Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Ponce De Leon Center
Phone: (404) 616-2440
Location:
341 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Publications
- Mental Health Support Intervention for Ethiopian and Eritrean Youth: Protocol for Development and Pilot Testing of the Weyera Project.
Mekonnen TF, Tewodros T, Gebrezgi F, Tesfai R, Easley JA, Gebru NM, Newman A, Fessahaye H, Kebede S, Hussen SA
JMIR research protocols. 2026;
PMID: 42030166 - Examining a multicomponent health promotion intervention among Black same gender loving men in southern ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. jurisdictions: a randomized controlled trial.
English D, Smith JC, Scott-Walker L, Chavez E, Quamina A, Woodson W, Miles A, Pickett D, Reid M, Folkes D, Harrington CN, Hussen SA, Lelutiu-Weinberger C, McNeish D, Bowleg L
BMC public health. 2026;
PMID: 41688950 - Supporting Youth from Pediatric- to Adult-Oriented HIV Care Across Two Metro Sites in the United States: Results from the Pilot Trial.
Tanner AE, Jibriel MSE, Rulison KL, Mertus S, Urquhart R, Phillips K, Lee S, Knowles K, Dowshen N, Doraivelu K, Dutta S, Goldstein MH, Darien K, Madden J, Schwartz LA, Philbin MM, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Hussen SA
AIDS patient care and STDs. 2026;40(2):42-49.
PMID: 41684255 - Improving Access to HIV Prevention Services in Community Pharmacies in the US Southeast: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Study.
Alohan DI, Hudson A, Hamilton C, Chandra C, Zissette S, Rothman R, Hussen SA, Quamina A, Lyles RH, Sales JM, Sterk CE, Young HN, Crawford ND
JMIR research protocols. 2025;
PMID: 41337742 - Brothers Building Brothers by Breaking Barriers: Protocol for a Pilot Trial of a Telehealth Social Capital Intervention for Young Black Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV.
Reed MO, Bullock M, Newman A, Dutta S, Opara SCO, Tewodros T, Doraivelu K, Camacho-González A, Murden R, Gamarel K, Harper GW, Hussen SA
JMIR research protocols. 2025;
PMID: 41325601 - Development of an LGBTQ+ Sexual Health and Culture Training to Improve HIV Prevention Support From Black Women in Social Networks of Young, Black Sexual Minority Men.
Lynam M, Elopre L, Newman A, Dougherty Sheff S, Hightow-Weidman L, Schneider JA, Turan JM, Mugavero M, Hussen SA
Health promotion practice. 2025;
PMID: 41046366 - An mHealth App-Based Social Capital Intervention (PrEP US NoW) to Improve Sexual Health and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young, Black, Sexual Minority Men: Protocol for Intervention Development and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sohail M, Hussen SA, Dougherty Sheff S, Mugavero M, Schneider J, Hightow-Weidman L, Turan JM, Lynam M, Elopre L
JMIR research protocols. 2025;
PMID: 40966683 - Characterising social capital bonds between young, Black sexual minority men and Black women in the Southern USA: a qualitative investigation to inform a PrEP intervention.
Lynam M, Elopre L, McCollum CG, Dougherty Sheff S, Hightow-Weidman L, Schneider JA, Mugavero M, Turan JM, Causey Pruitt Z, Hussen SA
Culture, health & sexuality. 2025;
PMID: 40952860 - Conceptualizations, Causal Beliefs, and Coping Mechanisms for Mental Health Conditions Among Ethiopian Youth in Atlanta.
Tewodros T, Berhanu L, Argaw SA, Andea S, Nurelegne HT, Kebede S, Tesfai R, Easley J, Hussen SA
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2025;
PMID: 40665197 - The Impact of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation on Mental Health and Substance Use and HIV Prevention and Care Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Kenya.
Harper GW, Odhiambo EO, Jadwin-Cakmak L, Okuta FO, Bauman K, Olango KO, Moore DM, Gumbe E, Aloo T, Hussen SA
American journal of public health. 2025;115(8):1200-1205.
PMID: 40633010
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