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Departments
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Specialties
Pediatric infectious diseases, HIV, MRSA, Lyme disease, COVID-19
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Primary Location
Crosstown Center, 801 Mass Ave
7th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
About
Dr. Elijah E. Paintsil is a pediatrician and the Chief of Pediatrics at BMC, and Chair of Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Dr. Paintsil is deeply committed to advancing pediatric care, training, and research, and to achieving health equity for underserved communities. He is a nationally-recognized pediatric infectious disease specialist, caring for children with conditions ... such as HIV, Lyme disease, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A renowned physician-scientist, Dr. Paintsil also conducts research on antiretroviral therapy-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, the transmission of hepatitis C among injection drug users, and pediatric HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited countries.
Dr. Paintsil received his medical degree from University of Ghana. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Lincoln Hospital in New York City before continuing his journey at Yale School of Medicine with a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Paintsil has held many prestigious advisory roles, including that of consultant to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in its continent-wide COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
Dr. Paintsil is deeply committed to advancing pediatric care, training, and research, and to achieving health equity for underserved communities. He is a nationally-recognized pediatric infectious disease specialist, caring for children with conditions ... such as HIV, Lyme disease, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A renowned physician-scientist, Dr. Paintsil also conducts research on antiretroviral therapy-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, the transmission of hepatitis C among injection drug users, and pediatric HIV treatment outcomes in resource-limited countries.
Dr. Paintsil received his medical degree from University of Ghana. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Lincoln Hospital in New York City before continuing his journey at Yale School of Medicine with a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases. Dr. Paintsil has held many prestigious advisory roles, including that of consultant to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in its continent-wide COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
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Administrative Title
Chair, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Residency
Pediatrics, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, 1999-2002 -
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 2002-2005 -
Education
University of Ghana Medical School, 1992
Lincoln Medical Center, 1999
