Joseph N. Cherabie, MD, MSc

Joseph N. Cherabie, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Joseph Cherabie is the Associate Medical Director of the St. Louis County Sexual Health Clinic and the Associate Medical Director of the St. Louis STI/HIV prevention Training Center. Dr. Cherabie specializes in sexual health care with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and HIV, all within the lens of medical education. His research focuses on long term complications of STIs and HIV, STI testing,  STI and HIV prevention, and LGBTQIA+ population studies with respect to workplace discrimination, healthcare access, and mental health. He is the co-author of the Washington Manual on Medical Therapeutics Chapter on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV. He mentors medical students, residents, and fellows through his work with OUTmed and gives lectures on LGBTQIA+ access to healthcare, LGBTQIA+ research methods, and STIs. He is also currently working on a medical education curriculum on LGBTQIA+ health within the Washington University Department of Medicine.

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Patients seen at

Taylor Ave. Building Extension
620 South Taylor Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110

Additional Titles
  • Associate Medical Director, St. Louis County Sexual Health Clinic
  • Associate Medical Director, St. Louis STI/HIV prevention Training Center
  • Director, Washington University School of Medicine PrEP Program
Education
  • BA Philosophy: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (2010)
  • MSc Control of Infectious diseases: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England (2015)
  • MD: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon (2014)
  • Research Assisstant : University of Colorado CHIP Program, Aurora, CO (2016)
  • Resident: UKSM Wichita KS (2018)
Selected Publications
  • Cherabie J, Nilsen K, Houssayni S. Transgender Health Medical Education Intervention and its Effects on Beliefs, Attitudes, Comfort, and Knowledge. Kans J Med. 2018;11(4):106-109. Published 2018 Nov 29.
  • Cherabie J, Mazi P, Rauseo AM, Ayres C, Larson L, Rutjanawech S, O’Halloran J, Presti R, Powderly WG, Spec A. Long-Term Mortality after HistoplasmaInfection in People with HIV. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(5):369. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7050369
  • Cherabie JN, Liang SY, Reno H. Diagnostics for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in the Emergency Department: Fight Smarter Not Harder. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;77(4):411-413. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.09.445. PMID: 33766272.

Bibliography – Joseph N. Cherabie