Doctor's Bio
My academic time is split between teaching MSCR classes, conducting infectious diseases research and research training capacity building, and practicing infectious diseases.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University Hospital
Fellowships
Emory University Hospital
Locations and Directions
Ponce De Leon Center
Phone: (404) 616-2440
Location:
341 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Publications
- ACTG A5409 (RAD-TB): Study protocol for a phase 2 randomized, adaptive, dose-ranging, open-label trial of novel regimens for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Harrison LJ, Velásquez GE, Kempker RR, Imperial MZ, Nuermberger E, Dorman SE, Ignatius E, Granche J, Phillips PPJ, Furin J, Yang E, Foley C, Chiambah S, Rogers R, Van Grack A, Roa J, Shenje J, Nerette S, Kanyama C, Kyeyune RB, Mendoza-Ticona A, Murtaugh W, Foraida S, Goth M, Vernon A, Dooley KE, Savic RM
Trials. 2025;26(1):291.
PMID: 40817073 - Linking genetic and phenotypic bedaquiline resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Georgia.
Maghradze N, Loiseau C, Goig GA, Bablishvili N, Jugheli L, Borrell S, Tukvadze N, Kempker RR, Avaliani Z, Gagneux S
PloS one. 2025;20(7):e0326794.
PMID: 40663566 - Lack of weight gain and increased mortality during and after treatment among adults with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in Georgia, 2009-2020.
Chakhaia T, Blumberg HM, Kempker RR, Luo R, Dzidzikashvili N, Chincharauli M, Tukvadze N, Avaliani Z, Stauber C, Magee MJ
ERJ open research. 2025;
PMID: 40551793 - A plasma metabolic signature to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis and monitor treatment response.
Collins JM, Bobosha K, Narayanan N, Gandhi NR, Day CL, Rengarajan J, Kempker RR, Lau MSY, Nellis M, Tukvadze N, Shah NS, Brust JCM, Nizam A, Ismail NA, Kauffman KD, Sakai S, Jones DP, Barber DL, Ziegler TR, Ernst JD, Blumberg HM, Wassie L,
The Journal of infectious diseases. 2025;
PMID: 40338044 - High rates of post-tuberculosis lung disease among persons successfully treated for drug-susceptible and resistant tuberculosis.
Kempker RR, Salindri AD, Avaliani T, Kornfeld H, Auld SC, Jakobia N, Day CL, Subuddhi A, Krish KN, Vashakidze S, Avaliani Z, Goginashvili L, Bryan C, Bernheim A, Kipiani M, Magee MJ
Thorax. 2025;
PMID: 40335270 - ACTG A5409 (RAD-TB): Study Protocol for a Phase 2 Randomized, Adaptive, Dose-Ranging, Open-Label Trial of Novel Regimens for the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Harrison L, Velasquez GE, Kempker RR, Imperial MZ, Nuermberger E, Dorman SE, Ignatius E, Granche J, Phillips PP, Furin J, Yang E, Foley C, Chiambah S, Rogers R, Van Grack A, Roa J, Shenje J, Nerette S, Kanyama C, Kyeyune RB, Mendoza-Ticona A, Murtaugh W, Foraida S, Goth M, Vernon A, Dooley KE, Savic RM
Research square. 2025;
PMID: 40195983 - Pharmacometabolomics in TB meningitis-Understanding the pharmacokinetic, metabolic, and immune factors associated with anti-TB drug concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.
Collins JM, Kipiani M, Jin Y, Sharma AA, Tomalka JA, Avaliani T, Gujabidze M, Bakuradze T, Sabanadze S, Avaliani Z, Blumberg HM, Benkeser D, Jones DP, Peloquin C, Kempker RR
PloS one. 2025;20(3):e0315999.
PMID: 40029856 - High Prescription Rate of Medications With Rifampin Drug-drug Interactions in Patients With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Should Rifabutin Be Included in Clinical Trials for Adjunctive Therapy?
Mallarino-Haeger C, Watson A, Mahgoub U, Francis L, Heydari M, Choudhary M, Garcia-Toca M, Patel M, Kempker RR, Fayfman M, Schechter MC
Open forum infectious diseases. 2024;11(11):ofae582.
PMID: 39494450 - A high prevalence of antibiotic use at two large teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a point prevalence survey.
Merga KH, Getachew EM, Fujita AW, Abayneh M, Jacob JT, Ali S, Melesse HO, Babiker A, Getachew LS, Hailu T, Mohammed J, Solomon B, Rebolledo PA, Abdissa A, Kempker RR
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2024;4(1):e180.
PMID: 39450096 - Recruitment Strategies To Improve Gender Equity in Clinical and Translational Research Training in Ethiopia.
Hoover AT, Woldeamanuel Y, Wassie L, Eyob H, Haile Mariam D, Kempker RR, Blumberg HM, Comeau DL, Bobosha K
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2025;112(1):13-16.
PMID: 39406208
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