Rojelio Mejia

Rojelio Mejia, M.D.

Associate Professor

Email

rmejia@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Laboratory of Human Parasitology
Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine

Associate Professor: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Tropical Medicine; Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases; National School of Tropical Medicine
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Houston, TX, US

Director of Molecular Parasitology Testing Unit: Center for Vaccine Development

Director of Research Internships: National School of Tropical Medicine

Addresses

Smith Clinic (Clinic): 2525 Holly Hall St
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 873-8890

Education

M.D. from Michigan State University: 01/2006 - East Lansing, MI, United States; Medical School

Postdoctoral Fellowship at National Institute Of Health - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases: 01/2012 - Bethesda, MD, United States; Infectious Diseases

Residency from University Of Virginia: 01/2008 - Charlottesville, VA, United States; Internal Medicine

Internship at University of Virginia: Charlottesville

Certifications

Texas Medical License 2012: Texas Medical Board

American Board of Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases Certified 2012: American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine Certified 2010: American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Infectious Diseases Teaching Faculty of the Year 2012 to 2013: ��Ƶ of Medicine (06/2012 - 07/2013)

American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway, 2008: University of Virginia

National Medical Fellowships 2004: Fellowship and scholarship for research symposium, 2004: Princeton, NJ

Smookler Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2003: Michigan State University

Houston's Top Docs 2014: Infectious Diseases: H Town Magazine

Professional Interests

Tropical Medicine

Professional Statement

The Laboratory of Human and Environmental Parasitology is dedicated to improving understanding and treating parasitic infections by enhancing the systems of their diagnoses. The laboratory's goals are to define the prevalence and parasitic burden in endemic populations and help healthcare workers diagnose cases more accurately and more quickly while keeping the cost of diagnosis at a reasonable level, with goals of eradication and improvement in healthcare outcomes.

Websites

Laboratory of Human Parasitology

Selected Publications

Mejia R, Vicuña Y, Broncano N, Sandoval C, Vaca M, Chico M, Cooper PJ, Nutman TB. " " Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.. 2013 Jun ; 88 (6) : 1041-7.
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Nitto T, Dyer KD, Mejia RA, Byström J, Wynn TA, Rosenberg HF. " " Genes Immun.. 2004 Dec ; 5 (8) : 668-74.
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Mejia R, Booth GS, Fedorko DP, Hsieh MM, Khuu HM, Klein HG, Mu J, Fahle G, Nutman TB, Su XZ, Williams EC, Flegel WA, Klion A. " " Transfusion. 2012 Dec ; 52 (12) : 2677-82.
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Klion AD, Mejia R, Cowen EW, Dowdell KC, Dunleavy K, Fahle GA, Holland-Thomas N, Maric I, Pittaluga S, Raffeld M, Santos C, Stetler-Stevenson M, Krogmann T, Shatzer AN, Turk SP, Yin Y, Xi L, Prussin C, Cohen JI. " " Blood. 2013 Mar 21; 121 (12) : 2364-6.
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Mejia R, Nutman TB. " " Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis.. 2012 Aug ; 25 (4) : 458-63.
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Nabha L, Krishnan S, Ramanathan R, Mejia R, Roby G, Sheikh V, McAuliffe I, Nutman T, Sereti I. " " Pathog Glob Health. 2012 Aug ; 106 (4) : 238-44.
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Mejia R, Nutman TB. " " Semin. Hematol.. 2012 Apr ; 49 (2) : 149-59.
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Abraham D, Hess JA, Mejia R, Nolan TJ, Lok JB, Lustigman S, Nutman TB. " " Vaccine. 2011 Oct 19; 29 (45) : 8134-40.
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Mejia R, Nash TE. " " Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 ; 89 (5) : 919-923.
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Bisoffi Z, Buonfrate D, Sequi M, Mejia R, Cimino RO, Krolewiecki AJ, Albonico M, Gobbo M, Bonafini S, Angheben A, Requena-Mendez A, Muñoz J, Nutman TB.. " " PLoS Negl Trop Dis.. 2014 Jan 9; 8 (1) : e2640.
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Projects

Application of multi-parallel qPCR in detection of hookworm and other soil transmitted helminths, plus protozoa including Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Entamoeba histolytica in rural Alabama.: National School of Tropical Medicine and Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise; Alabama
Molecular diagnostic surveillance of 8 GI parasites in an HIV infected community in Uganda: National School of Tropical Medicine and University of Minnesota; Kampala, Uganda
Real-time quantitative PCR surveillance of gastrointestinal parasites in a symptomatic rural Argentinian population: National School of Tropical Medicine and Universidad Nacional de Salta; Salta, Argentina
Innovations And Applications Of Molecular Diagnostics In The Prevalence, Developmental Impact And Adaptive Immunology Of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections In Endemic Populations.: National School of Tropical Medicine and Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador; Quito, Ecuador
Strongyloides stercoralis surveillance in foreign-born subjects living in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC area.: National School of Tropical Medicine and Georgetown University; Maryland

Memberships

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Member

Funding

Evaluation of a novel Tc-24 ELISA test in post-treatment efficacy for Chagas disease. #1R03AI190704-01: Grant funding from National Institutes of Health; Using a recombinant Tc24 ELISA for test-of-cure in Chagas disease.

Serological test for detecting all geographical variances of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. #1R21AI171477-01A1: Grant funding from National Institutes of Health; Using a novel magneto immunoassay to detect Chagas disease in serum.

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