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Hanna A. Bayisa MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
1980 - 1990 Yekatit 25/67 Comprehensive School, Holeta, Ethiopia
1991 - 1999 MD, Gondar Collage of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia
2015 - 2020 PhD, Tropical and Infectious Disease -Thesis “Chronic Hepatitis B: Clinical and Virological Study and Evaluation of International Guidelines in sub-Saharan Africa”, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Patho-biology, Addis Ababa University Africa”, Ethiopia

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
2003 - 2006 Post-Graduate Study- Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
2016 - 2018 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship, St.Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
1999 - 2001 General Practitioner, Ethiopian Air Force Debre Zeit Hospital, Ethiopia
2001 - 2003 General Practitioner, Gebriel Alternate Higher Clinic, Ethiopia
2006 - 2007 Internist, Universal Higher Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2009 - 2013 Internist, Adera Higher Clinic, International Cardiac Hospital, Ethiopia
2009 - 2013 Internist, Bethzatha General Hospital, Ethiopia
2013 - 2016 Consultant Internist, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013 - 2020 Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2014 - 2015 Chair, Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2019 - 2021 Consultant Internist, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2020 - 2022 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2021 - 2025 Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist (Senior Consultant), King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda
2022 - 2025 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rwanda
2025 - Present Assistant Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2007 - 2009 Advanced Clinical Monitoring Project Manager/Regional Clinical Advisor for Johns Hopkins University, TSEHAI Project (Technical Support for the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS ART Initiative), Ethiopia

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2013 - 2021 Hematology Unit Service and Teaching Pilot Program Leader, Department of Internal Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013 - 2021 Fellowship Programs Director, Department of Cardiology and Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013 - 2014 Resident Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2014 - 2025 Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2021 - 2025 Director, Department of Internal Medicine -Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit, University of Rwanda
2023 - 2025 Fellowship Program Director, Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit, University of Rwanda

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2013 - 2021 Director, Transformed General Internal Medicine Clinic into Subspecialty Clinics, St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013 - 2021 Facilitator, Enrollment into the World Hemophilia Foundation, St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2015 - 2021 Administrator, Pilot Program for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Ethiopia, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College in collaboration with the Government of Norway, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2021 - 2025 Director, Gastroenterology Unit, King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2018 Certificate of Recognition as Head of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
2019 Best Female Researcher - Certificate of Recognition on the Fifth Annual Research Conference, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
06/2024 Recognition of Women in Gastroenterology article in WGN's online newsletter, World Gastroenterology Organization; WGN e-Newsletter, Volume 29, Issue 2
2024 Trainee Hub Accolade for Directorship of GI fellowship and Partnership in Rawanda, American College of Gastroenterology Journal; Volume 8
2025 Certificate of Recognition of Outstanding Contributions in Advancing Gastroenterology Education & Clinical Care in Rwanda , Rwanda Ministry of Health
2025 Certificate of Recognition of Outstanding Leadership, Clinical Excellence, & Pioneering Role in Advancing Gastroenterology & Hepatology Services in Rwanda , King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda
2025 Certificate of Recognition of Outstanding Contributions in Advancing Gastroenterology Education & Clinical Care in Rwanda, University of Rwanda

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Ethiopian Society of Internal Medicine (ESIM)
Ethiopian Medical Association (EMA)
Ethiopian Gastroenterology Association (EGA)
Rwandan Society of Endoscopy (RSE)
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
2014 - 2015 Chairman, Acquisition, Installation and Construction Committee for CAT Lab and 8-Story Cardiology Excellence Center, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Initiated and lead the first educational committee in collaboration with international GI partners, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Introduced GI subspecialty ward rounds, optimizing patient care while enhancing bedside academic teaching for undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and GI fellows, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Played a key role in developing the first GI subspecialty clinic and GI fellows clinic at KFH, setting a new benchmark for elevated standards of patient care, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Pioneered the first Gastroenterology outpatient clinic, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Initiated the first gastroenterology inpatient subspecialty ward rounds, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Adminstrator, Spearheaded the expansion of the GI Fellowship Training Program to University Teaching Hospital Kigali (CHUK) -, University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Administrator, Established the first gastroenterology unit, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2022 - 2025 Administrator, Lead the establishment of a new state-of-the-art gastroenterology unit at King Faisal Hospital, designed to meet international standards and improve patient care through advanced procedures and academic teaching, King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
- 08/2025 Organizer, East African Postgraduate Endoscopy course and Colonoscopy TCT Program, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda - organized by British Society of Gastroenterology, African Middle Eastern Association of Gastroenterology and Rwanda Society for Endoscopy.

INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
03/2014 - 10/2015 Member, Academic Council and Senate, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2021 - 2025 Council Member, Academic Council, University of Rwanda, Rwanda
01/2022 - Present Board Member, e-WGN Editorial Board, World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO)
07/2022 - Present Committee Member, WEO Research Committee, World Endoscopy Organization (WEO)
01/2024 - Present Member, Media and Community Engagement Committee, World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO)
12/16/2024 Abstract Reviewer and Panelist, JGAF 24th Congress of the African Society of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Rwanda
01/2025 - Present Vice-Chair, Media and Community Engagement Committee, World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO)
02/2025 - Present Scientific Committee Member, ENDO 2026 (Cape Town, South Africa), Endocrine Society
04/2025 - 09/2025 Abstract & Poster Reviewer, Australian Gastroenterology Week 2025, World Congress of Gastroenterology
Contributor, Committee to develop Ethiopia National Hepatitis Elimination Profile (N-HEP), Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination
Group Member, Working group for the revision of the 2016 National guideline on prevention, care & treatment of viral hepatitis in Ethiopia, Ministry of Health

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Treatment of Hepatitis B in Resource-limited Settings - a Pilot Program in Ethiopia. ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT02344498.
Source:
Oslo University Hospital
Role & Effort:
Established the start of the project and worked as Co-Principal Investigator
Dates:
01/2015 - 12/2021
  
Title:
The Norwegian Nucleoside Analogue Stop Study: a Randomized Open-Label Trial in HBeAg Negative Chronic Hepatitis B, Aiming at Achieving a Functional Cure. ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT03681132
Source:
Oslo University Hospital
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator: Hanna Aberra
PI:
Co-Investigator: Solanpe M. Mukanumviye
Dates:
2018 - 2021
  
Title:
The Chronic Liver Disease Evolution And Registry for Event and Decompensation (CLEARED) Global Study of Liver Disease Outcomes in Inpatients.
Source:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Role & Effort:
Started the collaboration and bring the research to Rwanda and serving as Country Primary Investigator for Rwanda and Co-investigator for the Study
Dates:
12/2022 - Present
  
Title:
Assessment of Diagnostic Modalities and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma at Tertiary Hospitals in Rwanda
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Jasmon Bagag and Ashok Choudhury
Dates:
2022 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Chronic Liver Disease Patients in SPHMMC: Clinical Characteristics, Underlying Causes and Inpatient Outcomes
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Hanna Bayisa
Dates:
2016 - 2018
  
Title:
Grant for GI Fellows Research Projects
Source:
King Faisal Hospital Rwanda Foundation
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Five GI Fellows
Dates:
2022 - 2025
Direct Funds:
$22,600,000 (Rwandan Francs)
  
Title:
Management and Outcomes of Patients with Obstructive Pancreatic-Biliary Diseases in Rwanda
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Ingabire Zainab, Marie Solange Mukanumviye, Dyna Nyampinga, Shikama Felicien, Cedrik Kwitonda
Dates:
2022 - 2024
  
Title:
Upper Endoscopy Indications, Findings and Clinical Outcome in Three Rwandan Tertiary Hospitals
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Ingabire Zainab
Dates:
2022 - 2024
  
Title:
Assessment of Bowel Preparation Quality and Predictors of Inadequate Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy in Rwanda
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Shikama Felicien
Dates:
2022 - 2024
  
Title:
Assessment of Acute Pancreatitis Management and Outcome at Tertiary Hospitals in Rwanda: Prospective Multicenter Study
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Solange Mukanumviye
Dates:
2022 - 2024
  
Title:
Constipation: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics Among Patients Attending Tertiary Hospitals in Rwanda
Source:
University of Rwanda
Role & Effort:
Principal Advisor
PI:
Cedrik Kwitonda
Dates:
2023 - 2025
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Poster Presentation, “Early Experiences from One of the First Treatment Programs for Chronic Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa”, European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (EASL) the International Liver Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 04/13/2016 - 04/17/2016
Poster Presentation, The WHO Guidelines for Chronic Hepatitis B Fail to Detect Half of the Patients in Need of Treatment” European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (EASL), The International Liver Congress, Paris, France, 04/11/2018 - 04/15/2018
“Working Together to Scale- Up Hepatitis Testing to Achieve SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities from Response to COVID-19”, UN General Assembly, Virtual, 09/28/2020
“End Hepatitis by 2030: Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in the African region”, Webinar organized by Abbot, 11/26/2020
“A Tour of Options to Scale-Up HBV Testing to Meet Elimination Goals in the African Region”, Webinar organized by The Task Force For Global Health, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination, 04/15/2021
Moderator, Session on “The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy & Gastroenterology & Hepatology Association of Sub-Saharan Africa (GHASSA) International Symposium", Digestive Disease Week (DDW), 2023, Chicago, Illinois, 05/06/2023
“Advancing Women in Endoscopic Training”, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), 2024, Berlin, Germany, 04/25/2024
“Starting a GI Fellowship Program in Africa”, ASGE & World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) international Symposium at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), Washington, DC, 05/21/2024
"Experience Gained from Training in Africa", Digestive Disease Week (DDW), San Diego, California, 05/04/2025
“Chronic Hepatitis B: A Clinical and Virological Study and Evaluation of International Guidelines in Sub-Saharan Africa”, 24th Conference Days Gastroenterology of Francophone Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 12/16/2025
 
National
"Chronic Hepatitis B :Clinical & Virological Study and Guidelines Evaluation”, East African Postgraduate Endoscopy course and Colonoscopy TCT Program, organized by British Society of Gastroenterology(BSG),African Middle Eastern Association of Gastroenterology (AMAGE) and Rwanda Society for Endoscopy(RSE),, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda, 08/28/2025
 
Local
Faculty Expert, IRCAD Training, Basic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course, Kigali, Rwanda, 03/26/2025 - 03/28/2025
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
2013 - 2021 St. Paul’s Millennium Medical Collage, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (Fellows, Residents, and Undergraduates)
 
Resident and Fellow Education
2021 - 2025 University of Rwanda, Lecturer
2022 - 2024 University of Rwanda, Mentored 4 GI Fellows
2023 - 2025 University of Rwanda, Mentored 1 GI Fellow
2024 - 2025 University of Rwanda, Mentored 3 GI Fellows
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
Program Chair - Spearheaded the development and launch of the first Gastroenterology & Cardiology fellowship programs, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
Established the first GI Fellowship Program, University of Rwanda
Faculty
Launched the first Internal Medicine residency program, establishing a partnership with the University of Michigan, St. Paul’s Hospital & Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
 
Research Programs
Established a collaborative research program with the Government of Norway on the treatment of Hepatitis B in resource-limited settings, with a focus on Ethiopia which is a pilot program to study the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of treating Chronic Hepatitis B, contributing to significant publications which led to revision of WHO CHB treatment guideline.
Facilitated CHUK and KFH as key study sites for the Chronic Liver Disease Evolution and Registry for Event and Decompensation (CLEARED) Global Study
Established multisite studies and international collaborations, bringing the CLEARED Global Study of Liver Disease Outcomes in Inpatients to Rwanda
 
 
 

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS:
2020 - 2022 Collaborated on the 2024 Global Report on National Policy, Programmes, and Progress towards Hepatitis B Elimination: Findings from 33 Hepatitis Elimination Profiles, The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination
2021 - 2025 Coordinated the participation of over 26 GI faculty members from around the globe, enhancing the fellowship training program through in-person and virtual lectures - King Faisal Hospital under the University of Rwanda
2021 - 2025 Actively participated in organizing the Rwanda Endoscopic Week under the Rwandan Society of Endoscopy, providing multidimensional teaching and patient care at district hospitals through international volunteer GI faculties
2021 - 2025 Fostered a collaboration between the Ministry of Health of Rwanda and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), facilitating the use of MCW as an external rotation site for GI fellows
2022 Led efforts to have King Faisal Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) recognized as WEO Centers of Training, in partnership with Professor Dua Kulwinder (Chair, Africa Outreach Committee, World Endoscopy Organization)

RESEARCH INTEREST:
Long-term drug side effects in chronic hepatitis B treatment
Natural history and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and D
Optimal timing for discontinuation of nucleoside analogue therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Aberra H, et al. The WHO Guidelines for Chronic Hepatitis B Fail to Detect Half of the Patients in Need of Treatment in Ethiopia. J Hepatol. 2019 Jun;70(6):1065-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.01.037. Epub 2019 Mar 28. PMID: 30929749
2. Desalegn H, Orlien SMS, Aberra H, et al. Five-year Results of a Treatment Program for Chronic Hepatitis B in Ethiopia. BMC Med. 2023 Sep 29;21(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03082-4. PMID: 37775742
3. Woldemedihn GM, Aberra H, et al. Renal Safety of Long-term Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Treatment in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Aug 7;10(8):ofad404. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad404. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37614515
4. Johannessen A, Mekasha B, Desalegn H, Aberra H, et al. Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus in Ethiopia. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Apr 26;9(5):430. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9050430. PMID: 33925930.
5. Mukanumviye S, Nyampinga D , Kwitonda C, Shikama F, Rutaganda E, Redae B, Aberra H, et. al. A Case Report of Hemosuccus Pancreaticus: the Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Demystified after 9 Months of Episodic Bleeding. Front Gastroenterol, 19 November 2024, DOI 10.3389/fgstr.2024.1433278.
6. Woldemedihn GM, Rueegg CS, Desalegn H, Aberra H, et al. Validity of a Point-of-Care Viral Load Test for Hepatitis B in a Low-Income Setting. J Virol Methods 2021 Mar:289:114057. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.114057. Epub 2020 Dec 29. PMID: 33359613
7. Johannessen A, Aberra H, et al. A Novel Score to Select Patients for Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis B: Results from a Large Ethiopian Cohort. J Hepatol. 2019 Oct;71(4):840-841. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.04.006. Epub 2019 Aug 2. PMID: 31383377
8. Desalegn H, Aberra H, et al. Predictors of Mortality in Patients under Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a Prospective Cohort Study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2019 May 15;19(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12876-019-0993-1. PMID: 31092203.
9. Desalegn H, Aberra H, et al. Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1-Year Results of a Pilot Program in Ethiopia. BMC Med. 2018 Dec 17;16(1):234. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1229-x. PMID: 30554571.
10. Aberra H, et al. Early Experiences from One of the First Treatment Programs for Chronic Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Infect Dis . 2017 Jun 19;17(1):438. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2549-8. PMID: 28629395
11. Stene-Johansen K, Yaqoob N, Overbo J, Aberra H, et al. Dry Blood Spots a Reliable Method for Measurement of Hepatitis B Viral Load in Resource-Limited Settings. PLoS One . 2016 Nov 7;11(11):e0166201. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166201. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27820845.
12. Desalegn H, Aberra H, et al. Predictors of Mortality in Patients under Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B in Ethiopia: a Prospective Cohort Study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2019 May 15;19(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12876-019-0993-1. PMID: 31092203.
13. Zainab Ingabire, Aberra B Hanna, et al. Management and Outcomes of Patients with Obstructive Jaundice from Pancreatobiliary Diseases in Rwanda. BMC Gastroenterol. 2025 Jul 28;25(1):535. doi: 10.1186/s12876-025-04143-z. PMID: 40721730
14. Hanna Aberra, et al. Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection in a Large Cohort of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in Ethiopia. Liver Int. 2018 Jun;38(6):1000-1009. doi: 10.1111/liv.13607. Epub 2017 Oct 20. PMID: 28980394
15. Hailemichael Desalegn 1, Hanna Aberra, et al. Are Non-Invasive Fibrosis Markers for Chronic Hepatitis B Reliable in Sub-Saharan Africa? Comparative Study Liver Int. 2017 Oct;37(10):1461-1467. doi: 10.1111/liv.13393. Epub 2017 Mar 23. PMID: 28222249
16. Haile A, Tesfaw N, Fessaha, Tadesse A, Yegzaw T, Shiferaw S, Amonge W, G/Eyesus G, Abera H. Medical Interns HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Practical Exposure & Confidence to Provide HIV/AIDS Related Services. XLIII Ethiopian Medical Association Annual Conference Bulletin 2007. May 30 – June 1, page 10-12.
17. Nyampinga D, Rutaganda E, Shikama F,Ingabire Z,Mukanumviye S, Turikumwe S, Aberra H, et. el. Causes and Outcomes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Referral Hospitals in Rwanda: a Prospective Study, Rwanda Medical Journal, Vol. 80, no. 4, p. 70-77, 2023.
18. (SWEN) Study Team; Bedri A, Gudetta B, Isehak A, Kumbi S, Lulseged S, Mengistu Y, Bhore AV, Bhosale R, Varadhrajan V, Gupte N, Sastry J, Suryavanshi N, Tripathy S, Mmiro F, Mubiru M, Onyango C, Taylor A, Musoke P, Nakabiito C, Abashawl A, Adamu R, Antelman G, Bollinger RC, Bright P, Chaudhary MA, Coberly J, Guay L, Fowler MG, Gupta A, Hassen E, Jackson JB, Moulton LH, Nayak U, Omer SB, Propper L, Ram M, Rexroad V, Ruff AJ, Shankar A, Zwerski S. Study contributors—Ethiopia: Atlalelech Abate, Getnet Abebe, Menen Abebe, Hana Abera, et al. Extended-Dose Nevirapine to 6 Weeks of Age for Infants to Prevent HIV Transmission via Breastfeeding in Ethiopia, India, and Uganda: an Analysis of Three Randomised Controlled Trials. Six Week Extended-Dose Nevirapine. Lancet. 2008 Jul 26; 372(9635):300-13.PMID: 18657709
19. Mukanumviye MS, Getaneh FB, Ndagijimana S, Nduwayezu A, Dusabejambo V, Rutaganda E, Nyampinga D, Ingabire Z, Aberra H, Dua KS. Pancreatic Tuberculosis: Resolution of Pancreatic Pseudocyst and Loculated Ascites Under Tuberculosis Therapy. ACG Case Rep J. 2026 Jan 19;13(1):e01971. PMID: 41561372
20. Hanna Aberra, Kulwinder S Dua, et. al. Building a Gastroenterology Fellowship Programme in Rwanda: a Model of International Partnerships and Sustainable Capacity Building. BMJ Open Gastroenterol . 2026 Jun 26;13(1):e002310. PMID: 42362203
 
Abstracts
1. “Early Experiences from One of the First Treatment Programs for Chronic Hepatitis B in Sub-Saharan Africa” European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (EASL) the International Liver Congress, Barcelona, Spain – April 2016 - Poster Presentation.
2. “The WHO Guidelines for Chronic Hepatitis B Fail to Detect Half of the Patients in Need of Treatment” European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (EASL) - The International Liver Congress, Paris, France – April 2018 – Poster Presentation.
3. Ivy Riano, Felicien Shikama, Marie Solange Mukanumviye, Zainab Ingabire, Dyna Nyampinga, Victoria Forbes, Mary D. Chamberlin, and Hanna Aberra, Point-of-Care Isoenzyme Type M2 Pyruvate Kinase Quick Stool Test for the Detection of Gastric Cancer in Rwanda: A Pilot Study. J Clin Oncol 41, e18530(2023) Volume 41, Number 16_suppl DOI:10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_ suppl.e18530
4. Mekonnen H, Aberra H, et al., HCC in a Prospective Cohort of HBV-Infected Patients in Ethiopia, Conference on Liver Disease in Africa (COLDA) 2019, Cairo, Egypt.
5. Katie A. Dunleavy, Ruth Mukeshimana, Marie Solange Mukanumviye, Shikama Felicien, Nyampinga Dyna, Ingabire Zainab, Cedric Kwitonda, Steve Bensen, Vincent Dusabejambo, Hanna Aberra, Donald R. Duerksen, Chronic Epigastric Pain: Creating a Clinical Decision Supoort Algorithm for Rwandan Physicians, Digestive Disease Week (DDW),2024, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. Member of Delphi Panel. Esophageal Stenting for Benign and Malignant Disease: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Cascade Guideline. Endoscopy International Open 2019; 07: E833–E836
2. Lindsey Hiebert-Suwondo, Jana Manning, Rania A Tohme, Maria Buti, Loreta A Kondili, C Wendy Spearman, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Victoria Turnier,Jeffrey V Lazarus, Jason Grebely, Gregory J Dore, Imam Waked, John W Ward, and the National Hepatitis Elimination Profile Collaborators [Member], A 2024 Global Report on National Policies, Programmes,and Progress Towards Hepatitis C Elimination: Findings from 33 Hepatitis Elimination Profiles. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2025. Published online May 20, 2025.