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Adam M. Spivak, MD

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Dr. Spivak joined the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah in the fall of 2011 after completing residency and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He cares for HIV patients as a member of the Clinic 1A staff and attends on the inpatient Infectious Diseases consult service at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Spivak teaches in the medical school, conducts translational research on HIV persistence and eradication, and is a co-founder and leader of Utah's first and only free HIV prevention clinic.

Clinical Locations

University Hospital
Infectious Diseases, Clinic 1A

801-585-2031

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT  84132
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Specialties

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infectious Diseases

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Assistant Professor
Pathology - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases
Microbiology and Immunology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)

Patient Rating

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey.

Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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Likelihood of recommending care provider

4.9/ 5

Care provider's explanation of condition/problem

4.8/ 5

Care provider's effort to include me in decisions

4.9/ 5

Wait time at clinic

4.4/ 5

Care provider's concern for questions & worries

4.9/ 5

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

UofU Patient November 25, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr Adam Spivak and the rest of his accompanying staff are amazing

UofU Patient October 26, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

borh dr Spivak and Christine e so kind and caring

UofU Patient October 06, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr Adam Spivak is phenomenal

UofU Patient October 01, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Adam Spivak is phenomenal, I'm so grateful that he is caring for me in my health conditions

UofU Patient September 20, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

I trust all the medical professionals at the Infectious disease clinic. I always feel they are invested in seeing that I get the best health outcome possible.

UofU Patient April 07, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

I loved Dr. Spivak (or however you spell his name). He is very friendly and likes to talk (in a good way).

UofU Patient March 24, 2020
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Spivak was incredible and super friendly.He was incredibly informative and made sure I understood everything that was going on.

UofU Patient February 18, 2020
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

4 out of 5 stars

with the student doctor I dont feel like Im being heard and she talks down to me. Then she reports to Dr Spivak but by the time he gets involve Im ready to leave.

UofU Patient July 30, 2019
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

5 out of 5 stars

Dr. Spivak is awesome. He takes the time to make sure I understand what is happening, involve me in decisions as well as address any concerns. I always leave feeling confident in the care plan.

UofU Patient March 19, 2019
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5 out of 5 stars

dr Adam Spivak is really great guy. love him!!!!!

UofU Patient January 29, 2019
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5 out of 5 stars

dr Adam Spivak is an exceptional doctor- he is very thorough he is such a nice guy & has such kindness and compassion and I would have no other doctor treat me if I have my choice -he's an amazing guy and I considered a dear friend almost instantly meeting him the first few times

UofU Patient January 26, 2019
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr Adam Spivak is awesome!

UofU Patient October 02, 2018
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5 out of 5 stars

Dr Adam Spivak is the epitome of a doctor health care provider and overall an amazing guy to have take care of you He truly excels at this and Never ceases to amaze me with his compassion, knowledge, kindness & just in my overall health care

UofU Patient July 11, 2018
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Spivak is like no other physician i have ever had. in addition to his outstanding clinical knowledge and skills, he always has spent as much time as needed discussing my care and NEVER has left me feeling as though he needed to keep moving or finish up the appointment. He always seems genuinely interested and concerned about what's going on in all aspects of my life

UofU Patient June 19, 2018

I am blown away at how supportive, friendly, insightful and knowledgeable Dr Spivak's entire team is. truly some of the best I've ever met

UofU Patient June 11, 2018

I answer very good all these questions Dr Adam Spivak has an incredible doctor , he provides top notch level care very compassionate and willing to help anyway he can and does ,Is see him every day if I could, just knowing I'm always looked after

UofU Patient April 24, 2018

Dr. Spivac is a very bright and patient individual that makes him who he is. I'm very happy to have him as my Doctor. Thank you.

UofU Patient March 05, 2018

Dr Adam Spivak is an incredible doctor I love this man to death he's taking me up most phenomenal incredible care of me in the past three years that I've seen him I recommend him highly to anybody he has such compassion he's so cool and just an amazing guy

UofU Patient February 25, 2018

Dr Adam Spivak is an incredible doctor I am he gets things done as far as treatment he never really has had to do anything as far as my specific case he has sent me to other doctors, but is very compassionate is very thorough and he's really nice guy to Del Webb but is very compassionate is very thorough and really nice guy to deal with , and I love that he's my doctor and under his care

UofU Patient January 22, 2018

Dr Adam Spivak is one of the most incredible human beings I've ever met in my entire life this man is undeniably compassionate infinitely thorough and I will never go to another doctor as long as I can I want to see him in a my future healthcare he is just an incredible person, &doctor

UofU Patient January 14, 2018

I was amazed at the level of care I received and the time taken for answering personal concerns. It was an outstanding experience

UofU Patient September 26, 2017

Dr Adam Spivak is outstanding in every way, best doctor ever.

UofU Patient September 18, 2017

BEST Doc I've ever had in my life

UofU Patient August 05, 2017

I absolutely adore and love Dr Adam Spivak . he has been so kind and conpassionate and just cares for me as a doctor in a way I need and I think only could genuinely get from him . I'm sure there are others .. but he's just been exactly what I need Thru my health diagnosis from two years now and just everything else in between , he's an incredible guy and a very thorough doctor . I couldn't genuinely asked for anyone better

UofU Patient July 21, 2017

dr Adam Spivak is an incredible infinitely competent amazing doctor I couldn't ask for better care he is and has been so compassionate and soul progressive and just an amazing guy to deal with in my healthcare I can ask for a better doctor and if I have & see my way fit ...He will ALWAYS be my doctor -I COULD NOT ASK FOR BETTER THAN ADAM SPIVAK

UofU Patient July 03, 2017

dr Adam Spivak is the best doctor ever!!!!!

UofU Patient May 21, 2017

dr Adam Spivak is an incredible doctor he's very kind he's very compassionate is very proactive he wants to totally take care of him and care for you and treat you in the way that you should AdamSpivak is an amazing doctor and anybody could learn amazing care or "bedside manner" and just overall kindness..he's incredible

UofU Patient April 11, 2017

Dr Spivak is outstanding

UofU Patient March 13, 2017

Very good

UofU Patient February 28, 2017

Dr Spivack he is an amazing human been as well his assistant makes patient feel very welcome.

UofU Patient February 13, 2017

Dr Adam Spivak is an incredible doctor and man and fellow human being . I am so glad he is my doctor . I will never be under anyone else's care if I have my way ... He's an incredible amazing caring guy and I am so glad he has taken care of me each and every time ...ever since I started in under his care

UofU Patient December 05, 2016

Dr Adam Spivak is one of the kindest most caring amazing infinitely compassionate doctors I've ever had . I will not go to anyone else . I would travel to wherever he is , He's that amazing !!

UofU Patient October 17, 2016

I know he ( Dr Spivak ) was busy and I'd seen him the month b4 , so I get it. Dr Spivak is the infinite best , I just really appreciate him and absolutely love his care and treatment and everything he's done for me Thank You, Dr Spivak

UofU Patient September 19, 2016

I honestly love Dr Spivak ,as he truly has got things done for me , he's really done so much for me , I could t ask for a better Doctor , and I'll continue to see him thru my lifetime as I see fit ,.. He's Amazing

UofU Patient September 12, 2016

Dr. Spivak was great at explaining everything and making sure I understood everything. Resident Russell Johnson did a great work up and history to better understand what was going good on and make a plan with the doctor for me.

UofU Patient July 31, 2016

Best care provider i have ever met.

UofU Patient July 11, 2016

Dr Adam Spivak Is the best , he will be my doctor from here on out

UofU Patient April 26, 2016

Provider was the best Doctor I have ever dealt with.

UofU Patient February 27, 2016

We feel very confident in our provider. He asks good questions of us, and when he doesn't have an answer he seeks consultation. Amazing bedside manner. Too many good qualities to list them all. Suffice it to say he is the best,

UofU Patient February 05, 2016

Dr Adam Spivak is just an incredible and amazing Doctor , I will only ever see him , he's that incredible

UofU Patient November 10, 2015

Dr Adam Spivak you are a god send , You truly have kept me going to get better, inspired me to feel at ease and to be able to get well, your confidence, your kind and generous and just infinitely compassionate demeanor as a whole, I couldnt ask for a better doctor honestly, You are the best, as well as your other assisting staff, you have all been so kind. Thank you, You have no idea what a difference its made for me to try to get healthy and back to some kind of life after my very grim episode I faced and almost lost the battle with a some months ago, To be that close to death and yet end up where I am , I thank you solely as well as the ICU staff at LDS Hospital . who all saved my life truly. Thank you

UofU Patient September 17, 2015

This team of people that I have encountered and that have cared for me have been so truly AMAZING AND JUST FANTASTIC AND TRULY WHAT I HAVE NEEDED AS A PATIENT

UofU Patient August 07, 2015

Dr Spivak is an excellent doctor and I can't thank him enough for the care he has shown and given me.

UofU Patient July 17, 2015

dr Spivac is supercalafrajalisticexpialidocious don't think there is a better word to describe him. well if he has an off day maybe he is just super terrific

UofU Patient March 29, 2015

I have never been treated so well by anyone in my life. The Doctors and Staff at Clinic 1 A are both professional and Caring. I don't know what I would do without their support

UofU Patient November 18, 2014

dr's have a difficult job barring and showing concern for so many people dr. Spivac always makes me feel that I am an individual not just a number

UofU Patient October 02, 2014

I was VERY impressed with the time that Dr. S took with me to discuss my medical concerns! He was very patient and answered all of my questions!

UofU Patient March 13, 2014

I have incredible confidence of the people I see at Clinic 1A.

UofU Patient February 04, 2014

I have nothing but the highest respect for my Dr's and staff at the Clinic. They walk on water is how much I respect them. I couldn't go through this without them. That is how awesome they are. I have been alone and on my own most of my life. I have been treated so well.

UofU Patient January 14, 2014

my doctor, Adam Spivak, is exceptional and I feel so grateful that he is my attending doctor.

UofU Patient August 13, 2013

Dr. Spivak is the epitome of how a doctor should behave; in so much as the excitement, outlook and assurity that the journey is not one that will be taken alone. I have never had a team so committed and support me; they are the energy behind a healthy and emotional state of recovery.

UofU Patient May 07, 2013

The care, in all respects, has been exceptional and first-rate.

UofU Patient April 09, 2013

I travel from Logan to Salt Lake City for my appointments because I don't want to see any other doctor. Dr. Spivak makes me feel very comfortable and confident in the treatment I am receiving. He makes me feel that my opinion always count on the final decision for treatment. He is a doctor who really cares.

Dr. Spivak joined the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Utah in the fall of 2011 after completing residency and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He cares for HIV patients as a member of the Clinic 1A staff and attends on the inpatient Infectious Diseases consult service at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Spivak teaches in the medical school, conducts translational research on HIV persistence and eradication, and is a co-founder and leader of Utah's first and only free HIV prevention clinic.

Academic Locations

School of Medicine

801-587-1964

30 N 1900 E
Infectious Diseases, 4B319
Salt Lake City, UT  84132

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Assistant Professor
Pathology - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Infectious Diseases
Microbiology and Immunology
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Infectious Disease)

Education History

Fellowship Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Fellow
Chief Resident Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Chief Resident
Residency Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Resident
Internship Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine
Intern
Professional Medical University of Maryland School of Medicine
Medicine
M.D.
Undergraduate Princeton University
English Literature
A.B.

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Szaniawski MA, Spivak AM (2019). Senotherapeutics for HIV and aging. Curr Opin HIV AIDS, 15(2), 83-93.
  2. Larragoite ET, Spivak AM (2019). Down but not out. eLife, 8.
  3. Rodrguez-Mora S, Spivak AM, Szaniawski MA, Lpez-Huertas MR, Alcam J, Planelles V, Coiras M (2020). Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition: a New Perspective in the Fight against HIV. Current HIV - AIDS Reports, 16(5), 414-422.
  4. Szaniawski MA, Spivak AM, Bosque A, Planelles V (2018). Sex Influences SAMHD1 Activity and Susceptibility to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 in Primary Human Macrophages. J Infect Dis, 219(5), 777-785.
  5. Reeves DB, Duke ER, Wagner TA, Palmer SE, Spivak AM, Schiffer JT (2018). A majority of HIV persistence during antiretroviral therapy is due to infected cell proliferation. Nat Commun, 9(1), 4811.
  6. Spivak AM, Nell RA, Petersen M, Martins L, Sebahar P, Looper RE, Planelles V (2018). Synthetic Ingenols Maximize Protein Kinase C-Induced HIV-1 Latency Reversal. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 62(11).
  7. Macedo AB, Novis CL, De Assis CM, Sorensen ES, Moszczynski P, Huang SH, Ren Y, Spivak AM, Jones RB, Planelles V, Bosque A (2018). Dual TLR2 and TLR7 agonists as HIV latency-reversing agents. JCI Insight, 3(19).
  8. Macedo AB, Resop RS, Martins LJ, Szaniawski MA, Sorensen ES, Spivak AM, Nixon DF, Jones RB, Planelles V, Bosque A (2018). Influence of Biological Sex, Age, and HIV Status in an In Vitro Primary Cell Model of HIV Latency Using a CXCR4 Tropic Virus. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 34(9), 769-777.
  9. Szaniawski MA, Spivak AM, Cox JE, Catrow JL, Hanley T, Williams ESCP, Tremblay MJ, Bosque A, Planelles V (2018). SAMHD1 Phosphorylation Coordinates the Anti-HIV-1 Response by Diverse Interferons and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition. mBio, 9(3).
  10. Abdel-Mohsen M, Kuri-Cervantes L, Grau-Exposito J, Spivak AM, Nell RA, Tomescu C, Vadrevu SK, Giron LB, Serra-Peinado C, Genesc M, Castellv J, Wu G, Del Rio Estrada PM, Gonzlez-Navarro M, Lynn K, King CT, Vemula S, Cox K, Wan Y, Li Q, Mounzer K, Kostman J, Frank I, Paiardini M, Hazuda D, Reyes-Tern G, Richman D, Howell B, Tebas P, Martinez-Picado J, Planelles V, Buzon MJ, Betts MR, Montaner LJ (2018). CD32 is expressed on cells with transcriptionally active HIV but does not enrich for HIV DNA in resting T cells. Sci Transl Med, 10(437).
  11. Spivak AM, Planelles V (2018). Novel Latency Reversal Agents for HIV-1 Cure. Annu Rev Med, 69, 421-436.
  12. Bosque A, Nilson KA, Macedo AB, Spivak AM, Archin NM, Van Wagoner RM, Martins LJ, Novis CL, Szaniawski MA, Ireland CM, Margolis DM, Price DH, Planelles V (2017). Benzotriazoles Reactivate Latent HIV-1 through Inactivation of STAT5 SUMOylation. Cell Rep, 18(5), 1324-1334.
  13. Spivak AM, Larragoite ET, Coletti ML, Macedo AB, Martins LJ, Bosque A, Planelles V (2016). Janus kinase inhibition suppresses PKC-induced cytokine release without affecting HIV-1 latency reversal ex vivo. Retrovirology, 13(1), 88.
  14. Garrido C, Spivak AM, Soriano-Sarabia N, Checkley MA, Barker E, Karn J, Planelles V, Margolis DM (2016). HIV Latency-Reversing Agents Have Diverse Effects on Natural Killer Cell Function. Front Immunol, 7, 356.
  15. Martins LJ, Bonczkowski P, Spivak AM, De Spiegelaere W, Novis CL, DePaula-Silva AB, Malatinkova E, Trypsteen W, Bosque A, Vanderkerckhove L, Planelles V (2016). Modeling HIV-1 Latency in Primary T Cells Using a Replication-Competent Virus. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 32(2), 187-93.
  16. Spivak AM, Planelles V (2016). HIV-1 Eradication: Early Trials (and Tribulations). Trends Mol Med, 22(1), 10-27.
  17. Spivak AM, Bosque A, Balch AH, Smyth D, Martins L, Planelles V (2015). Ex Vivo Bioactivity and HIV-1 Latency Reversal by Ingenol Dibenzoate and Panobinostat in Resting CD4(+) T Cells from Aviremic Patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 59(10), 5984-91.
  18. Pache L, Dutra MS, Spivak AM, Marlett JM, Murry JP, Hwang Y, Maestre AM, Manganaro L, Vamos M, Teriete P, Martins LJ, Knig R, Simon V, Bosque A, Fernandez-Sesma A, Cosford ND, Bushman FD, Young JA, Planelles V, Chanda SK (2015). BIRC2/cIAP1 Is a Negative Regulator of HIV-1 Transcription and Can Be Targeted by Smac Mimetics to Promote Reversal of Viral Latency. Cell Host Microbe, 18(3), 345-53.
  19. Spivak AM, Andrade A, Eisele E, Hoh R, Bacchetti P, Bumpus NN, Emad F, Buckheit R 3rd, McCance-Katz EF, Lai J, Kennedy M, Chander G, Siliciano RF, Siliciano JD, Deeks SG (2014). A pilot study assessing the safety and latency-reversing activity of disulfiram in HIV-1-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis, 58(6), 883-90.
  20. Barber AE, Norton JP, Spivak AM, Mulvey MA (2013). Urinary tract infections: current and emerging management strategies. Clin Infect Dis, 57(5), 719-24.
  21. Weil AF, Ghosh D, Zhou Y, Seiple L, McMahon MA, Spivak AM, Siliciano RF, Stivers JT (2013). Uracil DNA glycosylase initiates degradation of HIV-1 cDNA containing misincorporated dUTP and prevents viral integration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110(6), E448-57.
  22. Spivak AM, Salgado M, Rabi SA, OConnell KA, Blankson JN (2011). Circulating monocytes are not a major reservoir of HIV-1 in elite suppressors. J Virol, 85(19), 10399-403.
  23. Gaillard S, Dinoso JB, Marsh JA, DeZern AE, OConnell KA, Spivak AM, Alwood K, Durand CM, Ambinder RF, Blankson JN (2011). Sustained elite suppression of replication competent HIV-1 in a patient treated with rituximab based chemotherapy. J Clin Virol, 51(3), 195-8.
  24. Spivak AM, Rabi SA, McMahon MA, Shan L, Sedaghat AR, Wilke CO, Siliciano RF (2011). Short communication: dynamic constraints on the second phase compartment of HIV-infected cells. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 27(7), 759-61.
  25. Spivak AM, Brennan TP, OConnell KA, Sydnor E, Williams TM, Siliciano RF, Gallant JE, Blankson JN (2010). A case of seronegative HIV-1 infection. J Infect Dis, 201(3), 341-5.

Review

  1. Pradilla G, Nagahama Y, Spivak AM, Bydon A, Rigamonti D (2010). Spinal epidural abscess: current diagnosis and management. [Review]. Curr Infect Dis Rep, 12(6), 484-91.
  2. Spivak AM, Sydnor ER, Blankson JN, Gallant JE (2010). Seronegative HIV-1 infection: a review of the literature. [Review]. AIDS, 24(10), 1407-14.

Case Report

  1. Szaniawski MA, Spivak AM (2019). Recurrent Paenibacillus infection. Oxf Med Case Reports, 2019(5), omz034.
  2. Johnson RA, Spivak AM (2017). Lues Maligna. Open Forum Infect Dis, 4(3), ofx139.
  3. Rachakonda T, Kendall B, Spivak AM, Boltax J (2017). Pleural Effusion Caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer. Open Forum Infect Dis, 4(3), ofx126.

Letter

  1. Spivak AM, Siliciano RF (2010). Using highly active antiretroviral therapy to decrease perioperative HIV-1 transmission risk. [Letter to the editor]. AIDS, 24(10), 1603-4; author reply 1604.

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