Hasan M. Shihab, MBChB, MPH, Bangladeshi by descent, born and raised in Uganda, immigrated to the United States after completing his medical degree from Makerere University. While working as a Medical Officer at the Infectious Diseases Institute, he realized the importance of public health solutions in truly understanding clinical medicine dilemmas. Dr. Shihab completed his Master of Public Health degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has extensive experience in clinical research and has numerous publications and presentations.
Dr. Shihab’s interests are in designing interventions for reducing hospital readmissions, increasing the need for occupational health training for family medicine physicians, and finding solutions to global health challenges particularly for the geriatric and pediatric populations.
Select Publications:
- Feldman LS, Shihab HM, Thiemann D, et al. Impact of Providing Fee Data on Laboratory Test Ordering. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(10):903-908.
- Spacek LA, Shihab HM, Lutwama F, et al. Evaluation of a Low-Cost Method, the Guava EasyCD4 Assay, to Enumerate CD4-Positive Lymphocyte Counts in HIV-Infected Patients in the United States and Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006;41:607-610.
- Shihab HM, Lutwama F, Piloya T, et al. Bilateral pedal edema in an HIV patient: Lopinavir/Ritonavir-containing treatment regimen as a potential cause? J Infect Dev Ctries. 2009; 3(5): 405-407.
- Shihab HM, Meoni LA, Chu AY, et al. Body Mass Index and Risk of Incident Hypertension Over the Life Course. Circulation. 2012;126:2983-2989.
- Spacek LA, Shihab HM, Kamya MR, et al. Response to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-infected Patients Attending a Public Urban Clinic in Kampala, Uganda. Clin Inf Dis.2006: 42:252-9.