Andrew Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH

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Andrew Steenhoff, MBBCh, DCH, is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Medical Director of CHOP's Global Health Center.

Areas of Expertise: Global Health, Tuberculosis, HIV, Gastroenteritis
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Background

Dr. Steenhoff graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School in Johannesburg, South Africa with a distinction in pediatrics. He completed pediatric training in South Africa, England and the United States. Following pediatric residency and chief residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, he did an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) from 2004 to 2007. Dr. Steenhoff combines clinical and research skills to improve pediatric outcomes in the developing world. His research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases with a particular interest in tuberculosis, HIV, pneumonia and gastroenteritis. Dr. Steenhoff is the author of over 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and has worked at CHOP since 2004. He teaches and mentors students, residents and fellows in Botswana, the Dominican Republic and Philadelphia.

From 2008 to June of 2015, Dr. Steenhoff was based in Botswana for 7 and a half years where he lead CHOP’s Global Health program and was faculty with the Botswana-UPenn Partnership. In July 2015, he returned to Philadelphia as the Medical Director of the Global Health Center at CHOP. Dr. Steenhoff is also an assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at CHOP, and an adjunct senior lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Botswana.

As a global health advocate, he seeks to optimize mutually beneficial collaborations between clinical and academic institutions in diverse settings. He has practiced clinical medicine in the United States, England, Botswana and South Africa. He speaks English, and some French, Zulu and Afrikaans.

Education and Training

Medical School

MBBCh - University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Internship

Pediatrics - Chris-Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa

Residency

Pediatrics - Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)

Fellowship

Pediatric Infectious Diseases - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
College of Paediatricians of South Africa, Colleges of Medicine, South Africa

Board Certification

Pediatric Infectious Diseases – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Additional Training

Certificate in Epidemiology - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Medical Director, Global Health Center

Fellowship Director, Pincus Global Health Fellowship

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2019

Mark W. Tenforde, Margaret Mokomane, Tshepo Leeme, Nametso Tlhako, Katlego Tsholo, Chandapiwa Ramodimoosi, Bonno Dube, Kelebeletse O. Mokobela, Ephraim Tawanana, Tony Chebani, William J. Hurt, Hannah K. Mitchell, Mooketsi Molefi, Paul C. Mullan, Brandon L Guthrie, Carey Farquhar, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Madisa Mine, Joseph N. Jarvis: Epidemiology of adult meningitis during antiretroviral therapy scale-up in southern Africa: Results from the Botswana National Meningitis Survey. Journal of Infection June 2019.

Leslie A. Enane, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Jessica Eby, Cynthia Caiphus, Botshelo Kgwaadira, Susan E. Coffin, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Investigating outcomes of adolescents and young adults (ages 10-24) lost to follow-up from tuberculosis treatment in Gaborone, Botswana. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal June 2019.

Hannah K. Mitchell, Margaret Mokomane, Tshepo Leeme, Nametso Tlhako, Katlego Tsholo, Chandapiwa Ramodimoosi, Bonno Dube, Kelebeletse O. Mokobela, Ephraim Tawanana, Tony Chebani, Pretty Setlhake, Tlhagiso Pilatwe, William J. Hurt, Mooketsi Molefi, Paul C. Mullan, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Madisa Mine, Joseph N. Jarvis, Mark W. Tenforde: Causes of pediatric meningitis in Botswana: Results from a 16-year national meningitis audit. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal June 2019.

Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Rosena O. Oluwafemi1, Bolaji Badejoko, Lawal O. Oyeneyin, Azeez Butali, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Automated Phone Call and Text Reminders for Childhood Immunizations (PRIMM): A Randomized Controlled Trial in Nigeria. British Medical Journal Global Health 3(4(2)), April 2019.

Terrence Lo, Lebo Matlhare, Kenneth Mugisha, Tom Lere, Ari Ho-Foster, Rosanna Boyd, Joseph Cavanaugh, Ronald Ncube, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Tonya Arscott-Mills: Initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment in children following gastric aspirate testing, Botswana, 2008-2012. International Journal of TB and Lung Disease 1(23(3)): 315-321, March 2019.

Brady A'Hearn-Thomas, Ameneh Khatami, Tara M. Randis, Moses Vurayai, Margaret Mokomane, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Francis M. Banda, Tiny Mazhani, Thabo Lepere, Ponatshego Gaolebale, Seeletso Nchingane, Anna Chamby, Margaret Gegick, Evan Suzman, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Adam J. Ratner: High rate of serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae carriage in pregnant women in Botswana. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Page: Epub ahead of print, March 2019.

2018

Sweta M. Patel, Lisa Spees, Marek Smieja, Kathy Luinstra, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Kristen A. Feemster, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Sefelani Boiditswe, Mohammed Z. Patel, Samir S. Shah, Coleen K. Cunningham, Matthew S. Kelly: Predictors of poor outcomes among infants with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory infection in Botswana Ped Infect Dis J December 2018 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Matthew S. Kelly, Michael G. Surette, Marek Smieja, Laura Rossi, Kathy Luinstra, Andrew P. Steenhoff, David M. Goldfarb, Jeffery M. Pernica, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Sefelani Boiditswe, Tiny Mazhani, John F. Rawls, Coleen K. Cunningham, Samir S. Shah, Kristen A. Feemster*, Patrick C. Seed* (*these authors contributed equally to this work): Pneumococcal colonization and the nasopharyngeal microbiota of children in Botswana. Ped Infect Dis J 37(11): 1176-1183, Nov 2018.

Katherine D. Westmoreland, Francis M. Banda, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Elizabeth Lowenthal, Erik Isaksson, Bernhard A. Fassl: A standardized low-cost peer role-playing training intervention improves medical student competency in communicating bad news to patients in Botswana. Palliative & Supportive Care Page: doi: 10.1017, October 2018 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Marijana Vujkovic, Scarlett Bellamy, Athena Zuppa, Marc Gastonguay, Ganesh Moorthy, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Andrew Steenhoff, Mosepele Mosepele, Brian Strom, Gregory Bisson, Richard Aplenc, Robert Gross : Polymorphisms in Cytochrome P450 are associated with Extensive Efavirenz Pharmacokinetics and CNS Toxicities in an HIV Cohort in Botswana. The Pharmacogenomics Journal 18(5): 678-688, Sep 2018.

Ari Ho-Foster, Mark W Tenforde, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Memory Maramba, Pinkie Sedigeng, Bontle Mbeha, Francis Banda, Andrew P Steenhoff: Risk factors for gastric aspirate sample culture contamination in children evaluated for tuberculosis, Botswana. International Journal of TB and Lung Disease 22(9): 1044-1050, September 2018.

Jesse Torgersen, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Mosepele Mosepele, Athena F. Zuppa, Mirijiana Vujkovic, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Gregory P. Bisson, Robert Gross.: Impact of Efavirenz Metabolism on Loss to Care in Older HIV+ Africans. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet August 2018 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Ameneh Khatami, Tara M. Randis, Chamby A, Thomas A. Hooven, Margaret Gegick, Evan Suzman, Brady A'Hearn-Thomas, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Adam J. Ratner: Improving the sensitivity of real-time PCR detection of group B Streptococcus using consensus sequence-derived oligonucleotides. Open Forum Infect Dis 5(7): doi: 10.1093, July 2018.

Leslie A. Enane, Keboletse Mokete, Dipesalema Joel, Rahul Daimari, Ontibile Tshume, Gabriel Anabwani, Loeto Mazhani, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal: "We did not know what was wrong" - Barriers along the care cascade among hospitalized adolescents with HIV in Gaborone, Botswana. PLoS ONE 9(13): e0195372, April 2018.

Francis M. Banda, Kathleen M. Powis, Agnes B. Mokoka, Moalosi Mmapetla, Katherine D. Westmoreland, Thuso David, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Hearing impairment among children referred to a public audiology clinic in Gaborone, Botswana. Global Pediatric Health Journal Page: doi: 10.1177, April 2018 Notes: epub only.

Margaret Mokomane,Jacqueline E. Tate, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Mathew D. Esona, Michael D. Bowen, Kwana Lechiile, Jeffrey M. Pernica, Ishmael Kasvosve, Umesh D. Parashar, David M. Goldfarb: Evaluation of the Influence of Gastrointestinal Co-Infections on Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness in Botswana. Ped Infect Dis J  37(3): e58-e62, March 2018.

2017

Baphaleng Monokwane, Allison Johnson, Claudia Gambrah-Sampaney, Esha Khurana, James Baier, Esther Baranov, Kate D. Westmoreland, Loeto Mazhani, Andrew P. Steenhoff, David R. Bearden: Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy in Children in Botswana. Pediatric Neurology 77(1): 73-77, Dec 2017.

Matthew S. Kelly, J. Zheng, Sefelani Boiditswe, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Kristen A. Feemster, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Boitshepho Seme, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Ikanyeng Rulaganyang, Mohammed Z. Patel, Savarra Mantzor, Samir S. Shah, Coleen K. Cunningham.: Investigating mediators of the poor pneumonia outcomes of HIV-exposed, uninfected children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Page: doi: 10.1093, November 2017 Notes: epub ahead of print.

Jeffery M. Pernica, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Margaret Mokomane, Banno Moorad, Kwana Lechiile, Marek Smieja, Loeto Mazhani, Ji Cheng, Matthew S. Kelly, Mark Loeb, Ketil Stordal, David M. Goldfarb.: Rapid enteric testing to permit targeted antimicrobial therapy, with and without Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics, for paediatric acute diarrhoeal disease in Botswana: A pilot, randomized, factorial, controlled trial. PLoS One 12(10): e0185177, October 2017.

Robert Gross, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Marijana Vujkovic, Richard Aplenc, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Mosepele Mosepele, Ganesh Moorthy, Athena F. Zuppa, Brian L. Strom, Gregory P. Bisson: CYP2B6 Genotypes and Early Efavirenz-based HIV Treatment Outcomes in Botswana. AIDS 31(5): 2107-2113, Sept 2017.

Matthew S. Kelly, Michael G. Surette, Marek Smieja, Jeffrey M. Pernica, Laura Rossi, Kathy Luinstra, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Kristen A. Feemster, Goldfarb DM, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe S, Rulaganyang I, Muthoga C, Tiny Mazhani, Coleen K. Cunningham, John F. Rawls, Samir S. Shah, Patrick C. Seed: Dysbiosis of the nasopharyngeal microbiota of children with respiratory infections in Botswana Ped Infect Dis J 36(9): e211-e218, Sep 2017.

Mark Tenforde, Margaret Mokomane, Tshepo Leeme, Raju KK Patel, Nametso Lekwape, Chandapiwa Ramodimoosi, Bonno Dube, Elizabeth A Williams, Kelebeletse O Mokobela, Ephraim Tawanana, Tlhagiso Pilatwe, William J Hurt, Hannah Mitchell, Doreen L Banda, Hunter Stone, Mooketsi Molefi, Kabelo Mokgacha, Heston Phillips, Paul C Mullan, Andrew P Steenhoff, Yohana Mashalla, Madisa Mine, Joseph N Jarvis: Advanced HIV disease in Botswana following successful antiretroviral therapy rollout: Incidence of and temporal trends in cryptococcal meningitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1(65): 779-786, September 2017.

Katherine D. Westmoreland, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Rodney Finalle, Loeto Mazhani, Megan Cox, Julius C. Mwita, Seipone B. Mphele, Chloe E. Turner, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Registrar Wellness in Botswana: Measuring Burnout and Identifying Ways to Improve Wellness. African Journal of Health Professions Education 9(3): 98-102, September 2017.

Michael JA Reid, Andrew P Steenhoff, Naledi Mannathoko, Erin E McHugh, Charles Muthoga, Eric L Brown, Rebecca SB Fischer.: Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonization among HIV-Infected Adults in Botswana: Prevalence and Risk Factors. AIDS Care 29(8): 961-965, Aug 2017.

Marijana Vujkovic, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Athena F. Zuppa, Marc Gastonguay, Ganesh S. Moorthy, Bakgaki R. Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Mosepele Mosepele, Brian L. Strom, Richard Aplenc, Gregory P. Bisson, Robert Gross: CYP2B6 516G>T Minor Allele Protective of Late Virologic Failure in Efavirenz-treated HIV-Infected Patients in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 75(4): 488-91, August 1 2017.

Lori K. Handy, Stefania Maroudi, Maura Powell, Bakanuki Nfila, Charlotte Moser, Ingrid Japa, Ndibo Monyatsi, Elena Tzortzi, Ismini Kouzeli, Anthony Luberti, Maria Theodoridou, Paul Offit,  Andrew Steenhoff, Judy A. Shea, Kristen A. Feemster : The Impact of Access to Immunization Information on Vaccine Acceptance in Three Countries. PLoS One 8(12): e0180759, August 2017.

Tonya Arscott-Mills, Lingani Masole, Ronald Ncube, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Survey of Health Care Worker Knowledge of Childhood Tuberculosis in High Burden Centers in Botswana. International Journal of TB and Lung Disease 21(5): 586-591, May 2017.

Shruthi Ravimohan, Neo Tamuhla, Kebatshabile Nfanyana, Houping Li, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Robert Gross, Drew Weissman, Gregory P. Bisson: Elevated pre-ART CD39+CD8+ T-cell frequency is associated with early mortality in advanced HIV/TB. Clinical Infectious Diseases 64(10): 1453-1456, May 2017.

Michael JA Reid, Rebecca SB Fischer, Naledi Mannathoko, Charles Muthoga, Erin McHugh, Heather Essigmann, Eric L Brown, Andrew P Steenhoff: Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children in Botswana: Prevalence and Risk Factors. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96(4): 795-801, April 2017.

Robert Gross, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Xiaoyan Han, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Mosepele Mosepele, Gregory P. Bisson: Effects of Sex and Alcohol Use on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes in Botswana: A Cohort Study. Addiction 112(1): 73-81, Jan 2017.

Michael J.A. Reid, Andrew P. Steenhoff, James Thompson, Lesego Gabaitiri, Mark S. Cary, Katherine Steele, Susan Mayisela, Diana Dickinson, Peter Ehrenkranz, Harvey M. Friedman, Darren R. Linkin: Evaluation of effect of cellular SMS reminders on consistency of antiretroviral therapy pharmacy pick-ups in HIV-infected adults in Botswana: a randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 5(1): 101-109, January 2017.

2016

Yoonhee P. Ha, Martha A. Tesfalul, Ryan Littman-Quinn, Cynthia Antwi, Tumelo O. Mapila, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Rebecca S. Green, Ronald T. Ncube, Kenneth Mugisha, Ari R. Ho-Foster, Anthony A. Luberti, John H. Holmes, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Carrie L. Kovarik: Evaluation of a mobile health approach to tuberculosis contact tracing in Botswana. Journal of Health Communication 21(10): 1115-21, October 2016.

Gross R, Bellamy SL, Ratshaa B, Han X, Steenhoff AP, Mosepele M, Bisson GP. Effects of Sex and Alcohol Use on Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes in Botswana: A Cohort Study. Addiction. 2016 Jul 22. doi: 10.1111/add.13538. [Epub ahead of print]

Mokomane M, Kasvosve I, Gaseitsiwe S, Steenhoff AP, Pernica JM, Lechiile K, Luinstra K, Smieja M, Goldfarb DM. A comparison of flocked swabs and traditional swabs, using multiplex real-time PCR for detection of common gastroenteritis pathogens in Botswana. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jul 8. pii: S0732-8893(16)30201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.07.007. [Epub ahead of print]

Gastañaduy PA, Steenhoff AP, Mokomane M, Esona MD, Bowen MD, Jibril H, Pernica JM, Mazhani L, Smieja M, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Goldfarb DM. Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine After Programmatic Implementation in Botswana: A Multisite Prospective Case-Control Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 1;62 Suppl 2:S161-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1207.

Enane LA, Gastañaduy PA, Goldfarb DM, Pernica JM, Mokomane M, Moorad B, Masole L, Tate JE, Parashar UD, Steenhoff AP. Impact of rotavirus vaccination on hospitalizations and deaths from childhood gastroenteritis in Botswana. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 1;62 Suppl 2:S168-74. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1210.

Ravimohan S, Tamuhla N, Nfanyana K, Steenhoff AP, Letlhogile R, Frank I, MacGregor RR, Gross R, Weissman D, Bisson GP. Robust Reconstitution of Tuberculosis-Specific Polyfunctional CD4+ T-Cell Responses and Rising Systemic Interleukin 6 in Paradoxical Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 15;62(6):795-803. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ978. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Kelly MS, Crotty EJ, Rattan MS, Wirth KE, Steenhoff AP, Cunningham CK, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe S, Chimfwembe D, David T, Finalle R, Feemster KA, Shah SS. Chest Radiographic Findings and Outcomes of Pneumonia Among Children in Botswana. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Mar;35(3):257-62. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000990.

Ludmir J, Mazhani L, Cary MS, Chakalisa UA, Pettifor JM, Molefi M, Redwood A, Stallings VA, Gross R, Steenhoff AP. Vitamin D Status in Botswana Children Under 2 Years Old With and Without Active Tuberculosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 May 4;94(5):971-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0864. Epub 2016 Mar 14.

Bearden DR, Monokwane B, Khurana E, Baier J, Baranov E, Westmoreland K, Mazhani L, Steenhoff AP. Pediatric Cerebral Palsy in Botswana: Etiology, Outcomes, and Comorbidities. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Jun;59:23-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.03.002. Epub 2016 Mar 17.

2015

Kelly MS, Wirth KE, Steenhoff AP, Cunningham CK, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe SC, Patel MZ, Shah SS, Finalle R, Makone I, Feemster KA. Treatment Failures and Excess Mortality Among HIV-Exposed, Uninfected Children With Pneumonia. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec;4(4):e117-26. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piu092. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

Ravimohan S, Tamuhla N, Kung SJ, Nfanyana K, Steenhoff AP, Gross R, Weissman D, Bisson GP. Matrix metalloproteinases in TB-IRIS and impaired lung function among advanced HIV/TB co-infected patients initiating ART. EBioMedicine. 2015 Nov 25;3:100-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.11.040. eCollection 2016.

Wirth KE1, Wolf ER, Goldfarb DM, Ho-Foster A, Tolle M, Jacovides C, Kirk B, Chise M, Steenhoff AP. Risk Factors for Measles in HIV-infected Children and Adolescents in Botswana. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Oct;34(10):1093-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000816.

Bearden D, Steenhoff AP, Dlugos DJ, Kolson D, Mehta P, Kessler S, Lowenthal E, Monokwane B, Anabwani G, Bisson GP. Early antiretroviral therapy is protective against epilepsy in children with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Jun 1;69(2):193-9. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000563.

Kelly MS, Smieja M, Luinstra K, Wirth KE, Goldfarb DM, Steenhoff AP, Arscott-Mills T, Cunningham CK, Boiditswe S, Sethomo W, Shah SS, Finalle R, Feemster KA. Association of respiratory viruses with outcomes of severe childhood pneumonia in Botswana. PLoS One. 2015 May 14;10(5):e0126593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126593. eCollection 2015.

Pernica JM, Steenhoff AP, Welch H, Mokomane M, Quaye I, Arscott-Mills T, Mazhani L, Lechiile K, Mahony J, Smieja M, Goldfarb DM. Correlation of Clinical Outcomes With Multiplex Molecular Testing of Stool From Children Admitted to Hospital With Gastroenteritis in Botswana. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 May 16. pii: piv028. [Epub ahead of print]

Steele KT, Steenhoff AP, Bisson GP, Nkomazana O. Ocular surface squamous neoplasia among HIV-infected patients in Botswana. S Afr Med J. 2015 Apr 7;105(5):379-83. doi: 10.7196/samj.8254.

Ravimohan S, Tamuhla N, Steenhoff AP, Letlhogile R, Nfanyana K, Bellamy SL, MacGregor RR, Gross R, Weissman D, Bisson GP. Immunological profiling of tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and non-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome death in HIV-infected adults with pulmonary tuberculosis starting antiretroviral therapy: a prospective observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Apr;15(4):429-38. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)70008-3. Epub 2015 Feb 9.

Wright SW, Steenhoff AP, Elci O, Wolfe HA, Ralston M, Kgosiesele T, Makone I, Mazhani L, Nadkarni VM, Meaney PA. Impact of contextualized pediatric resuscitation training on pediatric healthcare providers in Botswana. Resuscitation. 2015 Mar;88:57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.12.007. Epub 2014 Dec 19.

Kelly MS, Wirth KE, Madrigano J, Feemster KA, Cunningham CK, Arscott-Mills T, Boiditswe S, Shah SS, Finalle R, Steenhoff AP. The effect of exposure to wood smoke on outcomes of childhood pneumonia in Botswana. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Mar;19(3):349-55. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0557.

Steenhoff AP, Schall JI, Samuel J, Seme B, Marape M, Ratshaa B, Goercke I, Tolle M, Nnyepi MS, Mazhani L, Zemel BS, Rutstein RM, Stallings VA. Vitamin D₃supplementation in Batswana children and adults with HIV: a pilot double blind randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 23;10(2):e0117123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117123. eCollection 2015.

2014

Goldfarb DM, Steenhoff AP, Pernica JM, Chong S, Luinstra K, Mokomane M, Mazhani L, Quaye I, Goercke I, Mahony J, Smieja M. Evaluation of anatomically designed flocked rectal swabs for molecular detection of enteric pathogens in children admitted to hospital with severe gastroenteritis in Botswana. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Nov;52(11):3922-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01894-14. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Sonenthal PD, Ratshaa B, Chimbengo G, Rantleru T, Ngoni T, Barenbaum S, Platoff R, Steenhoff AP, Gross R. Baseline predictors of efavirenz-containing antiretroviral regimen adverse experiences. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2014 Jul;23(7):773-7. doi: 10.1002/pds.3615. Epub 2014 Mar 24.

Moyo D, Tanthuma G, Cary MS, Mushisha O, Kwadiba G, Chikuse F, Steenhoff AP, Reid MJ. Cohort study of diabetes in HIV-infected adult patients: evaluating the effect of diabetes mellitus on immune reconstitution. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Mar;103(3):e34-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.12.042. Epub 2014 Jan 15.

Joel DR, Steenhoff AP, Mullan PC, Phelps BR, Tolle MA, Ho-Foster A, Mabikwa V, Kgathi BG, Ncube R, Anabwani GM. Pediatric TB diagnosis using sputum induction in Botswana: program description and findings. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Mar;18(3):328-34. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0243.

2013

Schwartz AB, Tamuhla N, Steenhoff AP, Nkakana K, Letlhogile R, Chadborn TR, Kestler M, Zetola NM, Ravimohan S, Bisson GP.: Outcomes in HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis at clinics with and without co-located HIV clinics in Botswana. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease: the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 17(10): 1298-303, Oct 2013.

Moyo D, Tanthuma G, Mushisha O, Kwadiba G, Chikuse, F, Cary, MS, Steenhoff AP, Reid MJA.: Diabetes mellitus in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy.  South African Medical Journal 104(1): 37-9, Oct 2013.

Ravimohan S, Tamuhla N, Steenhoff AP, Letlhogile R, Makutu DK, Nfanyana K, Rantleru T, Tierney A, Nkakana K, Schwartz AB, Gross R, Macgregor RR, Bellamy SL, Frank I, Weissman D, Bisson GP.: Early immunologic failure is associated with early mortality among advanced HIV-infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy with active tuberculosis. J Infect Dis. 208(11): 1784-93, Aug 2013.

Puryear S, Seropola G, Ho-Foster A, Arscott-Mills T, Mazhani L, Ncube R, Bisson GP, Steenhoff AP.  : Yield of contact tracing among household contacts of children diagnosed with TB in Gaborone, Botswana. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 17(8): 1049-55. Aug 2013.

Arscott-Mills T, Ho-Foster A, Lowenstein M, Jibril H, Masunge J, Mweemba P, Nashara P, Makombe R, Chirenda J, Friedman HM, Steenhoff AP, Harari N.: Yield of screening for TB and HIV among children failing to thrive in Botswana. J Trop Pediatr. 60(1): 27-32, Aug 2013.

Lowenthal ED, Ellenberg JH, Machine E, Sagdeo A, Boiditswe S, Steenhoff AP, Rutstein R, Anabwani G, Gross R.: Association between efavirenz-based compared with nevirapine-based antiretroviral regimens and virological failure in HIV-infected children. JAMA. 309(17): 1803-9, May 2013.

Bisson Gregory P, Molefi Mooketsi, Bellamy Scarlett, Thakur Rameshwari, Steenhoff Andrew, Tamuhla Neo, Rantleru Tumelo, Tsimako Irene, Gluckman Stephen, Ravimohan Shruthi, Weissman Drew, Tebas Pablo: Early Versus Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy and Cerebrospinal Fluid Fungal Clearance in Adults With HIV and Cryptococcal Meningitis. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 56(8): 1165-73, Apr 2013.

Hafkin J, Modongo C, Newcomb C, Lowenthal E, MacGregor R R, Steenhoff A P, Friedman H, Bisson G P: Impact of the human immunodeficiency virus on early multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Botswana. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 17(3): 348-53, Mar 2013.

Andrew J Renuart, David M Goldfarb, Margaret Mokomane, Ephraim O. Tawanana, Mohan Narasimhamurthy, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Jonathan A. Silverman: Microbiology of urinary tract infections in Gaborone, Botswana. PloS One 8(3): e57776, Mar 2013.

Henry Welch, Andrew P Steenhoff, Unoda Chakalisa, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Loeto Mazhani, Margaret Mokomane, Sara Foster-Fabiano, Kathleen E Wirth, Andrew Skinn, Jeffrey M Pernica, Marek Smieja, David Goldfarb: Hospital-based Surveillance for Rotavirus Gastroenteritis using Molecular Testing and Immunoassay during the 2011 Season in Botswana. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 32(5): 570-2, Jan 2013.

2012

Peter A Meaney, Robert M Sutton, Billy Tsima, Andrew P Steenhoff, Nicole Shilkofski, John R Boulet, Amanda Davis, Andrew M Kestler, Kasey K Church, Dana E Niles, Sharon Y Irving, Loeto Mazhani, Vinay M Nadkarni: Training hospital providers in basic CPR skills in Botswana: acquisition, retention and impact of novel training techniques. Resuscitation 83(12): 1484-90, Dec 2012.

Andrew P Steenhoff, Abiona Redwood, John M Pettifor, Joseph Hove, Gregory P Bisson, Mosepele Mosepele, Phillip Pusoesele, Rameshwari Thakur, Carrie Kovarik, Robert Gross: Vitamin D status in HIV-infected patients with and without tuberculosis: a pilot study. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 61(2): e21-3, Oct 2012.

Mingo Alicea M, Panozzo Catherine A, DiAngi Yumi Taylor, Smith Jennifer S, Steenhoff Andrew P, Ramogola-Masire Doreen, Brewer Noel T: Cervical cancer awareness and screening in Botswana. International journal of gynecological cancer: official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 22(4): 638-44, May 2012.

2011

Yumi Taylor DiAngi, Catherine A Panozzo, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Andrew P Steenhoff, Noel T Brewer: A cross-sectional study of HPV vaccine acceptability in Gaborone, Botswana. PloS One 6(10): e25481, Oct 2011.

Paul C Mullan, Andrew P Steenhoff, Heather Draper, Tara Wedin, Margaret Bafana, Gabriel Anabwani, Haruna Jibril, Tshepo Machacha, Gordon E Schutze: Etiology of meningitis among patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Botswana. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 30(7): 620-2, Jul 2011.

Katherine T Steele, Andrew P Steenhoff, Craig W Newcomb, Tumelo Rantleru, Rudo Nthobatsang, Gloria Lesetedi, Scarlett L Bellamy, Jena B Nachega, Robert Gross, Gregory P Bisson: Early mortality and AIDS progression despite high initial antiretroviral therapy adherence and virologic suppression in Botswana. PloS One 6(6): e20010, Jun 2011.

Hong Truong, Samir S Shah, Jonathan Ludmir, Ephraim O Tawanana, Margaret Bafana, Sarah M Wood, Howard Moffat, Andrew P Steenhoff: Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections at a tertiary hospital in Botswana. South African Medical Journal 101(6): 413-6, Jun 2011.

Andrew P Steenhoff, Joshua S Josephs, Richard M Rutstein, Kelly A Gebo, George K Siberry, Aditya H Gaur, Robert Warford, Todd P Korthuis, Stephen A Spector, Samir S Shah Samir: Incidence of and risk factors for community acquired pneumonia in US HIV-infected children, 2000-2005. AIDS (London, England) 25(5): 717-20, Mar 2011.

Kathy Lawler, Jeremiah Kealeboga, Mosepele Mosepele, Sarah J Ratcliffe, Catherine Cherry, Esther Seloilwe, Andrew P Steenhoff: Neurobehavioral effects in HIV-positive individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Gaborone, Botswana. PloS One 6(2): e17233, Feb 2011.

Kathy Lawler, Mosepele Mosepele, Esther Seloilwe, Sarah Ratcliffe, Katherine Steele, Rudo Nthobatsang, Andrew Steenhoff: Depression among HIV-positive individuals in Botswana: a behavioral surveillance. AIDS and behavior 15(1): 204-8, Jan 2011.

2010

Katherine T Steele, Rameshwari Thakur, Rudo Nthobatsang, Andrew P Steenhoff, Gregory P Bisson: In-hospital mortality of HIV-infected cryptococcal meningitis patients with C. gattii and C. neoformans infection in Gaborone, Botswana. Medical mycology: official publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology 48(8): 1112-5, Dec 2010.

Jack S Rowe, Samir S Shah, Stephen Motlhagodi, Margaret Bafana, Ephraim Tawanana, Hong T Truong, Sarah M Wood, Nicola M Zetola, Andrew P Steenhoff: An epidemiologic review of enteropathogens in Gaborone, Botswana: shifting patterns of resistance in an HIV endemic region. PloS One 5(6): e10924, Jun 2010.

Kathy Lawler, Mosepele Mosepele, Sarah Ratcliffe, Esther Seloilwe, Katherine Steele, Rudo Nthobatsang, Andrew Steenhoff: Neurocognitive impairment among HIV-positive individuals in Botswana: a pilot study. Journal of the International AIDS Society 13: 15, Apr 2010.

Kenneth O Simbiri, Masanao Murakami, Michael Feldman, Andrew P Steenhoff, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Gregory Bisson, Erle S Robertson: Multiple oncogenic viruses identified in Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in HIV-1 patients. Infectious agents and cancer 5: 6, Mar 2010.

2009

Sarah M Wood, Samir S Shah, Andrew P Steenhoff, Richard M Rutstein: The impact of AIDS diagnoses on long-term neurocognitive and psychiatric outcomes of surviving adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV. AIDS (London, England) 23(14): 1859-65, Sep 2009.

Peter A Rowinsky, Andrew P Steenhoff, Shiang-Ju Kung, Allan Arbeter, Samir S Shah: Ancillary testing in children with rotavirus gastroenteritis. Journal of hospital medicine: an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine 4(7): E36-40, Sep 2009.

Sarah M Wood, Samir S Shah, Margaret Bafana, Adam J Ratner, Peter A. Meaney, Kolaatamo CS Malefho, Andrew P Steenhoff: Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana. Infection control and hospital epidemiology: the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 30(8): 782-5, Aug 2009.

Brian T Fisher, Peter A Meaney, Samir S Shah, Stacy A Irwin, Carol A Grady, Shobha Kurup, Kolaatamo CS Malefho, Haruna Jibril, Andrew P Steenhoff: Antibiotic use in pediatric patients admitted to a referral hospital in Botswana. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81(1): 129-31, Jul 2009.

2008

Andrew P Steenhoff, Sarah M Wood, Richard M Rutstein, Allison Wahl, Karin L McGowan, Samir S Shah: Invasive pneumococcal disease among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children, 1989-2006. The pediatric infectious disease journal 27(10): 886-91, Oct 2008.

Sarah M Wood, Samir S Shah, Andrew P Steenhoff, Richard M Rutstein: Primary varicella and herpes zoster among HIV-infected children from 1989 to 2006. Pediatrics 121(1): e150-6, Jan 2008.

2006

Andrew P Steenhoff, Samir S Shah, Adam J Ratner, Sujata M Patil, Karin L McGowan: Emergence of vaccine-related pneumococcal serotypes as a cause of bacteremia. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 42(7): 907-14, Apr 2006.

Abstracts

2019

Morgan Congdon, Rebecca T. Young, Leslie Enane, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Francis Banda, Mamiki Chise, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Kristen Feemster, Sweta Patel, Charity Boiditswe, Tirayaone Leburu, Samir S. Shah, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Matthew S. Kelly: Evaluation of the impact of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on childhood pneumonia in Botswana. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, October 25-28, New Orleans, USA October 2019.

Kristel Emmer, Kgotlaetsile Sewawa, Molly Hayes, Catalyst Twomey, Hedy Choi, Roberta Enisor, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Unami Mulale, Loeto Mazhani, Susan Coffin, Andrew Steenhoff, Eimear Kitt: Epidemiology and Management of Neonatal Sepsis in Gaborone, Botswana. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, ESPID 6-11th May 2019, in Ljubljana, Slovenia May 2019.

Eimear Kitt, Kristel Emmer, Kgotlaetsile Sewawa, Catalyst Twomey, Roberta Enisor, Molly Hayes, Loeto Mazhani, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Unami Mulale, Susan Coffin, Andrew Steenhoff: Assessing Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Gaborone, Botswana: A Prospective Cohort Study. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, ESPID 6-11th May 2019, in Ljubljana, Slovenia May 2019.

2018

Sweta M. Patel SM, L. Spees, Marek Smieja, Kathy Luinstra, David M. Goldfarb, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Coleen K. Cunningham, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Samir S. Shah, Kristen A. Feemster, Matthew S. Kelly: Predictors of treatment failure among infants with acute lower respiratory infection due to respiratory syncytial virus in Botswana. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 18-23, 2018, San Diego, CA. Poster # 11599 May 2018.

Oluwatunmise Fawole, Matthew S. Kelly, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Kristen A. Feemster, Eric J. Crotty, Mantosh S. Rattan, Thuso David, Samir S. Shah, Tonya Arscott-Mills: Interpretation of Chest Radiographs by Non-Radiologist Clinicians in Botswana. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting, May 5-8, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. Poster ID 1468.583 May 2018.

2016

Mamiki Chise (presenter), Lesego Gabaitiri, Loeto Mazhani, Goutam Chowdhury, Andrew Steenhoff: Incidence and outcomes of neonatal intestinal obstruction in Botswana. Platform presentation at Botswana Paediatric Association Annual Meeting, Gaborone, Botswana July 31 - August 2nd 2016.

Jeffrey M. Pernica, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Ketil Stordal, Margaret Mokomane, Kwana Lechiile, Loeto Mazhani, Marek Smieja, David M. Goldfarb: Utility of Faecal Calprotectin for the Detection of Treatable Enteropathogens Causing Severe Diarrhoeal Disease in Children Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies. April 30-May 3, 2016; Baltimore, MA. Abstract number 2808.74. May 2016.

Books

Andrew P. Steenhoff contributing author.: Guidelines for managing HIV infection in Botswana 2008. HIV Clinicians Specialist Committee, Botswana Ministry of Health, Gaborone, Botswana. 2008.

Andrew P. Steenhoff contributing author.: Guidelines for managing HIV infection in children 2002. AIDS Directorate & Mother and Child Health Directorate, Gauteng Health Department, South Africa. 2002.

Chapters

2019

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW III, Blum NJ, et al. (eds): Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21/e. Philadelphia: Elsevier. 2019.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii). Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW III, Blum NJ, et al. (eds): Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21/e. Philadelphia: Elsevier. 2019.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Fever of unknown origin. Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW III, Blum NJ, et al. (eds): Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21/e. Philadelphia: Elsevier. 2019.

2018

Tonya Arscott-Mills, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Ben J. Marais: Pediatric TB in HIV. HIV and Tuberculosis: A Formidable Alliance. Irini Sereti, Greg Bisson, Graeme Meintjes (eds.). Springer, 2018.

2017

Matthew S. Kelly, Richard M. Rutstein, Andrew P. Steenhoff: The HIV-exposed and HIV at-risk infant. Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2nd Edition. Shah SS, Ratner AJ, Kemper A (eds.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017.

Leslie A. Enane, Richard M. Rutstein, Wolfgang Rennert, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Infections in HIV-infected children. Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2nd Edition. Shah SS, Ratner AJ, Kemper A (eds.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017.

Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Wolfgang Rennert, Richard M. Rutstein: Care of the HIV-infected child. Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2nd Edition Shah SS, Ratner AJ, Kemper A (eds.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017.

Eimear Kitt, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Richard M. Rutstein: Preventing HIV infection: post-exposure prophylaxis. Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2nd Edition. Shah SS, Ratner AJ, Kemper A (eds.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2017.

Eimear Kitt, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Anthrax. The 5-minute Pediatric Consult, 8th Edition. Michael D. Cabana et al. (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 4th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 2017.

Eimear Kitt, Andrew P. Steenhoff: Meningococcemia. The 5-minute Pediatric Consult, 8th Edition. Michael D. Cabana, et al. (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 4th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 2017.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Tuberculosis. The 5-minute Pediatric Consult, 8th Edition. Michael D. Cabana et al. (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 4th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 2017.

2012

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Meningococcemia. 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.). Williams and Wilkins, Media, PA. 6th edition, June 2012.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Anthrax. 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.). Williams and Wilkins, Media, PA, 6th edition, June 2012.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Tuberculosis 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.). Williams and Wilkins, Media, PA, 6th edition, June 2012.

2009

Andrew P. Steenhoff AP, Wolfgang Rennert, Richard M. Rutstein.: Care of the HIV-infected child. Pediatric Practice:Infectious Diseases. Shah SS (eds.). McGraw-Hill, NY, 2009.

Andrew P. Steenhoff, Wolfgang Rennert, Richard M. Rutstein.: Infections in HIV-infected children. Pediatric Practice:Infectious Diseases. Shah SS (eds.). McGraw-Hill, NY, 2009.

Richard M. Rutstein, Andrew P. Steenhoff. : Preventing HIV infection: Post exposure prophylaxis. Pediatric Practice: Infectious Diseases. Shah SS (eds.). McGraw-Hill, NY, 2009.

Sarah M. Wood, Richard M. Rutstein, Andrew P. Steenhoff.: Human immunodeficiency virus exposed neonate and at-risk child. Pediatric Practice:Infectious Diseases. Shah SS (eds.). McGraw-Hill, NY. 2009.

2008

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Anthrax. 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.). Williams and Wilkins, Media, PA, 5th edition: 52-3, 2008.

Andrew P. Steenhoff: Meningococcemia. 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. Schwartz MW (eds.). Williams and Wilkins, Media, PA. 5th edition: 520-1, 2008.

Andrew P. Steenhoff, Stanley A. Plotkin.: Congenital and perinatal infections. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Requisites. Bergelson JM, Shah SS, Zaoutis T. (eds.). Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. Page: 277-83, 2008.

2006

Andrew P. Steenhoff AP, Samir S. Shah.: Cat-scratch disease (Chapter 46). In: Rakel RE, Bope ET(eds). Conn's Current Therapy. W.B. Saunders Company: Philadelphia, PA, 58th Edition: 208-10, 2006.

Posters and Presentations

Posters Presentations

2019

Jeffrey M. Pernica, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Margaret Mokomane, Banno Moorad, Kwana Lechiile, Marek Smieja, Loeto Mazhani, Matthew S. Kelly, David M. Goldfarb: Preliminary results from a multi-site randomized controlled trial of a test and treat approach for children admitted to hospital with acute gastroenteritis in Botswana. Poster at European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 13-16 April 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Abstract number: 2151 April 2019.

Heather L. Crouse, Jennifer Watts, Nicole E. St Clair, Maneesh Batra, Gail McGuiness, Elizabeth M. Keating, Christiana M. Russ, Kimberley M. Farr, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Charles J. Schubert, Laurel K. Leslie, Elizabeth A. Camp, Sabrina M. Butteris: Fellows Abroad: National Landscape of Global Health Opportunities in Pediatric Fellowships. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting, April 27-30, in Baltimore, Maryland. Abstract board no. 812 April 2019.

Crouse H, Watts J, St.Clair N, Batra M, McGuinness G, Keating E, Russ C, Farr K, Steenhoff A, Schubert C, Leslie L, Woods S, Camp E, Butteris S: Fellows Abroad: National Landscape of Global Health Opportunities in Pediatric Fellowships. Poster at Association of Pediatric Program Directors' (APPD) Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2019.

Hannah Smith, Christine Joyce, Segolame Setlhare, Kathryn Taubert, Jose Ferrer, Janell L Mensinger, Bingqing Zhang, Kitenge Kalenga, David Kloeck, Thandie Kgosiesiele, Haruna Jibril, Loeto Mazhani, Allan deCaen, Andrew P Steenhoff, Peter A Meaney. : Abbreviated high intensity training improves knowledge of healthcare providers to care for seriously ill children in Botswana. Poster at International Pediatric Association (IPA 2019) Congress, Panama City, Panama, 17-21 March 2019 March 2019.

Christine Joyce, Segolame Setlhare, Kathryn Taubert, Jose Ferrer, Kitenge Kalenga, David Kloeck, Thandie Kgosiesiele, Haruna Jibril, Loeto Mazhani, Allan deCaen, Andrew P Steenhoff, Peter A Meaney: Saving Children's Lives increases survival of seriously ill children admitted to a district hospital in Botswana. Poster at International Pediatric Association (IPA 2019) Congress, Panama City, Panama, 17-21 March 2019 March 2019.

2018

Irène Mathieu, Kate Wallis, Adriana LaMonte, Ingrid Japa, Ramona Cordero, Elizabeth Lowenthal, Andrew Steenhoff: Early childhood developmental delay in Consuelo, Dominican Republic: A study of parental beliefs and early educational practices. Poster presentation at the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, Florida, November 2-6, 2018  November 2018.

Tonya Arscott-Mills, Akudo Ejelonu, Kutlwano Mokalane, Gape Machao, Sidney Kololo, Ronald Ncube, Cynthia Caiphus, Andrew Steenhoff: Over a third of child tuberculosis patients diagnosed in a tertiary centre in Botswana are missing from the national Electronic Tuberculosis Register (ETR). Poster at the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health, 24-27 October, 2018, The Hague, The Netherlands. Abstract No: A-0996-0015-02309 October 2018

Osayame Ekhaguere, Whitney Orji, Chinyere Ezeaka, Amsa Mairami, Beatrize Ezenwa, Tolulope Otuneye, Andrew Steenhoff : Use of Proven Respiratory Distress Syndrome Specific Therapies in Nigerian Tertiary Centers. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting, May 5 - 8, in Toronto, Canada May 2018.

Osayame Ekhaguere, Olubanke R. Oluwafemi, Bolaji Badejoko, Elizabeth Lowenthal, Azeez Butali, Andrew Steenhoff: Automated Phone Reminders for Infant Immunization in Nigeria: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting, May 5 - 8, in Toronto, Canada May 2018.

Jonathan Zember, Daniel Zewdneh, Yocabel Gorfu, Janet R. Reid,Andrew Steenhoff, Kassa Darge: Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Creation as an International Education Outreach in Ethiopia: the Experience of CHOP. Poster at SPR Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course, May 15-19, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Abstract ID: 2859917 May 2018.

Adriana Deverlis, Maura Powell, Ramona Cordero, Mioced Ramirez, Rodney Finalle, Andrew Steenhoff: Applying a quality improvement framework to short-term international medical trips to enhance impact: lessons learned from a US-Dominican partnership. Poster at Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting, May 5-8, 2018, in Toronto, Canada May 2018.

Brady A'Hearn-Thomas, Ameneh Khatami, Moses Vurayai, Margaret Mokomane, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Francis Banda, Tiny Mazhani, Thabo Lepere, Ponatshego Gaolebale, Seeletso Nchingane, Tara M. Randis, Margaret Gegick, Evan Suzman, Adam J. Ratner, Andrew P. Steenhoff: High rate of serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae carriage in pregnant women in Botswana. Poster at 1st International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD) 20th - 23rd February 2018, Cape Town, South Africa February 2018.

Ameneh Khatami, Tara M. Randis, Thomas A. Hooven, Margaret Gegick, Evan Suzman, Brady A'Hearn-Thomas, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Adam J. Ratner: Improved sensitivity of real-time PCR detection of group B Streptococcus using a consensus sequence-based sip primer-probe set. Poster at 1st International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD) 20th - 23rd February 2018, Cape Town, South Africa February 2018.

2017

Ari Ho-Foster, Memory Maramba, Mark Tenforde, Francis Banda, Bontle Mbeha, Malebogo Matlhare, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Andrew Steenhoff: Prevalence of contamination among pediatric samples collected by gastric aspiration in Botswana. Oral presentation, 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Guadalajara, Mexico. Abstract no. A-911-0014-01113 October 11-14 2017.

Brady A'Hearn-Thomas, Moses Vurayai, Margaret Mokomane, Tonya Arscott-Mills, Francis Banda, Tiny Mazhani, Thabo Lepere, Ponatshego Gaolebale, Seeletso Nchingane, Adam Ratner, Andrew Steenhoff: Group B Streptococcal Colonization Rates in Botswana in Pregnant Women Near Term. Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA May 6-9th, 2017 May 2017.

2016

Tonya Arscott-Mills, Lingani Masole, Ronald Ncube, Andrew Steenhoff. : Health worker knowledge and experience with pediatric TB in Botswana. Poster presentation  at Pediatric Academic Societies. April 30-May 3, 2016; Baltimore, MA.  Abstract number 754011. May 2016.

Lectures by Invitation

2019

Steenhoff AP. "How to complete your Pediatric MMed thesis on time", University of Botswana Pediatric Research Retreat, Gaborone, Botswana. Mar, 2019.

Steenhoff AP. "Leadership - what makes a great leader?" Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. Mar, 2019.

2018

Steenhoff AP. "Pediatric tuberculosis," "Infections in the newborn," and "Measles - an update," Pediatrics 2018 Update Pediatric Board Review Course, Clinica Alemana & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile. Apr, 2018.

Steenhoff AP. "A step-by-step approach to the Results Section of your MMed Thesis", University of Botswana Pediatric Research Retreat, Gaborone, Botswana. Mar, 2018.

2017

Steenhoff AP. "Pediatric tuberculosis in Botswana", Grand Rounds at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana. Aug, 2017.

Steenhoff AP. "Pediatric Global Health: Inspiring Stories of Pediatricians_Making a Difference Globally," Grand Rounds at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA. Apr, 2017.

Steenhoff AP. "How to be a good mentee," University of Botswana Pediatric Research Retreat, Gaborone, Botswana. Mar, 2017."TB and HIV: A brief update for pediatric radiologists." 6th Annual Pediatric Radiology Continuing Medical Education Course, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Feb, 2017.

Awards and Honors

2019, Teaching Award - Early Career Faculty Honor Roll, Pediatrics Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2018, Nominated for CHOP Research Mentor Award by 5 past and current research mentees

2017, Humanitarian Award, in appreciation for outstanding and dedicated service to the Liberia Medical Mission

2008, Young Investigator's Award, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Boston, MA

2007, Young Investigator Award, Pediatric Academic Societies Travel scholarship, Toronto

2004, Louis B. Schatz Award (outstanding member of the house staff for excellence in academics, clinical skills, professional conduct and research ability), Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

2004, First place in Research Poster Competition, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

2004, Jonathan Freeman Scholarship, CDC/Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America training course, St Louis, MI

2003,  Resident Teacher of the Year, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

2003, Menin Award Honorable Mention (excellence in clinical skills, caring and effective practice of the art of medicine), Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

2003, Resident Student Teacher of the Year Award, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

1994, Graduated with First Class Honors in Pediatrics

1992-1994, Transvaal State Scholarship to Study Medicine

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2019, Invited Guest Editor, "International Migration: Caring for Children and Families" Stephen Ludwig, Andrew P. Steenhoff, Julie M. Linton. Pediatric Clinics of North America, June 2019

Ad-hoc Reviewer

2018-present, JAMA Pediatrics

2018-present, Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal

2016-present, Paediatrics and International Child Health Journal

2016-present, JAIDS

2013-present, Archives of Disease in Childhood

2012-present, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

2008-present, Journal of Hospital Medicine

2007-present, Journal of Pediatric Emergency Care

2006-present, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal

2006-present, PLoS One

Academic and Institutional Committees

2017-present, Core Faculty, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness

2016-present, Co-Director, Global Health Research Affinity Group

2015-present, Co-Chair, Global Health Pilot Grant Review Committee,

2015-present, Chair, CHOP Global Health Conference Planning Committee

2015, International Expert Reviewer, Area of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, South African National Research Foundation

2015-present, Botswana-UPenn Partnership Advisory Committee, University of Pennsylvania

2015, External examiner, Masters in Public Health Program, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

2014-2015, Chair, Research Committee, Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana

2014-2015, Chair, Pediatric Morning Report Committee, Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana

2013-present, CHOP Global Health Resident Pathway Committee

2011-2015, Ad-hoc reviewer, Botswana Ministry of Health Research and Development Committee (IRB)

2009-present, Pediatric Education & Protocols Committee, University of Botswana Medical School

2008-present, Global Health Faculty & Leadership Committee

2007-present,Global Health Elective Scholarship Committee

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

International

2015, South African National Research Foundation

-2015, Invited Expert Reviewer in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

2013-present, Botswana Pediatric Association, founding member

2010-present, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

- 2018-2020, Board of Directors

- 2018-2020, Chair, Adult & Child Lung Health Section

- 2016-2018, Vice-Chair, Adult & Child Lung Health Section

- 2013-2016, Program secretary, Adult & Child Lung Health Section

- 2011-present, Abstract reviewer for World Lung Health Conference

2009-present, Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa

2008-present, Southern African HIV Clinicians Society

2001-present, Fellow of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (Pediatrics)

1995-present, Health Professions Council of South Africa

National

2016-present, American Board of Pediatrics

2010-present, Infectious Diseases Society of America

2004-present, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

2002-present, American Academy of Pediatrics, Associate Member