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 7/30/2026

    Abdulai M, Bonful H, Hornuvo R, Addo-Lartey A, Anum A, Paintsil E, Shabanova V. Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Tema, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2026; 25:23259582261473482. PMID: 42531508.

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  • Published 7/16/2026

    Amegashie EA, Kwayisi-Darkwah CK, Nuokpem FY, Adusei-Poku M, Amponsah JA, Tagoe EA, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Reduced cytokine levels among people living with HIV (PLWH) in ghana co-infected with human coronaviruses. Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 16; 16. PMID: 42463885.

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  • Published 5/4/2026

    Amegashie EA, Sikeola RO, Kwayisi-Darkwah CK, Atampugbire G, Tagoe EA, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Viral Mechanisms and Drug Influences on Janus Kinase/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (JAK/STAT) Pathway in Human Coronaviruses Infection: A Systematic Review. Health Sci Rep. 2026 May; 9:e72474. PMID: 42094618.

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  • Published 3/6/2026

    Glace J, Johnson A, Chadha N, Jaiprasert S, Taglauer E, Paintsil E, Wachman EM, Joseph NT. Effect of combined HIV and Substance use during pregnancy on placental efficiency. Placenta. 2026 Apr; 177:32-35. PMID: 41802386.

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  • Published 3/5/2026

    Paintsil E. Growing bromance between infectious diseases and artificial intelligence: for better or for worse. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2026 Apr 01; 38(2):133-135. PMID: 41777047.

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Education

  • University of Ghana, MD

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