DianaLynnSylvestreMD

Internal Medicine • Oakland, CA

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Office
520 27th St
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone+1 510-834-5442

Fax+1 510-834-0916
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1990
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1995 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Buprenorphine and Integrated HIV Care Evaluation Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
A Video-Based HCV Curriculum for Drug Users Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Integrating Buprenorphine Into HIV Treatment Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
A Video-Based HCV Curriculum for Active Injection Drug Users Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Bridging Active Heroin Users to Hepatitis C Treatment Using Buprenorphine - 1 Start of enrollment: 2003 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Buprenorphine for human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients: does it serve as a bridge to hepatitis C virus therapy?
Michaela A. Maynard, Peter D. Friedmann, Cynthia J. Macleod, Josiah D. Rich, Timothy P. Flanigan, Diana L. Sylvestre, Lynn E. Taylor> ;Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2012 Sep 1
Hepatitis C viral infection in drug users.
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Clinical Liver Disease. 2012 Jul 1
2 citations
Perspective: Recognizing resistance
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Nature. 2011 Jun 9
3 citations
Hepatitis Infection in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Abuse
Thomas F. Kresina, Diana L. Sylvestre, Leonard B. Seeff, Alain H. Litwin, Kenneth Hoffman, Robert Lubran, H. Westley Clark> ;Substance Abuse. 2008 Apr 28
Hepatitis C for addiction professionals.
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2007 Dec 1
84 citations
Integrating HCV services for drug users: a model to improve engagement and outcomes.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Joan E. Zweben> ;The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2007 Oct 1
17 citations
Education by peers is the key to success
Larry Galindo, Tim Maginnis, Gerard Wallace, Andy Hansen, Diana L. Sylvestre> ;The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2007 Oct 1
76 citations
Adherence to hepatitis C treatment in recovering heroin users maintained on methadone.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Barry J. Clements> ;European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2007 Sep 1
40 citations
Cannabis use improves retention and virological outcomes in patients treated for hepatitis C
Diana L. Sylvestre, Barry J. Clements, Yvonne Malibu> ;European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2006 Oct 1
13 citations
Hepatitis C treatment in drug users: perception versus evidence.
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2006 Feb 1
88 citations
The impact of barriers to hepatitis C virus treatment in recovering heroin users maintained on methadone.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Alain H. Litwin, Barry J. Clements, Marc N. Gourevitch> ;Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2005 Oct 1
20 citations
Approaching treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in substance users.
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 Jul 1
57 citations
Treating Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Active Substance Users
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005 Apr 15
74 citations
Co-occurring Hepatitis C, substance use, and psychiatric illness: treatment issues and developing integrated models of care.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Jennifer M. Loftis, Peter Hauser, Sander Genser, Helen Cesari, Nicolette Borek, Thomas F. Kresina, Leonard B. Seeff, Henry Francis> ;Journal of Urban Health. 2004 Dec 1
6 citations
The utility of indirect predictors of hepatitis C viremia.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Barry J. Clements> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2004 Apr 9
158 citations
Treating hepatitis C in methadone maintenance patients: an interim analysis.
Diana L. Sylvestre> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2002 Jul 1
11 citations
Transient brachial plexopathy as a complication of internal jugular vein cannulation.
Diana L. Sylvestre, Thomas A. Sandson, Dara B. Nachmanoff> ;Neurology. 1991 May 1
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease associated with interferon alpha-2b/ribavirin combination therapy.
Sylvestre, D. L., Disston, A. R., Bui, D. P.> ;J Viral Hepat. 2003 Nov
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Press Mentions

Treating the New Hep C Generation on Their TurfDecember 7th, 2017
The Face of Hepatitis C Is Getting YoungerDecember 1st, 2017
Hepatitis C, a Silent Killer, Meets Its MatchNovember 4th, 2013

Grant Support

HCV Treatment Of Idus After Buprenorphine StabilizationNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002–2004

Hospital Affiliations

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Alta Bates CampusBerkeley, California
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit CampusOakland, California

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