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JOSEPH LUBEGA

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Pediatrics
Address6701 FANNIN
Houston, TX 77030
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    Makerere University Kampala, UgandaMBChB07/2002Medicine and Surgery
    Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, New Jersey06/2011Pediatrics
    University of Texas Houston, TexasMS Public Health05/2014Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    Baylor College of Medicine, Texas06/2014Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
    Baylor College of Medicine, Texas06/2015Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology and Control
    Certifying Commission in Medical Management, Illinois12/2019Certified Physician Executive
    National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland10/2021Implementation Research
    The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK04/2022Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare
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    2020Outstanding Contribution to the Standards, US Pharmacopeia
    2020Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership, Baylor College of Medicine
    2019 - 2020Award of Achievement in Educational Innovation, Baylor College of Medicine
    2011 - 2014Best & Most Complete Fellow, Texas Children's Hospital
    2008 - 2011Resident of the Year, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

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    1. Lubega J, Chirande L, Atwine B, Davidson A, Kashaigili HJ, Kanyamuhunga A, Langat RK, Munube D, Mzikamanda R, Namazzi R, Nzamu I, Akullo A, Allen C, Gastier-Foster JM, Hockenberry M, Ozuah N, Wasswa P, Smith R, Wilson-Lewis K, Poplack DG. Addressing the childhood cancer crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Oncol. 2023 07; 24(7):729-732. PMID: 37414010.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Lubega J, Kim TO, Airewele G, Grimes A, Bulsara S, Peckham E, Wanless SR, Haq H, Elyanu P, Musoke P, Lumumba M, Kekitiinwa A, Matshaba M, Scheurer M, Despotovic J. Risk factors and prognostic significance of platelet count abnormalities in children with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2023 03 01; 37(3):413-421. PMID: 36129118; PMCID: PMC9877116.
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    3. Lubega J, Grimes A, Airewele G, Bulsara S, Kim TO, Haq H, Peckham-Gregory E, Wanless SR, Elyanu P, Musoke P, Lumumba M, Kekitiinwa A, Matshaba M, Despotovic J, Scheurer M. Risk factors and prognostic significance of anemia in children with HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy. AIDS. 2022 12 01; 36(15):2139-2146. PMID: 36052537; PMCID: PMC9671853.
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    4. Batte A, Menon S, Ssenkusu JM, Kiguli S, Kalyesubula R, Lubega J, Berrens Z, Mutebi EI, Ogwang R, Opoka RO, John CC, Conroy AL. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is elevated in children with acute kidney injury and sickle cell anemia, and predicts mortality. Kidney Int. 2022 10; 102(4):885-893. PMID: 35718113; PMCID: PMC7613606.
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    5. Batte A, Menon S, Ssenkusu J, Kiguli S, Kalyesubula R, Lubega J, Mutebi EI, Opoka RO, John CC, Starr MC, Conroy AL. Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia. BMC Nephrol. 2022 03 18; 23(1):110. PMID: 35303803; PMCID: PMC8933904.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Piloya T, Nakiyingi L, Kimuli I, Kayima J, Lubega J, Sekabira J, Aanyu HT. SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2022; 2022:7811891. PMID: 35251722; PMCID: PMC8890859.
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    7. Conneely SE, McAtee CL, Gupta R, Lubega J, Scheurer ME, Rau RE. Association of race and ethnicity with clinical phenotype, genetics, and survival in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Adv. 2021 12 14; 5(23):4992-5001. PMID: 34619758; PMCID: PMC9153027.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Lubega J. The grander challenge of pediatric oncology: Disparities in access to care. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 08; 69(8):e29416. PMID: 34676973.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Lin H, Scull BP, Goldberg BR, Abhyankar HA, Eckstein OE, Zinn DJ, Lubega J, Agrusa J, El Mallawaney N, Gulati N, Forbes L, Chinn I, Chakraborty R, Velasquez J, Goldman J, Bashir D, Lam F, Muscal E, Henry MM, Greenberg JN, Ladisch S, Hermiston ML, Meyer LK, Jeng M, Naqvi A, McClain K, Nguyen T, Wong H, Man TK, Jordan MB, Allen CE. IFN-? signature in the plasma proteome distinguishes pediatric hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis from sepsis and SIRS. Blood Adv. 2021 09 14; 5(17):3457-3467. PMID: 34461635; PMCID: PMC8525230.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Forbes LR, Eckstein OS, Gulati N, Peckham-Gregory EC, Ozuah NW, Lubega J, El-Mallawany NK, Agrusa JE, Vogel TP, Chaimowitz NS, Rider NL, Mace EM, Orange JS, Caldwell JW, Aldave-Becerra JC, Jolles S, Saettini F, Chong HJ, Stray-Pedersen A, Heslop HE, Kamdar KY, Rouce RH, Muzny DM, Jhangiani SN, Gibbs RA, Coban-Akdemir ZH, Lupski JR, McClain KL, Allen CE, Chinn IK, Poli MC. Genetic errors of immunity distinguish pediatric nonmalignant lymphoproliferative disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 02; 149(2):758-766. PMID: 34329649; PMCID: PMC8795244.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    11. Naturinda E, George P, Ssenyondwa J, Bakulumpagi D, Lubega J, Wasswa P. Transient bone marrow hypoplasia preceding T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report. Afr Health Sci. 2021 Jun; 21(2):683-686. PMID: 34795723; PMCID: PMC8568206.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. Haq H, Elyanu P, Bulsara S, Bacha JM, Campbell LR, El-Mallawany NK, Keating EM, Kisitu GP, Mehta PS, Rees CA, Slone JS, Kekitiinwa AR, Matshaba M, Mizwa MB, Mwita L, Schutze GE, Wanless SR, Scheurer ME, Lubega J. Association between Antiretroviral Therapy and Cancers among Children Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Mar 18; 13(6). PMID: 33803641; PMCID: PMC8003101.
      Citations: 2     
    13. Lubega J, Kimutai RL, Chintagumpala MM. Global health disparities in childhood cancers. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2021 02 01; 33(1):33-39. PMID: 33337604.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. McAtee CL, Lubega J, Underbrink K, Curry K, Msaouel P, Barrow M, Muscal E, Lotze T, Srivaths P, Forbes LR, Allen C, Bernhardt MB. Association of Rituximab Use With Adverse Events in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01; 4(2):e2036321. PMID: 33533931; PMCID: PMC7859842.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    15. Agrusa JE, Scull BP, Abhyankar HA, Lin H, Ozuah NW, Chakraborty R, Eckstein OS, Gulati N, Fattah EA, El-Mallawany NK, Rouce RH, Dreyer ZE, Brackett J, Margolin JF, Lubega J, Horton TM, Bollard CM, Gramatges MM, Kamdar KY, McClain KL, Man TK, Allen CE. Defining the Inflammatory Plasma Proteome in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Dec 02; 12(12). PMID: 33276546; PMCID: PMC7761312.
      Citations: 1     
    16. Ozuah NW, Lubega J, Allen CE, El-Mallawany NK. Five decades of low intensity and low survival: adapting intensified regimens to cure pediatric Burkitt lymphoma in Africa. Blood Adv. 2020 08 25; 4(16):4007-4019. PMID: 32841337; PMCID: PMC7448606.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Ssenyondwa J, George PE, Mercedes R, Kanywa JB, Naturinda E, Wasswa PLM, Lubega J, Carlos Bazo-Alvarez J. Impact of sickle cell disease on presentation and progression of paediatric HIV: a retrospective cohort study. Trop Med Int Health. 2020 07; 25(7):897-904. PMID: 32329120.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Lubega J, Hallman MD, Lupo PJ, Fu Y, Peterson L, Scheurer ME. Association of population mixing and acute lymphocytic leukemia in children and young adults. Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 06; 66:101722. PMID: 32353774; PMCID: PMC7275880.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Cunningham ME, Klug TD, Nuchtern JG, Chintagumpala MM, Venkatramani R, Lubega J, Naik-Mathuria BJ. Global Disparities in Wilms Tumor. J Surg Res. 2020 03; 247:34-51. PMID: 31810638.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Lubega J, Airewele G, Wilson-Lewis K, Ishigami E, Cubbage M, Waswa P, Kambugu J, Allen CE, Slone J, Mehta PS, Poplack DG, Frug? E. Capacity building: a novel pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship program in sub-Saharan Africa. Blood Adv. 2018 11 30; 2(Suppl 1):11-13. PMID: 30504188; PMCID: PMC6438273.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Namazzi R, Gaikwad A, Wasswa P, Cubbage M, Kambugu JB, Kasirye P, Geriga F, Allen C, Lubega J. Improving diagnosis and treatment of acute childhood leukemia in Uganda: impact of flow cytometry. Blood Adv. 2018 11 30; 2(Suppl 1):21-23. PMID: 30504192; PMCID: PMC6438277.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. McClain KL, Picarsic J, Chakraborty R, Zinn D, Lin H, Abhyankar H, Scull B, Shih A, Lim KPH, Eckstein O, Lubega J, Peters TL, Olea W, Burke T, Ahmed N, Hicks MJ, Tran B, Jones J, Dauser R, Jeng M, Baiocchi R, Schiff D, Goldman S, Heym KM, Wilson H, Carcamo B, Kumar A, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Whipple NS, Campbell P, Murdoch G, Kofler J, Heales S, Malone M, Woltjer R, Quinn JF, Orchard P, Kruer MC, Jaffe R, Manz MG, Lira SA, Parsons DW, Merad M, Man TK, Allen CE. CNS Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Common hematopoietic origin for LCH-associated neurodegeneration and mass lesions. Cancer. 2018 06 15; 124(12):2607-2620. PMID: 29624648; PMCID: PMC6289302.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    23. Peckham-Gregory EC, Danysh HE, Brown AL, Eckstein O, Grimes A, Chakraborty R, Lubega J, McClain KL, Allen CE, Scheurer ME, Lupo PJ. Evaluation of maternal and perinatal characteristics on childhood lymphoma risk: A population-based case-control study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 05; 64(5). PMID: 27896915.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Rees CA, Keating EM, Lukolyo H, Danysh HE, Scheurer ME, Mehta PS, Lubega J, Slone JS, Baylor Pediatric HIV-Related Malignancy Consortium. Mapping the Epidemiology of Kaposi Sarcoma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 08; 63(8):1325-31. PMID: 27082516; PMCID: PMC7340190.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    25. Peckham EC, Scheurer ME, Danysh HE, Lubega J, Langlois PH, Lupo PJ. Residential Radon Exposure and Incidence of Childhood Lymphoma in Texas, 1995-2011. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Sep 25; 12(10):12110-26. PMID: 26404336; PMCID: PMC4626958.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    26. Sykes JA, Verma R, Peshkovsky C, O'Connor B, Malik F, Lubega J, Malhotra S, McQueen D, Mikkilineni S, Kalyanaraman M. Early repair of large infant ventricular septal defect despite respiratory syncytial virus-induced respiratory failure with postrepair chylous pericardial effusion requiring pleuropericardial window: a case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Oct; 28(10):1072-7. PMID: 23034497.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    27. Sykes JA, Lubega J, Ezetendu C, Verma R, O'Connor B, Kalyanaraman M. Asymptomatic complete atrioventricular block in a 13-year-old girl. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Nov; 27(11):1081-3. PMID: 22068075.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Lubega J. T-helper 1 versus T-helper 2 lymphocyte immunodysregulation is the central factor in genesis of Burkitt lymphoma: hypothesis. Infect Agent Cancer. 2007 May 17; 2:10. PMID: 17509139; PMCID: PMC1884132.
      Citations: 4     
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