ElijahPaintsilMDFAAP

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Boston, MA

HIV/AIDS Pediatrics

Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Pharmacology, Public Health & Management, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Pediatric AIDS Program, Yale New Haven Hospital

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Office
801 Massachusetts Ave
# Crosstow
Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-4841

Fax+1 203-785-6961

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2002 - 2005
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2002 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Identifying risk factors for loss to follow-up in adults living with HIV in a high-burden district in Ghana.
Benedicta Ayiedu Mensah, Henrietta E Mensah-Brown, Frederica D Partey, Christabel Addo, Gertrude Buah
BMC Public Health. 2025-03-18
Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co-infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana.
Esimebia Adjovi Amegashie, Caleb Koranteng Kwayisi-Darkwah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Ruth Oyawole Sikeola, Lawrencia Ami Emefa Ativi
Journal of Medical Virology. 2025-03-01
1 citations
Antibiotic resistance and draft genome profiles of 10and 3strains isolated from the nasopharynx of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana.
Lawrencia Ami Emefa Ativi, Mildred Adusei-Poku, William Boateng, Christian Owusu-Nyantantakyi, Justice Kwesi Danso
Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2024-11-12

Press Mentions

Elijah Paintsil Appointed Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Chair of Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineMay 10th, 2023
Yale-New Haven Launches Program for Children with Persistent COVID-19 SymptomsJune 3rd, 2021
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital Launches COVID-19 Program for KidsJune 2nd, 2021
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Grant Support

HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2024–2025
Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention and Benefits Study-(PH-DIBS)BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2020–2025
Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention and Benefits Study-(PH-DIBS)BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2020–2025
A bioecological Pediatric HIV disclosure Intervention in Ghana- SANKOFANIH/NICHD2012–2017
Assessing Epidemiological Risks of Parenteral HCV Transmission in Drug UsersNIH/NIDA2011–2016
HIV Nucleoside Analogs Translational Studies: Resistance And MetabolismNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2012