Edgar Asiimwe, MD, MSc
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Medicine
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• MSc Global Health Duke University
• BSc Biology La Roche College
• MD Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine
• Internal Medicine Residency (Categorical) UCLA
• National Clinician Scholars Program UCSF

Interests

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• Global Health
• Chronic disease management
• Cancer disparities
• Health Equity
• Genetic Epidemiology
• Epidemiology

Publications (9)

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Arnold-Chiari MalformationGenetic LinkageGastrointestinal MicrobiomeEarly Detection of CancerPain, IntractableBiodiversitybeta-GalactosidaseSchizophreniaColorectal NeoplasmsGenetic Association StudiesKlippel-Feil SyndromeAntipsychotic AgentsPatient Participationras ProteinsClozapine

• A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus-Negative Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient With Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C.
  Cureus 2024 Asiimwe E, Mead M
• Acute Immune Thrombocytopenia Following Influenza Vaccination in a Patient With Untreated Helicobacter pylori Infection.
  Cureus 2023 Asiimwe E, Kahlon KS
• A Case of Accidental Isoniazid Overdose Presenting With Nonspecific Symptoms.
  Cureus 2022 Asiimwe E, Koh M, Patel R
• Refractory pain in a schizophrenic patient on clozapine.
  BMJ case reports 2021 Asiimwe E, DeFraites E, Feher C
• Randomized Controlled Trial of Personalized Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment vs Education to Promote Screening Uptake.
  The American journal of gastroenterology 2021 Yen T, Qin F, Sundaram V, Asiimwe E, Storage T, Ladabaum U

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• Surveying Gut Microbiome Research in Africans: Toward Improved Diversity and Representation.
  Trends in microbiology 2019 Brewster R, Tamburini FB, Asiimwe E, Oduaran O, Hazelhurst S, Bhatt AS
• Analyzing Ras-associated cell proliferation signaling.
  Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2014 Stout MC, Asiimwe E, Birkenstamm JR, Kim SY, Campbell PM
• Three types of self-efficacy associated with medication adherence in patients with co-occurring HIV and substance use disorders, but only when mood disorders are present.
  Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2013 Reif S, Proeschold-Bell RJ, Yao J, Legrand S, Uehara A, Asiimwe E, Quinlivan EB
• Stratified whole genome linkage analysis of Chiari type I malformation implicates known Klippel-Feil syndrome genes as putative disease candidates.
  PloS one 2013 Markunas CA, Soldano K, Dunlap K, Cope H, Asiimwe E, Stajich J, Enterline D, Grant G, Fuchs H, Gregory SG, Ashley-Koch AE