Mari Kitahata, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services
Director, Health Services Research and Development,
UW Harborview Medical Center AIDS Program and the UW Center for AIDS Research.

CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Washington
Box 359931
Harborview Medical Center
325 9th Avenue
Room 3EC06
Seattle, Washington 98104

Phone: (206) 731-3677
Fax: (206) 731-3693
kitahata@u.washington.edu


LINK TO MARI KITAHATA'S COMMUNITY OF SCIENCE WEB PAGER

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Kitahata's research focuses on investigating and improving clinical outcomes for persons with HIV infection and has developed the UW HIV Clinical Information System (UWHIS) to support HIV outcomes research. Her ongoing research activities include examining long-term outcomes and complications of potent combination antiretroviral therapy, the effect of physicians' experience with HIV disease on clinical outcomes and medical service utilization, use of computerized interventions to assess and promote standards of care for HIV disease including adherence to evidenced-based guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections, and antiretroviral treatment.

Dr. Kitahata is also an Investigator at the Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative where she conducts health services research regarding the care of HIV infected patients in a managed care environment. 

PUBLICATIONS

Kitahata MM, Van Rompaey SE, Dillingham PW, Koepsell TD, Deyo RA, Dodge WT, Wagner EH. Primary care delivery is associated with greater physician experience and improved survival among persons with AIDS. J Gen Intern Med 18:95-103, 2003.

Kitahata MM, Dillingham PW, Chaiyakunapruk N, Buskin SE, Jones J, Harrington RD, Hooton TM, Holmes KK. An electronic HIV clinical reminder system improves adherence to practice guidelines among the University of Washington HIV Study Cohort. Clin Infect Dis 36:803-811, 2003.

Kitahata MM, Van Rompaey SE, Shields A. Physician experience in the care of persons with HIV infection is associated with earlier adoption of new antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 24:106-14, 2000.

Gross PA, Asch S, Kitahata MM, Freedberg KA, Barr D, Melnick DA, Bozzette SA. Performance measures for guidelines on preventing opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients. Clin Infect Dis 30:S85-S93, 2000. 

Kitahata MM, Koepsell TD, Deyo RA, Maxwell CL, Dodge WT, Wagner EH. Physicians' experience with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as a factor in patients' survival. N Engl J Med 334:701-6, 1996.