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Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Areas of Interest

Secondary prevention of cervical cancer in LMICs, self-administered therapies for HPV and cervical precancer treatment, AI-supported health education, women living with HIV

About

Dr. Mungo’s research group is investigating feasible, evidence-based methods to improve secondary prevention of cervical cancer in Africa. Specifically, we work to improve access to HPV testing via self-collection and precancer treatment in these settings as part of the WHO-endorsed single-visit “screen & treat” strategy. We are also investigating the feasibility – safety, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy – of topical, self-administered antiviral therapies as primary treatment of HPV and cervical precancer treatment, or as an adjunct therapy to improve treatment outcomes in people living with HIV,  the majority of whom live in low- and middle-income countries.

Awards and Honors 

  • NCI-Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) Early Career Scientist (2023-2024)
  • Daniel Von Hoff Innovative Protocol Award, ASCO/AACR Methods in Clinical Research Workshop, July 2023
  • Golden Tar Heel Teaching Award, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Gilead HIV Scholars Award (2023-2025)
  • American Association of Cancer Research Next Generation Star (2023)

Memberships

  • 2021-present: International Papillomavirus Society
  • Society 2021-present: Associate Member, UNC Lineberger Cancer Center
  • 2021-present: Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 2019-present: Member, Cervical Cancer Prevention Technical Working Group, Kisumu County, Kenya
  • 2019-present: Member, Kenya Obstetrics and Gynecology Society (KOGS)

In the News

  • Undergraduate

    University of California Berkeley

  • Doctor of Medicine

    University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

  • MPH

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency

    Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, CA

  • Global Health Fellowship

    University of California San Francisco