Mona-Gekanju Toeque
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About Me
I am the medical director of the AHF Healthcare Center: Hollywood. I am board-certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases with an interest in HIV medicine. I have garnered a special interest in clinical research and HIV medicine throughout my training, and I firmly believe that the AIDS Health Foundation’s mission is in line with my purpose. I’m glad to join a team of great physicians and practitioners! I obtained additional training in global health with emphasis on infectious disease and HIV research with an additional focus on public health outreach among adolescents and adults in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fun Fact: I worked in global health for nearly two years in Zambia in the areas of global public health, infectious diseases, and HIV medicine.
About AHF Healthcare Center – Hollywood
The Hollywood office is filled with great employees that strive to deliver our mission everyday: providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay. These clinics are an accepting place to patients from all backgrounds where anybody can feel welcome. We strive to meet the needs of our patients so they can live happy and productive lives.
Medical Groups & Plans
We accept – Ryan White and many insurance plans, please call to validate yours.
Training, Certifications, and Licensing
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Medical University of Lublin
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL
California State University, Los Angeles
Bachelors Chemistry, 2005
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
Recipient of ID week Trainee Award 2021/2019
MEDICAL TRAINING
Residency
Internal Medicine Residency
NYU/Woodhull Medical Center
Fellowship
Infectious Diseases - University of Maryland Medical Center
Global Health - University of Maryland School of Medicine- Institute of Human Virology/ Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity
License Information
License Issuing State
California
Years in Practice
4
publications/presentations
•Retrospective Review of Virologic and Immunologic Response in Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line HIV Therapy in Lusaka, Zambia. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2021 doi: 10.1177/23259582211022463. PMID: 34080454
Zulu PM, Toeque MG, Hachaambwa L, Chirwa L, Fwoloshi S, Siwingwa M, Mbewe M, Rosser JI, Stafford KA, Lindsay B, Mulenga L, Claassen CW
Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line Therapy: A Retrospective Review of Treatment Outcomes at the HIV Advanced Treatment Centre, University Teaching Hospital
Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Brianna Lindsay, Ph.D., Paul Msanzya Zulu, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Kristen A. Stafford, MPH, Ph.D., Francis Mupeta, MBChB, MMed, Mpanji Siwingwa, MPH, Melody Mutinta, MClini.Pharm, Lameck Chirwa, MPH, David J. Riedel, MD, MPH, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc
o Submitted to AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses (11/4/2021) – under review
Community-based service delivery is highly effective in reaching trans key populations in Zambia for HIV prevention and linkage to treatment: a cross-sectional analysis
Linah Mwango, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Brianna Lindsay, Kalima Tembo, Henry Sakala, Sean Reggee, Sibusiso Mimi Malunga, McLean Kabwe, Ina Kafunda, Adebayo Olufunso, Annie Mwila, Jackson Okuku, Nzali Kancheya, Kennedy Nkwemu, Daliso Mumba, Lottie Hachaambwa, Robb Sheneberger, Natalia Blanco, Marie-Claude Lavoie, Kristen A. Stafford, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Submitted to JIAS 10/18/2021
A bidirectional global health exchange as a model for decolonizing global health
Francis Mupeta, Suilanji Sivile, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Edward C. Traver, Ravi K. Tripathi, Duncan Chanda, Devang Patel, Lloyd Mulenga, Lottie Hachaambwa, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Submitted to Annals of Global Health 10/20/2021 – under review
Quantitative evaluation of maternal and child health service disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lusaka, Zambia
Joelle I. Rosser, MD, MS, Christabel Phiri, MBChB, Bridget Spelke MD, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Stephen Luby, MD, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB,MMed, Chipepo Kankasa MBChB,MMed, Lloyd Mulenga MMed,PhD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed
o Submitted 12/02/2021 – International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics/under review
University Teaching Hospital Antibiotic Guidelines (Printed copies and smartphone App)
Series editors: Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Uchizi G. Chirwa, Msc. Epi, B. Pharm, Dip. Pharm, Raphael Chanda, BscHB, MBChB, FCP SA, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Emily Heil, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, Sarah Schmalzle, MD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH
o Published 11/18/2021 - UTH Antibiotic Launch
Peer key population community health workers improve engagement across the HIV cascade in Zambia: Results from the Z-CHECK project
Brianna R. Lindsay, Linah Mwango, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, Siphiwe Lucy Malupande, Elizabeth Nkhuwa, Clement Nchimunya Monga, Andrew Chilambe, Henry Sakala, Ina Kafunda, Pawel Olowski, Adebayo Olufunso, Jackson Okuku, Nzali Kancheya, Daliso Mumba, Lottie Hachaambwa, Robb Sheneberger, Natalia Blanco, Marie-Claude Lavoie, Cassidy W. Claassen
o Near final draft
Achieving HIV epidemic control and improving maternal healthcare services with community-based HIV service delivery in Zambia
o In progress
Antimicrobial Resistance, Knowledge and Prescribing Practices at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
o In progress
Initial implementation of PrEP in Zambian correctional facilities demonstrates high uptake among incarcerated people: a cross-sectional observational analysis
Brianna Lindsay1,2, Nasho Nyirongo1, Linah Mwango3, Mona-Gekanju Toeque1,2, Carol Masumba3, James Litongola3, James Sikanyika3, Henry Kabombo3, Martin Moyo3, Steven Siachibila3, James Mudenda3 , Kalima Tembo1, Pawel Olowski1, Adebayo Olufunso1, Elizabeth Muchimba4, Bupe Musonda5, Jackson Okuku6, Annie Mwila6, Clement Moonga7, Michael E. Herce7,8*, Cassidy W. Claassen1,2*
Case Reports
False-negative HIV antibody test in a patient presenting with an unusual case of CMV oropharyngeal ulcerations
Nyakulira Kandiwo MBChB, MMed, Racheal Hapunda MBChB, MMed, Willard Mumbi MBChB, MMed, Madeeha Shams, MBBS, MS, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, David Riedel, MD, MPH, Chitalu Chanda, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB
o Submitted to Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice - 12/7/2021
Abstracts
Treatment-Experienced Patients on Third-Line Therapy: A Retrospective Review of Treatment Outcomes at the HIV Advanced Treatment Centre, University Teaching Hospital
Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Brianna Lindsay, Ph.D., Paul Msanzya Zulu, MBChB, MMed, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Kristen A. Stafford, MPH, Ph.D., Francis Mupeta, MBChB, MMed, Mpanji Siwingwa, MPH, Melody Mutinta, MClini.Pharm, Lameck Chirwa, MPH, David J. Riedel, MD, MPH, Cassidy Claassen, MD, MPH, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc
o Abstract accepted 7/30/2021 to ID Week October 2021
o Recipient of ID week Trainee Award 2021
Deployment of antibiotic guidelines to improve antibiotic stewardship at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Duncan Chanda, MBChB, MMed, Sombo Fwoloshi, MBChB, MMed, Uchizi G. Chirwa, Msc. Epi, B. Pharm, Dip. Pharm, Lottie Hachaambwa, MBChB, Lloyd Mulenga, MBChB, PhD, MSc, Kaunda Yamba, MD, MSc, Kenneth Kapolowe,vMBChB, MMed, Mona-Gekanju Toeque, MD, MPH, Emily Heil, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, Sarah Schmalzle, MD, Cassidy W. Claassen, MD, MPH
o Abstract submitted 11/29/2021 to Global Health Security Conference
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