Karsten Lunze | Profiles RNS

Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM, FAAP

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

General Internal Medicine

MD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
DM, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Websites

Faculty site Karsten Lunze

ORCID : 0000-0001-8495-0350

Director of Global Health

Stigma and HIV prevention in key populations
Maternal and newborn health

2017 American Public Health Association: Sidel Levy Award for Peace

2016 American College of Preventive Medicine: Humanism in Medicine Award

2016 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): NIH New Investigator Award

2015 UNHCR/EMERCOM : UN Humanitarian Medal

2013 NIDA and Taiwan CDC; Taipei, Taiwan: Early Career Investigator Award for Global Health

2013 ISAM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: NIDA-ISAM Award

2012 American College of Preventive Medicine: Don Gemson Resident Award

2012 NIH: NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award

2012 The International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, Canterbury, UK: Prize for Best Study Influencing Drug Policy

2012 American Society of Addiction Medicine: Ruth Fox Award

2007-2008 Harvard University: Holtzer Award

2005 German Hypertension Society, Heidelberg, Germany : Young Investigator Award

BMC Sponsored Research
NIH RePORTER Sponsored Research

Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-Infected Russian People Who…
09/01/2018 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
4R00DA041245-03

Double stigma as barrier to integrated HIV treatment among HIV infected PWID in Ukraine (CFAR Devel…
04/01/2017 - 09/30/2018 (PI)
Miriam Hospital NIH-NIAID

Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs
06/01/2016 - 05/31/2018 (PI)
NIH-NIDA
5K99DA041245-02

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2018	Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs	4R00DA041245-03
2017	Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs	5K99DA041245-02	6
2016	Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs	1K99DA041245-01A1	6

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Lunze K, Lermet O, Andreeva V, Hariga F. Compulsory treatment of drug use in Southeast Asian countries. Int J Drug Policy. 2018 Sep; 59:10-15. PMID: 29966803.
Lasser KE, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Walley AY, Tindle HA, Quinn E, Gnatienko N, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Depression and smoking characteristics among HIV-positive smokers in Russia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0189207.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lasser, Karen
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 29408935.
Lunze K, Dawkins R, Tapia A, Anand S, Chu M, Bloom DE. Market mechanisms for newborn health in Nepal. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Dec 19; 17(1):428. PMID: 29258465.
Khan SM, Bain RES, Lunze K, Unalan T, Beshanski-Pedersen B, Slaymaker T, Johnston R, Hancioglu A. Optimizing household survey methods to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals targets 6.1 and 6.2 on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: A mixed-methods field-test in Belize. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189089. PMID: 29216244.
Idrisov B, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Gnatienko N, Quinn E, Bridden C, Walley AY, Bryant KJ, Lioznov D, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Role of substance use in HIV care cascade outcomes among people who inject drugs in Russia. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 Dec 04; 12(1):30.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Bridden, Carly
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 29198185.
Idrisov B, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Blokhina E, Gnatienko N, Patts GJ, Bridden C, Kleinman RE, Weiser SD, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Food Insecurity, HIV Disease Progression and Access to Care Among HIV-Infected Russians not on ART. AIDS Behav. 2017 Dec; 21(12):3486-3495.View Related Profiles.
Bridden, Carly
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 28822002.
Nadareishvili I, Lunze K, Pkhakadze G, Japiashvili N, Tabagari N. COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND MEDICAL EDUCATION IN GEORGIA: STATE OF THE ART AND FURTHER PERSPECTIVES. Georgian Med News. 2017 Dec; (273):118-122. PMID: 29328043.
Nadareishvili I, Lunze K, Tabagari N, Beraia A, Pkhakadze G. USE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN GEORGIA. Georgian Med News. 2017 Nov; (272):157-164. PMID: 29227277.
Biemba G, Chiluba B, Yeboah-Antwi K, Silavwe V, Lunze K, Mwale RK, Russpatrick S, Hamer DH. A Mobile-Based Community Health Management Information System for Community Health Workers and Their Supervisors in 2 Districts of Zambia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2017 Sep 27; 5(3):486-494.View Related Profiles.
Hamer, Davidson
Biemba, Godfrey
Lunze, Karsten
Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo
PMID: 28855233.
Lunze K, Lioznov D, Cheng DM, Nikitin RV, Coleman SM, Bridden C, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. HIV Stigma and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Russia. AIDS Behav. 2017 Sep; 21(9):2609-2617.View Related Profiles.
Bridden, Carly
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 28600603.

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Edelman EJ, Lunze K, Cheng DM, Lioznov DA, Quinn E, Gnatienko N, Bridden C, Chaisson CE, Walley AY, Krupitsky EM, Raj A, Samet JH. HIV Stigma and Substance Use Among HIV-Positive Russians with Risky Drinking. AIDS Behav. 2017 Sep; 21(9):2618-2627.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Bridden, Carly
Chaisson, Christine
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 28634662.
Lunze K, Biemba G, Lawrence JJ, MacLeod WB, Yeboah-Antwi K, Musokotwane K, Ajayi T, Mutembo S, Puta C, Earle D, Steketee R, Hamer DH. Clinical management of children with fever: a cross-sectional study of quality of care in rural Zambia. Bull World Health Organ. 2017 May 01; 95(5):333-342.View Related Profiles.
Hamer, Davidson
Biemba, Godfrey
Lunze, Karsten
Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo
MacLeod, William
PMID: 28479634.
Idrisov B, Murphy SM, Morrill T, Saadoun M, Lunze K, Shepard D. Implementation of methadone therapy for opioid use disorder in Russia - a modeled cost-effectiveness analysis. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2017 Jan 20; 12(1):4. PMID: 28107824; DOI: 10.1186/s13011-016-0087-9;.
Kiriazova T, Lunze K, Raj A, Bushara N, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Bridden C, Lioznov D, Samet JH, Gifford AL. "It is easier for me to shoot up": stigma, abandonment, and why HIV-positive drug users in Russia fail to link to HIV care. AIDS Care. 2017 May; 29(5):559-563.View Related Profiles.
Gifford, Allen
Bridden, Carly
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
Kiriazova, Tetiana
PMID: 27871198; DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1259451;.
Lunze K, Raj A, Cheng DM, Quinn EK, Lunze FI, Liebschutz JM, Bridden C, Walley AY, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Sexual violence from police and HIV risk behaviours among HIV-positive women who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia - a mixed methods study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2016; 19(4 Suppl 3):20877.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Bridden, Carly
Cheng, Debbie
Liebschutz, Jane
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 27435712; PMCID: PMC4951542; DOI: 10.7448/IAS.19.4.20877;.
Lunze K, Idrisov B, Golichenko M, Kamarulzaman A. Mandatory addiction treatment for people who use drugs: global health and human rights analysis. BMJ. 2016 Jun 09; 353:i2943. PMID: 27284009; DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i2943;.
Lunze K, Higgins-Steele A, Simen-Kapeu A, Vesel L, Kim J, Dickson K. Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health--A landscape analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015; 15:337. PMID: 26679709; PMCID: PMC4683742; DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0784-9;.
Lunze FI, Lunze K, Tsorieva ZM, Esenov CT, Reutov A, Eichhorn T, Offergeld C. Global surgery in a postconflict setting--5-year results of implementation in the Russian North Caucasus. Glob Health Action. 2015; 8:29227. PMID: 26498745; PMCID: PMC4620685; DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.29227;.
Lunze K, Lunze FI, Raj A, Samet JH. Stigma and Human Rights Abuses against People Who Inject Drugs in Russia--A Qualitative Investigation to Inform Policy and Public Health Strategies. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0136030.View Related Profiles.
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 26305697; PMCID: PMC4549320; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136030;.
Lunze K, Yurasova E, Idrisov B, Gnatienko N, Migliorini L. Food security and nutrition in the Russian Federation - a health policy analysis. Glob Health Action. 2015; 8:27537.View Related Profiles.
Lunze, Karsten
Migliorini, Luigi
PMID: 26112143; PMCID: PMC4481043; DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.27537;.
Lunze K. The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, edited by A. Herron & T. K. Brennan. Medical and Surgical Complications of Addiction. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia, PA. 2015. View Publication
Lunze K, Yurasova E, Idrisov B, Gnatienko N, Migliorini L. Food security and nutrition in the Russian Federation - a health policy analysis. Glob Health Action. 2015 Jan; 8(1):27537. PMID: 28156738; DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.27537;.
Lunze FI, Lunze K, Tsorieva ZM, Esenov CT, Reutov A, Eichhorn T, Offergeld C. Global surgery in a postconflict setting - 5-year results of implementation in the Russian North Caucasus. Glob Health Action. 2015 Jan; 8(1):29227. PMID: 28156845; DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.29227;.
Lunze K, Raj A, Cheng DM, Quinn EK, Bridden C, Blokhina E, Walley AY, Krupitsky E, Samet JH. Punitive policing and associated substance use risks among HIV-positive people in Russia who inject drugs. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014; 17:19043.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Bridden, Carly
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 25014321; PMCID: PMC4093768; DOI: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.19043;.
Lunze K, Yeboah-Antwi K, Marsh DR, Kafwanda SN, Musso A, Semrau K, Waltensperger KZ, Hamer DH. Prevention and management of neonatal hypothermia in rural Zambia. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e92006.View Related Profiles.
Hamer, Davidson
Lunze, Karsten
Semrau, Katherine
Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo
PMID: 24714630; PMCID: PMC3979664; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092006;.
Lunze K, Paasche-Orlow MK. Limited literacy and poor health: the role of social mobility in Germany and the United States. J Health Commun. 2014; 19 Suppl 2:15-8.View Related Profiles.
Lunze, Karsten
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
PMID: 25315580; DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.946115;.
Lunze FI, Lunze K, McElhinney DB, Colan SD, Gauvreau K, Lange PE, Schmitt B, Berger F. Heterogeneity of regional function and relation to ventricular morphology in patients with fontan circulation. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15; 112(8):1207-13. PMID: 23927787.
Lunze K, Paasche-Orlow MK. Financial incentives for healthy behavior: ethical safeguards for behavioral economics. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Jun; 44(6):659-65.View Related Profiles.
Lunze, Karsten
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
PMID: 23683984; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.01.035;.
Lunze FI, Offergeld C, Eichhorn T, Tsorieva Z, Esenov C, Lunze K. Trauma in conflict and postconflict settings: contributions to health systems strengthening. Minerva Chir. 2013 Jun; 68(3):275-80. PMID: 23774092.
Lunze K, Bloom DE, Jamison DT, Hamer DH. The global burden of neonatal hypothermia: systematic review of a major challenge for newborn survival. BMC Med. 2013; 11:24.View Related Profiles.
Hamer, Davidson
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 23369256; PMCID: PMC3606398; DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-24;.
Lunze K, Migliorini L. Tobacco control in the Russian Federation--a policy analysis. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13:64.View Related Profiles.
Lunze, Karsten
Migliorini, Luigi
PMID: 23339756; PMCID: PMC3732080; DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-64;.
Thairu L, Wirth M, Lunze K. Innovative newborn health technology for resource-limited environments. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Jan; 18(1):117-28. PMID: 23279380; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12021;.
Lunze K, Cheng DM, Quinn E, Krupitsky E, Raj A, Walley AY, Bridden C, Chaisson C, Lioznov D, Blokhina E, Samet JH. Nondisclosure of HIV infection to sex partners and alcohol's role: a Russian experience. AIDS Behav. 2013 Jan; 17(1):390-8.View Related Profiles.
Walley, Alexander
Bridden, Carly
Chaisson, Christine
Cheng, Debbie
Samet, Jeffrey
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 22677972; PMCID: PMC3634358; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0216-z;.
Wirth M, Thairu L, Lunze K. Low-cost technologies that can save the lives of newborns: Designing promising innovations for developing countries. Global Health and Diplomacy. 2012; 2(2):106-10.
Lunze K, Hamer DH. Thermal protection of the newborn in resource-limited environments. J Perinatol. 2012 May; 32(5):317-24.View Related Profiles.
Hamer, Davidson
Lunze, Karsten
PMID: 22382859; DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.11;.
Lunze K, Lunze FI. Addressing the burden of post-conflict surgical disease - strategies from the North Caucasus. Glob Public Health. 2011; 6(6):669-77. PMID: 21432701; DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.557667;.
Lunze K. Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Medicine. In: The Harriet Lane Handbook. A Manual for Pediatric House Officers, 19th edition. edited by Arcara K., Tschudy M. Mosby. 2011. View Publication
Schmitt B, Steendijk P, Ovroutski S, Lunze K, Rahmanzadeh P, Maarouf N, Ewert P, Berger F, Kuehne T. Pulmonary vascular resistance, collateral flow, and ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation at rest and during dobutamine stress. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Sep; 3(5):623-31. PMID: 20631032; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.931592;.
Lunze K, Feldman L. Under pressure for a diagnosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Feb; 50(2):166-8. PMID: 20118103; DOI: 10.1177/0009922809350220;.
Lunze K. Health and human rights: no miracle in postconflict Chechnya. Lancet. 2009 Nov 28; 374(9704):1809-10. PMID: 19944853; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61957-7;.
Schmitt B, Steendijk P, Lunze K, Ovroutski S, Falkenberg J, Rahmanzadeh P, Maarouf N, Ewert P, Berger F, Kuehne T. Integrated assessment of diastolic and systolic ventricular function using diagnostic cardiac magnetic resonance catheterization: validation in pigs and application in a clinical pilot study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Nov; 2(11):1271-81. PMID: 19909930; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.09.007;.
Lunze K, Gilbert N, Mebus S, Miera O, Fehske W, Uhlemann F, Mühler EG, Ewert P, Lange PE, Berger F, Schulze-Neick I. First experience with an oral combination therapy using bosentan and sildenafil for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur J Clin Invest. 2006 Sep; 36 Suppl 3:32-8. PMID: 16919008.
The World Health Organization. Shaping the Future; World Health Report 2003. WHO Publications. Geneva. 2004. View Publication
Zee RY, Lunze K, Lindpaintner K, Ridker PM. A prospective evaluation of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist intron 2 gene polymorphism and the risk of myocardial infarction. Thromb Haemost. 2001 Nov; 86(5):1141-3. PMID: 11816697.
Cai L, Struk B, Adams MD, Ji W, Haaf T, Kang HL, Dho SH, Xu X, Ringpfeil F, Nancarrow J, Zäch S, Schaen L, Stumm M, Niu T, Chung J, Lunze K, Verrecchia B, Goldsmith LA, Viljoen D, Figuera LE, Fuchs W, Lebwohl M, Uitto J, Richards R, Hohl D, Ramesar R. A 500-kb region on chromosome 16p13.1 contains the pseudoxanthoma elasticum locus: high-resolution mapping and genomic structure. J Mol Med (Berl). 2000; 78(1):36-46. PMID: 10759028.

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

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2017

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2017

Year	Publications
2000	1
2001	1
2004	1
2006	1
2009	2
2010	2
2011	2
2012	2
2013	7
2014	3
2015	7
2016	3
2017	11
2018	2

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