GeorgeYendewaMDMPH&TM FACP FIDSA

HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical, Microbiology, STD Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Office
UH Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone+1 216-844-8500

Fax+1 216-844-1632

Dr. George Yendewa is an infectious disease specialist based in Cleveland, OH, with subspecialties in HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical Medicine, Microbiology, and STD Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Disease and a post-doctoral fellowship at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He earned his MD from Charles University in Prague Faculty of Medicine and an MPH&TM in Tropical Medicine from Tulane University. Dr. Yendewa has contributed to several publications, including studies on hepatitis B testing, Mpox in people with HIV, SARS-CoV-2 infection differentiation, blood glucose outcomes in HIV patients, and risk stratification of advanced fibrosis in HIV patients.

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2017 - 2018
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2015 - 2017
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
Tulane UniversityMPH&TM, Tropical Medicine, 2010 - 2014
Charles University in Prague Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008, MD

PubMed

Impact of Depression and HIV Symptoms on Glycemic Outcomes among Patients with HIV and Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Cohort Study.
Veronica Joyce Brady, Amanda L Willig, Katerina A Christopoulos, David J Grelotti, George A Yendewa
AIDS and Behavior. 2025-02-17
Chronic Hepatitis B and COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes in the United States: A Multisite Retrospective Cohort Study.
George A Yendewa, Temitope Olasehinde, Frank Mulindwa, Robert A Salata, Amir M Mohareb
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-01
Prevalence and Correlates of Hepatitis C Viremia Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era.
Jimmy Ma, Robin M Nance, Edward Cachay, Stephanie A Ruderman, Mari Kitahata
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

IgM N-glycosylation correlates with COVID-19 severity and rate of complement deposition
Haslund-Gourley BS, Woloszczuk K, Hou J, Connors J, Cusimano G, Bell M, Taramangalam B, Fourati S, Mege N, Bernui M, Altman MC, Krammer F, van Bakel H; IMPACC Network;..., Nature Communications, 1/9/2024
Ophthalmic Manifestations among HIV Patients at the Main Tertiary Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study
Mustapha J, Namanga ES, Idriss B, Sesay D, Jiba DF, Russell JBW, Vandy MJ, Deen GF, Yendewa GA, Lakoh S, Venereology, 7/4/2022

Abstracts/Posters

Characterizing COVID-19 presentation and clinical outcomes in HIV patients in the US.
Yendewa GA, Perez JA, Schlick K, Tribout H, McComsey GA, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (2021) [CROI Abstract 548]., 3/6/2021
Characterizing first viral failures among antiretroviral therapy initiators in the US
Davy-Mendez T, Napravnik S, Wohl DA, Eaton EF, Moore R, Cachay ER, Christopoulos K, Yendewa GA, Mayer KH, Kitahata MM, Eron JJ, for the Centers for AIDS Research Netw..., Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (2021) [CROI Abstract 410]., 3/6/2021
Second antiretroviral therapy regimen in viremic people with HIV in the US, 2008-2018
Davy-Mendez T, Napravnik S, Wohl DA, Eaton EF, Moore R, Cachay ER, Christopoulos K, Yendewa GA, Mayer KH, Kitahata MM, Eron JJ, for the Centers for AIDS Research Netw..., Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (2021) {CROI Abstract 411], 3/6/2021
Immune response to vaccinia virus in atopic mice.
Knitlova J, Yendewa GA, Melkova Z, FEBS Journal 2009, 276: 262-263., 2/12/2009
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IDSA Honors 175 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists with FIDSA DesignationAugust 17th, 2022
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