Email

echiao@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Medicine-Infectious Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Thomas Street Clinic (Clinic)

2015 Thomas St.
Houston, TX 77009
United States
Phone: (713) 873-4000
echiao@bcm.edu

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

04/2005 - Houston, TX United States

Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

01/2004 - New York, NY United States

Residency at University of Utah

01/2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah United States

MD from Cornell University Medical College

01/1998 - New York, New York United States

MPH from Yale University

01/1993 - New Haven, Connecticut United States

BA from Cornell University

05/1990 - Ithaca, New York

Certifications

Medical Oncology

#206405 (11/06/2014 - 12/31/2024)

American Board of Internal Medicine

Infectious Diseases

#206405 (10/30/2007 - 12/31/2017)

American Board Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• HIV, virally mediated cancers, epidemiology, prevention, outcomes

Professional Statement

Dr. Chiao's research interests include the study of virally associated malignancies, particularly HPV-associated cancers, and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV-associated cancers. The principal focus of her HPV-related work has been on identifying the improved screening algorithms utilizing HPV tests for HPV-related pre-cursor disease. In particular, she and her group are interested in identifying cost-effective approaches for screening HIV-infected individuals, who are at high risk for HPV-related cancers. She and her collaborators are focusing on providing evidence-based data to support risk-based approaches for screening and prevention guidelines for prevention of HPV-related cancers in high-risk individuals.
Dr. Chiao also has a longstanding interest in the study of the epidemiology, prevention and the treatment of non-AIDS defining cancers. The emphasis of this line of research is on utilizing large databases, including the national VA database to identify medications and metabolic diseases that may independently be associated with an increased risk for cancer in cohorts of HIV-infected individuals with well-controlled HIV.
Finally, Dr. Chiao is the principal investigator of the Baylor site for the AIDS Malignancy Consortium, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded consortium This research group performs Phase I and II studies of novel experimental and licensed therapies for specific HIV-related cancers. Dr. Chiao is the chairperson of the Non-AIDS Defining Cancer Working. Currently, this working group is currently enrolling patients in two protocols: AMC 087- A Phase Phase I Trial of Cabozantinib (XL184) for Advanced Solid Tumors in Persons with HIV Infection, and AMC 095-Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With HIV Associated Solid Tumors That Are Metastatic or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

Websites

Funding

(PQ3) Identifying Novel Pharmacologic Risk factors for Common Non-AIDS Defining Cancers in Individuals with Well-controlled HIV Infection - #R01 CA206479

$1,968,930.00 (06/01/2016 - 05/30/2020)

Grant funding from NIH

The goal of this project is to evaluate whether specific classes of medications increase or decrease the risk for common NADCs in a cohort of well-treated/well-controlled patients with HIV infection. Role: Principal Investigator

The Effectiveness of Screening HIV-Infected Women for Anal Cancer - #R01CA163103

$3,016,721.00 (09/01/2011 - 08/31/2017)

Grant funding from NIH

The goal of this project is to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost efficacy of screening HIV-infected women for anal dysplasia Role: Principal Investigator

AIDS Malignancy Consortium - #U01CA121947

$375,000.00 (09/01/2013 - 08/31/2018)

Grant funding from NIH

The goal of this project is to conduct clinical trials among individuals with HIV-associated malignancies. Role: Co-Investigator

Texas Repository for AIDS Neuropathogenesis research - #U24MH100930

$453,000.00 (05/01/2013 - 03/01/2018)

Grant funding from NIH

The goal of this project is to acquire, store and conduct research on the neurological and mental health outcomes of HIV-infected individuals Role: Co-Investigator