Brian K Agan
MD
Education
BA - Chemistry; Colorado College, Colorado Springs, COMD - University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Internship & Residency - Internal Medicine; Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Fellowship - Infectious Diseases; Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
Biography
Brian Agan is an infectious diseases physician who serves as the Deputy Science Director and HIV Research Area Director in the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program (IDCRP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, employed through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. He has been part of military HIV clinical care and research for over 20 years, serving roles including US Air Force HIV Unit Director, Principal Investigator of the longstanding US Military HIV Natural History Study (initiated 1986), and as a member of the IDCRP since its establishment in 2005. Major research interests include understanding long-term outcomes of HIV infection and its management at the individual and population levels; diagnosis and prevention of HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND); and Post-COVID Condition or ‘long COVID,’ especially cognitive disease.Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications
CURRENT RESEARCH
:2001-present: Principal Investigator 2008-present, Site Co-PI 2005-08, Site PI 2003-05, Site AI 2001-03: A Retrospective and Prospective Observational Study of the Natural History of HIV Infection in Active Duty U.S. Military Personnel and Department of Defense Beneficiaries, IDCRP-000. [multiple USU students have been involved (Med and MPH); many IM/ID residents/fellows have also been involved]
2014-present: Principal Investigator: Evaluation of HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) Among Military HIV-infected Subjects, IDCRP-078. [seeking student/resident/fellow interest]
2021-present: Principal Investigator: Neurocognitive Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, a EPICC COVID-19 Cohort Substudy
POSITIONS
:2012-present Deputy Science Director, Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD.
2009-present Director, HIV Research Area, Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD.
2005-2008 Deputy Director, HIV Research Area, IDCRP/PMB/USU/HJF and Key Clinical Faculty, Dept. of Iinfectious Diseases, WHMC/San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX.
2001-2005 Director, (Associate Director 2001-03) USAF HIV Unit and Key Clinical Faculty (ID Fellowship Associate Program Director 2003-04), Dept of Infectious Diseases, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX.
2001-2005 Director, (Associate Director 2001-03) USAF HIV Unit and Key Clinical Faculty (ID Fellowship Associate Program Director 2003-04), Dept of Infectious Diseases, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX.