Peck, Rob N.

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Causes and Consequences of Persistent Anemia after 6 Months of Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania: An Observational Comparative Cohort Study. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Ambulatory Rhythm Monitoring in People Living With HIV: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From a Comparative Cohort. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Persistent Depression and Suicidal Ideation in People Living with HIV in Tanzania: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. AIDS and behavior. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Exposure to toxic chemical elements among people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Tanzania. Environmental research. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Isolated Nocturnal Hypertension in People Living With HIV: Do We Need HIV-Specific Guidelines for Hypertension Diagnosis?. American journal of hypertension. 2024 Editorial Article GET IT
Persistent postpartum hypertension 3 months post-delivery among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Tanzania: A multicenter cohort study. Pregnancy hypertension. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry. International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
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Hypertension among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2023 Review GET IT
Integrating HIV, hypertension, and diabetes primary care in Africa. Lancet (London, England). 2023 Comment GET IT
Seroprevalence of Dengue and Chikungunya Virus Infections in Children Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Children (Basel, Switzerland). 2023 Review GET IT
Characterizing blood pressure trajectories in people living with HIV following antiretroviral therapy: A systematic review. HIV medicine. 2023 Review GET IT
Brief Report: Changes in Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability in People Living With HIV During the First Year of Antiretroviral Therapy Compared With HIV-Uninfected Community Controls. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Translating Ethics into Practice: Providing Long-Term Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Care for Research Participants in Africa. Global heart. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Peer Counsellor Intervention for Reducing Mortality and/or Hospitalization in Adults with Hypertensive Urgency in Tanzania: A pilot study. American journal of hypertension. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Prevalence and Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease in Haiti. Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Effects of helminths and anthelmintic treatment on cardiometabolic diseases and risk factors: A systematic review. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Perceptions, facilitators and barriers of physical activity among people living with HIV: a qualitative study. BMC public health. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Association of schistosome infection with adiposity in Tanzania. Frontiers in public health. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Understanding traditional healer utilisation for hypertension care using the Andersen model: A qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania. Global public health. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Population-Based Epidemiology of Heart Failure in a Low-Income Country: The Haiti Cardiovascular Disease Cohort. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Blood Pressure and Body Composition During First Year of Antiretroviral Therapy in People With HIV Compared With HIV-Uninfected Community Controls. American journal of hypertension. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Comparison of community and clinic-based blood pressure measurements: A cross-sectional study from Haiti. PLOS global public health. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Understanding barriers and facilitators to clinic attendance and medication adherence among adults with hypertensive urgency in Tanzania. PLOS global public health. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Understanding the role of traditional healers in the HIV care cascade: Findings from a qualitative study among stakeholders in Mwanza, Tanzania. PLOS global public health. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
The association of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with β-cell dysfunction, insulin resistance, and diabetes among adults in north-western Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in endocrinology. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Traditional Healer-Delivered Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing in Tanzania. AIDS and behavior. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Air pollution and preclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in adolescents living with HIV: an opportunity for prevention. AIDS (London, England). 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Emerging Viral Infections, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 2022 Review GET IT
Is lack of health insurance a predictor of worsening of heart failure among adult patients attending referral hospitals in Northwestern Tanzania?. PloS one. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Prevalence and outcome of HIV infected children admitted in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania. BMC pediatrics. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Estimated blood pressure trajectories and hypertension patterns among pregnant women living with HIV, Haiti, 2007-2017. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Levels and correlates of physical activity and capacity among HIV-infected compared to HIV-uninfected individuals. PloS one. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Atrial fibrillation and mortality in outpatients with heart failure in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. BMJ open. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
A social worker intervention to reduce post-hospital mortality in HIV-infected adults in Tanzania (Daraja): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary clinical trials. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Risk factors for impaired renal function in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults: cross-sectional study in North-Western Tanzania. BMC nephrology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Sex-dependent correlates of arterial stiffness in Tanzanian adults. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Treated HIV Infection and Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rural Uganda: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Nocturnal dipping of heart rate and blood pressure in people with HIV in Tanzania. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Prior undernutrition and insulin production several years later in Tanzanian adults. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers in Combatting Hypertension in Rural Tanzanian Communities. American journal of hypertension. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Sustained high blood pressure and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in Tanzanian adolescents. Scientific reports. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Hypertension: Do Inflammation and Immunity Hold the Key to Solving this Epidemic?. Circulation research. 2021 Review GET IT
Times cited: 123
Linkage to Care Intervention to Improve Post-Hospital Outcomes Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Tanzania: A Pilot Study. The Journal of pediatrics. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Should lower income countries use higher blood pressure treatment targets?. The Lancet. Healthy longevity. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Myocardial Diastolic Dysfunction and Soluble ST2 Concentration in Tanzanian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Hypertensive Urgency in Tanzanian Adults: A 1-Year Prospective Study. American journal of hypertension. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
The burden of HIV, syphilis and schistosome infection and associated factors among adults in the fishing communities in northwestern Tanzania. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 1
Learning from People with HIV: Their Insights are Critical to Our Response to the Intersecting COVID-19 and HIV Pandemics in Africa. AIDS and behavior. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Blood pressure, T cells, and mortality in people with HIV in Tanzania during the first 2 years of antiretroviral therapy. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Retinopathy in adults with hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Western Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Diabetic Microvascular Complications Among Children and Adolescents in Northwestern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of global health. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Immunology of Hypertension in People With HIV. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Editorial Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Progress in cardiovascular diseases. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 28
Morbidity and Mortality Due to Schistosoma mansoni Related Periportal Fibrosis: Could Early Diagnosis of Varices Improve the Outcome Following Available Treatment Modalities in Sub Saharan Africa? A Scoping Review. Tropical medicine and infectious disease. 2020 Review GET IT
Times cited: 27
Dyslipidemias and cardiovascular risk scores in urban and rural populations in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda. PloS one. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Sex and HIV Serostatus in Mbarara, Uganda. Global heart. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Hypertension prevalence and risk factors among residents of four slum communities: population-representative findings from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Journal of hypertension. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
The ethical imperative to treat NCDs during research in Africa. The Lancet. Global health. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Prevalence and factors associated with renal dysfunction in children admitted to two hospitals in northwestern Tanzania. BMC nephrology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Reply. Journal of hypertension. 2019 Article GET IT
Depression screening in HIV-positive Tanzanian adults: comparing the PHQ-2, PHQ-9 and WHO-5 questionnaires. Global mental health (Cambridge, England). 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Impact of Global Health Electives on US Medical Residents: A Systematic Review. Annals of global health. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 41
Integrating hypertension services at an HIV clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A report from the field. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Pre-post effects of a tetanus care protocol implementation in a sub-Saharan African intensive care unit. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Post-hospital mortality in children aged 2-12 years in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. PloS one. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Blood pressure and mortality in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected adults in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Journal of hypertension. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
Hypertension in HIV-Infected Adults: Novel Pathophysiologic Mechanisms. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 2018 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 128
The magnitude of antibiotic resistance to Helicobacter pylori in Africa and identified mutations which confer resistance to antibiotics: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC infectious diseases. 2018 Review GET IT
Times cited: 53
A MAP toward increased rates of blood pressure control?. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2018 Comment GET IT
Tetanus in adult males, Bugando Medical Centre, United Republic of Tanzania. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Effects of schistosomiasis on susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and HIV-1 viral load at HIV-1 seroconversion: A nested case-control study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 68
Increased hepatotoxicity among HIV-infected adults co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
High birth prevalence of sickle cell disease in Northwestern Tanzania. Pediatric blood & cancer. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 32
Herbal and Alternative Medicine Use in Tanzanian Adults Admitted with Hypertension-Related Diseases: A Mixed-Methods Study. International journal of hypertension. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 42
Elevated blood pressure and correlates in a cohort of HIV-infected adults who started antiretroviral therapy when undernourished. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2017 Letter GET IT
Heart failure, post-hospital mortality and renal function in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. International journal of cardiology. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Dysglycemia associations with adipose tissue among HIV-infected patients after 2 years of antiretroviral therapy in Mwanza: a follow-up cross-sectional study. BMC infectious diseases. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Prevalence,awareness and factors associated with hypertension in North West Tanzania. Global health action. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 54
The Impact of Systematic Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Management of Patients in a Resource-Limited Setting. 2016 GET IT
Times cited: 18
Linkage to Primary Care and Survival After Hospital Discharge for HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Hypertension Is a Key Feature of the Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects Aging with HIV. Current hypertension reports. 2016 Review GET IT
Times cited: 37
Short-term and long-term cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome and HIV in Tanzania. Heart (British Cardiac Society). 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 30
Malaria and HIV among pediatric inpatients in two Tanzanian referral hospitals: A prospective study. Acta tropica. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Predictors of Mortality Among Pediatric Burn Patients in East Africa. Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Complications of sickle cell anaemia in children in Northwestern Tanzania. Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Pulmonary TB bacteriologically confirmed by induced sputum among children at Bugando Medical Centre, Tanzania. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Decreased renal function and associated factors in cities, towns and rural areas of Tanzania: a community-based population survey. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Six-month outcomes of HIV-infected patients given short-course fluconazole therapy for asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia. AIDS (London, England). 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Chronic Diseases in North-West Tanzania and Southern Uganda. Public Perceptions of Terminologies, Aetiologies, Symptoms and Preferred Management. PloS one. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 23
Global Noncommunicable Disease Research: Opportunities and Challenges. Annals of internal medicine. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Glucose Metabolism Disorders, HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy among Tanzanian Adults. PloS one. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 56
Hypertension Control and Its Correlates Among Adults Attending a Hypertension Clinic in Tanzania. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 30
Readiness of Ugandan health services for the management of outpatients with chronic diseases. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 95
High prevalence of hypertension and of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a population based cross-sectional survey of NCDS and HIV infection in Northwestern Tanzania and Southern Uganda. BMC medicine. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 127
The influence of HIV and schistosomiasis on renal function: a cross-sectional study among children at a hospital in Tanzania. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 16
Inpatient mortality of HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa and possible interventions: a mixed methods review. BMC health services research. 2014 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 26
Kidney disease among children in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review. Pediatric research. 2014 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 27
Hypertension, kidney disease, HIV and antiretroviral therapy among Tanzanian adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC medicine. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 123
Oesophageal varices, schistosomiasis, and mortality among patients admitted with haematemesis in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study. BMC infectious diseases. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 26
Cryptococcal meningitis management in Tanzania with strict schedule of serial lumber punctures using intravenous tubing sets: an operational research study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 32
Traditional herbal medicine use among hypertensive patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Current hypertension reports. 2014 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 53
Behcet's disease presenting with recurrent ocular, oral, and scrotal inflammatory lesions in a young Tanzanian man: a case report. Clinical case reports. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Preparedness of Tanzanian health facilities for outpatient primary care of hypertension and diabetes: a cross-sectional survey. The Lancet. Global health. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 175
Malaria among adult inpatients in two Tanzanian referral hospitals: a prospective study. Acta tropica. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 5
Impact of antiretroviral therapy on renal function among HIV-infected Tanzanian adults: a retrospective cohort study. PloS one. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 43
Healthcare worker perceived barriers to early initiation of antiretroviral and tuberculosis therapy among Tanzanian inpatients. PloS one. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
'Cough-triggered' tuberculosis screening among adults with diabetes in Tanzania. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Epidemiology and genetic diversity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa. Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2013 Information Resource GET IT
Times cited: 20
Detectable urogenital schistosome DNA and cervical abnormalities 6 months after single-dose praziquantel in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 32
Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study. Journal of hypertension. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 49
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in diabetic adult out-patients in Tanzania. BMC nephrology. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 43
'The body we leave behind': a qualitative study of obstacles and opportunities for increasing uptake of male circumcision among Tanzanian Christians. BMJ open. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Schistosomiasis and impaired response to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2013 Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Early and efficient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by microscopic observation of broth cultures. PloS one. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as an unusual cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding in an immunosuppressed patient: a case report. Tropical doctor. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
High prevalence of Non-typhoid salmonella bacteraemia among febrile HIV adult patients admitted at a tertiary Hospital, North-Western Tanzania. International archives of medicine. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 25
Association of Schistosomiasis and HIV infection in Tanzania. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 89
Predictors of tuberculosis in first 6 months after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a case-control study. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Universal screening of Tanzanian HIV-infected adult inpatients with the serum cryptococcal antigen to improve diagnosis and reduce mortality: an operational study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 39
Global health training during residency: the weill cornell Tanzania experience. Journal of graduate medical education. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Pulmonary histoplasmosis presenting as chronic productive cough, fever, and massive unilateral consolidation in a 15-year-old immune-competent boy: a case report. Journal of medical case reports. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 8
Renal dysfunction among HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy. AIDS (London, England). 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 58
Recurrent, massive Kaposi's sarcoma pericardial effusion presenting without cutaneous lesions in an HIV infected adult: a case report. 2011 GET IT
Times cited: 2
Cutaneous anthrax in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti: 1992-2002. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2007 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
The feasibility, demand, and effect of integrating primary care services with HIV voluntary counseling and testing: evaluation of a 15-year experience in Haiti, 1985-2000. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2003 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 58
Progressive outer retinal necrosis in a 73-year-old man: treatment with valganciclovir. AIDS (London, England). 2003 Letter GET IT
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Patient-Oriented Research in Global Cardiovascular Diseases and Interactions with HIV awarded by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Principal Investigator 2023 - 2028
HIV, Sleep, Nocturnal Non-dipping, and Cardiovascular Disease: a Tanzanian Cohort awarded by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute Principal Investigator 2021 - 2026
Reducing Post-Hospital Mortality in HIV-Infected Adults in Tanzania awarded by National Institute of Mental Health Principal Investigator 2018 - 2025

Mwanza-Tanzania Research Training Program in HIV Clinical Investigation awarded by Fogarty International Center Co-Investigator 2021 - 2026
Engaging Religious Leaders to Reduce Blood Pressures in Tanzanian Communities Co-Investigator 2022 - 2024

HIV and Women''s Health awarded by Fogarty International Center Key Personnel 2024 - 2025
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Training in HIV Clinical Investigation awarded by Fogarty International Center Key Personnel 2022 - 2025

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Ph.D., University of Copenhagen (Denmark) 2019
M.S., Harvard School of Public Health 2015
M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2003
B.A., Covenant College 1999

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Rob N. Peck

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rnp2002@med.cornell.edu

VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Rob N. Peck Associate Professor of Medicine

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