Paul Krezanoski, MD, MAS

Associate Professor

I am an internist and pediatrician working at San Francisco General Hospital. Since 2003 my work has focused on malaria prevention and the use of innovative technologies and research techniques to improve health in sub-Saharan Africa. I am a former Peace Corps volunteer (Madagascar 2003-2005) and I have run two randomized controlled trials on malaria prevention in Madagascar. I am the inventor of an electronic bednet adherence tool called SmartNet that remotely tracks the use of bednet use in at-risk households and is currently undergoing pilot testing in Uganda. I am also the Founding Director of Opportunity Solutions International, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which runs microfinance and innnovative health projects in Madagascar and Swaziland. I received a BA from Middlebury College in 2001 with a combined major in Anthropology and Computer Science. I obtained my medical degree from Boston University in 2010 and completed an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency in the Harvard/MGH combined program in 2014. I received my Master's in Clinical Research from UCSF in 2021.

Education
9/2021 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF Master's in Clinical Research
06/2014 - Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, MGH-Harvard Residency Training
MD, 05/2010 - Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
05/2005 - Health education, United States Peace Corps
BA, 05/2001 - Anthropology and Computer Science, Middlebury College
Honors and Awards
  • Early Career Award, Thrasher Research Foundation, 2013
  • Elsevier Clinical Research Award, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Health, 2010
  • New Investigator in Global Health, Global Health Council, 2007
Publications

  1. Kamya MR, Nankabirwa JI, Arinaitwe E, Rek J, Zedi M, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Opigo J, Staedke SG, Oruni A, Donnelly MJ, Greenhouse B, Briggs J, Krezanoski PJ, Bousema T, Rosenthal PJ, Olwoch P, Jagannathan P, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Dorsey G. Dramatic resurgence of malaria after 7 years of intensive vector control interventions in Eastern Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2024. PMID: 39208072


  2. Kamya MR, Nankabirwa JI, Arinaitwe E, Rek J, Zedi M, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Opigo J, Staedke SG, Oruni A, Donnelly MJ, Greenhouse B, Briggs J, Krezanoski PJ, Bousema T, Rosenthal PJ, Olwoch P, Jagannathan P, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Dorsey G. Dramatic resurgence of malaria after 7 years of intensive vector control interventions in Eastern Uganda. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2024. PMID: 38559091


  3. Takada S, Krezanoski PJ, Nyakato V, B?twala V, O'Malley AJ, Perkins JM, Tsai AC, Bangsberg DR, Christakis NA, Nishi A. Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda. Malaria journal 2022. PMID: 36434632


  4. Nankabirwa JI, Rek J, Arinaitwe E, Namuganga JF, Nsobya SL, Asua V, Mawejje HD, Epstein A, Greenhouse B, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Briggs J, Krezanoski PJ, Rosenthal PJ, Conrad M, Smith D, Staedke SG, Drakeley C, Bousema T, Andolina C, Donnelly MJ, Kamya MR, Dorsey G. East Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research: Summary of Key Research Findings. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2022. PMID: 36228916


  5. Comfort AB, El Ayadi AM, Camlin CS, Tsai AC, Nalubwama H, Byamugisha J, Walker DM, Moody J, Roberts T, Senoga U, Krezanoski PJ, Harper CC. The role of informational support from women's social networks on antenatal care initiation: qualitative evidence from pregnant women in Uganda. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2022. PMID: 36114484


  6. Krezanoski PJ, Rek J, Musiime A, Otto G, Kyagamba P, Rwatooro JA, Walters K, Romanel A, Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Drakeley CJ, Kamya M, Dorsey G. Remote bednet use monitoring to describe patterns of use and exposure to female Anopheles mosquitoes in an Ugandan cohort. Frontiers in Epidemiology 2022. PMID: 37854770


  7. Alexander SM, Agaba A, Campbell JI, Nambogo N, Camlin CS, Johnson M, Dorsey G, Olson KR, Bangsberg DR, Carroll RW, Santorino D, Krezanoski PJ. A qualitative study of the acceptability of remote electronic bednet use monitoring in Uganda. 2022. PMID: 35590303


  8. Koudou GB, Monroe A, Irish SR, Humes M, Krezanoski JD, Koenker H, Malone D, Hemingway J, Krezanoski PJ. Evaluation of an accelerometer-based monitor for detecting bed net use and human entry/exit using a machine learning algorithm. 2022. PMID: 35279149


  9. Musiime AK, Krezanoski PJ, Smith DL, Kilama M, Conrad MD, Otto G, Kyagamba P, Asiimwe J, Rek J, Nankabirwa JI, Arinaitwe E, Akol AM, Kamya MR, Staedke SG, Drakeley C, Bousema T, Lindsay SW, Dorsey G, Tusting LS. House design and risk of malaria, acute respiratory infection and gastrointestinal illness in Uganda: A cohort study. PLOS Global Public Health 2022. PMID: 36962263


  10. Musiime AK, Krezanoski PJ, Smith DL, Kilama M, Conrad MD, et al.. House design and risk of malaria, acute respiratory infection and gastrointestinal illness in Uganda: A cohort study 2022. PMID:


  11. Krezanoski PJ, Roh ME, Rek J, Nankabirwa JI, Arinaitwe E, Staedke SG, Nayiga S, Hsiang MS, Smith D, Kamya M, Dorsey G. Marked reduction in antibiotic usage following intensive malaria control in a cohort of Ugandan children. 2021. PMID: 34844601


  12. Comfort AB, Harper CC, Tsai AC, Moody J, Perkins JM, Rasolofomana JR, Alperin C, Ranjalahy AN, Heriniaina R, Krezanoski PJ. Social and provider networks and women's contraceptive use: Evidence from Madagascar. Contraception 2021. PMID: 33901430


  13. Comfort AB, Krezanoski PJ, Rao L, El Ayadi A, Tsai AC, Goodman S, Harper CC. Mental health among outpatient reproductive health care providers during the US COVID-19 epidemic. Reproductive health 2021. PMID: 33627155


  14. Comfort AB, Harper CC, Tsai AC, Perkins JM, Moody J, Rasolofomana JR, Alperin C, Schultz M, Ranjalahy AN, Heriniaina R, Krezanoski PJ. The association between men's family planning networks and contraceptive use among their female partners: an egocentric network study in Madagascar. BMC public health 2021. PMID: 33494746


  15. Rek J, Musiime A, Zedi M, Otto G, Kyagamba P, Asiimwe Rwatooro J, Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa J, Staedke SG, Drakeley C, Rosenthal PJ, Kamya M, Dorsey G, Krezanoski PJ. Non-adherence to long-lasting insecticide treated bednet use following successful malaria control in Tororo, Uganda. PloS one 2020. PMID: 33270743


  16. Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Krezanoski P, Rek J, Kamya V, Epstein A, Rosenthal PJ, Drakeley C, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Staedke SG. Association between recent overnight travel and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study in Tororo. Malaria journal 2020. PMID: 33176793


  17. Krezanoski JD, Matshotyana K, Nxumalo N, Comfort AB, Khumalo P, Krezanoski PJ. The impact of pill counting on resource-limited health facilities: a thematic qualitative analysis in eSwatini. Health policy and planning 2020. PMID: 32073622


  18. Krezanoski PJ, Krezanoski JD, Nxumalo N, Gabert R, Comfort AB, Khumalo P, Matshotyana K. Comparison of traditional methods versus SAFEcount for filling prescriptions: A pilot study of an innovative pill counting solution in eSwatini. PloS one 2019. PMID: 31800584


  19. Krezanoski PJ, Santorino D, Agaba A, Dorsey G, Bangsberg DR, Carroll RW. How Are Insecticide-Treated Bednets Used in Ugandan Households? A Comprehensive Characterization of Bednet Adherence Using a Remote Monitor. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2019. PMID: 31287045


  20. Krezanoski P, Haberer J. Objective monitoring of mosquito bednet usage and the ethical challenge of respecting study bystanders' privacy. Clinical trials (London, England) 2019. PMID: 31368779


  21. Perkins JM, Krezanoski P, Takada S, Kakuhikire B, Batwala V, Tsai AC, Christakis NA, Bangsberg DR. Social norms, misperceptions, and mosquito net use: a population-based, cross-sectional study in rural Uganda. Malaria journal 2019. PMID: 31159821


  22. Krezanoski PJ, Bangsberg DR, Tsai AC. Quantifying bias in measuring insecticide-treated bednet use: meta-analysis of self-reported vs objectively measured adherence. Journal of global health 2018. PMID: 29619211


  23. Comfort AB, Krezanoski PJ. The effect of price on demand for and use of bednets: evidence from a randomized experiment in Madagascar. Health policy and planning 2017. PMID: 28207055


  24. Krezanoski PJ, Campbell JI, Santorino D, Bangsberg DR. Objective monitoring of Insecticide-treated bednet use to improve malaria prevention: SmartNet development and validation. PloS one 2017. PMID: 28158233


  25. Krezanoski PJ, Santorino D, Nambogo N, Campbell JI, Bangsberg DR. Maternal Attitudes about Objectively Monitored Bednet Use in Rural Uganda. Malaria research and treatment 2016. PMID: 27840766


  26. Krezanoski PJ. Delivering insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention: innovative strategies. Research and reports in tropical medicine 2016. PMID: 30050338


  27. . Delivering insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention: innovative strategies Research and reports in tropical medicine 2016. PMID:


  28. Krezanoski PJ, Tsai AC, Hamer DH, Comfort AB, Bangsberg DR. Household malaria knowledge and its association with bednet ownership in settings without large-scale distribution programs: Evidence from rural Madagascar. Journal of global health 2014. PMID: 24976960


  29. Paul J. Krezanoski,Davidson H. Hamer. Malaria. 2014. PMID:


  30. Krezanoski PJ, Comfort AB, Tsai AC, Bangsberg DR. Households with young children and use of freely distributed bednets in rural Madagascar. International health 2013. PMID: 24366350


  31. Krezanoski PJ, Comfort AB, Hamer DH. Effect of incentives on insecticide-treated bed net use in sub-Saharan Africa: a cluster randomized trial in Madagascar. Malaria journal 2010. PMID: 20579392