Anne Fenton, MD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Anne Fenton is an Infectious Diseases physician based at the UCSF Parnassus Campus. She provides inpatient general ID consultation and outpatient HIV care at the UCSF 360 Wellness Center. She enjoys managing HIV resistance and co-morbidities. She is passionate about improving resident education in HIV/ID, and has ongoing curricular development projects for learners in HIV/ID clinics. She is also interested in innovative projects to improve outcomes for patients with significant barriers to care and complex social determinants of health.
Education
Fellowship, 2025 - Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco
Residency, 2023 - Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
MD, 2020 - Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
Publications

  1. Rocha CS, Alexander KL, Herrera C, Weber MG, Grishina I, Hirao LA, Kramer DJ, Arredondo J, Mende A, Crakes KR, Fenton AN, Marco ML, Mills DA, Kappes JC, Smythies LE, Ziprin P, Sankaran-Walters S, Smith PD, Dandekar S. Microbial remodeling of gut tryptophan metabolism and indole-3-lactate production regulate epithelial barrier repair and viral suppression in human and simian immunodeficiency virus infections. Volume 18 of Issue 3. 2025. PMID: 39894082


  2. Fenton A, Elliott E, Shahbandi A, Ezenwa E, Morris C, McLawhorn J, Jackson JG, Allen P, Murina A. Medical students' ability to diagnose common dermatologic conditions in skin of color. Volume 83 of Issue 3. 2020. PMID: 32017947


  3. Crakes KR, Santos Rocha C, Grishina I, Hirao LA, Napoli E, Gaulke CA, Fenton A, Datta S, Arredondo J, Marco ML, Sankaran-Walters S, Cortopassi G, Giulivi C, Dandekar S. PPARα-targeted mitochondrial bioenergetics mediate repair of intestinal barriers at the host-microbe intersection during SIV infection. Volume 116 of Issue 49. 2019. PMID: 31740620


  4. Fenton AN, Kretschmar PK, Steele RW, Fletcher MB, Warrier R. Procalcitonin to Identify Neoplastic Inflammation. Volume 58 of Issue 8. 2019. PMID: 30991827


  5. Jiang G, Mendes EA, Kaiser P, Wong DP, Tang Y, Cai I, Fenton A, Melcher GP, Hildreth JE, Thompson GR, Wong JK, Dandekar S. Synergistic Reactivation of Latent HIV Expression by Ingenol-3-Angelate, PEP005, Targeted NF-kB Signaling in Combination with JQ1 Induced p-TEFb Activation. Volume 11 of Issue 7. 2015. PMID: 26225771


  6. Smith PD, Shimamura M, Musgrove LC, Dennis EA, Bimczok D, Novak L, Ballestas M, Fenton A, Dandekar S, Britt WJ, Smythies LE. Cytomegalovirus enhances macrophage TLR expression and MyD88-mediated signal transduction to potentiate inducible inflammatory responses. Volume 193 of Issue 11. 2014. PMID: 25355920


  7. Hirao LA, Grishina I, Bourry O, Hu WK, Somrit M, Sankaran-Walters S, Gaulke CA, Fenton AN, Li JA, Crawford RW, Chuang F, Tarara R, Marco ML, Bäumler AJ, Cheng H, Dandekar S. Early mucosal sensing of SIV infection by paneth cells induces IL-1β production and initiates gut epithelial disruption. Volume 10 of Issue 8. 2014. PMID: 25166758


  8. Walters SS, Quiros A, Rolston M, Grishina I, Li J, Fenton A, DeSantis TZ, Thai A, Andersen GL, Papathakis P, Nieves R, Prindiville T, Dandekar S. Analysis of Gut Microbiome and Diet Modification in Patients with Crohn's Disease. Volume 2 of Issue 3. 2014. PMID: 29756026


  9. Grishina I, Fenton A, Sankaran-Walters S. Gender differences, aging and hormonal status in mucosal injury and repair. Volume 5 of Issue 2. 2014. PMID: 24729941


  10. Verhoeven D, George MD, Hu W, Dang AT, Smit-McBride Z, Reay E, Macal M, Fenton A, Sankaran-Walters S, Dandekar S. Enhanced innate antiviral gene expression, IFN-α, and cytolytic responses are predictive of mucosal immune recovery during simian immunodeficiency virus infection. Volume 192 of Issue 7. 2014. PMID: 24610016


  11. Sena A, Grishina I, Thai A, Goulart L, Macal M, Fenton A, Li J, Prindiville T, Oliani SM, Dandekar S, Goulart L, Sankaran-Walters S. Dysregulation of anti-inflammatory annexin A1 expression in progressive Crohns Disease. Volume 8 of Issue 10. 2013. PMID: 24130820


  12. Sankaran-Walters S, Macal M, Grishina I, Nagy L, Goulart L, Coolidge K, Li J, Fenton A, Williams T, Miller MK, Flamm J, Prindiville T, George M, Dandekar S. Sex differences matter in the gut: effect on mucosal immune activation and inflammation. Volume 4 of Issue 1. 2013. PMID: 23651648