W, Sophonphan J, Mahanontharit A, Hirschel B, Bhakeecheep S, Ruxrungtham K, Ananworanich J. Neurocognitive impairment in patients randomized to second-line lopinavir/ritonavir-based antiretroviral therapy vs. lopinavir/ritonavir monotherapy. J Neurovirol. 2012 Dec; 18(6):479-87.
  11. High KP, Brennan-Ing M, Clifford DB, Cohen MH, Currier J, Deeks SG, Deren S, Effros RB, Gebo K, Goronzy JJ, Justice AC, Landay A, Levin J, Miotti PG, Munk RJ, Nass H, Rinaldo CR, Shlipak MG, Tracy R, Valcour V, Vance DE, Walston JD, Volberding P. HIV and aging: state of knowledge and areas of critical need for research. A report to the NIH Office of AIDS Research by the HIV and Aging Working Group. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jul 1; 60 Suppl 1:S1-18.
  12. Nakamoto BK, Jahanshad N, McMurtray A, Kallianpur KJ, Chow DC, Valcour VG, Paul RH, Marotz L, Thompson PM, Shikuma CM. Cerebrovascular risk factors and brain microstructural abnormalities on diffusion tensor images in HIV-infected individuals. J Neurovirol. 2012 Aug; 18(4):303-12.
  13. Valcour V, Chalermchai T, Sailasuta N, Marovich M, Lerdlum S, Suttichom D, Suwanwela NC, Jagodzinski L, Michael N, Spudich S, van Griensven F, de Souza M, Kim J, Ananworanich J. Central nervous system viral invasion and inflammation during acute HIV infection. J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 15; 206(2):275-82.
  14. Wendelken LA, Valcour V. Impact of HIV and aging on neuropsychological function. J Neurovirol. 2012 Aug; 18(4):256-63.
  15. Crystal H, Kleyman I, Anastos K, Lazar J, Cohen M, Liu C, Pearce L, Golub E, Valcour V, Ho A, Strickler H, Peters M, Kovacs A, Holman S, Kreek MJ, Manly J. Effects of hepatitis C and HIV on cognition in women: data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Feb 1; 59(2):149-54.
  16. Jahanshad N, Valcour VG, Nir TM, Kohannim O, Busovaca E, Nicolas K, Thompson PM. Disrupted Brain Networks in the Aging HIV+Population. Brain Connect. 2012; 2(6):335-44.
  17. Shiramizu B, Ananworanich J, Chalermchai T, Siangphoe U, Troelstrup D, Shikuma C, De Grutolla V, Sithinamsuwan P, Praihirunkit P, Rattanamanee S, Valcour V. Failure to clear intra-monocyte HIV infection linked to persistent neuropsychological testing impairment after first-line combined antiretroviral therapy. J Neurovirol. 2012 Feb; 18(1):69-73.
  18. Valcour VG. Evaluating cognitive impairment in the clinical setting: practical screening and assessment tools. Top Antivir Med. 2011 Dec; 19(5):175-80.
  19. Kallianpur KJ, Kirk GR, Sailasuta N, Valcour V, Shiramizu B, Nakamoto BK, Shikuma C. Regional cortical thinning associated with detectable levels of HIV DNA. Cereb Cortex. 2012 Sep; 22(9):2065-75.
  20. Valcour V, Maki P, Bacchetti P, Anastos K, Crystal H, Young M, Mack WJ, Cohen M, Golub ET, Tien PC. Insulin resistance and cognition among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adult women: the Women's Interagency HIV Study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 May; 28(5):447-53.

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