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Richard Semba
Professor
Academic Degrees
MD, MPH
Departmental Affiliation
International Health
Joint Departmental Affiliations
International Health; Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Departmental Address
550 N. Broadway, Suite 700
Baltimore, MD 21205
Email: rdsemba@jhmi.edu
Phone: 410-955-3572
Fax: 410-955-0629
Collexis expertise and publication web link
Keywords

Vitamin A, carotenoids, selenium; oxidative stress and inflammation; aging; pathogenesis of anemia; nutrition and immunity; history of nutrition
Honors and Awards

Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (2006)

W. Richard Green Professor of Ophthalmology (2007-present)
Selected Publications

2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

2004

  • Semba RD, de Pee S, Panagides D, Poly O, Bloem MW. Risk factors for xerophthalmia among mothers and their children and for mother-child pairs with xerophthalmia in Cambodia. Arch Ophthalmol 2004; 122: 517-523.

  • Semba RD, Bloem MW. Measles blindness. Surv Ophthalmol 2004; 49: 243-255

  • Gamble MV, Palafox NA, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Briand K, Semba RD. Relationship of vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency, and inflammation to anemia among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004 (advanced online publication, 31 March 2004, pp. 1-6).

  • Kwong W, Friello P, Semba RD. The epidemiology and pathophysiology of iron deficiency and lead poisoning. Sci Tot Environ 2004; (In press).

  • Van Lettow M, Kumwenda JJ, Harries AD, Taha TE, Kumwenda N, Whalen CC, Kang’ombe C, Semba RD. Malnutrition and the severity of lung disease in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004; 8: 211-217.

  • Semba RD, Guralnik JM, Chaves P, Ricks MO, Fried LP. Iron status and anemia in a population-based study of women with disability living in the community: The Women’s Health and Aging Study. Haematologica 2004; 89: 357-358.

    • 2003

  • Semba RD, Blaum C, Guralnik JM, Totin D, Ricks MO, Fried LP. Low carotenoid and vitamin E status are associated with indicators of sarcopenia among older women living in the community. Aging Clin Exp Res 2003; 15: 482-487.

  • Semba RD, Dagnelie G. Are lutein and zeaxanthin conditionally essential nutrients for eye health? Med Hypotheses 2003; 61: 465-472.

  • Semba RD. On Joseph Bramhall Ellison’s discovery that vitamin A reduces measles mortality. Nutrition 2003; 19: 390-394.

  • Palafox NA, Gamble MV, Dancheck B, Ricks MO, Semba RD. Vitamin A deficiency, iron deficiency, and anemia among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Nutrition 2003; 19: 405-408.

  • Semba RD, De Pee S, Panagides D, Poly O, Bloem MW. Risk factors for nightblindness among women of childbearing age in Cambodia. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003; 57: 1627-1632.

  • Semba RD. Iron deficiency anemia and the cycle of poverty among HIV-infected women in the inner city. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37 (Suppl 1): S105-S111.

  • Van Lettow M, Fawzi WW, Semba RD. Triple trouble: the role of malnutrition in tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection. Nutr Rev 2003; 61: 81-90.

    • 2002

  • Nussenblatt V, Semba RD. Micronutrient malnutrition and the pathogenesis of malarial anemia. Acta Trop. 2002 Jun;82(3):321-37. PMID: 12039672

  • Semba RD, Yuniar Y, Gamble MV, Natadisastra G, Muhilal. Assessment of vitamin A status of preschool children in Indonesia using plasma retinol-binding protein. J Trop Pediatr. 2002 Apr;48(2):84-7. PMID: 12022434

  • Semba RD, Bloem MW. The anemia of vitamin A deficiency: epidemiology and pathogenesis. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002 Apr;56(4):271-81. PMID: 11965502

  • Clark TD, Mmiro F, Ndugwa C, Perry RT, Jackson JB, Melikian G, Semba RD. Risk factors and cumulative incidence of anaemia among human immunodeficiency virus-infected children in Uganda. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2002 Mar;22(1):11-7. PMID: 11926044

  • Totin D, Ndugwa C, Mmiro F, Perry RT, Jackson JB, Semba RD. Iron deficiency anemia is highly prevalent among human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected infants in Uganda. J Nutr. 2002 Mar;132(3):423-9. PMID: 11880566

  • Semba RD, Shah N, Vlahov D. Risk factors and cumulative incidence of anaemia among HIV-infected injection drug users. Int J STD AIDS. 2002 Feb;13(2):119-23. PMID: 11839167

  • Semba RD, Shah N, Strathdee SA, Vlahov D. High prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among female injection drug users with and without HIV infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2002 Feb 1;29(2):142-4. PMID: 11832682

  • Semba RD, Shah N, Klein RS, Mayer KH, Schuman P, Vlahov D. Prevalence and cumulative incidence of and risk factors for anemia in a multicenter cohort study of human immunodeficiency virus-infected and -uninfected women. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jan 15;34(2):260-6. PMID: 11740716

    • 2001

  • Semba RD, Munasir Z, Akib A, Melikian G, Permaesih D, Muherdiyantiningsih, Marituti S, Muhilal. Integration of vitamin A supplementation with the Expanded Programme on Immunization: lack of impact on morbidity or infant growth. Acta Paediatr. 2001 Oct;90(10):1107-11. PMID: 11697418

  • Nussenblatt V, Mukasa G, Metzger A, Ndeezi G, Garrett E, Semba RD. Anemia and interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and erythropoietin levels among children with acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2001 Nov;8(6):1164-70. PMID: 11687458

  • Clark TD, Semba RD. Iron supplementation during human immunodeficiency virus infection: a double-edged sword? Med Hypotheses. 2001 Oct;57(4):476-9. PMID: 11601873

  • Semba RD, Shah N, Klein RS, Mayer KH, Schuman P, Gardner LI, Vlahov D. Highly active antiretroviral therapy associated with improved anemia among HIV-infected women. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2001 Sep;15(9):473-80. PMID: 11587633

  • Semba RD, Delange F. Iodine in human milk: perspectives for infant health. Nutr Rev. 2001 Aug;59(8 Pt 1):269-78. Review. PMID: 11518182

  • Semba RD, Kumwenda N, Taha TE, Mtimavalye L, Broadhead R, Garrett E, Miotti PG, Chiphangwi JD. Impact of vitamin A supplementation on anaemia and plasma erythropoietin concentrations in pregnant women: a controlled clinical trial. Eur J Haematol. 2001 Jun;66(6):389-95. PMID: 11488938

  • Melikian G, Mmiro F, Ndugwa C, Perry R, Jackson JB, Garrett E, Tielsch J, Semba RD. Relation of vitamin A and carotenoid status to growth failure and mortality among Ugandan infants with human immunodeficiency virus. Nutrition. 2001 Jul-Aug;17(7-8):567-72. PMID: 11448574

  • Semba RD, Gray GE. Pathogenesis of anemia during human immunodeficiency virus infection. J Investig Med. 2001 May;49(3):225-39. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11352180

  • Semba RD, Taha TE, Kumwenda N, Mtimavalye L, Broadhead R, Miotti PG, Chiphangwi JD. Iron status and indicators of human immunodeficiency virus disease severity among pregnant women in Malawi. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 May 15;32(10):1496-9. PMID: 11317253

  • Semba RD, Shah N, Vlahov D. Improvement of anemia among HIV-infected injection drug users receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2001 Apr 1;26(4):315-9. PMID: 11317071

    • 2000

  • Semba RD, Kumwenda N, Taha TE, Mtimavalye L, Broadhead R, Miotti PG, Eisinger W, Hoover D, Chiphangwi JD. Plasma and breast milk vitamin A as indicators of vitamin A status in pregnant women. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2000 Dec;70(6):271-7. PMID: 11214351

  • Perry RT, Mmiro F, Ndugwa C, Semba RD. Measles infection in HIV-infected African infants. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2000 Nov;918:377-80. PMID: 11131730

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