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Office
1201 Seven Locks Rd
Ste 111
Rockville, MD 20854Phone+1 301-762-5020Fax+1 301-294-7569
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Addis Ababa University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
MD State Medical License 2003 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2002
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification RcopiaMU EHR, DrFirst.com, Inc., 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 24 citationsGraves' disease following administration of second dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.Timothy James Goblirsch, Ambika E Paulson, Gerti Tashko, Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen
BMJ Case Reports. 2021-12-30 - 2 citationsObstructive sleep apnoea in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.Gregory Stimac, Asefa Mekonnen
BMJ Case Reports. 2019-07-01 - 1 citationsA Look into Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Ethiopians.Asefa Mekonnen, Monika Gasiorek, Marc Key, Gregory Stimac
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences. 2019-09-01
Press Mentions
Op-Ed: Trust the Vaccine and Get Your Shot. A Black Physician’s Call to People of ColorJanuary 22nd, 2021- A Black Participant in Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccination Trial: Trust the VaccineAugust 25th, 2020
- Diversity Matters: Dr. Asefa Mekonnen on How Deep & Profound Issues Around Trust & Fear Can Be Overcome for Greater Diversity in ResearchJune 25th, 2020
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