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Abeer Moanna MD

  • Department of Medicine
    Professor
  • (404) 616-7027
  • amoanna@emory.edu
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Overview

Abeer Moanna joined the division of Infectious Diseases at Emory as a junior faculty in 2005 at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Abeer received her medical degree from the American University of Beirut in 1999. She completed her internship and residency at Emory University in 2002 and was a chief resident in Internal Medicine at GMH (2002-2003). Afterwards, she joined the Emory ID fellowship for 3 years.

Abeer is the Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Between 2010 -2016, Abeer was the Infectious Diseases (ID) clinic director at the Atlanta VA, currently serving around 1700 veterans with HIV infection. The Atlanta IDC provides HIV care in addition to comprehensive primary care to enrolled veterans. In 2013, she became the ID Associate Clinical Chief of Service at the VA hospital. She took the role of Acting Chief of ID in July 2015 and became the Chief of ID service at the Atlanta VA in May 2016 where she oversees the inpatient and outpatient clinic operations in addition to supervising the ID staff, mid-level providers, and a large number of WOC providers.

Academic Appointment

  • Distinguished Physician, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Chief of Infectious Diseases, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Education

Degrees

  • MD from American University of Beirut
  • BS from American University of Beirut

Research

Focus

  • HIV immunopathogenesis and HIV clinical/translational research. During fellowship, my research in the laboratory of Guido Silvestri M.D. at the National Primates Center at Emory University (Yerkes) involved looking at the role of immune activation in HIV pathogenesis through studying the role of IL-2 administration to HIV infected subjects and its effect on markers of immune activation. Currently, I am working on a study of Inflammatory markers and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation in HIV-infected subjects at the Atlanta VAMC.

Publications

  • Immunomodulators for immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    EClinicalMedicine Volume: 69 Page(s): 102472
    03/01/2024 Authors: Siempos II; Kalil AC; Belhadi D; Veiga VC; Cavalcanti AB; Branch-Elliman W; Papoutsi E; Gkirgkiris K; Xixi NA; Kotanidou A
  • Design and methods of a randomized trial testing "Advancing care for COPD in people living with HIV by implementing evidence-based management through proactive E-consults (ACHIEVE)".
    Contemp Clin Trials Volume: 132 Page(s): 107303
    09/01/2023 Authors: Ives J; Bagchi S; Soo S; Barrow C; Akgn KM; Erlandson KM; Goetz M; Griffith M; Gross R; Hulgan T
  • The association between comorbidities and coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalization among people with HIV differs by age.
    AIDS Volume: 37 Page(s): 71 - 81
    01/01/2023 Authors: Moran CA; Oliver NT; Szabo B; Collins LF; Nguyen MLT; Shah NS; Moanna A; Colasanti JA; Cantos VD; Armstrong WS
  • Trends in Cause-Specific Mortality Among Veterans With HIV: A 35-Year (1982-2016) Analysis of the HIV Atlanta VA Cohort Study.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 92 Page(s): 17 - 26
    01/01/2023 Authors: Vyas KJ; Marconi VC; Moanna A; Rimland D; Guest JL
  • Baricitinib versus dexamethasone for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACTT-4): a randomised, double-blind, double placebo-controlled trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 10 Page(s): 888 - 899
    09/01/2022 Authors: Wolfe CR; Tomashek KM; Patterson TF; Gomez CA; Marconi VC; Jain MK; Yang OO; Paules CI; Palacios GMR; Grossberg R
  • Clinical characteristics and social determinants of health associated with 30-day hospital readmissions of patients with COVID-19.
    J Investig Med Volume: 70 Page(s): 1406 - 1415
    08/01/2022 Authors: Wiley Z; Kulshreshtha A; Li D; Kubes J; Kandiah S; Leung S; Kobaidze K; Shin SR; Moanna A; Perkins J
  • Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Program: Development and Evaluation at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Southern United States.
    AIDS Patient Care STDS Volume: 36 Page(s): 219 - 225
    06/01/2022 Authors: O'Shea JG; Gallini JW; Cui X; Moanna A; Marconi VC
  • Lessons from a tuberculosis contact investigation at a federal healthcare facility during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
    Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 2 Page(s): e145
    01/01/2022 Authors: Powell KM; Crosby KY; Moanna AA; Greene A; Epstein L
  • Efficacy of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared with remdesivir alone in hospitalised adults with COVID-19: a double-bind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.
    Lancet Respir Med Volume: 9 Page(s): 1365 - 1376
    12/01/2021 Authors: Kalil AC; Mehta AK; Patterson TF; Erdmann N; Gomez CA; Jain MK; Wolfe CR; Ruiz-Palacios GM; Kline S; Regalado Pineda J
  • Safety and Efficacy of Single-Dose Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine against Covid-19.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 384 Page(s): 2187 - 2201
    06/10/2021 Authors: Sadoff J; Gray G; Vandebosch A; Crdenas V; Shukarev G; Grinsztejn B; Goepfert PA; Truyers C; Fennema H; Spiessens B
  • Use of Baricitinib in Patients With Moderate to Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): 1247 - 1250
    04/08/2021 Authors: Titanji BK; Farley MM; Mehta A; Connor-Schuler R; Moanna A; Cribbs SK; O'Shea J; DeSilva K; Chan B; Edwards A
  • Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with Covid-19.
    N Engl J Med Volume: 384 Page(s): 795 - 807
    03/04/2021 Authors: Kalil AC; Patterson TF; Mehta AK; Tomashek KM; Wolfe CR; Ghazaryan V; Marconi VC; Ruiz-Palacios GM; Hsieh L; Kline S
  • Clinical characteristics, comorbidities and outcomes among persons with HIV hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
    AIDS Volume: 34 Page(s): 1789 - 1794
    10/01/2020 Authors: Collins LF; Moran CA; Oliver NT; Moanna A; Lahiri CD; Colasanti JA; Kelley CF; Nguyen ML; Marconi VC; Armstrong WS
  • UPDATED TRENDS OF HERPES ZOSTER INCIDENCE AND VACCINATION AMONG VETERANS
    Volume: 68 Page(s): 690 - 690
    02/01/2020 Authors: Hernandez AM; Moanna A
  • Low Rates of Vaccination for Herpes Zoster in Older People Living With HIV.
    AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 34 Page(s): 603 - 606
    07/01/2018 Authors: Erlandson KM; Streifel A; Novin AR; Hawkins KL; Foster C; Langness J; Bessesen M; Falutz J; Moanna A; Looney D
  • Retention in HIV care depends on patients' perceptions of the clinic experience.
    AIDS Care Volume: 29 Page(s): 1212 - 1217
    10/01/2017 Authors: Wessinger MH; Hennink MM; Kaiser BN; Mangal JP; Gokhale RH; Ruchin L; Moanna A; Rimland D; Farber EW; Marconi VC
  • Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS).
    Int J Epidemiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 1727
    10/01/2017 Authors: Guest JL; Moanna A; Schlueter Wirtz S; Caruth EC; Rentsch C; Marconi VC; Rimland D
  • Cohort Profile: The HIV Atlanta Veterans Affairs Cohort Study (HAVACS).
    Int J Epidemiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 790 - 791g
    06/01/2017 Authors: Guest JL; Moanna A; Schlueter Wirtz S; Caruth EC; Rentsch C; Marconi VC; Rimland D
  • Development and validation of a risk score for chronic kidney disease in HIV infection using prospective cohort data from the D:A:D study.
    PLoS Med Volume: 12 Page(s): e1001809
    03/01/2015 Authors: Mocroft A; Lundgren JD; Ross M; Law M; Reiss P; Kirk O; Smith C; Wentworth D; Neuhaus J; Fux CA
  • AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF BACK PAIN
    Volume: 63 Page(s): 381 - 381
    02/01/2015 Authors: Aldrete S; Moanna A
  • THE INCIDENCE OF HERPES ZOSTER AMONG VETERANS
    JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE Volume: 62 Page(s): 531 - 531
    02/01/2014 Authors: Moanna A; Rentsch C; Rimland D
  • Decreasing incidence of herpes zoster in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 57 Page(s): 122 - 125
    07/01/2013 Authors: Moanna A; Rimland D
  • The rise and fall of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in HIV patients.
    AIDS Volume: 25 Page(s): 1001 - 1003
    04/24/2011 Authors: Hidron AI; Moanna A; Rimland D
  • Death rates in HIV-positive antiretroviral-naive patients with CD4 count greater than 350 cells per microL in Europe and North America: a pooled cohort observational study.
    Lancet Volume: 376 Page(s): 340 - 345
    07/31/2010 Authors: Study Group on Death Rates at High CD4 Count in Antiretroviral Naive Patients; Lodwick RK; Sabin CA; Porter K; Ledergerber B; van Sighem A; Cozzi-Lepri A; Khaykin P; Mocroft A; Jacobson L
  • Increasing incidence of herpes zoster among Veterans.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 50 Page(s): 1000 - 1005
    04/01/2010 Authors: Rimland D; Moanna A
  • Viral infections associated with haemophagocytic syndrome.
    Rev Med Virol Volume: 20 Page(s): 93 - 105
    03/01/2010 Authors: Maakaroun NR; Moanna A; Jacob JT; Albrecht H
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-infected patients.
    Infect Drug Resist Volume: 3 Page(s): 73 - 86
    01/01/2010 Authors: Hidron AI; Kempker R; Moanna A; Rimland D
  • The AIDS resistance of naturally SIV-infected sooty mangabeys is independent of cellular immunity to the virus.
    Blood Volume: 108 Page(s): 209 - 217
    07/01/2006 Authors: Dunham R; Pagliardini P; Gordon S; Sumpter B; Engram J; Moanna A; Paiardini M; Mandl JN; Lawson B; Garg S
  • Emphysematous cholecystitis due to Salmonella derby.
    Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): 118 - 120
    02/01/2006 Authors: Moanna A; Bajaj R; del Rio C
  • CD4+ T-cell depletion in HIV infection: killed by friendly fire?
    Curr HIV/AIDS Rep Volume: 2 Page(s): 16 - 23
    02/01/2005 Authors: Moanna A; Dunham R; Paiardini M; Silvestri G
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