Elijah Paintsil, MD

Professor and Chair, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

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.

Publications

  • Published 8/20/2025

    Ganu V, Torpey K, Lartey M, Fiagbe D, Odikro MA, Shabanova V, Paintsil E, Kenu E. Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: Outcomes From a Cross-Sectional Study in Accra, Ghana. AIDS Res Treat. 2025; 2025:3249809. PMID: 40881736.

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  • Published 7/17/2025

    Ayanful-Torgby R, Shabanova V, Essuman AA, Boafo E, Amoah LE, Paintsil E. Alterations in lipid profiles in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection living in Ghana: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0318314. PMID: 40674377.

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  • Published 5/6/2025

    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.

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  • Published 3/18/2025

    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.

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  • Published 3/6/2025

    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.

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