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Current Clinical Trials

PENN+PLUS CC: University of Pennsylvania (PENN) + Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Clinical Center(CC)
  1. Ann Stapleton, MD
    Ann Stapleton, MD
  2. Rancho Mirage, CA
  3. study started July 2017
  4. Ann Stapleton, MD
  5. Currently not accepting new patients

Description

Summary

The University of Pennsylvania Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Systems Clinical Center (PENN+PLUS CC) is a diverse, experienced, committed and invaluable member of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Network, presenting an exceptional team of interdisciplinary investigators bringing expertise in adolescent and women's pelvic health care, health behavior and prevention science, instrument development, and epidemiology. They are distinguished by their focus on implementation science and unique location at the intersection of urban and rural areas and benefit from the significant and unique wealth of resources of UPenn. In Phase 1, the PENN+PLUS investigators made significant contributions to all PLUS publications and presentations during Phase 1. This includes 11 articles published or in press, 6 submitted manuscripts, and 26 refereed national and international presentations. For Phase 2, to bolster the strength of engagement with the community, they have partnered with the Penn Community Engagement Core, which will develop a realistic plan for inclusion of community partners, and have added new team members as Co-investigators, Drs. Heather Klusaritz and Terri Lipman, who have expertise in community-based participatory research methods. They propose specific aims for Phase 2 efforts that address all of the needs stipulated in the RFA, including support for a nationally representative population-based large cohort study of bladder health (Aim 1), a project to develop and validate a novel tool for evaluating bladder self-care among adolescent girls and women (Aim 2), and pilot testing of a community-based bladder health promotion program (Aim 3). Public Health Relevance: PENN+PLUS CRC (PENN+PLUS), an exceptional team of interdisciplinary investigators, has made significant progress over the past 5 years, producing 11 articles published or in press, 6 submitted manuscripts, and 26 refereed national and international presentations. https://reporter.nih.gov/search/5wagbV0AikuF9UOfWMo2Qw/project-details/10663093

Official Title

PENN+PLUS CC: University of Pennsylvania+ PLUS Clinical Center(PENN+PLUS CC). 5U01DK106892-09

Lead Scientist at Eisenhower Health

Ann Stapleton, MD
Ann Stapleton, MD, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in biology, Dr. Stapleton completed her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a joint entity between Montefiore Medical Center and Yeshiva University in New York. She then completed an internal medicine residency program at the University of California, San Francisco followed by a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Washin... more
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Ann Stapleton, MD, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in biology, Dr. Stapleton completed her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a joint entity between Montefiore Medical Center and Yeshiva University in New York. She then completed an internal medicine residency program at the University of California, San Francisco followed by a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Washington, Seattle.

“I was initially interested in science and medicine because I enjoy solving mysteries,” states Dr. Stapleton. “While in medical school, I found the most engaging cases to be concerning infectious diseases - which is one of the reasons why I have specialized in that field. Additionally, living in San Francisco during the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic was transformational and compelling…one might say my career and history aligned.” As a young physician in the 1980s during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Dr. Stapleton first became a primary care doctor for people living with HIV and she has witnessed the successful progress in the management of this condition. She will continue to provide primary care for HIV patients at the Eisenhower Health Center at Rimrock in Palm Springs.

For most of her career, Dr. Stapleton has been a physician at a university hospital conducting research, teaching medical students and treating patients. Dr. Stapleton’s research program for the last 25 years has focused on the causes, prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI). In addition to seeing HIV patients at the Rimrock site, Dr. Stapleton will spearhead a UTI Clinic, will continue her research work and will be an attending physician in Eisenhower’s residency program in internal medicine.

Clinical Study Details

  1. Currently not accepting new patients
  2. study started July 2017
  4. NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
  5. March 26, 2024