Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship in Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine 2010 - 2011
  • Fellowship in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2007 - 2011
  • Fellowship in Global Health, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2010
  • Residency, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2002 - 2005
  • M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2002
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2011 - 2018
  • Instructor Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2011
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Duke LEADERship Develop for Researchers program. Duke University Medical Center. 2014
  • Faculty Development Academy. Duke University. 2014
  • Young Investigator Award. Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Steering Committee. 2014
  • Fogarty Global Health Fellows Program, Mentoring the Mentors. Global Health Research Workshop, Mombasa, Kenya. 2013
  • Minority Faculty Development Seminar. Assoc of American Medical Colleges. 2012
  • Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators' Forum Finalist. Northwestern. 2012
  • Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease Seminar. Nat'l Inst for Health & Welfare, North Karelia Project, Helsinki, Finland. 2010
  • Fogarty Int'l Clinical Research Fellow. Fogarty Int'l Center, Vanderbilt University. 2009
  • Joseph C Greenfield Scholar Award in Cardiovascular Medicine. Duke University Medical Center. 2009
  • Public Health Traineeship Grant. US Dept of Health & Human Service. 2000
  • Watt-Hansell Endowment for Johns Hopkins Univ.. Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Public Health. 2000
  • National Medical Fellowships, Inc. Metropolitan Life Foundation Scholar. 1999
  • Cum Laude Graduate. Princeton University. 1997
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • Kenya (Country) 

  • Teaching

    • Kenya (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Postdoctoral Training in Cardiovascular Clinical Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2024
  • Pathways to cardiovascular disease prevention and impact of specialty referral in under-represented racial/ethnic minorities with HIV awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
  • Fogarty Global Health Training Program 2017 - 2022
  • A nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention (EXTRA-CVD) awarded by Case Western Reserve University 2018 - 2022
  • The Aga Khan University-Pakistan Initiative for NCDs (AKUPI-NCDs) 2019 - 2020
  • Bridging Income Generation with GrouP Integrated Care (BIGPIC) awarded by New York University 2019 - 2020
  • GE Stress AFI 2017 - 2019
  • Bridging Income Generation with GrouP Integrated Care (BIGPIC) 2015 - 2018
  • Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor) awarded by Vanderbilt University 2016 - 2018
  • Indiana University Intramural Grant - Echocardiographic Image Analysis 2015 - 2016
  • Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis among Patients with Heart Failure in Kenya awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2015
  • Indiana University Intramural Grant - Genetic Biorepsitory awarded by Indiana University 2012 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Vedanthan, Rajesh, Jemima H. Kamano, Allison K. DeLong, Violet Naanyu, Cynthia A. Binanay, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Stavroula A. Chrysanthopoulou, et al. “Community Health Workers Improve Linkage to Hypertension Care in Western Kenya..” J Am Coll Cardiol 74, no. 15 (October 15, 2019): 1897–1906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.003.
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    • Jafar, Tazeen H., Zainab Samad, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Parallel community solutions for cardiovascular risk reduction..” Lancet 394, no. 10205 (October 5, 2019): 1207–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31995-6.
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    • Lee, Kuan Ken, Dominik Stelzle, Rong Bing, Mohamed Anwar, Fiona Strachan, Sophia Bashir, David E. Newby, et al. “Global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in people with hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study..” Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, no. 10 (October 2019): 794–804. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30227-4.
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    • Alenezi, Fawaz, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Nwora Lance Okeke, Poonam Velagapudi, Loai Abudaqa, Nkechinyere Ijioma, Allison Dunning, et al. “Global Longitudinal Strain and Immune Status in Patients Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus..” Am J Cardiol 124, no. 6 (September 15, 2019): 966–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.06.013.
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    • Mercer, Tim, Benson Njuguna, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Jonathan Dick, Eric Finkelstein, Jemima Kamano, Ann Mwangi, et al. “Strengthening Referral Networks for Management of Hypertension Across the Health System (STRENGTHS) in western Kenya: a study protocol of a cluster randomized trial..” Trials 20, no. 1 (September 9, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3661-4.
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    • Okeke, Nwora Lance, Allison R. Webel, Hayden B. Bosworth, Angela Aifah, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Emily W. Choi, Sarah Gonzales, et al. “Rationale and design of a nurse-led intervention to extend the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention trial (EXTRA-CVD)..” Am Heart J 216 (July 18, 2019): 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.07.005.
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    • Feinstein, Matthew J., Priscilla Y. Hsue, Laura A. Benjamin, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Judith S. Currier, Matthew S. Freiberg, Steven K. Grinspoon, Jules Levin, Chris T. Longenecker, and Wendy S. Post. “Characteristics, Prevention, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association..” Circulation 140, no. 2 (July 9, 2019): e98–124. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000695.
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    • Osetinsky, Brianna, Jan A. C. Hontelez, Mark N. Lurie, Stephen T. McGarvey, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Sonak D. Pastakia, Richard Wamai, Till Bärnighausen, Sake J. de Vlas, and Omar Galárraga. “Epidemiological And Health Systems Implications Of Evolving HIV And Hypertension In South Africa And Kenya..” Health Aff (Millwood) 38, no. 7 (July 2019): 1173–81. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05287.
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    • Akwanalo, C., B. Njuguna, T. Mercer, S. D. Pastakia, A. Mwangi, J. Dick, J. Dickhaus, et al. “Strategies for Effective Stakeholder Engagement in Strengthening Referral Networks for Management of Hypertension Across Health Systems in Kenya.” Global Heart 14, no. 2 (June 1, 2019): 173–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2019.06.003.
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    • Hertz, Julian T., Deng B. Madut, Revogatus A. Tesha, Gwamaka William, Ryan A. Simmons, Sophie W. Galson, Francis M. Sakita, et al. “Knowledge of myocardial infarction symptoms and perceptions of self-risk in Tanzania..” Am Heart J 210 (April 2019): 69–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.003.
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    • Alenezi, Fawaz, Marat Fudim, Jennifer Rymer, Allison Dunning, Karen Chiswell, Madhav Swaminathan, Brandi Bottiger, et al. “Predictors and Changes in Cardiac Hemodynamics and Geometry With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation..” Am J Cardiol 123, no. 5 (March 1, 2019): 813–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.038.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Kipruto Kirwa, Anubha Agarwal, Melissa N. Eliot, Fawaz Alenezi, E Jane Carter, Michael C. Foster, et al. “Effects of a Cookstove Intervention on Cardiac Structure, Cardiac Function, and Blood Pressure in Western Kenya..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 32, no. 3 (March 2019): 427–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2018.11.013.
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    • Erqou, Sebhat, Bereket Tessema Lodebo, Ahmad Masri, Ahmed M. Altibi, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Anastase Dzudie, Feven Ataklte, et al. “Cardiac Dysfunction Among People Living With HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis..” Jacc Heart Fail 7, no. 2 (February 2019): 98–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.10.006.
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    • Hertz, Julian T., Deng B. Madut, Revogatus A. Tesha, Gwamaka William, Ryan A. Simmons, Sophie W. Galson, Francis M. Sakita, et al. “Perceptions of chest pain and healthcare seeking behavior for chest pain in northern Tanzania: A community-based survey..” Plos One 14, no. 2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212139.
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    • Hurst, John R., Julia Dickhaus, Pallab K. Maulik, J Jaime Miranda, Sonak D. Pastakia, Joan B. Soriano, Trishul Siddharthan, Rajesh Vedanthan, and Rajesh GACD Multi-Morbidity Working Group. “Global Alliance for Chronic Disease researchers' statement on multimorbidity..” Lancet Glob Health 6, no. 12 (December 2018): e1270–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30391-7.
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    • Feinstein, Matthew J., Alexandra B. Steverson, Hongyan Ning, Anna E. Pawlowski, Daniel Schneider, Faraz S. Ahmad, Jes M. Sanders, et al. “Adjudicated Heart Failure in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men and Women..” J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 21 (November 6, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.009985.
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    • Minter, Stephanie, Alicia Armour, Amanda Tinnemore, Karen Strub, Anna Lisa Crowley, Gerald S. Bloomfield, John H. Alexander, et al. “Crowdsourcing consensus: proposal of a novel method for assessing accuracy in echocardiography interpretation..” Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 34, no. 11 (November 2018): 1725–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-018-1389-y.
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    • Hernandez, Adrian F., Jennifer B. Green, Salim Janmohamed, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Christopher B. Granger, Nigel P. Jones, Lawrence A. Leiter, et al. “Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial..” Lancet 392, no. 10157 (October 27, 2018): 1519–29. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32261-X.
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    • Okeke, Nwora Lance, Fawaz Alenezi, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Allison Dunning, Meredith E. Clement, Svati H. Shah, Susanna Naggie, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction in an HIV Clinical Cohort..” J Card Fail 24, no. 8 (August 2018): 496–503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.06.003.
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    • Fahme, Sasha A., Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Robert Peck. “Hypertension in HIV-Infected Adults: Novel Pathophysiologic Mechanisms..” Hypertension 72, no. 1 (July 2018): 44–55. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.10893.
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    • Osoti, Alfred, Tecla M. Temu, Nicholas Kirui, Edmond K. Ngetich, Jemima H. Kamano, Stephanie Page, Carey Farquhar, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Metabolic Syndrome Among Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Versus Experienced HIV-Infected Patients Without Preexisting Cardiometabolic Disorders in Western Kenya..” Aids Patient Care Stds 32, no. 6 (June 2018): 215–22. https://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2018.0052.
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    • Agarwal, Anubha, Kipruto Kirwa, Melissa N. Eliot, Fawaz Alenezi, Diana Menya, Sumeet S. Mitter, Eric J. Velazquez, Rajesh Vedanthan, Gregory A. Wellenius, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Household Air Pollution Is Associated with Altered Cardiac Function among Women in Kenya..” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 197, no. 7 (April 1, 2018): 958–61. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201704-0832LE.
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    • Manus, Melissa B., Gerald S. Bloomfield, Ashley Sobel Leonard, Laura N. Guidera, David R. Samson, and Charles L. Nunn. “High prevalence of hypertension in an agricultural village in Madagascar..” Plos One 13, no. 8 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201616.
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    • Njuguna, Benson, Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Sonak D. Pastakia, Rajesh Vedanthan, and John R. Koethe. “Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Pathophysiology of Dysglycemia among People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa..” J Diabetes Res 2018 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/6916497.
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    • McCrary, Andrew W., Chidozie U. Nduka, Saverio Stranges, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Features of cardiovascular disease in low-income and middle-income countries in adults and children living with HIV..” Curr Opin Hiv Aids 12, no. 6 (November 2017): 579–84. https://doi.org/10.1097/COH.0000000000000415.
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    • Vedanthan, Rajesh, Jemima H. Kamano, Hana Lee, Benjamin Andama, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Allison K. DeLong, David Edelman, et al. “Bridging Income Generation with Group Integrated Care for cardiovascular risk reduction: Rationale and design of the BIGPIC study..” Am Heart J 188 (June 2017): 175–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2017.03.012.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and G Michael Felker. “Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: The More Things Stay the Same..” Jama Cardiol 2, no. 5 (May 1, 2017): 476–77. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2017.0282.
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    • Fudim, Marat, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Zainab Samad. “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement..” Ann Intern Med 166, no. 8 (April 18, 2017): 605–6. https://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0105.
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    • Riddell, Michaela A., Nancy Edwards, Simon R. Thompson, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Devarsetty Praveen, Claire Johnson, Andre P. Kengne, et al. “Developing consensus measures for global programs: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension research program..” Global Health 13, no. 1 (March 15, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0242-8.
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    • Barasa, Felix A., Rajesh Vedanthan, Sonak D. Pastakia, Susie J. Crowe, Wilson Aruasa, Wilson K. Sugut, Russ White, Elijah S. Ogola, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Approaches to Sustainable Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Disease Care in Kenya..” Cardiol Clin 35, no. 1 (February 2017): 145–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.014.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and Claudia Leung. “Cardiac Disease Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection..” Cardiol Clin 35, no. 1 (February 2017): 59–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2016.09.003.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and Melissa S. Burroughs Peña. “Five Reasons Why Global Health Matters to Cardiologists..” Cardiol Clin 35, no. 1 (February 2017): xiii–xv. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2016.10.001.
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    • Temu, T. M., E. Bahiru, F. Bukachi, G. S. Bloomfield, P. Muiruri, and C. Farquhar. “Lay beliefs about hypertension among HIV-infected adults in Kenya.” Open Heart 4, no. 1 (February 1, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2016-000570.
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    • Temu, Tecla M., Kathleen A. Lane, Changyu Shen, Loise Ng’ang’a, Constantine O. Akwanalo, Peng-Sheng Chen, Wilfred Emonyi, et al. “Clinical characteristics and 12-month outcomes of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Kenya..” Plos One 12, no. 9 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185204.
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    • Owolabi, Mayowa, Paul Olowoyo, J Jaime Miranda, Rufus Akinyemi, Wuwei Feng, Joseph Yaria, Tomiwa Makanjuola, et al. “Gaps in Hypertension Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Versus High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review..” Hypertension 68, no. 6 (December 2016): 1328–37. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.08290.
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    • Lumsden, Rebecca H., Constantine Akwanalo, Stella Chepkwony, Anne Kithei, Vincent Omollo, Thomas L. Holland, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Wendy P. O’Meara. “Clinical and geographic patterns of rheumatic heart disease in outpatients attending cardiology clinic in western Kenya..” Int J Cardiol 223 (November 15, 2016): 228–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.069.
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    • Feinstein, Matthew J., Milana Bogorodskaya, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Rajesh Vedanthan, Mark J. Siedner, Gene F. Kwan, and Christopher T. Longenecker. “Cardiovascular Complications of HIV in Endemic Countries..” Curr Cardiol Rep 18, no. 11 (November 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-016-0794-x.
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    • Nduka, Chidozie U., Saverio Stranges, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Peter K. Kimani, Godwin Achinge, Abraham O. Malu, and Olalekan A. Uthman. “A plausible causal link between antiretroviral therapy and increased blood pressure in a sub-Saharan African setting: A propensity score-matched analysis..” Int J Cardiol 220 (October 1, 2016): 400–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.210.
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    • Woldu, Bethel, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Twenty-First Century..” Curr Cardiol Rep 18, no. 10 (October 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-016-0773-2.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and Sylvie S. L. Leung Yinko. “A Series of Unhealthy Developments: The Multiple Facets of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in China..” J Am Coll Cardiol 68, no. 8 (August 23, 2016): 834–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.012.
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    • W Tobe, Sheldon, and Sheldon Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension Research Teams With the World Hypertension League. “The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Supports 15 Major Studies in Hypertension Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries..” J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 18, no. 7 (July 2016): 600–605. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12835.
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    • Kiyeng, Joan Chepkorir, Abraham Siika, Cornelius Koech, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Definite hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in a 60-year-old black Kenyan woman: a case report..” J Med Case Rep 10, no. 1 (May 25, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0909-4.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Allison K. DeLong, Constantine O. Akwanalo, Joseph W. Hogan, E Jane Carter, Daniel F. Aswa, Cynthia Binanay, Myra Koech, Sylvester Kimaiyo, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Markers of Atherosclerosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in Heart Failure: A Case-Control Study of Middle-Aged Adult Heart Failure Patients in Rural Kenya..” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 97–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.014.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Denis Xavier, Deshirée Belis, Dewan Alam, Patricia Davis, Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Hassen Ghannem, et al. “Training and Capacity Building in LMIC for Research in Heart and Lung Diseases: The NHLBI-UnitedHealth Global Health Centers of Excellence Program..” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 17–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2016.01.004.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., KM Venkat Narayan, Uchechukwu K. A. Sampson, and Jagat Narula. “What Defines a Valuable Investment in Global Health Research?.” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.007.
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    • Engelgau, Michael M., Uchechukwu K. Sampson, Cristina Rabadan-Diehl, Richard Smith, Jaime Miranda, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Deshiree Belis, KM Venkat Narayan, and KM Venkat National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute–UnitedHealth Global Health Centers of Excellence Collaborators. “Tackling NCD in LMIC: Achievements and Lessons Learned From the NHLBI-UnitedHealth Global Health Centers of Excellence Program..” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 5–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.016.
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    • Gaziano, Thomas A., Shafika Abrahams-Gessel, Sartaj Alam, Dewan Alam, Mohammed Ali, Gerald Bloomfield, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, et al. “Comparison of Nonblood-Based and Blood-Based Total CV Risk Scores in Global Populations..” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 37-46.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.003.
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    • Irazola, Vilma E., Laura Gutierrez, Gerald Bloomfield, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Thomas Gaziano, Naomi S. Levitt, et al. “Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Selected LMIC Communities: Results From the NHLBI/UHG Network of Centers of Excellence for Chronic Diseases..” Glob Heart 11, no. 1 (March 2016): 47–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.12.008.
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    • Naanyu, Violet, Rajesh Vedanthan, Jemima H. Kamano, Jackson K. Rotich, Kennedy K. Lagat, Peninah Kiptoo, Claire Kofler, et al. “Barriers Influencing Linkage to Hypertension Care in Kenya: Qualitative Analysis from the LARK Hypertension Study..” J Gen Intern Med 31, no. 3 (March 2016): 304–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-015-3566-1.
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    • Park, Paul H., Patrick Chege, Isabel C. Hagedorn, Arthur Kwena, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Sonak D. Pastakia. “Assessing the accuracy of a point-of-care analyzer for hyperlipidaemia in western Kenya..” Trop Med Int Health 21, no. 3 (March 2016): 437–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12653.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S. “mHealth: only as good as the company it keeps..” Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 4, no. 1 (January 2016): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00455-6.
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    • Lumsden, Rebecca H., and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “The Causes of HIV-Associated Cardiomyopathy: A Tale of Two Worlds..” Biomed Res Int 2016 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8196560.
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    • Binanay, Cynthia A., Constantine O. Akwanalo, Wilson Aruasa, Felix A. Barasa, G Ralph Corey, Susie Crowe, Fabian Esamai, et al. “Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya..” J Am Coll Cardiol 66, no. 22 (December 8, 2015): 2550–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.
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    • Vedanthan, Rajesh, Jemima H. Kamano, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Imran Manji, Sonak Pastakia, and Sylvester N. Kimaiyo. “Engaging the Entire Care Cascade in Western Kenya: A Model to Achieve the Cardiovascular Disease Secondary Prevention Roadmap Goals..” Glob Heart 10, no. 4 (December 2015): 313–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2015.09.003.
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    • GACD Hypertension Research Programme, Writing Group, Khalid, David Peiris, Simon R. Thompson, Andrea Beratarrechea, María Kathia Cárdenas, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Jane Goudge, et al. “Behaviour change strategies for reducing blood pressure-related disease burden: findings from a global implementation research programme..” Implement Sci 10 (November 9, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0331-0.
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    • Jaacks, Lindsay M., Mohammed K. Ali, John Bartlett, Gerald S. Bloomfield, William Checkley, Thomas A. Gaziano, Douglas C. Heimburger, et al. “Global Noncommunicable Disease Research: Opportunities and Challenges..” Ann Intern Med 163, no. 9 (November 3, 2015): 712–14. https://doi.org/10.7326/M15-1068.
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    • Temu, Tecla M., Nicholas Kirui, Celestine Wanjalla, Alfred M. Ndungu, Jemima H. Kamano, Thomas S. Inui, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Cardiovascular health knowledge and preventive practices in people living with HIV in Kenya..” Bmc Infect Dis 15 (October 14, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1157-8.
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    • Park, P. H., C. K. Wambui, S. Atieno, J. R. Egger, L. Misoi, J. S. Nyabundi, S. D. Pastakia, G. S. Bloomfield, and J. H. Kamano. “Erratum: Improving Diabetes Management and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Through Peer-Led Self-management Support Groups in Western Kenya. (Diabetes Care (2015) 38 (e110-e111)).” Diabetes Care 38, no. 10 (October 1, 2015). https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-er10c.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Tecla M. Temu, Constantine O. Akwanalo, Peng-Sheng Chen, Wilfred Emonyi, Susan R. Heckbert, Myra M. Koech, et al. “Genetic mutations in African patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the Study of Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in an African Population (SIGNAL)..” Am Heart J 170, no. 3 (September 2015): 455-64.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.06.008.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Fawaz Alenezi, Felix A. Barasa, Rebecca Lumsden, Bongani M. Mayosi, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries..” Jacc Heart Fail 3, no. 8 (August 2015): 579–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2015.05.003.
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    • Park, P. H., C. K. Wambui, S. Atieno, J. R. Egger, L. Misoi, J. S. Nyabundi, S. D. Pastakia, G. S. Bloomfield, and J. H. Kamano. “Improving diabetes management and cardiovascular risk factors through peer-led self-management support groups in western Kenya.” Diabetes Care 38, no. 8 (August 1, 2015): e110–11. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc15-0353.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Abigail Baldridge, Anubha Agarwal, Mark D. Huffman, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Ehete Bahiru, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Poornima Prabhakaran, Grant Lewison, and Dorairaj Prabhakaran. “Disparities in cardiovascular research output and citations from 52 African countries: a time-trend, bibliometric analysis (1999-2008)..” J Am Heart Assoc 4, no. 4 (April 2, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001606.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Tracy Y. Wang, L Ebony Boulware, Robert M. Califf, Adrian F. Hernandez, Eric J. Velazquez, Eric D. Peterson, and Jennifer S. Li. “Implementation of management strategies for diabetes and hypertension: from local to global health in cardiovascular diseases..” Glob Heart 10, no. 1 (March 2015): 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.010.
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    • Burroughs Pena, Melissa S., and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Cardiovascular disease research and the development agenda in low- and middle-income countries..” Glob Heart 10, no. 1 (March 2015): 71–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.006.
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    • Colantonio, Lisandro D., Abigail S. Baldridge, Mark D. Huffman, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Dorairaj Prabhakaran. “Cardiovascular research publications from Latin America between 1999 and 2008. A bibliometric study..” Arq Bras Cardiol 104, no. 1 (January 2015): 5–15. https://doi.org/10.5935/abc.20140213.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Prateeti Khazanie, Alison Morris, Cristina Rabadán-Diehl, Laura A. Benjamin, David Murdoch, Virginia S. Radcliff, Eric J. Velazquez, and Charles Hicks. “HIV and noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in low- and middle-income countries in the ART era: what we know and best directions for future research..” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 67 Suppl 1 (September 1, 2014): S40–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000000257.
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    • Kim, Shin-Jae, Zainab Samad, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Pamela S. Douglas. “A critical review of hemodynamic changes and left ventricular remodeling after surgical aortic valve replacement and percutaneous aortic valve replacement..” Am Heart J 168, no. 2 (August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2014.04.015.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Rajesh Vedanthan, Lavanya Vasudevan, Anne Kithei, Martin Were, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research..” Global Health 10 (June 13, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-10-49.
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    • Baldridge, Abigail S., Mark D. Huffman, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Dorairaj Prabhakaran. “Footprint and imprint: an ecologic time-trend analysis of cardiovascular publications in general and specialty journals..” Glob Heart 9, no. 2 (June 2014): 263-269.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2013.12.006.
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    • Lagat, David K., Allison K. DeLong, Gregory A. Wellenius, E Jane Carter, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Eric J. Velazquez, Joseph Hogan, Sylvester Kimaiyo, and Charles B. Sherman. “Factors associated with isolated right heart failure in women: a pilot study from western Kenya..” Glob Heart 9, no. 2 (June 2014): 249–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.04.003.
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    • Vedanthan, Rajesh, Jemima H. Kamano, Violet Naanyu, Allison K. Delong, Martin C. Were, Eric A. Finkelstein, Diana Menya, et al. “Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial..” Trials 15 (April 27, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-143.
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    • Bloomfield, G. S., J. W. Hogan, A. Keter, T. L. Holland, E. Sang, S. Kimaiyo, and E. J. Velazquez. “Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: A retrospective analysis of electronic health records.” Bmc Infectious Diseases 14, no. 1 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-284.
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    • Hertz, Julian T., Joseph M. Reardon, Clarissa G. Rodrigues, Luciano de Andrade, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Gerald S. Bloomfield, and Catherine A. Lynch. “Acute myocardial infarction in sub-Saharan Africa: the need for data..” Plos One 9, no. 5 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096688.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Ann Mwangi, Patrick Chege, Chrispinus J. Simiyu, Daniel F. Aswa, David Odhiambo, Andrew A. Obala, Paul Ayuo, and Barasa O. Khwa-Otsyula. “Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance..” Heart 99, no. 18 (September 2013): 1323–29. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303913.
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    • Bloomfield, G. S., S. S. Yi, B. C. Astor, H. Kramer, S. Shea, M. G. Shlipak, and W. S. Post. “Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease progression in a multi-racial cohort: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis..” J Hum Hypertens 27, no. 7 (July 2013): 421–26. https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2013.1.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and Eric J. Velazquez. “HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: the Sutton Law as applied to global health..” J Am Coll Cardiol 61, no. 23 (June 11, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.041.
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    • Pastakia, Sonak D., Shamim M. Ali, Jemima H. Kamano, Constantine O. Akwanalo, Samson K. Ndege, Victor L. Buckwalter, Rajesh Vedanthan, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Screening for diabetes and hypertension in a rural low income setting in western Kenya utilizing home-based and community-based strategies..” Global Health 9 (May 16, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-21.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Felix A. Barasa, Jacob A. Doll, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa..” Curr Cardiol Rev 9, no. 2 (May 2013): 157–73.
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    • Douglas, Pamela S., Robert A. Waugh, Gerald Bloomfield, Gary Dunn, Lagia Davis, Rebecca T. Hahn, Philippe Pibarot, et al. “Implementation of echocardiography core laboratory best practices: a case study of the PARTNER I trial..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 26, no. 4 (April 2013): 348-358.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.01.013.
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    • Huffman, Mark D., Abigail Baldridge, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Lisandro D. Colantonio, Poornima Prabhakaran, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Sarah Suh, Grant Lewison, and Dorairaj Prabhakaran. “Global cardiovascular research output, citations, and collaborations: a time-trend, bibliometric analysis (1999-2008)..” Plos One 8, no. 12 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083440.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Joseph W. Hogan, Alfred Keter, Thomas L. Holland, James Osanya, Edwin Sang, Sylvester Kimaiyo, and Eric J. Velazquez. “High Blood Pressure Increases Risk of Death Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Individuals in Kenya.” Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012).
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., David K. Lagat, O Constantine Akwanalo, E Jane Carter, Njira Lugogo, Rajesh Vedanthan, Eric J. Velazquez, Sylvester Kimaiyo, and Charles B. Sherman. “Waiting to inhale: An exploratory review of conditions that may predispose to pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure in persons exposed to household air pollution in low- and middle-income countries..” Glob Heart 7, no. 3 (September 1, 2012): 249–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.015.
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    • Lauer, Michael, H Eser Tolunay, Jill Baumgartner, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Lawrence Fine, and Arun Chockalingam. “Household Air Pollution and CVD: Identifying Best Directions for Research..” Glob Heart 7, no. 3 (September 2012): 271–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.019.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Linda D. Gillam, Rebecca T. Hahn, Samir Kapadia, Jonathon Leipsic, Stamatios Lerakis, Murat Tuzcu, and Pamela S. Douglas. “A practical guide to multimodality imaging of transcatheter aortic valve replacement..” Jacc Cardiovasc Imaging 5, no. 4 (April 2012): 441–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.12.013.
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    • McCracken, J. P., G. A. Wellenius, G. S. Bloomfield, R. D. Brook, H. E. Tolunay, D. W. Dockery, C. Rabadan-Diehl, W. Checkley, and S. Rajagopalan. “Household air pollution from solid fuel use: Evidence for links to CVD.” Global Heart 7, no. 3 (2012): 223–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.010.
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    • Kishore, Sandeep P., Karen R. Siegel, Aria Ahmad, Amina A. Aitsi-Selmi, Mohammed K. Ali, Phillip Baker, Sanjay Basu, et al. “Youth manifesto on non-communicable diseases..” Glob Heart 6, no. 4 (December 2011): 201–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2011.07.005.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Sylvester Kimaiyo, E Jane Carter, Cynthia Binanay, G Ralph Corey, Robert M. Einterz, William M. Tierney, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: an academic model for countering the epidemic..” Am Heart J 161, no. 5 (May 2011): 842–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.020.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., Joseph W. Hogan, Alfred Keter, Edwin Sang, E Jane Carter, Eric J. Velazquez, and Sylvester Kimaiyo. “Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya..” Plos One 6, no. 7 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022288.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald S., and Mark D. Huffman. “Global chronic disease research training for fellows: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities..” Circulation 121, no. 11 (March 23, 2010): 1365–70. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.923144.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald, and Kerry Dunbar. “It's all connected..” Am J Med 119, no. 8 (August 2006): 654–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.06.014.
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    • Bloomfield, Gerald, and David Zaas. “Cases from the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins University..” Am J Med 114, no. 5 (April 1, 2003): 417–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00083-4.
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  • Book Sections

    • Bloomfield, G. S., Z. Samad, and P. S. Douglas. “Aortic annular geometry and sizing: Echocardiography.” In Multimodality Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, 9781447127987:297–310, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2798-7_24.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Lumsden, Rebecca, Constantine Akwanalo, Wendy P. O’Meara, and Gerald S. Bloomfield. “Geographic and Demographic Patterns of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Western Kenya.” In Circulation, Vol. 133. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • GLHLTH 641: Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- & Middle-Income Countries: Trends, Causes and Prevention Strategy 2019
  • GLHLTH 641K: Non-Communicable Diseases in Low and Middle Income Countries: Trends, Causes, Prevention Strategies 2018
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  Advising & Mentoring

  • Mentee Name                                          Year(s)              Program                                                                   
    
    Constantine Akwanalo, MBChB, MMed      2011-12         Card Fellow, Moi Univ                    
    
    Paul Park, MD                                        2012-13         Duke Int Med/GH Res, Fogarty GH Fellow          
                                                                             
    Felix A Barasa, MBChB, MMed               2012-13          Cardiology Fellow, Moi Univ             
                                                                                                                            
    Anubha Agarwal, MD                           2013-14          Stanford Med School, Doris Duke Int'l Clin Res Fellow
    
    Elizabeth Jung                                      2013-14          Duke University, Trinity College
    
    Tecla Temu, MD                                  2013-14          Brown University School of Med, Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow
    
    Wilson Sugut, MBChB, MMed                2014-15          Cardiology Fellow, Moi Univ, Fogarty GH Fellow
    
    Lindsay Boole, MD                               2014-15          Duke Int Med/GH Res, Fogarty GH Fellow
    
    Rebecca Lumsden, BA                         2014-15         Univ of Massachusetts Med School, Doris Duke Int'l Clin Res Fellow
    
    Jemima Kamano, MBChB, MMed           2015-16          Enhancing Training for Implementation Res in Chronic Diseases Fellow
    
    Claudia Lok Leung, BA                        2015-16           Northwestern University - Doris Duke Int'l Clin Res Fellow
    
    Bethel Woldu, MD                               2015-16           New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Med Ctr, Fogarty GH Fellow
    
    Loise Ng'ang'a                                   2016-17          Duke MSc-GH student
    
    Titus Ng'eno, MBChB                          2016-17          Duke Int Med/GH Res, Fogarty GH Fellow
    
    Benson Njuguna, B Pharm                  2016-17           Moi Teaching & Ref Hospital Card Care Unit
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Ten Years to WHO 2025 Goals - Where do We Stand? How Far to Go?. Joint Session with the World Health Organization. AHA moderator. November 11, 2015  2015
  • Fundamental Challenges in Global Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Mgmt. Moderator - AHA Scientific Sessions. Joint Session with Int'l Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Prevention. November 8, 2015  2015
  • Assessing Tamponade. 26th Annual Scientific Sessions . American Society of Echocardiography. June 15, 2015  2015
  • Improving Cardiovascular Health: A Global Perspective. Invited speaker - Duke Clinical Research Institute . Research Conference. March 10, 2015  2015
  • The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease. American Medical Student Association Training Ground. UNC. October 25, 2014  2014
  • Applying Lessons from the HIV Experience to Non-Communicable Diseases around the Globe. Moderator - Consortium of Global Health Conference. 2014  2014
  • Cardiovascular Disease Research in Kenya. Consortium of Univ for Global Health Conference. Session: NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellows: Examining Global Health Through Multiple Lenses. 2014  2014
  • Contemporary Causes of Congestive Cardiac Failure in Western Kenya - Results of the CCF Study. AMPATH Research Conference. 2014  2014
  • Global Health - moderator for poster session. AHA Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition Physical Activity & Metabolism Scientific Sessions. 2014  2014
  • How does JNC-8 Apply to Us?. Moi University Cardiac Division Grand Rounds. 2014  2014
  • Cardiovascular Disease in sub-Saharan Africa: An Academic Model for Countering the Epidemic. Krannert Institute of Cardiology. Indiana Univ Grand Rounds. 2013  2013
  • Lessons Learned From My First K Award. Scientific Sessions 2013. AHA. 2013  2013
  • Tips for Writing a Successful Career Development "K" Award: Lessons Learned from the AAMC Minority Faculty Dev Seminar. Department of Medicine Conference Series. Duke University Medical Center. 2013  2013
  • An Academic Partnership to Build Capacity for Cardiovascular Care and Research in Kenya. Invited speaker & panel member. ACC Scientific Sessions 2012. 2012  2012
  • Grant Writing Workshop for Int'l Trainees. NHLBI Office of Global Health Centers of Excellence. Annual Trainee Mtg. 2012  2012
  • Acting Today to Improve Tomorrow. Chronic Diseases Session - panel member. Duke Global Health Institute 5 Year Ann Symposium. 2011  2011
  • Global Cardiovascular Health Research Training: One Fellow's Journey. Invited speaker & panel member. AHA. 2011  2011
  • HIV-related Cardiovascular Diseases: The Next 21st Century Epidemic. Keynote Speaker. Federation of African Medical Students Assoc General Assembly. 2011  2011
  • Symposium on Health Policy and Global Health - panel member. Duke Univ & Global Health Week. 2011  2011
  • Applying for Career Development Awards: Lessons Learned. Fogarty Int'l Clinical Res Scholars & Fellows & Int'l Doris Duke Res Program Alumni Symposium. 2010  2010
  • Global Cardiac Health Opportunities for Canadian Trainees. 9th Annual Canadian Cardiovascular Society Trainee Day. 2010  2010
  • Studying Heart Failure in sub-Saharan Africa: One Fellow's Journey. Scientific Sessions 2010. AHA. 2010  2010
  • The Impact of the Fogarty Int'l Clinical Res Fellowship on Career Development. Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Mtg. 2010  2010
  • Trends in Chronic Cardiovascular Disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Summer Seminar Series. National Heart Lung & Blood Institute. 2009  2009
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Cookstoves and Air Pollution in Madagascar: Finding Winning Solutions for Human Health and Biodiversity. August 2016 - May 2017  2016 - 2017

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