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Emmanuel Monjok
Emmanuel Monjok, MD, MPH.
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Science and Administration
Institute of Community Health
Texas Medical Center
1441 Moursund Street, suite 119
Houston ,TX 77030
Tel: (713)795 8321
Fax: (713)795 8383
emonjok@uh.edu

Education

M.D. - College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 1981
M.P.H- College of Medicine, University of Lagos, 1991
Certificate-Residency in Family Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College, Nigeria, 1988
Postdoctoral fellowship — University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Ophthalmic pharmacology/vision research, 2003-2005
Postdoctoral fellowship — University of Houston, Institute of Community Health, HIV/AIDS prevention research/international health, 2005-2007

Internship

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: 1981-1982

Education

  • Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Mission Hospital, Obudu, Nigeria (Family Medicine): 1985-1988.
  • Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria(community medicine/public health):1989-1991

Licensure

  • Family Medicine/General Practice(Nigeria)
  • Public Health Medicine(Nigeria)

Research Interests

Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS, International health, primary health care and rural family medicine

Selected Publications

1. Ogungbade,G O, Essien EJ, Monjok,E, Holmes L jr: Income and Education as covariates influencing HIV/AIDS risk perception and knowledge among multi-ethnic populations in the US: a large cohort evidence. Abstract, The XVI International AIDS conference, Toronto, Canada. August 13-18, 2006(Abstract #TUPE 0528).

2. Essien EJ, Ehsanzadeh,PC, Monjok,E,Ogungbade,GO, Balogun,J, Holmes,L : Attitude towards condom use and HIV/AIDS knowledge as potential determinants of condom use self-efficacy among Hispanic youths. Abstract, The 2006 International meeting of the Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. November, 17-20, 2006.

3. Holmes,L, Monjok,E, Ogungbade,GO, Essien,EJ: Ethnic and Racial variance in rational for HIV testing in a large population sample: Findings from the US National Health Interview Survey. Abstract, The 4th International AIDS society conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Sydney, Australia, July 22-25, 2007.

4. Monjok, Emmanuel. Developed world is robbing African countries of Health staff: Solution to African professional’s brain drain to the West. BMJ 2005 April 26th: 330.923

5. Monjok, Emmanuel, Cutaneous warts: Is surgical excision still a viable option? Am Fam. Physician, 2005 Dec, 72(12).

6. Monjok, Emmanuel, Sudden Death in Nigeria- a case for preventive health services, Nigeriaworld.com. March 2007

7. Monjok, Emmanuel, Medical care abroad for Nigerian leaders- Why not at home? Nigeriaworld.com. March, 2007.

8.Monjok,EM.Neccesity brain drain from Africa [eletter].http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/eletters/5/6/483#7551, 8 Jan 2008.

9. Monjok, Emmanuel.  Clavicle fractures During Birth. Am. Fam. Physician, 2008 Sept; 78(6): 697.

10. Monjok Emmanuel. Out of Africa: Family physicians and Hospital Medicine. Canadian Family physician,2008 Jul;54(7):978

11. Monjok,Emmanuel. Re: The Neglect of the Global Surgical Workforce: Experience and Evidence from Uganda. World J Surg.2008 Aug 5(Epub)

12. Monjok, Emmanuel. Respect for Family physicians/General Practitioners by other specialist in developing countries.[eletter].http://www.cfp.ca/cgi/eletters/54/10/1434#616, 15 Oct 2008.

13. Essien,EJ, Parvaneh,CV, Monjok,E, Ogungbade,GO, Balogun,J, Meshack,AF, Ward,D, Holmes,L: Attitude towards condom use and HIV/AIDS knowledge as potential determinants of condom use self-efficacy among Hispanic youths. Retrovirology, 2006, Dec; 3 suppl 1: p. 28.

14.Monjok, E, Essien,EJ, Holmes,L: Female Genital Mutilation: potential for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and prospect for epidemiologic investigation and intervention, African J of Reproductive Health, 2007, 11(1): 33-42.

15. Asqhar,M, Monjok,E, Kouamou,G, Ohia,SE, Bagchi,D, Lokhandwala,MF : Supercitrimax(HCA-SX) attenuates increases in oxidative stress, inflammation, insulin resistance and body weight in developing obese Zucker rats. Mol. Cell.Biochem., 2007 Oct; 304(1-2): 93-9.

16. Holmes,L, Monjok,E, Ward,D, Garrison, O, Toney,E, Ogungbade,GO, Essien,EJ : Racial variance in rational for HIV testing in community-based setting in the United States: Evidence from National Interview Survey,  J Int. Assoc. Physicians AIDS Care, 2008;7(2):61-8

17. Kulkarni,KH, Monjok,EM, Zeyssig,R, Kouamou,G, Bongmba,ON, Opere,CA, Njie,YF, Ohia,SE. Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Sympathetic Neurotransmission and Catecholamine levels in Isolated Porcine Iris-Ciliary Body. Neurochemical Research,2008 Jul 16[Epub ahead of print].

18. Monjok,EM,Kulkarni,KH,Kouamou,G, McKoy, M, Opere,CA, Bongmba,ON, Njie,YF, Ohia,SE: Inhibitory actions of Hydrogen Sulfide on muscarinic receptor-induced contraction of isolated porcine irides; Experimental Eye Research, 2008,doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.09.011