Annie Luetkemeyer Explained

Annie Luetkemeyer
Birth Name:Annie F. Luetkemeyer
Birth Date:13 April 1972
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland U.S.
Occupation:Infectious diseases researcher
Years Active:1999–present
Education:Stanford University
Harvard Medical School
Relatives:Julie Bowen (sister)

Annie F. Luetkemeyer (born April 13, 1972, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) is an American physician and researcher who is Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. She specializes in infectious diseases, in particular tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus and viral hepatitis.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic Luetkemeyer led a clinical trial of remdesivir. She has also researched treatment of COVID-19 as a co-infection with HIV.

Early life and education

Luetkemeyer was born on April 13, 1972, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Suzanne Luetkemeyer (née Frey) and John Alexander Luetkemeyer Jr., a commercial real estate developer. She is the youngest of three sisters, one of whom is actress Julie Bowen. She grew up in Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland.[2] In 1984, Luetkemeyer graduated from the Calvert School.[3]

In 1994, Luetkemeyer received an AB with distinction in American Studies from Stanford University.[4] In 1999, she received an Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School.[5] In 2002 and 2003, Luetkemeyer trained in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2006, she completed advance training in clinical research there, and then an infectious disease fellowship in 2007.

Career

In 2012 Luetkemeyer called for investigations into the doses of medications used for the treatment of HIV infection and tuberculosis. The Food and Drug Administration had rewritten the recommendations in 2012. In a series of small studies in Europe it had been shown that rifampicin, a drug used to treat tuberculosis, could limit the effectiveness of efavirenz, a drug used to treat HIV. The drugs interact through a liver enzyme (cytochrome P450) that is produced at elevated levels in patients who take rifampicin, and breaks down the efavirenz. To overcome this, the 2012 FDA recommendations proposed larger doses of efavirenz. Luetkemeyer argued that the recommendations were not appropriate for all populations in the United States, and could result in more drug toxicity.[6] She showed that increasing the dosage of efavirenz may cause more side effects—as well as coming at a greater financial cost.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Luetkemeyer led investigations into potential therapies for the disease.[7] [8] She is a member of the UCSF cross-campus COVID-19 task force.[9] In line with most official advice, Luetkemeyer called for older people and those with preexisting conditions to be more careful during the outbreak, as the virus "taxes all organ systems".[10] She studied which COVID-19 patients were most likely to benefit from treatment, when during the illness was the best time for treatment, and which types of treatment (antivirals or anti-inflammatories) were most appropriate. She has also outlined what pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis healthcare workers and household contacts can do to prevent disease spread. Luetkemeyer has called for more randomized controlled trials to assess the impact of hydroxychloroquine.[11] She led a clinical trial of the drug remdesivir with other researchers like Sarah Pett.[12] [13] [14] The San Francisco General Hospital SARS-CoV-2 guidelines recommend treatment only if patients are hospitalized or have strong risk factors for progression into severe disease.

Selected works and publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Luetkemeyer . Annie . Hepatitis C is Curable . KQED . August 2, 2016 . en-us.
  2. News: Marbella. Jean. Julie Bowen's modern life. The Baltimore Sun. September 12, 2010.
  3. The Illustrious Luetkemeyer Girls. Reflections 2012. Fall 2012. XIX. 1. 16–19. Calvert School. en.
  4. Web site: Anne F. Luetkemeyer, MD. IAS-USA. en-US. April 15, 2020.
  5. Web site: Annie Luetkemeyer UCSF Profiles. profiles.ucsf.edu. April 15, 2020.
  6. News: Bardi. Jason. UCSF/SFGH Researchers Call for Change in New FDA Recommendation on HIV and TB Drug Doses. University of California, San Francisco. en. July 23, 2012.
  7. News: Wachter. Robert. Luetkemeyer. Annie. Treatment options for COVID-19: Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer. The Hospitalist. March 15, 2020. en.
  8. Web site: Trials of drugs to prevent coronavirus infection begin in health care workers. Kupferschmidt. Kai. April 7, 2020. Science AAAS. en. April 15, 2020.
  9. Web site: About the Cross-campus Infectious Disease COVID-19 Task Force HIV, ID and Global Medicine. hividgm.ucsf.edu. April 20, 2020.
  10. News: Hafner. Katie. How to Protect Older People From the Coronavirus. The New York Times. March 14, 2020. en-US.
  11. Web site: What scientists do and don't know about treating coronavirus. March 25, 2020. National Geographic. en-gb. April 15, 2020.
  12. Beigel . John H. . Tomashek . Kay M. . Dodd . Lori E. . Mehta . Aneesh K. . Zingman . Barry S. . Kalil . Andre C. . Hohmann . Elizabeth . Chu . Helen Y. . Luetkemeyer . Annie . Kline . Susan . Lopez de Castilla . Diego . Finberg . Robert W. . Dierberg . Kerry . Tapson . Victor . Hsieh . Lanny . 5 November 2020 . Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report . New England Journal of Medicine . 383 . 19 . 1813–1826 . 10.1056/NEJMoa2007764 . 7262788 . 32445440 . Patterson . Thomas F. . Paredes . Roger . Sweeney . Daniel A. . Short . William R. . Touloumi . Giota . Lye . David Chien . Ohmagari . Norio . Oh . Myoung-don . Ruiz-Palacios . Guillermo M. . Benfield . Thomas . Fätkenheuer . Gerd . Kortepeter . Mark G. . Atmar . Robert L. . Creech . C. Buddy . Lundgren . Jens . Babiker . Abdel G. . . Sarah . Neaton . James D. . Burgess . Timothy H. . Bonnett . Tyler . Green . Michelle . Makowski . Mat . Osinusi . Anu . Nayak . Seema . Lane . H. Clifford . ACTT-1 Study Group . Members.
  13. Web site: UCSF's noon grand rounds: A slow reopening, racial disparities and no quick remedies. April 17, 2020. Mission Local. en-US. April 19, 2020.
  14. Web site: Anti-viral Remdesivir, Wall Street's darling, may not even work against COVID-19. April 18, 2020. Mission Local. en-US. April 19, 2020.

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