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GETAHUN M. AYNALEM, MD, MPH

**** ****** *****, *************, ** 30044, Cell: 1-404-***-****, adecpd@r.postjobfree.com A. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name Getahun Aynalem, M.D., M.P.H.

Mailing Address 1011 Finial drive

Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Phone 1 (404) 834 - 9377

Place of Birth Korem, Ethiopia

Citizenship United States

E-mail Address adecpd@r.postjobfree.com

Language English/Amharic/Serbo-Croatian

Gender Male

Marital Status Married Muna Aynalem

Number of Children 2 (Abem and Ayah)

B. EDUCATION

Permanent Certificate of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), Completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), (1995) Master’s in Public Health (MPH), University of North Carolina (UNC), School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC (1992)

Clinical Epidemiology (Certificate), International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), UNC, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (1992)

Principle of STD/HIV Research (Certificate), University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD. Seattle, Washington (2008)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Economics and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (1991)

Residency (Specialty) in obstetrics and gynecology, Tikur Anbessa Hospital / Addis Ababa University Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1988)

Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Yugoslavia (1980) Certificates of Completion, Management Concept, Washington, DC, 2012:

• Contracting Officer Representative (COR) 06/2012

• Introduction to Grant and Cooperative Agreements for Federal Personnel 07/2012

• Appropriation Law Seminar 07/2012

• Federal Budgeting Process, FGOV_01_A08_BS_ENUS, 06/2012

• CDC-CGH-DGHA-IPO International Project Officer - 03/2014 Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Officer/Public health – Prevention, Care and Treatment (PCT) Team Lead Centers for Disease Control/Center for Global Health/ Division of Global HIV and TB (CDC/CGH/DGHT) CDC - Caribbean Regional Office (CRO), Kingston, Jamaica 07/2018 – 06/2020

• Providing technical assistance to PEPFAR supported Caribbean countries (Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados) ministries of health and CDC implementing partners regarding HIV care, treatment and support-related interventions including ART service quality for adherence, retention, and viral suppression, using quality management and quality improvement (QM/QI) processes.

• Support countries as they prioritize care and support interventions and treatment scale-up to high burden geographic areas and high-risk populations (TB/HIV co-infection, pregnant and breastfeeding women, pediatric patients, key populations), as a part of combination prevention efforts, to maximize impact on the HIV epidemic control.

• Support adoption and phased roll-out of 2013 WHO Guidelines for expanded treatment eligibility

“Treat All strategy”.

• Support adoption of VL monitoring through development of country-specific viral load strategies and the implementation of HIV drug resistance surveillance in settings of ongoing ART scale-up.

• Support the HIV service integration with other key services across the cascade of care, including HTC, Care and Support, TB/HIV, MCH and PMTCT, and key populations

• Provide supervisory, programmatic and technical oversight of the CDC Prevention Care and Treatment (PCT) team (physicians/clinical advisors, public health specialist…).

• Serve as technical advisor for project teams designing and conducting behavioral interventions to prevent and mitigate HIV/AIDS using behavioral, communication and social and community mobilization strategies.

• Serve as Project Officer, technical monitor and/or activity manager for relevant PCT contracts, cooperative agreements.

Medical Epidemiologist – Epidemiology, Surveillance, Survey and Operational Research Team lead

Centers for Disease Control/Center for Global Health/ Division of Global HIV and TB (CDC/CGH/DGHT) CDC South Africa – Epidemiology and Strategic Information Branch (ESIB), Pretoria, South Africa 07/2014 – 07/2018

• Provide senior level technical assistance, guidance, recommendations and support in applying epidemiological principles and/or procedures to investigate, collect, review, analyze, and interpret to support or refute hypotheses or inform question of interest to the South Africa National Department of health (NDOH), CDC South Africa, PEPFAR and its implementing partners.

• Provide senior-level technical assistance and support on HIV/AIDS, STI and TB surveillance, surveys, and operational research projects, data collection and analysis using appropriate statistical and analytical software; interprets results of analysis within the context and limitations of the study design; and synthesizes findings into understandable conclusions and actionable recommendations to the South Africa National Department of health (NDOH), CDC South Africa, PEPFAR and its implementing partners as a subject matter expert

Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

• Oversee, evaluate and coordinate the work of a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of Public Health Specialists and Epidemiologists including fellows, locally employed staff, and US Direct Hires; and perform leadership functions in a public health project or program, such as mentoring, evaluating, planning, goal-setting, reporting and resolving conflicts, etc.

• Make substantive, multi-layered, and/or multi-dimensional recommendations and/or courses of action to carry out epidemiological studies, surveillance, surveys, and operational research for evidence-based practice

• Apply medical, public health and epidemiology knowledge for assessing determinants of health, the disparities between the health status of populations and factors contributing to the success or failure of health promotion, disease prevention and control programs

• Identify appropriate data collection tools and methods (e.g., surveillance, outbreak investigation, epidemiological and planned studies) to ensures the quality and accuracy of data and compliance with regulatory requirements for data collection and storage.

• Perform research/studies which impact HIV, STI and TB care and prevention programs’ outcomes, impact, issues, problems, processes, and procedures to resolve programmatic issues that contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the PEPFAR/HHS/ CDC disease prevention, control and health promotion mission

• Integrate and/or translate medical, scientific, public health, and program knowledge into written guidance and recommendations to support and provide evidence-based information in the development of new policies, including information that demonstrates the need for change in existing policies

• Conduct reviews of internal and external technical documents (e.g., reports, guidance documents, papers, protocols) within the CDC South Africa office and the interagency space

• Discusses and provide consultation on the ethical, political, scientific, economic, and overall public health implications of data

• Translate scientific information for public health decision-making and disseminate public health and medical information both orally and in writing to appropriate colleagues, peers, subordinates, constituents, stakeholders, and the public

• Serve as Project Officer (PO) for cooperative agreements under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s support for strengthening and expanding HIV/AIDS surveillance activities in the Republic of South Africa for:

1. Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, “Strengthening HIV National Pharmacovigilance (HIV Drugs Resistance and Adverse Reactions) Surveillance Systems”

(Grant Number: GH11-1154/ GH000371)

2. University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), "HIV and STI Integrated Bio-Behavioral Surveillance (IBBS) for key populations " (Grant Number: GH11-1151/GH000251) 3. Howard University, “Surveillance of HIV Positive Pre-ART persons,” (Grant Number: GH11- 1154/GH000391)

4. Human Science Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, “Support for Strengthening and Utilization of Strategic Information Activities in Republic of South Africa” (Grant Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1576)

Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

• Serve as technical expert for PEPFAR/CDC assisted HIV and AIDS bio behavioral research efforts in the planning, design, development and implementation of recent and new research methods/technologies and their applications in international HIV and AIDS programming.

• Provide technical assistance to the SAG’s National Department of Health and to other PEPFAR partners to support the design, implementation, and meaningful use of surveillance, survey, and operational research data in monitoring the epidemic and enhancing programmatic activities

• Lead the collaboration of CDC South Africa, PEPFAR, and the South African Government (SAG) to develop a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan defining priorities for surveillance and surveys work, operational research activities, and ensure alignment of priorities across partners

• Work as a member of multidisciplinary groups of researchers including subject matter experts and technical professionals on a project through the planning, control (or implementation), and/or evaluation phases.

• Participate in the PEPFAR interagency Strategic Information Technical Working Group (SI TWG) as a CDC South Africa representative and to support the inter-agency strategic objectives

• Leverage clinical and public health background and brings different perspectives together in culturally and socially diverse environments when negotiating and mediating to promote health diplomacy and a shared value of health and builds transparency in communication

• Represent CDC South Africa on surveillance, surveys, and epidemiologic activities at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings of the Strategic Information Technical Working Group and with collaborators and donor agencies.

Epidemiologist / Resident Advisor

Centers for Disease Control/Center for Global Health/ Division of Global HIV and TB (CDC/CGH/DGHT) CDC Ethiopia - Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 06/2012-06/2014

• Worked with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Ethiopian Public Health Association

(EPHA), Addis Ababa University School of Public Health (AAU-SPH), WHO and other donor organization as epidemiologist and the resident advisor to develop and implement the Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) - a comprehensive two-year post-graduate training program to:

Training and preparing cadres of skilled epidemiologist in applied/field epidemiology and biostatistics to take part in outbreak investigation, epidemiological research and provide epidemiological services for data/research driven and evidence-based decision making to the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) at national, regional, zonal, and woreda levels;

Strengthen Ethiopia's disease surveillance system, outbreak investigation and control measures; and

Increase national and regional capacity to respond to public health emergencies such as outbreaks, natural disasters, and other unusual public health events including those that could be a result of chemical or biological terrorism. Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

• Developed curriculum, thought and facilitated courses in applied and advance epidemiology, biostatistics, outbreaks investigation, public health surveillance, data management and scientific communication along with AAU faculty, MOH staff, and other guest lecturers.

• Provided supervision, mentoring, and support to residents as they complete field investigations and other FETP related projects and coursework.

• Identified research agenda, provided scientific and epidemiologic technical advice and consultation to EFETP residents and graduates on developing protocol, conducting epidemiologic research, analyzing study data through statistical methods, and disseminating study results through scientific journals, periodic reports and public presentations.

• As subject matter expert provided senior level technical assistance, guidance, recommendations to the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus, non-governmental organizations, universities, medical institutions and other participating agencies in epidemiological research, outbreak investigation, surveillance and data management (e.g., polio eradication, HIV, malaria, TB, STI, vaccine preventable diseases) to identify appropriate data collection tools, methods, management and statistical approaches to:

Ensure the quality and accuracy of data and compliance with regulatory requirements for data collection and storage

Interpret results of analysis within the context and limitations of the study design

Synthesize findings into understandable conclusions and actionable recommendations

• Planned, initiated, conducted, and coordinated epidemiological research activities in collaboration with residents of EFETP, Addis Ababa University and CDC staff in priority diseases and public health conditions in Ethiopia. (e.g. malaria, TB, HIV, STI, vaccine preventable diseases, non-communicable diseases, Maternal and child health, primary or secondary care, Nutrition, etc.).

• Led or participated investigations for an outbreak of a communicable disease in international, national, state/provincial or local public health setting.

• Planned for and evaluated public health interventions, projects or programs targeting the prevention and control of communicable or non-communicable diseases.

• Worked with AAU, MOH and counterparts to develop guidelines, manuals, standard operating procedures for resident selection including recruitment of candidates, registration of the students in the university, plan the academic calendar and provide academic advice, mentoring and counseling to residents.

• Developed field sites guidelines, participated in the development of supervisory skills of the on-site field supervisors and facilitate interactions between residents and field supervisors.

• Helped establish/developed networks at the national (e.g., alumni, academic) and international

(e.g., CDC, WHO, donors, partners) levels and develop/maintain collaboration plans for prevention activities in the country (e.g., polio eradication, HIV, malaria, TB, vaccine preventable diseases).

• Helped establish information outlet for public health actions and decision making (e.g., reports, bulletin, annual conference, Internet) and maintained formal and informal communication mechanisms with governmental and health institutions, donors and other stakeholders.

• Provided technical advice for the cooperative agreement between CDC and the Ethiopian Public health Association in managing funds allocated to facilitate technical assistance, including transfer of Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

funds to adequate cooperative agreements and review finances, including budget and expenditure reports.

• Communicated scientific findings or ideas orally where the subject of the communication relates to public health science.

• Worked with MOH and other partners to ensure sustainability of the program. Lead Epidemiologist and Director of the Epidemiology Unit of STD Program Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 09/2008 - 06/12

• Recruited, supervised, managed and evaluated the work of all personnel within the epidemiology unit of the STD Program including but not limited to highly qualified (doctorial level) Epidemiologists, Epidemiology Analysts, Research Analysts I and II, and all other technical and support staff responsible for STD surveillance, data management, programs evaluation, and epidemiologic studies/research.

• Managed, planed, implemented and evaluated, improvements to the existing STD/HIV surveillance and case management systems (e.g., EHR's, Casewatch, surveillance and case management data bases, etc.) for the effective operations of the Program and evaluates other systems that will improve the overall functions and responsibilities of the Program.

• Monitored technological trends by maintaining communications with CDC, State, local, and other agencies in order to implement the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) specifications.

• Functioned as principal contact to counterpart state and federal public and private health agencies by maintaining a close working relationship with the CDC and other funding sources regarding issues relating to HIV and STI trends and surveillance patterns detected within Los Angeles County.

• Directed the review and monitoring of case reports, health statistics, demographic information and the results of laboratory tests to identify possible epidemiologic trends, disparities, locations and sources of HIV, syphilis and other STDs in Los Angeles County and make recommendations for development and implementation of STD public health prevention and control programs

• Directed and conducted the development and implementation of program-wide STD data collection instruments, standardization of data elements, development of performance measures and quality improvement indicators to conduct comprehensive evaluation of Los Angeles County’s Comprehensive STD Prevention System (CSPS), surveillance and case management.

• Coordinated and oversaw the timely and accurate data collection; provision of STD surveillance; HIV/STD Partner Services (PS), responding to internal and external STD data requests, and the dissemination of mandated and non-mandated monthly, quarterly, and yearly STD data to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and California Department of Public health.

• Provided recommendations to the Information System Unit of STDP on modifications (i.e., adding or deleting data elements) to the existing STD Surveillance and case management system (Casewatch) and establish and document STDs case definitions, HIV/Syphilis Partner Services outcomes, procedures/protocols for data acquisition, and quality control guidelines for STD surveillance.

• Developed, analyzed, and interpreted Los Angeles County’s STD data and disseminated findings by preparing monthly and annual reports, publishing in scientific journals, presenting at national and regional conferences, and press releases pertaining to STD morbidity/burden of diseases, Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

racial/ethnics STD disparities, STD/HIV comorbidity, and HIV/Syphilis Partner Services in Los Angeles County.

• Provided consultations regarding potential or active HIV and STD epidemic trends and disease patterns, their characteristics, possible causation, and potential remedial actions in Los Angeles County.

• Mentored and act as thesis adviser in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) Epi Scholars Program for graduate students in epidemiology and biostatistics from eight leading universities and schools of public health in the US.

• Provided consultation to independent and departmental investigators on epidemiologic research methodology, data analysis, and STD laboratory testing methodology.

• Oversaw the preparation and submission of all papers originating from the STD Program for publications in peer review journals and presentation at national and international STD conferences. Epidemiologist and Director of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA 02/2000 - 09//2008

• Recruited, supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate professional staff responsible for pediatric HIV/AIDS surveillance and control efforts which includes coordinating various independent research projects (originating, planning, and developing research design, data analysis, preparation and dissemination of reports, both HIV morbidity in women and project related) and subsequently helping to prepare grants to funding sources.

• Directed implementation of Los Angeles County’s Pediatric HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project and determine the project personnel, equipment, and other operating costs to meet the objectives of the grant funding requirements.

• Developed and implemented policies and procedures county wide for the control and prevention of perinatal HIV transmission by planning, directing, and evaluating original epidemiologic proposals and studies that assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of population interventions as well as the impact of planned interventions on the health status of target populations.

• Designed and implemented data collection and processing systems for Los Angeles County pediatric HIV/AIDS surveillance and pre-natal HIV transmission.

• Developed, analyzed, and interpreted Los Angeles County’s pediatric HIV/AIDS surveillance data and disseminate findings by publishing in scientific journals and presenting at national and regional conferences.

• Performed cost benefit/effectiveness analysis of Los Angeles County publicly funded HIV counseling and testing program.

• Provided consultation, technical assistance and recommendations to health care providers, Area Health Officers and community partners regarding maternal HIV screening throughout the county.

• Authored or co-authored articles, research findings and/or public health relevant position papers in peer-reviewed publications, scholarly journals or national reports.

relating to maternal and child HIV/AIDS trends and surveillance patterns detected within Los Angeles County.

Chief Epidemiologist

Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA 10/1998 –01/2000

• Managed the Massachusetts emergency department surveillance system on intimate partner violence (The Women Abuse Tracking in Clinics and Hospitals (W.A.T.C.H) project).

• Conducted epidemiological and other public health researches, data analysis, and evaluation on intimate partner violence (IPV) in Massachusetts.

• Analyzed the data from IPV surveillance system and wrote technical reports and publications and presented at regional and national scientific gatherings.

• Coordinated and provided technical assistance to 23 hospitals emergency departments on screening for IPV, data collection and submission to the Massachusetts health department.

• Wrote a replication guideline for implementation and evaluation of a statewide emergency department surveillance system for intimate partner violence.

• Worked very closely the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in the implementation of the IPV surveillance system in Massachusetts.

• Regularly submitted data, annual and progress reports to Centers for Disease control and prevention

(CDC).

Research Coordinator/Community Health Specialist

Massachusetts Prevention Center, Worcester, MA 01/1995 –09/1998

• Coordinated the implementation and evaluation of the Massachusetts Prevention centers’ public health promotion and data collection strategies in the areas of injury prevention, HIV/AIDS, teen pregnancy prevention, immunization, and prostate cancer screening.

• Provided technical assistance to community health networks (CHNA), community groups and coalitions, and service organizations throughout central Massachusetts in public health programs development, implementation, data collection, and evaluation.

• Provided technical assistance to build the capacity of community public health organizations in organizational and staff development, needs and resource assessment, leadership and policy development, and participation in public health research.

• Coordinated the implementation of the HIV/AIDS clinical trials (DMP 266-020, GRACE study, HERS study, and NASBA/WOMEN study) at the Family health Center at SSTAR. Program Coordinator/Health Educator

San Joaquin County Department of Public Health, Stockton, CA 05/1993 –11/1995

• Developed, implemented, and coordinated the violence injury surveillance system for San Joaquin County Health Care Services.

• Managed the data collection, analyses, and report writing of the violence injury surveillance system throughout the San Joaquin County.

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• Developed and disseminated educational materials on the public health perspective of violence injury prevention to community leaders, policy makers, service providers, and health educators.

• Planned and implemented the various functions including the writing of the grant proposal of the

“ASYA NJEMA” (for good health) project which was a research and demonstration project for tobacco use prevention in the African American communities.

• Worked very closely with African American churches to promote their role in public health promotion activities and raising public awareness about the health effect of tobacco use in the African American communities.

Tikur Anbessa and St. Paul's Hospitals, Addis Ababa University School of Medicine, Ethiopia 09/1988 –06/1990

Assistance Professor and Attending Physician - Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Taught, mentored and acted as thesis advisor in obstetrics and gynecology to graduates and undergraduates medical students.

• Worked as an attending physician -obstetrics and gynecology General Duty Medical Officer and Director of Medical services Dessie and Assab Hospitals, Wollo, Ethiopia 10/1981 –08/1984

• Performed all the duties of director of medical services and physician at Dessie and Assab Hospitals.

• As a general duty medical officer worked very closely with the regional public health department in varieties of public health issues by providing technical advice and guidance in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of prevention programs. PUBLICATIONS

1. Anna Larsen, Mireille Cheyip, Abraham Tesfay, Peter Vranken, Henry Fomundam, Anthony Wutoh, Getahun Aynalem: Timing and Predictors of Initiation on Antiretroviral Therapy Among. AIDS and Behavior. Published online: 14 July 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2222-2 2. Newly Diagnosed HIV Infected Persons in South AfricaJohannes P. Mouton, MBChB, Christine Njuguna, MPH, Nicole Kramer, BPharm, Annemie Stewart, MPH, Ushma Mehta, PharmD, DrPH, Marc Blockman, MMed, Melony Fortuin-De Smidt, MBChB, MSc, Renee De Waal, MBChB, Andy G. Parrish, FCP, Douglas P.K. Wilson, FCP, Ehimario U. Igumbor, MPH, PhD, Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH, Mukesh Dheda, BPharm, Gary Maartens, FCP, and Karen Cohen, MMed, MSc: Adverse Drug Reactions Causing Admission to Medical Wards: A Cross-Sectional Survey at 4 Hospitals in South Africa. Medicine : Volume 95, Number 19, May 2016

3. H N Fomundam,PharmD; A R Tesfay, MSc (Med); S A Mushipe, MPH; M B Mosina, BSc; C T Boshielo, MPH; H T Nyambi, BA; A Larsen, MPH; M Cheyip, MSc (Med); G Aynalem, MD, MPH; Y Pillay, PhD, Prevalence and predictors of late presentation for HIV care in South Africa. S Afr Med J 2017; 107(12):34-40. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i12.12358 Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

4. Anna Larsen, Mireille Cheyip, Abraham Tesfay, Peter Vranken, Henry Fomundam, Anthony Wutoh, Getahun Aynalem. ART Initiation for Newly Diagnosed PLHIV: Implications for Test & Treat, South Africa – Abstract presented at CROI 2017

5. Henry Fomundam, Abraham Tesfay, Shelter Mushipe, Myriam Mosina, Carol Boshielo, Hanson Tebe, Anna Larsen, Mireille Cheyip, Getahun Aynalem, Yogan Pillay Factors Associated With Late Presentation for HIV Care in South Africa. – Abstract presented at CROI 2017 6. Fomundam HN, Tesfay AR, Mushipe SA, Mosina MM, Boshielo CT, Tebe HN, Larsen A, Cheyip M, Aynalem G, Pillay Y. Initiation of isoniazid prophylactic therapy among newly diagnosed HIV- positive persons in three high HIV-burden districts of South Africa. Manuscript in review: 2017. 7. Larsen A, Cheyip M, Tesfay A, Vranken P, Fomundam H, Wutoh A, Aynalem G. Timing and predictors of initiation on antiretroviral therapy among newly diagnosed HIV positive persons: Implications for implementing “Universal Test and Treat in South Africa. Manuscript in review: 2017.

8. Larsen A, Cheyip M, Aynalem G, et al. Uptake and predictors of early postnatal follow-up care amongst mother-baby pairs in South Africa: Results from three population-based surveys, 2010- 2013. Manuscript in review: 2017.

9. Rudy, Ellen T.; Aynalem, Getahun; Cross, John; Ramirez, Frank; Bolan, Robert K.; Kerndt, Peter R.: Community-Embedded Disease Intervention Specialist Program for Syphilis Partner Notification in a Clinic Serving Men Who Have Sex with Men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: September 2012 - Volume 39 - Issue 9 - p 701–705

10. Chew Ng EA; Samuel MC; Lo T; Bemstein KT; Aynalem G; Klausner JD; Bolan G: Sex, drugs

(methamphetamines), and the Internet: increasing syphilis among men who have sex with men in California, 2004-2008. Am J Public Health 2013 Aug;103(8):1450-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300808. Epub 2012 Nov 15.

11. Goldstein, BY; Steinberg, JK; Aynalem, G; Kerndt, PR: High Chlamydia and gonorrhea incidence and re-infection among performers in the adult film industry. Sexually transmitted diseases 2011; 38(7):644-8.

12. Kerndt PR, Ferrero DV, Aynalem G, Monga D, Wang S, Zhang N, Wong C, Liggins M, Meng Q. First Report of the Performance of the VERSANT(R) CT/GC DNA 1.0 Assay (kPCR) for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2011; 39(4): 1347-1353.

13. Kerndt Peter R; Dubrow Robert; Aynalem Getahun; Mayer Kenneth H; Beckwith Curt; Remien Robert H; Truong Hong-Ha M; Uniyal Apurva; Chien Michael; Brooks Ronald A; Vigil Ofilio R; Steward Wayne T; Merson Michael; Rotheram-Borus Mary Jane; Morin Stephen F. “Strategies used Getahun Aynalem, MD, MPH

in the detection of acute/early HIV infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I. AIDS and

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