
Amesika Nyaku MD MS (She/Her)
HIV/AIDS Medicine
Assistant Professor/Clinical Research Site Leader
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676 N St. ClairSuite 940Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-926-8358
Fax+1 312-926-9630
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Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2013 - 2016
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2013
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Long-acting Buprenorphine vs. Naltrexone Opioid Treatments in CJS-involved Adults Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe role of recovery peer navigators in retention in outpatient buprenorphine treatment: a retrospective cohort study.Arley Giraldo, Payal Shah, Erin Zerbo, Amesika N Nyaku
Annals of Medicine. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsSARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in the Nasopharynx at Time of First Infection Among Unvaccinated Individuals: A Secondary Cross-Protocol Analysis of 4 Randomized Trials.Leigh H Fisher, Jia Jin Kee, Albert Liu, Claudia M Espinosa, April K Randhawa
JAMA Network Open. 2024-05-01 - A survey of barriers and facilitators to the adoption of buprenorphine prescribing after implementation of a New Jersey-wide incentivized DATA-2000 waiver training pro...Amesika N Nyaku, Erin A Zerbo, Clement Chen, Nicole Milano, Barbara Johnston
BMC Health Services Research. 2024-02-08
Grant Support
- Implementing Integrated Services for People With HIV and Opioid Use DisorderNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- Implementing Integrated Services for People With HIV and Opioid Use DisorderRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2021–2026
- Implementing Integrated Services for People With HIV and Opioid Use DisorderNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
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