KennethGCastroMD

Infectious Disease • Atlanta, GA

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Office
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR 6013
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-727-5585
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Summary

Rollins School of Public Health | Faculty Profile

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1989
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), 1983 - 1985
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1980 - 1989
American Board of Internal MedicineBoard Eligible, Internal Medicine (1983) and Infectious Diseases (1989)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FIDSA) Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015
Assistant Surgeon General (Retired) U.S. Public Health Service, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Beyond the Bacillus: Closing Gaps in Tuberculosis Health Disparities Requires Targeting Social Determinants.
N Sarita Shah, Kenneth G Castro> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2024 Apr 1
1 citations
Updated considerations in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis infection and disease: integrating the latest evidence-based strategies.
Daniel S Graciaa, Marcos Coutinho Schechter, Krystle B Fetalvero, Lisa Marie Cranmer, Russell R Kempker, Kenneth G Castro> ;Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
Optimising tuberculosis care for refugees affected by armed conflicts.
Kenneth G Castro, Lucica Ditiu, Suvanand Sahu, Francine Ntoumi, Simon Tiberi, Cecilia M O'Kane, Onno Akkerman, Katerina Manika, Peter Mwaba, Lina Davies Forsman, Eskil...> ;The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 2022 Jun 1
5 citations
World Tuberculosis Day 2022: aligning COVID-19 and tuberculosis innovations to save lives and to end tuberculosis.
Francine Ntoumi, Jean B Nachega, Eleni Aklillu, Jeremiah Chakaya, Irina Felker, Farhana Amanullah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Kenneth G Castro, Alimuddin Zumla> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Inhibitor Use with Diagnostic Features and Mortality of Tuberculosis in the United States, 2010-2017.
Shereen S Katrak, Rongxia Li, Sue Reynolds, Suzanne M Marks, Jessica R Probst, Terence Chorba, Kevin Winthrop, Kenneth G Castro, Neela D Goswami> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Feb 1
Synergy between low body mass index and hyperglycemia at baseline increases tuberculosis incidence among people living with HIV.
Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Ajay Kumar, Anthony D. Harries, Srinath Satyanarayana, Nay Lynn Oo, Matthew J Hayat, Kenneth G. Castro, Matthew J. Magee> ;AIDS. 2021 Sep 29
11 citations
Parallels and Mutual Lessons in Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Transmission, Prevention, and Control.
Philip C. Hopewell, Lee B. Reichman, Kenneth G. Castro> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2021 Mar 1
8 citations
Assessment of early mitigation measures against COVID-19 in Puerto Rico: March 15-May 15, 2020.
Miguel Valencia, Juan Carlos Reyes, Kenneth G. Castro, Becerra, J., Becerra, J., José E. Becerra> ;Plos One. 2020 Oct 14
4 citations
Discovering a new drug is only the beginning: progress and challenges in expanding access to BDQ for MDR-TB treatment.
Helen Cox, N S Shah, Kenneth G. Castro> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2020 Oct 1
8 citations
HIV prevalence and the cascade of care in five South African correctional facilities.
Kelsey A. Stevenson, Laura J. Podewils, V. Zishiri, Kenneth G. Castro, Salome Charalambous> ;Plos One. 2020 Jul 2
5 citations
Tuberculosis Infection Among People With Diabetes: United States Population Differences by Race/Ethnicity.
Maryam B. Haddad, Timothy L. Lash, Kenneth G. Castro, Andrew N. Hill, Thomas R. Navin, Neel R. Gandhi, Matthew J. Magee> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2020 Feb 13
1 citations
Tuberculosis surveillance and its discontents: the ethical paradox.
Ronald Bayer, Amy L. Fairchild, Matteo Zignol, Kenneth G. Castro> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2020 May 1
3 citations
Epidemiology and risk factors for extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Lebanon.
L O'Son, E Hulland, Susan T. Cookson, Kenneth G. Castro, H Yaacoub> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2020 Apr 1
1 citations
Robustness of NHANES Estimates of the US Prevalence of a Positive Tuberculin Skin Test.
Maryam B. Haddad, Timothy L. Lash, Andrew N. Hill, Thomas R. Navin, Kenneth G. Castro, Neel R. Gandhi, Carla A. Winston> ;Epidemiology. 2020 Mar 1
4 citations
Prevalence and risk factors of tuberculosis disease in South African correctional facilities in 2015.
A M Jordan, Laura Jean Podewils, Kenneth G. Castro, V. Zishiri, Salome Charalambous> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019 Nov 1
Influence of County Sampling on Past Estimates of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Prevalence.
Maryam B. Haddad, Kala M. Raz, Andrew N. Hill, Thomas R. Navin, Carla A. Winston, Kenneth G. Castro, Neel R. Gandhi, Timothy L. Lash> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2019 Aug 1
2 citations
Tuberculosis Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers in the United States: Characteristics, outcomes, and quality of medical consultations, June 1, 2010 - M...
Sundari Mase, Ratima Samron, David Ashkin, Kenneth G. Castro, Stephen Ryan, Barbara Seaworth, Lisa Chen, Alfred Lardizabal, Dawn Tuckey, Amera Khan, Drew L. Posey, Cou...> ;Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 2019 Jul 2
Overcoming prevailing neglect to prevent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in health care facilities.
Kenneth G. Castro> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2019 Apr 1
23 citations
Simple Estimates for Local Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, United States, 2011-2015
Maryam B. Haddad, Kala M. Raz, Timothy L. Lash, Andrew N. Hill, J. Steve Kammerer, Carla A. Winston, Kenneth G. Castro, Neel R. Gandhi, Thomas R. Navin> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018 Oct 1
3 citations
Updated global tuberculosis targets: a welcome ambition in need of attention to quality of care.
Kenneth G Castro, Charlotte Colvin> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2018 Jul 1
1 citations
Seven Deadly Sins Resulting From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Seven Forbidden Words.
Kenneth G. Castro, Dabney P. Evans, Carlos del Rio, James W. Curran> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2018 Apr 3
13 citations
Aiming for zero tuberculosis transmission in low-burden countries.
Ben J. Marais, Timothy M Walker, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Mario C. Raviglione, Ibrahim Abubakar, Marieke J. van der Werf, Catharina Boehme, Stefan Niemann, Kenneth G. Ca...> ;The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
6 citations
Impact of mobile teams on tuberculosis treatment outcomes, Riyadh Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013–2015
Sami Alqahtani, Abdulhameed Kashkary, Abdullah Asiri, Heba Kamal, Jose N. Binongo, Kenneth G. Castro, Scott J. N. McNabb> ;Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 2017 Sep 28
16 citations
Tuberculosis Elimination in the United States — The Need for Renewed Action
Ronald Bayer, Kenneth G. Castro> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2017 Sep 20
Detection and treatment of persons with latent tuberculosis infection: first eliminate the policy-to-practice gap.
Kenneth G. Castro> ;The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2016 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Parallels and Mutual Lessons in Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Transmission, Prevention, and Control
Kenneth Castro, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Authored Content

Simple Estimates for Local Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, United States, 2011–2015September 2018

Press Mentions

New Emory TB Research Center to Help Draw Attention to an Old but Still Deadly DiseaseApril 28th, 2022
What Europe's Recent Surge in COVID-19 Cases Means for the U.S.March 26th, 2021
Charles C. Shepard Science Awards June 28, 2017 Â° 10:00 AmJune 28th, 2017
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