Academic Degrees
Research and Professional Experience
1. The interactions between sexually transmitted infections and HIV 2. The impact of exogenous sex hormones (e.g. hormonal contraception) on mucosal and systemic immune responses 3. The development of biomarkers to measure condom effectiveness 4. LOS antigens as potential vaccines against gonorrhea 5. Global health projects in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
Keywords
sexually transmitted infections, HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, biomarkers, hormonal contraception, mucosal immunity
Honors and Awards
1999 Resident Teaching Award, Baylor College of Medicine 2007 Barry Wood Jr. Teaching Award, Best Pre-Clinical Teacher, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2009 American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association Young Investigator Award
Selected Publications
1. Ghanem KG, Shah N, Klein RS, Mayer KH, Sobel JD, Warren DL, Jamieson DJ, Duerr A, and Rompalo AM. The Influence of Sex Hormones, HIV Status, and Concomitant Sexually Transmitted Infection on the Inflammatory Cell Content of Cervico-Vaginal Lavage Fluid. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2005;191(3):358-66 2. Ghanem KG, Hutton HE, Zenilman JM, Zimba R, and Erbelding EJ. Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interview and Face to Face Interview Modes in Assessing Response Bias Among STD Clinic Patients. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005; 81 (5):421-425 3. Ghanem KG, Johnson RE, Koumans EH, Marrazzo JM, and Markowitz LE. Cervical Specimen Order and Performance Measures of Chlamydia trachomatis Diagnostic Testing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2005; 43(10):5295-5297. 4. Ghanem KG, Erbelding EJ, Cheng WW, Zenilman JM, and Rompalo AM. Doxycycline Compared to Benzathine Penicillin for the Treatment of Early Syphilis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006;42(6):e45-9 5. Ghanem KG, Erbelding EJ, Wiener ZS, and Rompalo AM. Serological Response to Syphilis Treatment in HIV Infected and Uninfected Patients Attending STD Clinics. Sex Transm Infect. 2007; 83(2):97-101. 6. Ghanem KG, Moore, RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, and Gebo KA. Antiretroviral Therapy is Associated with Reduced Syphilis Serologic Failure Rates among HIV-1 Infected Patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 15; 47(2):258-65. 7. Ghanem KG, Moore, RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, and Gebo KA. Neurosyphilis in a clinical cohort of HIV-infected Patients. AIDS. 2008; 22(10):1145-51. 8. Warner L, Ghanem KG, Newman DR, Macaluso M, Sullivan PS, Erbelding EJ. Male Circumcision and Risk of HIV Infection among Heterosexual African American Men Attending Baltimore STD Clinics. J Infect Dis. 2009; 199(1):59-65. 9. Ghanem KG, Moore, RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, and Gebo KA. Lumbar Puncture in HIV-Infected Patients with Syphilis and No Neurologic Symptoms. Clin Infect Dis. 2009; 48(6):816-821. 10. Silveira MF, Ghanem KG, Erbelding EJ, Burke A, Johnson HL, Singh R, Zenilman JM. Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth: a case-control study. Int J STD AIDS.2009 Jul;20(7):465-9
