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SAEED AHMED

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Pediatrics
Address1102 BATES
Houston, TX 77030
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    1. Tembo TA, Markham CM, Masiano SP, Sabelli R, Wetzel E, Ahmed S, Mphande M, Mkandawire AM, Chitani MJ, Khama I, Nyirenda R, Mazenga A, Abrams EJ, Kim MH. Intervention Fidelity to VITAL Start (Video Intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life) in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Women Living With HIV in Malawi. Health Promot Pract. 2023 Jun 06; 15248399231177303. PMID: 37282494.
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    2. Masiano SP, Tembo TA, Yu X, Wetzel E, Mphande M, Chitani M, Mkandawire A, Khama I, Mazenga A, Abrams E, Ahmed S, Kim MH. The prevalence, incidence, and recurrence of intimate partner violence and its association with adverse childhood experiences among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV in Malawi. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2023 Jan-Dec; 10:20499361221148875. PMID: 36654873; PMCID: PMC9841851.
      Citations: 1     
    3. Masiano SP, Yu X, Tembo T, Wetzel E, Mphande M, Khama I, Mkandawire A, Chitani M, Liwimbi O, Udedi M, Mazenga A, Nyasulu P, Abrams E, Ahmed S, Kim MH. The relationship between adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders among pregnant women living with HIV in Malawi. J Affect Disord. 2022 09 01; 312:159-168. PMID: 35752220; PMCID: PMC9892657.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    4. Tembo TA, Simon KR, Kim MH, Chikoti C, Huffstetler HE, Ahmed S, Mang'anda C, Chu SQ, Manyeki R, Kavuta E, Majoni R, Phiri D, Kalanga A, Rosenberg NE. Pilot-Testing a Blended Learning Package for Health Care Workers to Improve Index Testing Services in Southern Malawi: An Implementation Science Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 12 15; 88(5):470-476. PMID: 34483296; PMCID: PMC8585717.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    5. Wetzel EC, Tembo T, Abrams EJ, Mazenga A, Chitani MJ, Ahmed S, Yu X, Kim MH. The relationship between intimate partner violence and HIV outcomes among pregnant women living with HIV in Malawi. Malawi Med J. 2021 12; 33(4):242-252. PMID: 35291385; PMCID: PMC8892998.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Masiano S, Machine E, Mphande M, Markham C, Tembo T, Chitani M, Mkandawire A, Mazenga A, Ahmed S, Kim M. Video-Based Intervention for Improving Maternal Retention and Adherence to HIV Treatment: Patient Perspectives and Experiences. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 02 10; 18(4). PMID: 33579047; PMCID: PMC7916796.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Ahmed S, Cox C, Abrams E. Commentary on "Symptom-Based Screening is not the Solution to Improve Pediatric HIV Testing". Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 12; 39(12):1101-1102. PMID: 32925541.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    8. Mandalakas AM, Kay AW, Bacha JM, Devezin T, Golin R, Simon KR, Dhillon D, Dlamini S, DiNardo A, Matshaba M, Sanders J, Thahane L, Amuge PM, Ahmed S, Sekadde MP, Fida NG, Lukhele B, Chidah N, Damba D, Mhango J, Chodota M, Matsoso M, Kayabu A, Wanless RS, Schutze GE. Tuberculosis among Children and Adolescents at HIV Treatment Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 12; 26(12). PMID: 33219815; PMCID: PMC7706926.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Masiano S, Dunga S, Tembo T, Pfaff C, Cox C, Robert B, AHMED S, Kim MH. Implementing remote supervision to improve HIV service delivery in rural Malawi. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2020; 4. View Publication.
    10. Kim MH, Tembo TA, Mazenga A, Yu X, Myer L, Sabelli R, Flick R, Hartig M, Wetzel E, Simon K, Ahmed S, Nyirenda R, Kazembe PN, Mphande M, Mkandawire A, Chitani MJ, Markham C, Ciaranello A, Abrams EJ. The Video intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life (VITAL Start): protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial of a brief video-based intervention to improve antiretroviral adherence and retention among HIV-infected pregnant women in Malawi. Trials. 2020 Feb 19; 21(1):207. PMID: 32075677; PMCID: PMC7031891.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic HealthCTClinical Trials
    11. Kim MH, Ahmed S, Tembo T, Sabelli R, Flick R, Yu X, Mazenga A, Le Blond H, Simon K, Hartig M, Wetzel E, Nyirenda R, Kazembe PN, Mphande M, Mkandawire A, Chitani MJ, Abrams EJ. VITAL Start: Video-Based Intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life-Pilot of a Novel Video-Based Approach to HIV Counseling for Pregnant Women Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2019 Nov; 23(11):3140-3151. PMID: 31410618; PMCID: PMC6803103.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    12. Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Yu X, Simon K, Nyasulu P, Kazembe PN, Kalua T, Abrams E, Ahmed S. Factors associated with burnout amongst healthcare workers providing HIV care in Malawi. PLoS One. 2019; 14(9):e0222638. PMID: 31550281; PMCID: PMC6759146.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Simon KR, Hartig M, Abrams EJ, Wetzel E, Ahmed S, Chester E, Chembezi C, Chavula B, Zinkanda S, Kavuta E, Chikoti C, Beyene T, Nkhono Z, Kabwinja A, Nyirenda R, Kazembe PN, Kim MH. The Tingathe Surge: a multi-strategy approach to accelerate HIV case finding in Malawi. Public Health Action. 2019 Sep 21; 9(3):128-134. PMID: 31803585; PMCID: PMC6827491.
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    14. Tembo TA, Kim MH, Simon KR, Ahmed S, Beyene T, Wetzel E, Machika M, Chikoti C, Kammera W, Chibowa H, Nkhono Z, Kavuta E, Kazembe PN, Rosenberg NE. Enhancing an HIV index case testing passive referral model through a behavioural skills-building training for healthcare providers: a pre-/post-assessment in Mangochi District, Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 07; 22 Suppl 3:e25292. PMID: 31321917; PMCID: PMC6639699.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    15. Flick RJ, Simon KR, Nyirenda R, Namachapa K, Hosseinipour MC, Schooley A, Kavuta E, Theu J, Kazembe PN, Ahmed S, Kim MH. The HIV diagnostic assistant: early findings from a novel HIV testing cadre in Malawi. AIDS. 2019 06 01; 33(7):1215-1224. PMID: 31045942; PMCID: PMC6511419.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    16. El-Mallawany NK, Mehta PS, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Peckham-Gregory EC, Kampani C, Krysiak R, Sanders MK, Caro-Vegas C, Eason AB, Ahmed S, Schutze GE, Martin SC, Kazembe PN, Scheurer ME, Dittmer DP. KSHV viral load and Interleukin-6 in HIV-associated pediatric Kaposi sarcoma-Exploring the role of lytic activation in driving the unique clinical features seen in endemic regions. Int J Cancer. 2019 01 01; 144(1):110-116. PMID: 30204240; PMCID: PMC6261676.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    17. Simon KR, Flick RJ, Kim MH, Sabelli RA, Tembo T, Phelps BR, Rosenberg NE, Ahmed S. Family Testing: An Index Case Finding Strategy to Close the Gaps in Pediatric HIV Diagnosis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 08 15; 78 Suppl 2:S88-S97. PMID: 29994830; PMCID: PMC6047763.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    18. Kim MH, Wanless RS, Caviness AC, Golin R, Amzel A, Ahmed S, Mhango J, Damba D, Kayabu A, Chodota M, Dlamini S, Chidah N, Mokhali M, Calles NR, Abrams EJ. Multimonth Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Children and Adolescents: Experiences From the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative in 6 African Countries. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 08 15; 78 Suppl 2:S71-S80. PMID: 29994828; PMCID: PMC6110288.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Siberry GK, Amzel A, Watts DH, Ahmed S. Supplement Introduction: Accelerating Children's HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) Initiative: Using What We Learned to Maintain the Pace to Close the Pediatric HIV Treatment Gap. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 08 15; 78 Suppl 2:S63-S64. PMID: 29994826.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Simon K, Yu X, Ahmed S, Nyasulu P, Kazembe PN, Ngoma S, Abrams EJ. Burnout and self-reported suboptimal patient care amongst health care workers providing HIV care in Malawi. PLoS One. 2018; 13(2):e0192983. PMID: 29466443; PMCID: PMC5821338.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Slone JS, Kovarik CL, Campbell LR, Agrawal AK, Dittmer DP, Eason AB, Ahmed S, Schutze GE, Scheurer ME, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS. Proposal of a Risk-Stratification Platform to Address Distinct Clinical Features of Pediatric Kaposi Sarcoma in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Glob Oncol. 2018 09; 4:1-7. PMID: 29272148; PMCID: PMC6180767.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Flick RJ, Munthali A, Simon K, Hosseinipour M, Kim MH, Mlauzi L, Kazembe PN, Ahmed S. Assessing infection control practices to protect health care workers and patients in Malawi from nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189140. PMID: 29211793; PMCID: PMC5718482.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    23. Ahmed S, Sabelli RA, Simon K, Rosenberg NE, Kavuta E, Harawa M, Dick S, Linzie F, Kazembe PN, Kim MH. Index case finding facilitates identification and linkage to care of children and young persons living with HIV/AIDS in Malawi. Trop Med Int Health. 2017 08; 22(8):1021-1029. PMID: 28544728; PMCID: PMC5575466.
      Citations: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    24. Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Yu X, Ahmed S, Paul ME, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ. High self-reported non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst adolescents living with HIV in Malawi: barriers and associated factors. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 03 30; 20(1):21437. PMID: 28406275; PMCID: PMC5515061.
      Citations: 57     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Hrapcak S, Kuper H, Bartlett P, Devendra A, Makawa A, Kim M, Kazembe P, Ahmed S. Hearing Loss in HIV-Infected Children in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8):e0161421. PMID: 27551970; PMCID: PMC4995021.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Flick RJ, Kim MH, Simon K, Munthali A, Hosseinipour MC, Rosenberg NE, Kazembe PN, Mpunga J, Ahmed S. Burden of disease and risk factors for death among children treated for tuberculosis in Malawi. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 08; 20(8):1046-54. PMID: 27393538; PMCID: PMC5306450.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    27. El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Slone JS, Villiera J, Kovarik CL, Cox CM, Dittmer DP, Ahmed S, Schutze GE, Scheurer ME, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS. Clinical Factors Associated with Long-Term Complete Remission versus Poor Response to Chemotherapy in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents with Kaposi Sarcoma Receiving Bleomycin and Vincristine: A Retrospective Observational Study. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0153335. PMID: 27082863; PMCID: PMC4833299.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    28. Ahmed S, Schwarz M, Flick RJ, Rees CA, Harawa M, Simon K, Robison JA, Kazembe PN, Kim MH. Lost opportunities to identify and treat HIV-positive patients: results from a baseline assessment of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) in Malawi. Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Apr; 21(4):479-85. PMID: 26806378; PMCID: PMC4881304.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    29. Kim MH, Zhou A, Mazenga A, Ahmed S, Markham C, Zomba G, Simon K, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ. Why Did I Stop? Barriers and Facilitators to Uptake and Adherence to ART in Option B+ HIV Care in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0149527. PMID: 26901563; PMCID: PMC4762691.
      Citations: 68     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    30. Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Yu X, Devandra A, Nguyen C, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Sharp C. Factors associated with depression among adolescents living with HIV in Malawi. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Oct 26; 15:264. PMID: 26503291; PMCID: PMC4624356.
      Citations: 53     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Govindasamy D, Ferrand RA, Wilmore SM, Ford N, Ahmed S, Afnan-Holmes H, Kranzer K. Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. J Int AIDS Soc. 2015; 18:20182. PMID: 26471265; PMCID: PMC4607700.
      Citations: 65     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Ahmed S, Hosseinipour MC, Yu X, Nguyen C, Chimbwandira F, Paul ME, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ, Kim MH. Brief Report: Impact of Option B+ on the Infant PMTCT Cascade in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Sep 01; 70(1):99-103. PMID: 26322670; PMCID: PMC4537054.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    33. Kim MH, Ahmed S, Abrams EJ. Paediatric HIV: Progress on Prevention, Treatment and Cure. Curr Pediatr Rep. 2015 Sep; 3(3):219-229. PMID: 26709366; PMCID: PMC4687896.
      Citations: 3     
    34. Ahmed S, Hosseinipour MC, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Yu X, Nguyen C, Chimbwandira F, Kazembe PN, Abrams EJ, Kim MH. Implementation and operational research: the impact of option B+ on the antenatal PMTCT cascade in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Apr 15; 68(5):e77-83. PMID: 25585302; PMCID: PMC4359035.
      Citations: 61     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    35. Ahmed S, Kim MH, Dave AC, Sabelli R, Kanjelo K, Preidis GA, Giordano TP, Chiao E, Hosseinipour M, Kazembe PN, Chimbwandira F, Abrams EJ. Improved identification and enrolment into care of HIV-exposed and -infected infants and children following a community health worker intervention in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2015; 18:19305. PMID: 25571857; PMCID: PMC4287633.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Kim MH, Mazenga AC, Devandra A, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Yu X, Nguyen C, Sharp C. Prevalence of depression and validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II and the Children's Depression Inventory-Short amongst HIV-positive adolescents in Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014; 17:18965. PMID: 25085002; PMCID: PMC4119288.
      Citations: 52     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Ahmed S, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Phelps BR, Sabelli R, Diallo MO, Young P, Duncan D, Kellerman SE, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV inf. Beyond early infant diagnosis: case finding strategies for identification of HIV-infected infants and children. AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S235-45. PMID: 24361633; PMCID: PMC4122794.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    38. Kellerman SE, Ahmed S, Feeley-Summerl T, Jay J, Kim M, Phelps BR, Sugandhi N, Schouten E, Tolle M, Tsiouris F, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV inf. Beyond prevention of mother-to-child transmission: keeping HIV-exposed and HIV-positive children healthy and alive. AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S225-33. PMID: 24361632; PMCID: PMC4087192.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    39. Phelps BR, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Diallo MO, Jacobs T, Kellerman SE, Kim MH, Sugandhi N, Tam M, Wilson-Jones M, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention, Treatment of HIV infect. Linkage, initiation and retention of children in the antiretroviral therapy cascade: an overview. AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S207-13. PMID: 24361630; PMCID: PMC4124132.
      Citations: 28     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    40. Sugandhi N, Rodrigues J, Kim M, Ahmed S, Amzel A, Tolle M, Dziuban EJ, Kellerman SE, Rivadeneira E, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV inf. HIV-exposed infants: rethinking care for a lifelong condition. AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S187-95. PMID: 24361628; PMCID: PMC4089095.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    41. Tolle MA, Phelps BR, Desmond C, Sugandhi N, Omeogu C, Jamieson D, Ahmed S, Reuben E, Muhe L, Kellerman SE, Child Survival Working Group of the Interagency Task Team on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV inf. Delivering pediatric HIV care in resource-limited settings: cost considerations in an expanded response. AIDS. 2013 Nov; 27 Suppl 2:S179-86. PMID: 24361627.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    42. Ahmed S, Kim MH, Abrams EJ. Risks and benefits of lifelong antiretroviral treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women: a review of the evidence for the Option B+ approach. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2013 Sep; 8(5):474-89. PMID: 23925003.
      Citations: 64     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    43. Kim MH, Ahmed S, Preidis GA, Abrams EJ, Hosseinipour MC, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Paul ME, Bhalakia A, Nanthuru D, Kazembe PN. Low rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission in a routine programmatic setting in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2013; 8(5):e64979. PMID: 23741437; PMCID: PMC3669205.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    44. Kabue MM, Buck WC, Wanless SR, Cox CM, McCollum ED, Caviness AC, Ahmed S, Kim MH, Thahane L, Devlin A, Kochelani D, Kazembe PN, Calles NR, Mizwa MB, Schutze GE, Kline MW. Mortality and clinical outcomes in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Pediatrics. 2012 Sep; 130(3):e591-9. PMID: 22891234; PMCID: PMC3962849.
      Citations: 43     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Kim MH, Ahmed S, Buck WC, Preidis GA, Hosseinipour MC, Bhalakia A, Nanthuru D, Kazembe PN, Chimbwandira F, Giordano TP, Chiao EY, Schutze GE, Kline MW. The Tingathe programme: a pilot intervention using community health workers to create a continuum of care in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade of services in Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc. 2012 Jul 11; 15 Suppl 2:17389. PMID: 22789644; PMCID: PMC3499848.
      Citations: 66     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    46. Kim MH, Cox C, Dave A, Draper HR, Kabue M, Schutze GE, Ahmed S, Kazembe PN, Kline MW, Manary M. Prompt initiation of ART With therapeutic food is associated with improved outcomes in HIV-infected Malawian children with malnutrition. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Feb 01; 59(2):173-6. PMID: 22107819.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Braun M, Kabue MM, McCollum ED, Ahmed S, Kim M, Aertker L, Chirwa M, Eliya M, Mofolo I, Hoffman I, Kazembe PN, van der Horst C, Kline MW, Hosseinipour MC. Inadequate coordination of maternal and infant HIV services detrimentally affects early infant diagnosis outcomes in Lilongwe, Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Apr 15; 56(5):e122-8. PMID: 21224736; PMCID: PMC3112277.
      Citations: 62     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    48. Carrillo E, Ahmed S, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Nieto J, Osorio Y, Travi B, Moreno J, McMahon-Pratt D. Immunogenicity of the P-8 amastigote antigen in the experimental model of canine visceral leishmaniasis. Vaccine. 2007 Feb 09; 25(8):1534-43. PMID: 17178178; PMCID: PMC2571115.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    49. Ahmed S, Colmenares M, Soong L, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Munstermann L, Molina R, McMahon-Pratt D. Intradermal infection model for pathogenesis and vaccine studies of murine visceral leishmaniasis. Infect Immun. 2003 Jan; 71(1):401-10. PMID: 12496190; PMCID: PMC143149.
      Citations: 51     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
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