Edgar Asiimwe, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Edgar Asiimwe’s background is in general internal medicine. His broad interests are in improving outcomes of colorectal cancer (CRC) for various population sub-groups. His current research is with a multisite collaborative examining the association between modifiable factors, such as nutrition practices, and survival from CRC.

Education & Training

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• MSc Global Health Duke University
• BSc Biology La Roche College
• MD Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine
• Internal Medicine Residency (Categorical) UCLA
• MAS Clinical Research UCSF
• National Clinician Scholars Program UCSF

Interests

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• Chronic disease management
• Cancer population studies
• Epidemiology
• Global Health

Publications (14)

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Integrative OncologyHawaiiPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActColorectal NeoplasmsAzathioprineColonic NeoplasmsMalaria, VivaxDuffy Blood-Group SystemAntipsychotic AgentsNeutrophilsGuideline AdherenceMedicaidMethotrexateClozapineReceptors, Cell Surface

• Clinical Implications of the Duffy-Null Genotype in Patients on Azathioprine or Methotrexate in the All of Us Cohort.
  The journal of applied laboratory medicine 2026 Asiimwe E, Hu D, Cheng J, Wu AHB, Kushi LH, Huang FW, Kachuri L, Oni-Orisan A, Ziv E
• Duffy-null variant and practical implications for patient care: a scoping review.
  BMJ open 2025 Asiimwe E, Ngo TP, Ziv E, Leavitt AD
• Adherence to World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Guidelines and Mortality among Participants with Colorectal Cancer in the MEC.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2025 Asiimwe E, Tolstykh I, Chan JM, Kenfield SA, Wilkens LR, Park SY, Le Marchand L, Huang BZ, Haiman CA, Cheng I, Van Blarigan EL
• Annual cases of colon cancer by age group after Medicaid expansion in the USA in 2014: a difference-in-differences study.
  BMJ open 2025 Asiimwe E, May F, Bendavid E
• Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Evidence-Based Approaches for Patients With GI Cancers.
  American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2025 Atreya CE, Leach H, Asiimwe E, Bahri N, Le BK, Macaire G, Wood KC, Van Blarigan EL, Lee RT

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• A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus-Negative Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient With Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C.
  Cureus 2024 Asiimwe E, Mead M
• Acute Immune Thrombocytopenia Following Influenza Vaccination in a Patient With Untreated Helicobacter pylori Infection.
  Cureus 2023 Asiimwe E, Kahlon KS
• A Case of Accidental Isoniazid Overdose Presenting With Nonspecific Symptoms.
  Cureus 2022 Asiimwe E, Koh M, Patel R
• Refractory pain in a schizophrenic patient on clozapine.
  BMJ case reports 2021 Asiimwe E, DeFraites E, Feher C
• Randomized Controlled Trial of Personalized Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment vs Education to Promote Screening Uptake.
  The American journal of gastroenterology 2021 Yen T, Qin F, Sundaram V, Asiimwe E, Storage T, Ladabaum U
• Surveying Gut Microbiome Research in Africans: Toward Improved Diversity and Representation.
  Trends in microbiology 2019 Brewster R, Tamburini FB, Asiimwe E, Oduaran O, Hazelhurst S, Bhatt AS
• Analyzing Ras-associated cell proliferation signaling.
  Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2014 Stout MC, Asiimwe E, Birkenstamm JR, Kim SY, Campbell PM
• Three types of self-efficacy associated with medication adherence in patients with co-occurring HIV and substance use disorders, but only when mood disorders are present.
  Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2013 Reif S, Proeschold-Bell RJ, Yao J, Legrand S, Uehara A, Asiimwe E, Quinlivan EB
• Stratified whole genome linkage analysis of Chiari type I malformation implicates known Klippel-Feil syndrome genes as putative disease candidates.
  PloS one 2013 Markunas CA, Soldano K, Dunlap K, Cope H, Asiimwe E, Stajich J, Enterline D, Grant G, Fuchs H, Gregory SG, Ashley-Koch AE