Norman Hearst, MD, MPH
Professor
Family Community Medicine
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Post-Doc Fellow/Scholar Medicine (Family & Community Med) University of California, San Francisco 1985
• M.D. Medicine University of California, San Francisco 1980
• Residency School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco

Interests

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• building research capacity
• global health
• building research capacity in the developing world
• HIV/AIDS prevention
• HIV/AIDS epidemiology

Websites

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• Clinical Profile at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)
• Clinical Profile at UCSF Medical Center (ucsfhealth.org)

Grants and Projects

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• Center for Aids Prevention Studies (Caps), NIH, 1900-2002

Publications (79)

Top publication keywords:
Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSexual BehaviorHIV InfectionsGrandparentsChinaUrban PopulationTransients and MigrantsInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalRural PopulationBrazilIntrauterine DevicesRisk-TakingCondomsHolocaustSexual Partners

• The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather.
  Annals of family medicine 2023 Hearst N
• Risk factors for delayed intrauterine device removal among menopausal women in rural China.
  Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2022 Zong Z, Sun X, Hearst N
• Revisiting COVID-19 policies: 10 evidence-based recommendations for where to go from here.
  BMC public health 2021 Halperin DT, Hearst N, Hodgins S, Bailey RC, Klausner JD, Jackson H, Wamai RG, Ladapo JA, Over M, Baral S, Escandón K, Gandhi M
• Contraception and abortion among migrant women in Changzhou, China.
  The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception 2020 Zong Z, Sun X, Mao J, Shu X, Hearst N
• Assessment of an HIV-prevention intervention for couples in peri-urban Uganda: pervasive challenges to relationship quality also challenge intervention effectiveness.
  African journal of AIDS research : AJAR 2020 Kajubi P, Ruark A, Hearst N, Ruteikara S, Green EC

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• Prenatal care among rural to urban migrant women in China.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2018 Zong Z, Huang J, Sun X, Mao J, Shu X, Hearst N
• Risk Behaviors and Perceptions Among Self-identified Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM), Bisexuals, Transvestites, and Transgender Women in Western Guatemala.
  AIDS and behavior 2018 Ikeda JM, Racancoj O, Welty S, Page K, Hearst N, McFarland W
• Couple Relationship Functioning as a Source or Mitigator of HIV Risk: Associations Between Relationship Quality and Sexual Risk Behavior in Peri-urban Uganda.
  AIDS and behavior 2018 Ruark A, Kajubi P, Ruteikara S, Green EC, Hearst N
• Migration Experiences and Reported Sexual Behavior Among Young, Unmarried Female Migrants in Changzhou, China.
  Global health, science and practice 2017 Zong Z, Yang W, Sun X, Mao J, Shu X, Hearst N
• Sexual and reproductive healthcare utilization among women aged 40 to 49 in rural China.
  Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2016 Sun X, Sun Y, Zong Z, Shu X, Mao J, Hearst N
• Health-related quality of life of among elders in rural China: the effect of widowhood.
  Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2016 Zhou J, Hearst N
• Unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of women aged 50 to 64 years in rural China.
  Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2015 Sun X, Shu X, Zong Z, Mao J, Sun Y, Hearst N
• Treating kleptomania: cross-cultural adaptation of the Kleptomania Symptom Assessment Scale and assessment of an outpatient program.
  Comprehensive psychiatry 2014 Christianini AR, Conti MA, Hearst N, Cordás TA, de Abreu CN, Tavares H
• Individual and household-level predictors of health related quality of life among middle-aged people in rural Mid-east China: a cross-sectional study.
  BMC public health 2014 Zhou J, Ru X, Hearst N
• Impact of integrating HIV and TB care and treatment in a regional tuberculosis hospital in rural Guatemala.
  AIDS and behavior 2014 Ikeda JM, Tellez CA, Hudes ES, Page K, Evans J, Racancoj O, Hearst N
• Risk of sexually transmitted infections among Mayan women in rural Guatemala whose partners are migrant workers.
  AIDS and behavior 2014 Ikeda JM, Schaffer JR, Sac Ixcot ML, Page K, Hearst N
• Demographic and health surveys indicate limited impact of condoms and HIV testing in four African countries.
  African journal of AIDS research : AJAR 2013 Hearst N, Ruark A, Hudes ES, Goldsmith J, Green EC
• Late-stage diagnosis of HIV infection in Brazilian children: evidence from two national cohort studies.
  Cadernos de saude publica 2013 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Alencar CH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J
• The need to reemphasize behavior change for HIV prevention in Uganda: a qualitative study.
  Studies in family planning 2013 Green EC, Kajubi P, Ruark A, Kamya S, D'Errico N, Hearst N
• [Conceptual, semantic, and instrumental equivalences: preliminary analysis of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Male Body Dissatisfaction Scale (MBDS)].
  Cadernos de saude publica 2013 Carvalho PH, Ferreira ME, Kotait M, Teixeira PC, Hearst N, Cordás TA, Conti MA
• [Semantic equivalence of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the "Body Change Inventory"].
  Ciencia & saude coletiva 2012 Conti MA, Ferreira ME, Amaral AC, Hearst N, Cordás TA, Scagliusi FB
• High occurrence of HIV-positive siblings due to repeated mother-to-child transmission in Brazil.
  AIDS care 2011 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Oliveira FA, Heukelbach J
• AIDS morbidity and mortality in Brazilian children before and after highly active antiretroviral treatment implementation: an assessment of regional trends.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2011 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J
• [Translation and validation for Brazil of the body image scale for adolescents--Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ)].
  Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology 2011 Conti MA, Hearst N, Latorre Mdo R
• Building AIDS research capacity in Brazil.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2011 Possas C, Buchalla CM, Hearst N
• Eliminating vertical transmission of HIV in São Paulo, Brazil: progress and challenges.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2011 Matida LH, Santos NJ, Ramos AN, Gianna MC, da Silva MH, Domingues CS, de Albuquerque Possas C, Hearst N, Study Group of Vertical Transmission of HIV and Syphilis
• Opportunistic illnesses in Brazilian children with AIDS: results from two national cohort studies, 1983-2007.
  AIDS research and therapy 2011 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J
• Health Related Quality of Life Assessment questionnaire for children aged 5 to 11 years with HIV/AIDS: cross-cultural adaptation for the Portuguese language.
  Cadernos de saude publica 2011 Costa LS, Latorre Mdo R, Hearst N, Marques HH
• Prevention messages and AIDS risk behavior in Kampala, Uganda.
  AIDS care 2011 Hearst N, Kajubi P, Hudes ES, Maganda AK, Green EC
• Mortality in Brazilian children with HIV/AIDS: the role of non-AIDS-related conditions after highly active antiretroviral therapy introduction.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2011 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J
• Multiple sexual partnerships among poor urban dwellers in Kampala, Uganda.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2011 Kajubi P, Green EC, Hudes ES, Kamya MR, Ruark AH, Hearst N
• AIDS in Brazilian children: history, surveillance, antiretroviral therapy, and epidemiologic transition, 1984-2008.
  AIDS patient care and STDs 2011 Ramos AN, Matida LH, Hearst N, Heukelbach J
• Improving survival in children with AIDS in Brazil: results of the second national study, 1999-2002.
  Cadernos de saude publica 2011 Matida LH, Ramos AN, Heukelbach J, Sañudo A, Succi RC, Marques HH, Della Negra M, Hearst N
• [Cross-cultural adaptation: translation and Portuguese language content validation of the Tripartite Influence Scale for body dissatisfaction].
  Cadernos de saude publica 2010 Conti MA, Scagliusi F, Queiroz GK, Hearst N, Cordás TA
• Continuing improvement in survival for children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Brazil.
  The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2009 Matida LH, Ramos AN, Heukelbach J, Hearst N, Brazilian Study Group on Survival of Children with AIDS
• Cross-cultural adaptation, validation and reliability of the Body Area Scale for Brazilian adolescents.
  Cadernos de saude publica 2009 Conti MA, Latorre Mdo R, Hearst N, Segurado A
• Barriers to adolescents' getting emergency contraception through pharmacy access in California: differences by language and region.
  Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2009 Sampson O, Navarro SK, Khan A, Hearst N, Raine TR, Gold M, Miller S, de Bocanegra HT
• Was the Pope wrong?
  Lancet (London, England) 2009 Green EC, Hearst N
• A framework of sexual partnerships: risks and implications for HIV prevention in Africa.
  Studies in family planning 2009 Green EC, Mah TL, Ruark A, Hearst N
• Public health. Reassessing HIV prevention.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 2008 Potts M, Halperin DT, Kirby D, Swidler A, Marseille E, Klausner JD, Hearst N, Wamai RG, Kahn JG, Walsh J
• Family structure and adolescent sexual behavior in a poor area of São Paulo, Brazil.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2007 Peres CA, Rutherford G, Borges G, Galano E, Hudes ES, Hearst N
• [HIV prevention using the operative group approach among men who have sex with men in São Paulo, Brazil].
  Cadernos de saude publica 2007 Colosio R, Fernandes MI, Bergamaschi DP, Scarcelli IR, Lopes IC, Hearst N
• AIDS by mother-to-child transmission: survival analysis of cases followed from 1983 to 2002 in different regions of Brazil.
  Cadernos de saude publica 2007 Matida LH, Ramos AN, Moncau JE, Marcopito LF, Marques HH, Succi RC, Della Negra M, Hearst N, Grupo Brasileiro de Estudo da Sobrevida em Crianças com AIDS
• AIDS research in Brazil.
  AIDS (London, England) 2005 Chequer P, Marins JR, Possas C, Valero Jdel A, Bastos FI, Castilho E, Hearst N
• Characteristics and survival of AIDS patients with hepatitis C: the Brazilian National Cohort of 1995-1996.
  AIDS (London, England) 2005 Marins JR, Barros MB, Machado H, Chen S, Jamal LF, Hearst N
• Optimistic perception of HIV/AIDS, unprotected sex and implications for prevention among men who have sex with men, São Paulo, Brazil.
  AIDS (London, England) 2005 da Silva CG, Gonçalves Dde A, Pacca JC, Merchan-Hamann E, Hearst N
• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in São Paulo State, Brazil: an update.
  AIDS (London, England) 2005 Matida LH, da Silva MH, Tayra A, Succi RC, Gianna MC, Gonçalves A, de Carvalho HB, Hearst N
• Increasing condom use without reducing HIV risk: results of a controlled community trial in Uganda.
  Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2005 Kajubi P, Kamya MR, Kamya S, Chen S, McFarland W, Hearst N
• Improving survival among Brazilian children with perinatally-acquired AIDS.
  The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2005 Matida LH, Marcopito LF, Succi RC, Marques HH, Della Negra M, Grangeiro A, Hearst N
• The time has come for common ground on preventing sexual transmission of HIV.
  Lancet (London, England) 2004 Halperin DT, Steiner MJ, Cassell MM, Green EC, Hearst N, Kirby D, Gayle HD, Cates W
• Condom promotion for AIDS prevention in the developing world: is it working?
  Studies in family planning 2004 Hearst N, Chen S
• [Factors associated with HIV risk perception among hospital postpartum women].
  Revista de saude publica 2003 Praça Nde S, Latorre Mdo R, Hearst N
• Do required preclinical courses with family physicians encourage interest in family medicine?
  Family medicine 2003 Hill-Sakurai LE, Schillinger E, Rittenhouse DR, Fahrenbach R, Hudes ES, LeBaron S, Shore WB, Hearst N
• Dramatic improvement in survival among adult Brazilian AIDS patients.
  AIDS (London, England) 2003 Marins JR, Jamal LF, Chen SY, Barros MB, Hudes ES, Barbosa AA, Chequer P, Teixeira PR, Hearst N
• Building partnerships to respond to HIV/AIDS: non-governmental organizations and universities.
  AIDS (London, England) 2002 Paiva V, Ayres JR, Buchalla CM, Hearst N
• Hospital charge exemptions for the poor in Shandong, China.
  Health policy and planning 2002 Meng Q, Sun Q, Hearst N
• Correlates of HIV risk among Ecuadorian adolescents.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2002 Park IU, Sneed CD, Morisky DE, Alvear S, Hearst N
• Learning from experience: research on health sector reform in the developing world.
  Health policy and planning 2001 Hearst N, Blas E
• Rejecting family practice: why medical students switch to other specialties.
  Family medicine 2000 Schafer S, Shore W, French L, Tovar J, Hughes S, Hearst N
• Why children's health is threatened by federal immigration policies.
  The Western journal of medicine 1999 Baumeister L, Hearst N
• Reducing AIDS risk among port workers in Santos, Brazil.
  American journal of public health 1999 Hearst N, Lacerda R, Gravato N, Hudes ES, Stall R
• A research agenda for AIDS prevention in the developing world.
  AIDS (London, England) 1997 Hearst N, Mandel JS
• Adolescent sexuality in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  AIDS (London, England) 1995 Lunin I, Hall TL, Mandel JS, Kay J, Hearst N
• Collaborative AIDS prevention research in the developing world: the CAPS experience.
  AIDS (London, England) 1995 Hearst N, Mandel JS, Coates TJ
• Socioeconomic status and risk of HIV-1, syphilis and hepatitis B infection among sex workers in São Paulo State, Brazil. Instituto Adolfo Lutz Study Group.
  AIDS (London, England) 1995 Lurie P, Fernandes ME, Hughes V, Arevalo EI, Hudes ES, Reingold A, Hearst N
• Family practice bashing as perceived by students at a university medical center.
  Family medicine 1995 Hearst N, Shore WB, Hudes ES, French L
• Ethical, behavioral, and social aspects of HIV vaccine trials in developing countries.
  JAMA 1994 Lurie P, Bishaw M, Chesney MA, Cooke M, Fernandes ME, Hearst N, Katongole-Mbidde E, Koetsawang S, Lindan CP, Mandel J
• AIDS risk assessment in primary care.
  The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 1994 Hearst N
• Multiple heterosexual partners and condom use among Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites.
  Family planning perspectives 1993 Van Oss Marín B, Gómez CA, Hearst N
• Sexual risk and perception of risk for HIV infection among multiethnic family-planning clients.
  American journal of preventive medicine 1993 Eversley RB, Newstetter A, Avins A, Beirnes D, Haynes-Sanstad K, Hearst N
• Self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among family planning clients: ethnic differences in sexual risk behavior and HIV risk reduction.
  Ethnicity & disease 1993 Eversley RB, Policar M, White V, Grinstead O, Newstetter A, Avins A, Hearst N
• Prevalence of AIDS-related risk factors and condom use in the United States.
  Science (New York, N.Y.) 1992 Catania JA, Coates TJ, Stall R, Turner H, Peterson J, Hearst N, Dolcini MM, Hudes E, Gagnon J, Wiley J
• High-risk sexual behavior and condom use among gay and bisexual African-American men.
  American journal of public health 1992 Peterson JL, Coates TJ, Catania JA, Middleton L, Hilliard B, Hearst N
• Diuretics, serum and intracellular electrolyte levels, and ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive men.
  JAMA 1992 Siegel D, Hulley SB, Black DM, Cheitlin MD, Sebastian A, Seeley DG, Hearst N, Fine R
• The draft lottery and AIDS: evidence against increased intravenous drug use by Vietnam-era veterans.
  American journal of epidemiology 1991 Hearst N, Buehler JW, Newman TB, Rutherford GW
• Underreporting of minority AIDS deaths in San Francisco Bay area, 1985-86.
  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 1990 Lindan CP, Hearst N, Singleton JA, Trachtenberg AI, Riordan NM, Tokagawa DA, Chu GS
• Risk of ventricular arrhythmias in hypertensive men with left ventricular hypertrophy.
  The American journal of cardiology 1990 Siegel D, Cheitlin MD, Black DM, Seeley D, Hearst N, Hulley SB
• Preventing the heterosexual spread of AIDS. Are we giving our patients the best advice?
  JAMA 1988 Hearst N, Hulley SB
• Relation of oral hairy leukoplakia to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus and the risk of developing AIDS.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 1987 Greenspan D, Greenspan JS, Hearst NG, Pan LZ, Conant MA, Abrams DI, Hollander H, Levy JA