J Michael Berry-Lawhorn, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Berry-Lawhorn is co-director of HPV-related clinical studies (studies related to the human papillomavirus) at UCSF, particularly the form of HPV that can result in the presence of abnormal cells in genital-area skin. He is also involved in studies to develop and evaluate more effective and better-tolerated therapies for anal dysplasia.

Berry-Lawhorn earned a medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at UCSF and a fellowship in oncology at Stanford University.

• Design of the ANal Cancer/HSIL Outcomes Research study (ANCHOR study): A randomized study to prevent anal cancer among persons living with HIV.
  Contemporary clinical trials 2022 Lee JY, Lensing SY, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Jay N, Darragh TM, Goldstone SE, Wilkin TJ, Stier EA, Einstein M, Pugliese JC, Palefsky JM, ANCHOR Investigators
• Gaps and Opportunities to Improve Prevention of Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancers.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2021 Aninye IO, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Blumenthal P, Felder T, Jay N, Merrill J, Messman JB, Nielsen S, Perkins R, Rowen T, Saslow D, Trimble CL, Smith-McCune K
• Xpert HPV as a Screening Tool for Anal Histologic High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Women Living With HIV.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2021 Ellsworth GB, Stier EA, Chiao EY, Lensing SY, Darragh T, Jay N, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Einstein M, Barroso LF, Cranston RD, Levine R, Guiot HM, French AL, Goldstone SE, Preiser W, Claassen M, Palefsky JM, …
• State of the Science: Screening, Surveillance, and Epidemiology of HPV-Related Malignancies.
  American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2021 Ghebre R, Berry-Lawhorn JM, D'Souza G
• Screening strategies for the detection of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in women living with HIV.
  AIDS (London, England) 2020 Chiao EY, Lensing SY, Wiley DJ, Deshmukh AA, Lee J, Darragh TM, Einstein MH, Jay N, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Palefsky JM, Wilkin T, Barroso LF, Cranston RD, Levine R, Guiot HM, French AL, Citron D, Rezaei MK…
• Improved Anal Cancer Outcomes: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2020 Berry-Lawhorn JM
• Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Anal High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Stier EA, Lensing SY, Darragh TM, Deshmukh AA, Einstein MH, Palefsky JM, Jay N, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Wilkin T, Wiley DJ, Barroso LF, Cranston RD, Levine R, Guiot HM, French AL, Citron D, Rezaei MK, …
• A multi-disciplinary model of survivorship care following definitive chemoradiation for anal cancer.
  BMC cancer 2019 Savoie MB, Laffan A, Brickman C, Daniels B, Levin A, Rowen T, Smith J, Van Blarigan EL, Hope TA, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Anwar M, Van Loon K
• Now Is the Time to Work Together!
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2019 Berry-Lawhorn JM, Sanchez JA, Prepared on Behalf of the Board of the International Anal Neoplasia Society
• International Anal Neoplasia Society Guidelines for the Practice of Digital Anal Rectal Examination.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 2019 Hillman RJ, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Ong JJ, Cuming T, Nathan M, Goldstone S, Richel O, Barrosso LF, Darragh TM, Law C, Bouchard C, Stier EA, Palefsky JM, Jay N, International Anal Neoplasia Society
• A Randomized Clinical Trial of Infrared Coagulation Ablation Versus Active Monitoring of Intra-anal High-grade Dysplasia in Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: An AIDS Malignancy Consortium Trial.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019 Goldstone SE, Lensing SY, Stier EA, Darragh T, Lee JY, van Zante A, Jay N, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Cranston RD, Mitsuyasu R, Aboulafia D, Palefsky JM, Wilkin T
• A delayed dose of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine demonstrates immune memory in HIV-1-infected men.
  Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2018 Ellsworth GB, Lensing SY, Ogilvie CB, Lee JY, Goldstone SE, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Jay N, Stier EA, Logan JS, Einstein MH, Saah A, Mitsuyasu RT, Aboulafia D, Palefsky JM, Wilkin TJ
• Initial Development and Content Validation of a Health-Related Symptom Index for Persons either Treated or Monitored for Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions.
  Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 2018 Burkhalter JE, Atkinson TM, Berry-Lawhorn J, Goldstone S, Einstein MH, Wilkin TJ, Lee J, Cella D, Palefsky JM, ANCHOR HRQOL Implementation Group
• Screening for Anal Cancer in Women.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 2015 Moscicki AB, Darragh TM, Berry-Lawhorn JM, Roberts JM, Khan MJ, Boardman LA, Chiao E, Einstein MH, Goldstone SE, Jay N, Likes WM, Stier EA, Welton ML, Wiley DJ, Palefsky JM
• Who is ready to screen for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions and why should they perform high-resolution anoscopy?
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2014 Berry-Lawhorn JM, Chrobak D, Jay N, Palefsky JM
• Performance characteristics of anal cytology and human papillomavirus testing in patients with high-resolution anoscopy-guided biopsy of high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia.
  Diseases of the colon and rectum 2009 Berry JM, Palefsky JM, Jay N, Cheng SC, Darragh TM, Chin-Hong PV