Education

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Undergraduate:
2005-2006 - B.A.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Medical:
2011 - M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Internship:
2011-2012 
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Residency:
2012-2014 - Internal Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Fellowship:
2014-2018 - Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

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• University Medical Center, ID Center
• LSU CrescentCare Sexual Health Center

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Publications

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1. Govindarajan P, Larkin GL, Rhodes KV, Piazza G, Byczkowski TL, Edwards M, Baren JM. Patient-centered integrated networks of emergency care: consensus-based recommendations and future research priorities. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Dec;17(12):1322-9

2. Edwards M, Chang AM, Matsurua AC, Green M, Robey JM, Hollander JE. Relationships between pain severity and outcomes in patients presenting with potential acute coronary syndromes. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Dec;58(6):501-7.

3. Kangovi S, Edwards M, Woloszynek S, Mitra N, Feldman H, Kaplan BS, Meyers KE. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldoseterone system inhibitors in pediatric focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Pediatr Nephol. 2012 May;27(5):813-9.

4. Chang AM, Edwards M, Matsuura AC, Walsh KM, Barrows E, Le J, Hollander JE. Relationship between renal dysfunction and outcomes in emergency department patients with potential acute coronary syndromes.  Emerg Med J. 2013 Feb;30(2):101-5.

5. Clement ME, Okeke NL, Hicks CB. Treatment of syphilis: a systematic review. JAMA. 2014 Nov 12;312(18):1905-17.

6. Clement ME, Hicks CB. RPR and the serologic diagnosis of syphilis. JAMA. 2014 Nov 12;312(18):1922-3.

7. Clement ME, Okeke NL, Hicks CB. Fever and Rash in a Patient With Hepatitis. JAMA. 2015 Jul 28;314(4):400-1.

8. Clement ME, Maziarz KM, Schroder JN, Patel CB, Perfect JR. Scedosporium apiosermum Infection of the "Native" Valve: Fungal Endocarditis in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipient. Med Mycol Case Rep. 2015 Jul 30;9:34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr. 2015.07.005. eCollection 2015 Sep.

9. Okeke NL, Chin T, Clement ME, Chow SC, Hicks CB. Coronary artery disease risk reduction in HIV-infected persons: a comparative analysis. AIDS Care. 2015 Oct 19:1-8.

10. Siika W, Clement ME, Lukoko L, Nadel S, Rosoff P Naanyu V, Kussin P. Brain Death Determination: The Imperative for Policy and Legal Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Glob Public Health. 2015 Nov 13:1-12.

11. Clement ME*, Galloway-Peña J*, Sharma Kuinkel BK, Ruffin F, Flores AR, Levinson H, Shelburne SA, Moore Z, Fowler VG Jr.Application of Whole Genome Sequencing to an Unusual Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Feb 19;3(1):ofw042. *Equal contributors.

12. Clement ME, Park LP, Navar AM, Okeke NL, Pencina MJ, Douglas PS, Naggie S. Statin Utilization and Recommendations Among HIV and HCV-Infected Veterans: A Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 3.

13. Clement RC, Bhat SB, Clement ME, Krieg JC. Medicare reimbursement and orthopedic surgery: past, present, and future. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017 Mar 23.

14. Collins LF, Clement ME, Stout JE. Incidence, Long-term Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization of Patients with HIV/AIDS and Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex from 1992-2015. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 6;4(3):ofx120. 

15. Paul DW, Neely NB, Clement ME, Riley I, Al-Hegelan M, Phelan M, Kraft M, Murdoch D, Lucas J, Bartlett J, McKellar M, Que L. Development and validation of an electronic medical record (EMR)-based computed phenotype of HIV-1 infection. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 Jun 22.

16. Clifton DC, Clement ME, Holland TL, Cox GM, Dicks KV, Stout JE. Suboptimal HIV Testing Among Patients Admitted with Pneumonia: A Missed Opportunity. AIDS Educ Prev. 2017 Aug 29(4): 377-388. 

17. Clement ME, Hammouda A, Park LP, Maxwell J, Samoff E, Seña A, Joyce M. Screening Veterans for Syphilis: Implementation of the Reverse Sequence Algorithm. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 2. 

18. Clement ME*, Seidelman J*, Wu J, Alexis K, McGee K, Okeke NL, Samsa G, McKellar M. An Educational Initiative in Response to Identified PrEP Prescribing Needs Among PCPs in the Southern U.S. AIDS Care. 2017 Oct 3:1-6. *Equal Contributors.

19. Clement ME, Okeke NL, Munn T, Hunter M, Alexis K, Corneli A, Seña A, McGee K, McKellar M. Partnerships between a University-Affiliated Clinic and Community Based Organizations to Reach Black Men who have Sex with Men for PrEP Care. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Oct 27. 

20. Landovitz RL, Donnell D, Clement ME, et al. Long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention in cisgender men and transgender women. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 12;385(7):595-608. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2101016. PMID: 34379922

21. Lillis R, Beckford J, Fegley J, Siren J, Hinton B, Gomez S, Taylor SN, Butler I, Halperin J, Clement ME. Evaluation of a PrEP Referral System: From Sexual Health Center to Federally Qualified Health Center PrEP Clinic. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2021 Sep;35(9):354-359. PMID: 34448603

22. Neilan AM, Landovitz RJ, Le M [et al, including Clement ME]. Cost-effectiveness of long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Apr;175(4):479-489.

23. Corneli A, Perry B, Taylor J, Beckford J, Nneka Molokwu Reif S, Wilson J, Gulden C, Bickham J, Siren J, Thompson W, Clement ME. HIV Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sexual Activity and PrEP Use Among Black Same Gender-Loving Men and Black Cisgender Women. AIDS Educ Prev. 2022 Apr;34(2):142-157.

24. Burns C, Pung L, Witt D, Gao M, Sendak M, Balu S, Krakower D, Marcus JL, Okeke NL, Clement ME. Development of an HIV Risk Prediction Model Using Electronic Health Record Data from an Academic Health System in the Southern United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 19:ciac775. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac775.

25. Clement ME, Lovett A, Caldwell A, Beckford J, Hilgard M, Corneli A, Flickinger T, Dillingham R, Ingersoll K. Development of an mHealth App to Support the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infection Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Engaged in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Care in New Orleans, Louisiana: A Qualitative User-Centered Design Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Feb 27;7:e43019. doi: 10.2196/43019. PMID: 36848209

26. Isehunwa OO, Hill SV, Menninger AT, Hubner B, Krakower D, Long DM, Pratt MC, Clement ME, Wagoner NV, Lanzi RG, Simpson T, Elopre L, Matthews LT. Protocol for a Multi-component Intervention to Train and Support Family Medicine Providers to Promote PrEP for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in the Deep South: The PrEP-Pro Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Mar 21;12:e44908.

27. Essajee N, Oddo-Moise H, Hagensee M, Lillis R, Maffei J, Butler I, Lovett A, Sokol T, Clement M. Characteristics of Mpox Infections in Louisiana in the 2022 Outbreak. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2023 Aug 7. doi: 10.1089/AID.2023.0011. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37424520.

Research

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Title: mHealth Peer Support to Reduce Rates of STIs in Black MSM PrEP Users
Sponsor: NIH/NIAID
Grant/Award Type:  1K23AI137121-01A1
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 9/3/18-8/31/23

Title: Preparing for implementation of strategies to promote uptake of long-acting injectable PrEP among Black same gender loving men at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Sponsor: CFAR/NIH
Grant/Award Type: EHE Team-initiated Implementation Research (CFAR EHE Supplement)
Role: Co-investigator

Title: Development and Implementation of a Rapid PrEP Initiative at a Sexual Health Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sponsor: International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC)
Grant/Award Type: Implementation Science Fund
Role: Principal Investigator
Dates: 3/1/2021-2/28/2022

Title: Start the conversation: A multi-level PrEP initiative for Black women in NOLA
Sponsor: NIMH
Grant/Award Type: R34
Role: Co-Investigator
Dates: 12/1/2021-11/30/2024