Elijah Paintsil | Profiles RNS

Elijah Paintsil, MD Hear my name

Professor and Chair

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Pediatrics

MD, University of Ghana

Websites

	Yale School of Medicine
	Harvard Medical School
	Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

ORCID : 0000-0002-8283-4564

I am a physician-scientist with broad-based training in pediatric, infectious diseases, public health, and pharmacology and have focused my translation research program on three areas: 1) Effect of antiretroviral therapy on mitochondrial function; 2) Laboratory simulation of transmission dynamics of hepatitis C virus among injection drug users, and 3) Global pediatric HIV treatment outcomes.

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/Fogarty International Center
7D43TW011526-05

Pediatric HIV Disclosure Benefits Study (PhD-BS) - Sankofa 2
02/22/2024 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R01HD103512-06

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj
2024	HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)	7D43TW011526-05
2024	Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention and Benefits Study-(PH-DIBS)	5R01HD103512-06
2023	Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention and Benefits Study-(PH-DIBS)	7R01HD103512-05
2023	Pediatric HIV Disclosure Benefits Study (PhD-BS) - Sankofa 2	5R01HD103512-04
2023	HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)	5D43TW011526-04
2023	Research Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases	5T32AI007210-40
2022	Pediatric HIV Disclosure Benefits Study (PhD-BS) - Sankofa 2	5R01HD103512-03
2022	HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)	5D43TW011526-03
2022	Research Training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases	5T32AI007210-39
2021	Pediatric HIV Disclosure Benefits Study (PhD-BS) - Sankofa 2	5R01HD103512-02

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Amegashie EA, Sikeola RO, Tagoe EA, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Oxidative Stress in People Living With HIV: Are Diverse Supplement Sources the Solution? Health Sci Rep. 2025 May; 8(5):e70824. PMID: 40330761; PMCID: PMC12054717; DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.70824;

Mensah BA, Mensah-Brown HE, Partey FD, Addo C, Buah G, Afudego GA, Okyere D, Tetteh M, Boateng E, Wilson M, Paintsil E. Identifying risk factors for loss to follow-up in adults living with HIV in a high-burden district in Ghana. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 18; 25(1):1042. PMID: 40102895; PMCID: PMC11917097; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22254-w;

Paintsil E. Synchronicity of climate change and outbreaks of infectious diseases in children. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2025 Apr 01; 37(2):113-115. PMID: 40040447; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001443;

Amegashie EA, Kwayisi-Darkwah CK, Adusei-Poku M, Sikeola RO, Ativi LAE, Ahene A, Atampugbire G, Tagoe EA, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co-infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana. J Med Virol. 2025 Mar; 97(3):e70301. PMID: 40110873

Afrane AKA, Alhassan Y, Amoah LE, Nyarko MY, Addo-Lartey A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in a low transmission area in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 11; 24(1):1144. PMID: 39394078; PMCID: PMC11470549; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09974-x;

Ativi LAE, Adusei-Poku M, Boateng W, Owusu-Nyantantakyi C, Kwesi Danso J, Oclu A, Bortey A, Rabbi Amuasi G, Kofi Adu Tabi B, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Dzifa Dayie N, Egyir B. Antibiotic resistance and draft genome profiles of 10 Streptococcus pneumoniae and 3 Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae strains isolated from the nasopharynx of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Nov 12; 13(11):e0050524. PMID: 39365088; PMCID: PMC11556032; DOI: 10.1128/mra.00505-24;

Agyare Gyane F, Modey E, Maya E, Bonney EY, Abaidoo-Myles A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Prevalence and risk factors associated with high-risk human papillomavirus infection among women living with HIV (WLWH) at a tertiary health facility in Accra, Ghana. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303535. PMID: 38814956; PMCID: PMC11139324; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303535;

Adu-Gyamfi R, Enos J, Yeboah K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Alangea Ogum D, Agyei Nkansah A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence. PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0302016. PMID: 38701070; PMCID: PMC11068165; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302016;

Amegashie EA, Asamoah P, Ativi LEA, Adusei-Poku M, Bonney EY, Tagoe EA, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Clinical outcomes and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection among people living with HIV. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2024; 249:10059. PMID: 38628843; PMCID: PMC11020089; DOI: 10.3389/ebm.2024.10059;

Paintsil E. Editorial: Emerging and reemerging global pediatric infectious diseases amidst vanishing pediatric infectious diseases workforce. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2024 Apr 01; 36(2):133-135. PMID: 38446143

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Olakunde BO, Itanyi IU, Onyeka TC, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Lasebikan N, Chigbu CO, Ezeanolue EE. Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose coverage among hepatitis B-exposed and hepatitis B-unexposed infants: evidence from the Healthy Beginning Initiative program in Benue State, Nigeria. Pan Afr Med J. 2024; 47:67. PMID: 38681098; PMCID: PMC11055182; DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.67.40466;

Brackel CLH, Noij LCE, Vijverberg SJH, Legghe CL, Maitland-van der Zee AH, van Goudoever JB, Buonsenso D, Munblit D, Sigfrid L, McFarland S, Anmyr L, Ashkenazi-Hoffnung L, Bellinat APN, Dias NLS, Edwards A, Fashina T, Juraški RG, Gonçalves ALN, Hansted E, Herczeg V, Hertting O, Jankauskaite LN, Kaswandani N, Kevalas R, Krivácsy P, Lorenz M, Malone LA, McVoy M, Miller DW, Morrow AK, Nugawela MD, Oliveira CR, Oliveira PRS, Osmanov IM, Overmars IM, Paintsil E, Pinto Pereira SM, Prawira Y, Putri ND, Ramos RCF, Rasche M, Ryd-Rinder M, De Rose C, Samitova E, Jovanovic TS, Say D, Scott JT, Shachar-Lavie I, Shafran R, Shmueli E, Snipaitiene A, Stephenson T, Ténai N, Tosif S, Turkalj M, Valentini P, Vasconcelos LRS, Villard L, Vilser D, Hashimoto S, Terheggen-Lagro SWJ. International Care programs for Pediatric Post-COVID Condition (Long COVID) and the way forward. Pediatr Res. 2024 Jul; 96(2):319-324. PMID: 38287106

Ayanful-Torgby R, Shabanova V, Essuman AA, Boafo E, Aboagye F, Al-Mahroof Y, Amponsah J, Tetteh JKA, Amoah LE, Paintsil E. High prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism among children and adolescents living with HIV in Ghana. HIV Med. 2024 May; 25(5):577-586. PMID: 38240173; PMCID: PMC11078607; DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13614;

Afrane AKA, Alhassan Y, Amoah LE, Nyarko MY, Addo-Lartey A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and virological non-suppression among children living with HIV in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study. Res Sq. 2024 Jan 09. PMID: 38260260; PMCID: PMC10802699; DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3823525/v1;

Shabanova V, Emuren L, Gan G, Antwi S, Renner L, Amissah K, Kusah JT, Lartey M, Reynolds NR, Paintsil E. Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention Improves Immunologic Outcome at 48 Weeks: The Sankofa Trial Experience. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Dec 01; 94(4):371-380. PMID: 37643414; PMCID: PMC10617661; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003292;

Mohammed A, Idris-Dantata H, Okwor T, Tanui P, Paintsil E, Kabwe PC, Alimi Y, Tajudeen R, Mankoula W, Ilesanmi OS, Balogun MS, Ihekweazu C, Hornsey E, Ogbuagu O. Supporting the Manufacturing of Medical Supplies in Africa: Collaboration Between Africa CDC, Partners, and Member States. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 Oct 30; 11(5). PMID: 37903581; PMCID: PMC10615240; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00121;

Kisitu G, Shabanova V, Naiga F, Nakagwa M, Kekitiinwa AR, Elyanu PJ, Paintsil E. High prevalence of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and insulin resistance among children and adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: harbinger for metabolic syndrome? HIV Med. 2024 Feb; 25(2):262-275. PMID: 37879630

Muhammad MI, Abdulsalam AH, Petit-Clair F, Acquaye A, Nobles A, Fleischer B, Konkwo C, Ransome Y, Paintsil E. Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(10):e0001641. PMID: 37819921; PMCID: PMC10566680; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001641;

Paintsil E, Alimi Y, Abdulaziz M, Ogbuagu O, Ogunsola F, Kessy SJ, Horsney E, Lee C, Brundney K, Okwor T, Kabwe P, Waheed A, Vondran A, Bigirimana R, Ilesanmi O, Nsubuga DN, Raji T, Mankoula W, Ihekweazu C, Nkengasong J. A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group's experience. BMC Public Health. 2023 May 15; 23(1):893. PMID: 37189137; PMCID: PMC10184057; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15706-8;

Fashina TA, Miller CM, Paintsil E, Niccolai LM, Brandt C, Oliveira CR. Computable Clinical Phenotyping of Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Pediatrics Using Real-World Data. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Feb 27; 12(2):113-116. PMID: 36548966; PMCID: PMC9969330; DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piac132;

Frimpong SO, Paintsil E. Community engagement in Ebola outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for COVID-19 control: A scoping review. Int J Infect Dis. 2023 Jan; 126:182-192. PMID: 36462575; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.032;

Frimpong SO, Seidu M, Hilton SK, Ransome Y, Paintsil E, Talbert-Slagle K, Dorcoo-Attipoe S, Brayne C. Development of a community-based COVID-19 intervention in rural Ghana: a document analysis. BMC Public Health. 2022 Oct 14; 22(1):1920. PMID: 36242031; PMCID: PMC9568940; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14338-8;

Stopka TJ, Yaghi O, Li M, Paintsil E, Chui K, Landy D, Heimer R. Molecular and spatial epidemiology of HCV among people who inject drugs in Boston, Massachusetts. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0266216. PMID: 36006966; PMCID: PMC9409531; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266216;

Reif LK, van Olmen J, McNairy ML, Ahmed S, Putta N, Bermejo R, Nugent R, Paintsil E, Daelmans B, Varghese C, Sugandhi N, Abrams EJ. Models of lifelong care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Jul; 7(7). PMID: 35787510; PMCID: PMC9255401; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007863;

Putta N, Hansen CE, Funaro MC, Campbell M, Essajee S, Mbori-Ngacha D, Frimpong S, Wang SY, Paintsil E. Evidence-based service delivery interventions for testing, linking, treating, and retaining children and adolescents living with HIV in primary health care settings: Protocol for a systematic review. PLoS One. 2022; 17(6):e0269063. PMID: 35709211; PMCID: PMC9202933; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269063;

Fleischer B, Olum R, Nakwagala FN, Nassozi DR, Pitua I, Paintsil E, Baluku JB, Bongomin F. Higher intensive care unit consultations for COVID-19 patients living with HIV compared to those without HIV coinfection in Uganda. J Med Virol. 2022 Sep; 94(9):4294-4300. PMID: 35620807; PMCID: PMC9348484; DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27887;

Bose E, Paintsil E, Ghebremichael M. Minimum redundancy maximal relevance gene selection of apoptosis pathway genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HIV-infected patients with antiretroviral therapy-associated mitochondrial toxicity. BMC Med Genomics. 2021 Dec 01; 14(1):285. PMID: 34852799; PMCID: PMC8638104; DOI: 10.1186/s12920-021-01136-1;

Olakunde BO, Adeyinka DA, Olakunde OA, Uthman OA, Bada FO, Nartey YA, Obiri-Yeboah D, Paintsil E, Ezeanolue EE. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in Nigeria. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0259218. PMID: 34714888; PMCID: PMC8555786; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259218;

Marshall M, Ferguson ID, Lewis P, Jaggi P, Gagliardo C, Collins JS, Shaughnessy R, Caron R, Fuss C, Corbin KJE, Emuren L, Faherty E, Hall EK, Di Pentima C, Oster ME, Paintsil E, Siddiqui S, Timchak DM, Guzman-Cottrill JA. Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in 7 Adolescents After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatrics. 2021 Sep; 148(3). PMID: 34088762; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052478;

Zirinsky E, Paintsil E, Oliveira CR. The clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2021 Jun 01; 33(3):281-285. PMID: 33871422; PMCID: PMC8635086; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000001018;

Fernandes DM, Oliveira CR, Guerguis S, Eisenberg R, Choi J, Kim M, Abdelhemid A, Agha R, Agarwal S, Aschner JL, Avner JR, Ballance C, Bock J, Bhavsar SM, Campbell M, Clouser KN, Gesner M, Goldman DL, Hammerschlag MR, Hymes S, Howard A, Jung HJ, Kohlhoff S, Kojaoghlanian T, Lewis R, Nachman S, Naganathan S, Paintsil E, Pall H, Sy S, Wadowski S, Zirinsky E, Cabana MD, Herold BC. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth. J Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 230:23-31.e10. PMID: 33197493; PMCID: PMC7666535; DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016;

Farthing H, Reynolds NR, Antwi S, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Renner L, Amissah KA, Kusah JT, Lartey M, Paintsil E. Illness Narratives of Children Living with HIV Who Do Not Know Their HIV Status in Ghana: I'm Sick, But I Don't Know the Sickness-A Qualitative Study. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3225-3231. PMID: 32333207; PMCID: PMC7508830; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02884-4;

Radcliffe C, Sam A, Matos Q, Antwi S, Amissah K, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Xu Y, Deng Y, Reynolds NR, Paintsil E. Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention did not worsen depression scores in children living with HIV and their caregivers in Ghana. BMC Public Health. 2020 Oct 20; 20(1):1578. PMID: 33081739; PMCID: PMC7576749; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09678-2;

Frimpong S, Paintsil E. A Case for Girl-child Education to Prevent and Curb the Impact of Emerging Infectious Diseases Epidemics. Yale J Biol Med. 2020 Sep; 93(4):579-585. PMID: 33005122; PMCID: PMC7513442

Li M, Zhou L, Dorsey HG, Musoff C, Jnr DA, Schoen N, Djan K, Paintsil E. Tenofovir alafenamide does not inhibit mitochondrial function and cholesterol biosynthesis in human T lymphoblastoid cell line. Antiviral Res. 2020 Nov; 183:104948. PMID: 32980447; DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104948;

Sopeyin A, Hornsey E, Okwor T, Alimi Y, Raji T, Mohammed A, Moges H, Onwuekwe EVC, Minja FJ, Gon G, Ogbuagu O, Ogunsola F, Paintsil E. Transmission risk of respiratory viruses in natural and mechanical ventilation environments: implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Africa. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Aug; 5(8). PMID: 32863269; PMCID: PMC7462043; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003522;

Duong VN, Zhou L, Martínez-Jiménez MI, He L, Cosme M, Blanco L, Paintsil E, Anderson KS. Identifying the role of PrimPol in TDF-induced toxicity and implications of its loss of function mutation in an HIV+ patient. Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 09; 10(1):9343. PMID: 32518272; PMCID: PMC7283272; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66153-z;

Paintsil E. COVID-19 threatens health systems in sub-Saharan Africa: the eye of the crocodile. J Clin Invest. 2020 Jun 01; 130(6):2741-2744. PMID: 32224550; PMCID: PMC7260015; DOI: 10.1172/JCI138493;

Paintsil E, Kyriakides TC, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Amissah K, Kusah JT, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Lartey M, Reynolds NR. Clinic-Based Pediatric Disclosure Intervention Trial Improves Pediatric HIV Status Disclosure in Ghana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2020 May 01; 84(1):122-131. PMID: 32049772; PMCID: PMC7138721; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002316;

Cheng Y, Paintsil E, Ghebremichael M. Syndromic versus Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men in Moshi District of Tanzania. AIDS Res Treat. 2020; 2020:7607834. PMID: 32089879; PMCID: PMC7029278; DOI: 10.1155/2020/7607834;

Ramos SR, Paintsil E, Ofori-Atta A, Kusah JT, Amissah KA, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Reynolds NR. Prototype Development, Usability, and Preference of a Culturally-relevant Pictorial Aid to Facilitate Comprehension of Likert-type Levels of Agreement in Caregivers of Children Living With HIV in Ghana. Comput Inform Nurs. 2020 Jan; 38(1):45-52. PMID: 31833861; PMCID: PMC6954287; DOI: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000584;

Sopeyin A, Zhou L, Li M, Barakat L, Paintsil E. Dysregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 gene in HIV treatment-experienced individuals. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0226573. PMID: 31846498; PMCID: PMC6917281; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226573;

Lee JS, Paintsil E, Gopalakrishnan V, Ghebremichael M. A comparison of machine learning techniques for classification of HIV patients with antiretroviral therapy-induced mitochondrial toxicity from those without mitochondrial toxicity. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2019 Nov 27; 19(1):216. PMID: 31775643; PMCID: PMC6882363; DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0848-z;

Ziada AS, Lu MY, Ignas-Menzies J, Paintsil E, Li M, Ogbuagu O, Saberi S, Hsieh AYY, Sattha B, Harrigan PR, Kalloger S, Côté HCF. Mitochondrial DNA somatic mutation burden and heteroplasmy are associated with chronological age, smoking, and HIV infection. Aging Cell. 2019 Dec; 18(6):e13018. PMID: 31407474; PMCID: PMC6826146; DOI: 10.1111/acel.13018;

Ghebremichael M, Michael H, Tubbs J, Paintsil E. Comparing the Diagnostics Accuracy of CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Count and Percent as a Surrogate Markers of Pediatric HIV Disease. J Math Stat. 2019; 15(1):55-64. PMID: 31186621; PMCID: PMC6557447; DOI: 10.3844/jmssp.2019.55.64;

Ofori-Atta A, Reynolds NR, Antwi S, Renner L, Nichols JS, Lartey M, Amissah K, Tettey JK, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Catlin AC, Gan G, Kyriakides TC, Paintsil E. Prevalence and correlates of depression among caregivers of children living with HIV in Ghana: findings from the Sankofa pediatric disclosure study. AIDS Care. 2019 Mar; 31(3):283-292. PMID: 30360643; PMCID: PMC6382516; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1537463;

DeSouza F, Paintsil E, Brown T, Pierre R, Keene D, Kim N, Christie C. Transfer is not a transition - voices of Jamaican adolescents with HIV and their health care providers. AIDS Care. 2019 Mar; 31(3):293-297. PMID: 30345791; PMCID: PMC7224964; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1533226;

Nichols JS, Kyriakides TC, Antwi S, Renner L, Lartey M, Seaneke OA, Obeng R, Catlin AC, Gan G, Reynolds NR, Paintsil E. High prevalence of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among undisclosed HIV-infected children in Ghana. AIDS Care. 2019 Jan; 31(1):25-34. PMID: 30235940; PMCID: PMC6288009; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1524113;

Li M, Sopeyin A, Paintsil E. Combination of Tenofovir and Emtricitabine with Efavirenz Does Not Moderate Inhibitory Effect of Efavirenz on Mitochondrial Function and Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Human T Lymphoblastoid Cell Line. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Sep; 62(9). PMID: 30012753; PMCID: PMC6125515; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00691-18;

Heimer R, Binka M, Koester S, Grund JC, Patel A, Paintsil E, Lindenbach BD. Recovery of Infectious Hepatitis C Virus From Injection Paraphernalia: Implications for Prevention Programs Serving People Who Inject Drugs. J Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 17; 217(3):466-473. PMID: 28968665; PMCID: PMC5854006; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix427;

Foli Y, Ghebremichael M, Li M, Paintsil E. Upregulation of Apoptosis Pathway Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of HIV-Infected Individuals with Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Mitochondrial Toxicity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Aug; 61(8). PMID: 28584150; PMCID: PMC5527626; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00522-17;

Nichols J, Steinmetz A, Paintsil E. Impact of HIV-Status Disclosure on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Children in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review. AIDS Behav. 2017 Jan; 21(1):59-69. PMID: 27395433; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1481-z;

Li M, Mislak AC, Foli Y, Agbosu E, Bose V, Bhandari S, Szymanski MR, Shumate CK, Yin YW, Anderson KS, Paintsil E. The DNA Polymerase Gamma R953C Mutant Is Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 Sep; 60(9):5608-11. PMID: 27381400; PMCID: PMC4997837; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00976-16;

Li M, Foli Y, Liu Z, Wang G, Hu Y, Lu Q, Selvaraj S, Lam W, Paintsil E. High frequency of mitochondrial DNA mutations in HIV-infected treatment-experienced individuals. HIV Med. 2017 Jan; 18(1):45-55. PMID: 27328746; PMCID: PMC5132110; DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12390;

Paintsil E, Martin R, Goldenthal A, Bhandari S, Andiman W, Ghebremichael M. Frequent Episodes of Detectable Viremia in HIV Treatment-Experienced Children is Associated with a Decline in CD4+ T-cells Over Time. J AIDS Clin Res. 2016 Apr; 7(4). PMID: 27379199; PMCID: PMC4929848; DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000565;

Kukoyi O, Renner L, Powell J, Barry O, Prin M, Kusah J, Cong X, Paintsil E. Viral load monitoring and antiretroviral treatment outcomes in a pediatric HIV cohort in Ghana. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 03; 16:58. PMID: 26843068; PMCID: PMC4738803; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1402-9;

Hansen C, Paintsil E. Infectious Diseases of Poverty in Children: A Tale of Two Worlds. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Feb; 63(1):37-66. PMID: 26613688; PMCID: PMC4663017; DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.08.002;

Sam-Agudu NA, Paintsil E, Aliyu MH, Kwara A, Ogunsola F, Afrane YA, Onoka C, Awandare GA, Amponsah G, Cornelius LJ, Mendy G, Sturke R, Ghansah A, Siberry GK, Ezeanolue EE. Building Sustainable Local Capacity for Global Health Research in West Africa. Ann Glob Health. 2016; 82(6):1010-1025. PMID: 28314488; DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.10.011;

Binka M, Paintsil E, Patel A, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Correction: Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes Is Dependent on the Design of the Syringe-Needle and Dead Space Volume. PLoS One. 2015; 10(12):e0146088. PMID: 26700029; PMCID: PMC4689391; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146088;

Binka M, Paintsil E, Patel A, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Survival of Hepatitis C Virus in Syringes Is Dependent on the Design of the Syringe-Needle and Dead Space Volume. PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0139737. PMID: 26536599; PMCID: PMC4633215; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139737;

Reynolds NR, Ofori-Atta A, Lartey M, Renner L, Antwi S, Enimil A, Catlin AC, Fernando S, Kyriakides TC, Paintsil E. SANKOFA: a multisite collaboration on paediatric HIV disclosure in Ghana. AIDS. 2015 Jun; 29 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S35-45. PMID: 26049537; PMCID: PMC4880360; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000725;

Li M, Foli Y, Amakye NY, Klein T, Selvaraj S, Lu L, Paintsil E. Antiretroviral therapy-induced toxicity is associated with increased mRNA expression of telomerase. J Clin Pharmacol. 2015 Oct; 55(10):1119-24. PMID: 25903721; PMCID: PMC4558235; DOI: 10.1002/jcph.520;

VanDeusen A, Paintsil E, Agyarko-Poku T, Long EF. Cost effectiveness of option B plus for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in resource-limited countries: evidence from Kumasi, Ghana. BMC Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 18; 15:130. PMID: 25887574; PMCID: PMC4374181; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0859-2;

Binka M, Paintsil E, Patel A, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Disinfection of syringes contaminated with hepatitis C virus by rinsing with household products. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 Jan; 2(1):ofv017. PMID: 26034767; PMCID: PMC4438897; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv017;

Dukhovlinova E, Masharsky A, Toussova O, Verevochkin S, Solovyeva T, Meringof M, Paintsil E, White E, Barbour R, Heimer R, Kozlov A. Two Independent HIV Epidemics in Saint Petersburg, Russia Revealed by Molecular Epidemiology. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Jun; 31(6):608-14. PMID: 25417740; PMCID: PMC4458741; DOI: 10.1089/AID.2014.0150;

Catlin AC, Fernando S, Gamage R, Renner L, Antwi S, Tettey JK, Amisah KA, Kyriakides T, Cong X, Reynolds NR, Paintsil E. Sankofa pediatric HIV disclosure intervention cyber data management: building capacity in a resource-limited setting and ensuring data quality. AIDS Care. 2015; 27 Suppl 1(sup1):99-107. PMID: 26616131; PMCID: PMC4704410; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1023246;

Paintsil E, Renner L, Antwi S, Dame J, Enimil A, Ofori-Atta A, Alhassan A, Ofori IP, Cong X, Kyriakides T, Reynolds NR. HIV knowledge, stigma, and illness beliefs among pediatric caregivers in Ghana who have not disclosed their child's HIV status. AIDS Care. 2015; 27 Suppl 1(sup1):18-27. PMID: 26616122; PMCID: PMC4665118; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1007116;

Langs-Barlow A, Selvaraj S, Ogbuagu O, Shabanova V, Shapiro ED, Paintsil E. Association of circulating cytochrome c with clinical manifestations of antiretroviral-induced toxicity. Mitochondrion. 2015 Jan; 20:71-4. PMID: 25435346; PMCID: PMC4304943; DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2014.11.004;

Langs-Barlow A, Paintsil E. Impact of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 sequence diversity on antiretroviral therapy outcomes. Viruses. 2014 Oct 20; 6(10):3855-72. PMID: 25333465; PMCID: PMC4213566; DOI: 10.3390/v6103855;

Selvaraj S, Ghebremichael M, Li M, Foli Y, Langs-Barlow A, Ogbuagu A, Barakat L, Tubridy E, Edifor R, Lam W, Cheng YC, Paintsil E. Antiretroviral therapy-induced mitochondrial toxicity: potential mechanisms beyond polymerase-? inhibition. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Jul; 96(1):110-20. PMID: 24637942; PMCID: PMC4065195; DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2014.64;

Urata Y, Paintsil E, Cheng YC, Matsuda T, Sevinsky H, Hawthorne D, Bertz R, Hanna GJ, Grasela D, Hwang C. Randomized, placebo-controlled single-ascending-dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of the HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, BMS-986001, in healthy subjects. J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Jun; 54(6):657-64. PMID: 24374821; DOI: 10.1002/jcph.252;

Paintsil E, Binka M, Patel A, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Hepatitis C virus maintains infectivity for weeks after drying on inanimate surfaces at room temperature: implications for risks of transmission. J Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 15; 209(8):1205-11. PMID: 24273176; PMCID: PMC3969546; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit648;

Barry O, Powell J, Renner L, Bonney EY, Prin M, Ampofo W, Kusah J, Goka B, Sagoe KW, Shabanova V, Paintsil E. Effectiveness of first-line antiretroviral therapy and correlates of longitudinal changes in CD4 and viral load among HIV-infected children in Ghana. BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Oct 13; 13:476. PMID: 24119088; PMCID: PMC3852953; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-476;

Langs-Barlow A, Renner L, Katz K, Northrup V, Paintsil E. Performance of Clinical Criteria for Screening of Possible Antiretroviral Related Mitochondrial Toxicity in HIV-Infected Children in Accra. AIDS Res Treat. 2013; 2013:249171. PMID: 23533730; PMCID: PMC3606755; DOI: 10.1155/2013/249171;

Selvaraj S, Paintsil E. Virologic and host risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Curr HIV Res. 2013 Mar; 11(2):93-101. PMID: 23432486; DOI: 10.2174/1570162x11311020003;

Paintsil E. Update on recent guidelines for the management of urinary tract infections in children: the shifting paradigm. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2013 Feb; 25(1):88-94. PMID: 23241875; PMCID: PMC4880363; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32835c14cc;

Haraguchi K, Takeda S, Kubota Y, Kumamoto H, Tanaka H, Hamasaki T, Baba M, Paintsil E, Cheng YC. From the chemistry of epoxy-sugar nucleosides to the discovery of anti-HIV agent 4'-ethynylstavudine-Festinavir. Curr Pharm Des. 2013; 19(10):1880-97. PMID: 23092278; PMCID: PMC3711117; DOI: 10.2174/1381612811319100011;

Ghebremichael M, Habtzgi D, Paintsil E. Deciphering the epidemic synergy of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Res Notes. 2012 Aug 21; 5:451. PMID: 22909236; PMCID: PMC3519592; DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-451;

Somily AM, Peaper DR, Paintsil E, Murray TS. Comparison of Disk Diffusion and Etest Methods to Determine the Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Circulating in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Fusidic Acid. Int J Microbiol. 2012; 2012:391251. PMID: 22888356; PMCID: PMC3409531; DOI: 10.1155/2012/391251;

O'Reilly JI, Ocama P, Opio CK, Alfred A, Paintsil E, Seremba E, Sofair AN. Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C among Patients Hospitalized at Mulago Hospital, Uganda. J Trop Med. 2011; 2011:598341. PMID: 21845196; PMCID: PMC3153916; DOI: 10.1155/2011/598341;

Kallem S, Renner L, Ghebremichael M, Paintsil E. Prevalence and pattern of disclosure of HIV status in HIV-infected children in Ghana. AIDS Behav. 2011 Aug; 15(6):1121-7. PMID: 20607381; PMCID: PMC2989337; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9741-9;

Zhang W, Tan S, Paintsil E, Dutschman GE, Gullen EA, Chu E, Cheng YC. Analysis of deoxyribonucleotide pools in human cancer cell lines using a liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry technique. Biochem Pharmacol. 2011 Aug 15; 82(4):411-7. PMID: 21620803; PMCID: PMC3138996; DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.05.009;

Renner L, Prin M, Li FY, Goka B, Northrup V, Paintsil E. Time to and Predictors of CD4+ T-Lymphocytes Recovery in HIV-Infected Children Initiating Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana. AIDS Res Treat. 2011; 2011:896040. PMID: 21738861; PMCID: PMC3124224; DOI: 10.1155/2011/896040;

Paintsil E. Resistance, resistance, go away: persistence of nevirapine-resistant HIV mutations in HIV-infected infants. AIDS. 2011 Apr 24; 25(7):997-9. PMID: 21487253; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283463d44;

Paintsil E. Monitoring Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Children in Resource-Limited Countries: A Tale of Two Epidemics. AIDS Res Treat. 2011; 2011:280901. PMID: 21490777; PMCID: PMC3066553; DOI: 10.1155/2011/280901;

Paintsil E, Dutschman GE, Hu R, Grill SP, Wang CJ, Lam W, Li FY, Ghebremichael M, Northrup V, Cheng YC. Determinants of individual variation in intracellular accumulation of anti-HIV nucleoside analog metabolites. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Feb; 55(2):895-903. PMID: 21078952; PMCID: PMC3028801; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01303-10;

Paintsil E, He H, Peters C, Lindenbach BD, Heimer R. Survival of hepatitis C virus in syringes: implication for transmission among injection drug users. J Infect Dis. 2010 Oct 01; 202(7):984-90. PMID: 20726768; PMCID: PMC2932767; DOI: 10.1086/656212;

Ghebremichael M, Larsen U, Paintsil E. Association of age at first sex with HIV-1, HSV-2, and other sexual transmitted infections among women in northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Sep; 36(9):570-6. PMID: 19707109; PMCID: PMC3529537; DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181a866b8;

Paintsil E, Verevochkin SV, Dukhovlinova E, Niccolai L, Barbour R, White E, Toussova OV, Alexander L, Kozlov AP, Heimer R. Hepatitis C virus infection among drug injectors in St Petersburg, Russia: social and molecular epidemiology of an endemic infection. Addiction. 2009 Nov; 104(11):1881-90. PMID: 19712125; PMCID: PMC2763027; DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02687.x;

Yang G, Paintsil E, Dutschman GE, Grill SP, Wang CJ, Wang J, Tanaka H, Hamasaki T, Baba M, Cheng YC. Impact of novel human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase mutations P119S and T165A on 4'-ethynylthymidine analog resistance profile. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Nov; 53(11):4640-6. PMID: 19704131; PMCID: PMC2772322; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00686-09;

Ghebremichael M, Paintsil E. High risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among men in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. 2011 Jul; 15(5):1026-32. PMID: 19636698; PMCID: PMC3540979; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9594-2;

Ghebremichael M, Paintsil E, Ickovics JR, Vlahov D, Schuman P, Boland R, Schoenbaum E, Moore J, Zhang H. Longitudinal association of alcohol use with HIV disease progression and psychological health of women with HIV. AIDS Care. 2009 Jul; 21(7):834-41. PMID: 20024739; PMCID: PMC3292857; DOI: 10.1080/09540120802537864;

Paintsil E, Grill SP, Dutschman GE, Cheng YC. Comparative study of the persistence of anti-HIV activity of deoxynucleoside HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors after removal from culture. AIDS Res Ther. 2009 Apr 22; 6:5. PMID: 19386130; PMCID: PMC2684870; DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-6-5;

Paintsil E, Andiman WA. Update on successes and challenges regarding mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2009 Feb; 21(1):94-101. PMID: 19242245; PMCID: PMC2650837; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32831ec353;

Ghebremichael M, Paintsil E, Larsen U. Alcohol abuse, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted infections in women in Moshi urban district, northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Feb; 36(2):102-7. PMID: 19060779; PMCID: PMC3529570; DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31818b20e6;

Paintsil E, Ghebremichael M, Romano S, Andiman WA. Absolute CD4+ T-lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker of pediatric human immunodeficiency virus disease progression. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jul; 27(7):629-35. PMID: 18520446; PMCID: PMC2924626; DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181693892;

Paintsil E, Dutschman GE, Hu R, Grill SP, Lam W, Baba M, Tanaka H, Cheng YC. Intracellular metabolism and persistence of the anti-human immunodeficiency virus activity of 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-4'-ethynylthymidine, a novel thymidine analog. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Nov; 51(11):3870-9. PMID: 17724147; PMCID: PMC2151449; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00692-07;

Paintsil E, Andiman WA. Care and management of the infant of the HIV-1-infected mother. Semin Perinatol. 2007 Apr; 31(2):112-23. PMID: 17462496; DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.02.007;

Paintsil E. Pediatric community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and colonization: trends and management. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2007 Feb; 19(1):75-82. PMID: 17224666; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32801261c9;

Paintsil E, Margolis A, Collins JA, Alexander L. The contribution of HIV fitness to the evolution pattern of reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance. J Med Virol. 2006 Apr; 78(4):425-30. PMID: 16482556; DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20557;

Collins JA, Thompson MG, Paintsil E, Ricketts M, Gedzior J, Alexander L. Competitive fitness of nevirapine-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mutants. J Virol. 2004 Jan; 78(2):603-11. PMID: 14694092; PMCID: PMC368761; DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.2.603-611.2004;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 101 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

Bar chart showing 101 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

Year	Publications
2004	1
2006	1
2007	3
2008	1
2009	8
2010	3
2011	5
2012	2
2013	6
2014	4
2015	9
2016	6
2017	2
2018	5
2019	4
2020	11
2021	4
2022	6
2023	6
2024	10
2025	4

2021 Pediatric Leadership Development Program (AMSPDC)

2020 Yale University: MA (Honorary Degree)

2019 The Global Associates For Health Development, Inc.: Global Health Excellence and Leadership Award

2019 Ghana Physician & Surgeons Foundation of North America: Dedication to Healthcare In Africa Award

2019 Trailblazer Award

2017 Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Contribution to establishment of first postdoctoral research fellowship

2016 Ghana Physician & Surgeons Foundation of North America: Excellence in Education Award

2014 The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons: Postgraduate Medical Training Award

2013 Academic Pediatric Association Outstanding Student Mentorship Award

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