Awewura Kwara MD
HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical, Mycobacterial Disease
Professor, College of Medicine, University of Florida
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1600 Sw Archer RdGainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-294-5480
Fax+1 352-273-9275
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Education & Training
Tulane UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1999 - 2002
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2002 - 2016
LA State Medical License 1999 - 2002
IL State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
- Adequacy of the New Pediatric Isoniazid/Rifampin/Pyrazinamide (HRZ) Tablet Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 28
- Pharmacokinetics of Intracellular TFV-DP and FTC-TP in HIV-infected Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 28
- Contributing Factors for Poor HIV Treatment Response in Children With TB/HIV Coinfection Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 28
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prevalence and characteristics of people with HIV who had late, delayed and timely HIV diagnoses in Florida, 2015-2021.Christina E Parisi, Shantrel S Canidate, Awewura Kwara, Zhigang Li, Zhi Zhou
AIDS Care. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsRandomized Pilot Trial of the Text-Based Adherence Game for Ghanaian Youth with HIV.Nicholas Tarantino, Betty Norman, Anthony Enimil, Shadrack Osei Asibey, Charles Martyn-Dickens
AIDS and Behavior. 2025-03-01 - Genotyped cluster investigations versus standard contact tracing: comparative impact on latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in a low-incidence region.Michael Asare-Baah, Marie Nancy Séraphin, LaTweika A T Salmon-Trejo, Lori Johnston, Lina Dominique
BMC Infectious Diseases. 2025-01-16
Journal Articles
- Low Birthweight, Retention in HIV Care, and Adherence to ART Among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in GhanaAwewura Kwara, MD, AIDS and Behavior
Grant Support
- Pharmacogenetics And Drug-Drug Interactions During Hiv/Tb TherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
- Concurrent Haart And Tuberculosis Treatment: Drug To Drug InteractionsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2010
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