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Valeria Cantos Lucio

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • valeria.d.cantos.lucio@emory.edu

  • 46 Armstrong Street, Suite 314E
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Research

Publications

  • Not a Monolith: Regional HIV Implementation Science Lessons With Latino/a/x Populations.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 98 Page(s): e98 - e103
    04/15/2025 Authors: Shah HS; Serrano PA; Rodriguez-Diaz CE; Page KR; Ross J; Wilson SM; Cantos VD
  • Language Justice in Implementation Science: Experiences Working With Latinxs to End the HIV Epidemic.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 98 Page(s): e104 - e110
    04/15/2025 Authors: Rodriguez-Diaz CE; Jaramillo J; Santiago-Rivera Y; Harkness A; Cantos VD; Liu A; Buchbinder S; Saldana CS; Gonzalez K; Malav-Rivera SM
  • Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Men and Gender-Diverse Persons.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 392 Page(s): 1261 - 1276
    04/03/2025 Authors: Kelley CF; Acevedo-Quiones M; Agwu AL; Avihingsanon A; Benson P; Blumenthal J; Brinson C; Brites C; Cahn P; Cantos VD
  • Early Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in a Safety Net Hospital-based Primary Care Center in U.S. South.

    02/11/2025 Authors: Baker D; Collins LF; Cantos VD; Hollenberg E; Kaplan A; Cowan T; Garcia J; Lora M
  • Development of a home-based pre-exposure prophylaxis care delivery system for long-acting injectable cabotegravir: a formative exploration of patient preferences.
    AIDS Care Volume: 36 Page(s): 1882 - 1890
    12/01/2024 Authors: Gonzalez J; Rebolledo PA; Siegler AJ; Huang W; Mayer KH; Cantos VD
  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Nucleocapsid Antigen Are Blood Biomarkers Associated With Severe Disease Outcomes That Improve in Response to Remdesivir.
    J Infect Dis Volume: 230 Page(s): 624 - 634
    09/23/2024 Authors: Singh K; Rubenstein K; Callier V; Shaw-Saliba K; Rupert A; Dewar R; Laverdure S; Highbarger H; Lallemand P; Huang M-L
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy in Participants With Weakened Immune Systems From 4 Randomized Controlled Trials.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 79 Page(s): 364 - 374
    08/16/2024 Authors: Sherman AC; Tuan J; Cantos VD; Adeyiga O; Mahoney S; Ortega-Villa AM; Tillman A; Whitaker J; Woodward Davis AS; Leav B
  • Opt-Out Syphilis Screening at an Urgent Care Center in Atlanta: Evaluation of a Pilot Program.
    Sex Transm Dis Volume: 51 Page(s): 516 - 520
    08/01/2024 Authors: Sweitzer S; Sharp J; Baker D; Lynch A; Stauch MA; Wheatley M; Lora M; Cantos VD; Gruen J
  • Oral Preexposure Prophylaxis Uptake and Discontinuation in the HIV Vaccine Trials Network 704/HIV Prevention Trials Network 085 Study: Implications for Biomedical Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Trials.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae387
    07/01/2024 Authors: Cantos VD; Neradilek M; Huang Y; Roxby AC; Gillespie K; deCamp AC; Karuna ST; Edupuganti S; Gallardo-Cartagena J; Sanchez J
  • Concerns With Analysis in Study of Tecovirimat for Mpox Among People With HIV-Reply.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 184 Page(s): 706 - 707
    06/01/2024 Authors: Aldred B; Lyles RH; Cantos VD
  • Associations Between HIV and Severe Mpox in an Atlanta Cohort.
    J Infect Dis Volume: 229 Page(s): S234 - S242
    03/26/2024 Authors: Aldred B; Scott JY; Aldredge A; Gromer DJ; Anderson AM; Cartwright EJ; Colasanti JA; Hall B; Jacob JT; Kalapila A
  • Immunomodulators for immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    EClinicalMedicine Volume: 69 Page(s): 102472
    03/01/2024 Authors: Siempos II; Kalil AC; Belhadi D; Veiga VC; Cavalcanti AB; Branch-Elliman W; Papoutsi E; Gkirgkiris K; Xixi NA; Kotanidou A
  • Early Tecovirimat Treatment for Mpox Disease Among People With HIV.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 184 Page(s): 275 - 279
    03/01/2024 Authors: Aldred B; Lyles RH; Scott JY; Gromer DJ; Aldredge A; Workowski KA; Wiley Z; Titanji BK; Szabo B; Sheth AN
  • Risk of COVID-19 after natural infection or vaccination.
    EBioMedicine Volume: 96 Page(s): 104799
    10/01/2023 Authors: Rick A-M; Laurens MB; Huang Y; Yu C; Martin TCS; Rodriguez CA; Rostad CA; Maboa RM; Baden LR; El Sahly HM
  • Updated USPSTF Recommendations for Preexposure Prophylaxis-New Choices, New Obstacles.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 183 Page(s): 1054 - 1056
    10/01/2023 Authors: Cantos VD; Kelley CF; Del Rio C
  • Mpox and HIV: a Narrative Review.
    Curr HIV/AIDS Rep Volume: 20 Page(s): 261 - 269
    08/01/2023 Authors: Saldana CS; Kelley CF; Aldred BM; Cantos VD
  • Clinical and Demographic Factors Associated With COVID-19, Severe COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults: A Secondary Cross-Protocol Analysis of 4 Randomized Clinical Trials.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e2323349
    07/03/2023 Authors: Theodore DA; Branche AR; Zhang L; Graciaa DS; Choudhary M; Hatlen TJ; Osman R; Babu TM; Robinson ST; Gilbert PB
  • Baricitinib Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Is Associated With a Reduction in Secondary Infections.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad205
    05/01/2023 Authors: Sweeney DA; Tuyishimire B; Ahuja N; Beigel JH; Beresnev T; Cantos VD; Castro JG; Cohen SH; Cross K; Dodd LE
  • Public Health Response to Clusters of Rapid HIV Transmission Among Hispanic or Latino Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men - Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 2021-2022.
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 72 Page(s): 261 - 264
    03/10/2023 Authors: Saldana C; Philpott DC; Mauck DE; Hershow RB; Garlow E; Gettings J; Freeman D; France AM; Johnson EN; Ajmal A
  • Development of a Mobile App to Increase the Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Latino Sexual Minority Men: Qualitative Needs Assessment.
    JMIR Form Res Volume: 7 Page(s): e43844
    02/08/2023 Authors: Cantos VD; Hagen K; Duarte AP; Escobar C; Batina I; Orozco H; Rodriguez J; Camacho-Gonzalez A; Siegler AJ
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Evolution and Escape From Combination Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in a Person With HIV.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad054
    02/01/2023 Authors: Khosravi D; Soloff H; Langsjoen RM; Bombin A; Kelley CF; Ray SM; Gunthel CJ; Zanoni BC; Nguyen P-V; Waggoner JJ
  • The association between comorbidities and coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalization among people with HIV differs by age.
    AIDS Volume: 37 Page(s): 71 - 81
    01/01/2023 Authors: Moran CA; Oliver NT; Szabo B; Collins LF; Nguyen MLT; Shah NS; Moanna A; Colasanti JA; Cantos VD; Armstrong WS
  • Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 10 Page(s): 888 - 899
    09/01/2022 Authors: Wolfe CR; Tomashek KM; Patterson TF; Gomez CA; Marconi VC; Jain MK; Yang OO; Paules CI; Palacios GMR; Grossberg R
  • A Framework for Inspiring COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in African American and Latino Communities.
    Vaccines (Basel) Volume: 10
    08/15/2022 Authors: Wiley Z; Khalil L; Lewis K; Lee M; Leary M; Cantos VD; Ofotokun I; Rouphael N; Rebolledo PA
  • Clinical characteristics and social determinants of health associated with 30-day hospital readmissions of patients with COVID-19.
    J Investig Med Volume: 70 Page(s): 1406 - 1415
    08/01/2022 Authors: Wiley Z; Kulshreshtha A; Li D; Kubes J; Kandiah S; Leung S; Kobaidze K; Shin SR; Moanna A; Perkins J
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Health Care Workers in Four Health Care Systems in Atlanta.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac224
    08/01/2022 Authors: Kandiah S; Iheaku O; Farrque M; Hanna J; Johnson KB; Wiley Z; Franks NM; Carroll K; Shin SR; Sims KM
  • Patient Experiences with Telemedicine for HIV Care During the First COVID-19 Wave in Atlanta, Georgia.
    AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 38 Page(s): 415 - 420
    05/01/2022 Authors: Galaviz KI; Shah NS; Gutierrez M; Collins LF; Lahiri CD; Moran CA; Szabo B; Sumitani J; Rhodes J; Marconi VC
  • Lenzilumab in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (LIVE-AIR): a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 10 Page(s): 237 - 246
    03/01/2022 Authors: Temesgen Z; Burger CD; Baker J; Polk C; Libertin CR; Kelley CF; Marconi VC; Orenstein R; Catterson VM; Aronstein WS
  • Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared with remdesivir alone in hospitalised adults with COVID-19: a double-bind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 9 Page(s): 1365 - 1376
    12/01/2021 Authors: Kalil AC; Mehta AK; Patterson TF; Erdmann N; Gomez CA; Jain MK; Wolfe CR; Ruiz-Palacios GM; Kline S; Regalado Pineda J
  • Structural Vulnerability to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Latinx Communities in the United States.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 73 Page(s): S136 - S137
    07/30/2021 Authors: Cantos VD; Rebolledo PA
  • Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 384 Page(s): 795 - 807
    03/04/2021 Authors: Kalil AC; Patterson TF; Mehta AK; Tomashek KM; Wolfe CR; Ghazaryan V; Marconi VC; Ruiz-Palacios GM; Hsieh L; Kline S
  • Preexposure prophylaxis care continuum among transgender women at a patient-centered preexposure prophylaxis program in Atlanta, Georgia.
    AIDS Volume: 35 Page(s): 524 - 526
    03/01/2021 Authors: Aldredge A; Roth G; Vaidya A; Paula Duarte A; Kundu S; Zheng Z; Smith BL; Lora M; Gruen J; Sheth AN
  • COVID-19 CHARACTERISTICS OF READMISSION AND OUTCOMES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH STUDY: A PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE RISK SCORING SYSTEM TO PREDICT COVID-19 READMISSIONS TO SEVEN ATLANTA AREA HOSPITALS
    JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 69 Page(s): 595 - 596
    02/01/2021 Authors: Wiley Z; Kandiah S; Cantos V; Rebolledo P; Sexton M; Kobaidze K; Franks N
  • Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 - Final Report.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 383 Page(s): 1813 - 1826
    11/05/2020 Authors: Beigel JH; Tomashek KM; Dodd LE; Mehta AK; Zingman BS; Kalil AC; Hohmann E; Chu HY; Luetkemeyer A; Kline S
  • Epidural Abscess in Lemierres Syndrome.
    Am J Med Sci Volume: 354 Page(s): 325 - 326
    09/01/2017 Authors: Meade CM; Cantos VD; Nasri H; Serbanescu M; Anderson EJ
  • HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG IMMIGRANT LATINO YOUTH: A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY
    Volume: 65 Page(s): 569 - 569
    02/01/2017 Authors: Cantos V; Gillespie S; Hussen SA; del Rio C; Camacho-Gonzalez A; Ordonez C
  • HIV RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG IMMIGRANT LATINO YOUTH: A PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITY
    Volume: 65 Page(s): 597 - 598
    02/01/2017 Authors: Cantos V; Gillespie S; Hussen SA; del Rio C; Camacho-Gonzalez A; Ordonez C
  • KAPOSI SARCOMA HEPERPESVIRUS INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE SYNDROME AS INITIAL PRESENTATION OF AIDS
    JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 65 Page(s): 642 - 642
    02/01/2017 Authors: Cantos V; Kalapila A; Gunthel C; Nguyen M
  • Experience with Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome in a Large Urban HIV Clinic in the United States: Case Series and Literature Review.
    Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 4 Page(s): ofx196
    01/01/2017 Authors: Cantos VD; Kalapila AG; Ly Nguyen M; Adamski M; Gunthel CJ
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