His academic interests focus on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, in particular co-infection with HIV and HPV. He helped to start and run the anal dysplasia screening program at Wake Forest, and is the local site PI for the Anal Cancer HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) and AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) trials. Dr. Nicholas Van Wagoner is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He is also the Director of the Sexual Health Clinic at the UAB Student Health and Wellness Clinic. His research focuses on interventions for the prevention and treatment of Herpes Simplex Viruses. He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to sexually transmitted infections and sexual health.