Omar Harfouch, MD, MPH
- Academic Title: Assistant Professor
- Primary Appointment: Medicine
- Additional Title: Member, THRIVE, Research Initiative on Infectious Diseases and Substance Use, Division of Clinical Care & Research, Institute of Human Virology
- Email: oharfouch@ihv.umaryland.edu
- Location: Institute of Human Virology: 725 W Lombard St. S518 Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone (Primary): 410-706-1372
- Phone (Secondary): For Appointments: 410-328-9102
Education and Training
- Universite Saint Joseph, MD, 2015
- Johns Hopkins University, MPH, 2016
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, Postdoctoral Research, 2017
- Medstar Health, Internal Medicine Residency, 2020
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Fellowship 2022
Biosketch
Dr. Harfouch's clinical practice and research interests focus on HIV and anal HPV treatment and prevention.
Currently, he practices high resolution anoscopy for anal cancer screening in at-risk populations.
Research/Clinical Keywords
HIV/AIDS, LGBT Health, sexual health, anal cancer screening
Highlighted Publications
Harfouch O, Lisco A, Omari H, et al. High Rates of High-Risk HPV Anal Infection and Abnormal Cytology in a Cohort of Transgender People Assigned Male at Birth. Open Forum Infect Dis 2024;
Harfouch O, Whitfield D, Mammadli T, Eyasu R, Volpi C, Mansfield M, et al. A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study of Factors Associated with Low High-Resolution Anoscopy Completion in Transgender Women with Abnormal Anal Cytology. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2025 Jan 27.
Canner JK, Harfouch O, Kodadek LM, et al. Temporal Trends in Gender-Affirming Surgery Among Transgender Patients in the United States. JAMA Surg. 2018;153(7):609–616. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6231
Additional Publications
Streed Jr, C. G., Harfouch, O., Marvel, F., Blumenthal, R. S., Martin, S. S., & Mukherjee, M. (2017). Cardiovascular disease among transgender adults receiving hormone therapy: a narrative review. Annals of internal medicine, 167(4), 256-267.
Haider, A., Adler, R.R., Schneider, E., Leitz, T.U., Ranjit, A., Ta, C., Levine, A., Harfouch, O., Pelaez, D., Kodadek, L. and Vail, L., 2018. Assessment of patient-centered approaches to collect sexual orientation and gender identity information in the emergency department: the EQUALITY study. JAMA network open, 1(8), pp.e186506-e186506.
(2020) Examining the Attitudes and Behaviors of Health-care Providers Toward LGBT Patients in Lebanon, Journal of Homosexuality, 67:13, 1902-1919
Research Interests
I focus on researching anal cancer screening in populations at risk.
Clinical Specialties
I perform office-based high-resolution anoscopy for anal cancer screening. I also perform treatment of high-grade anal dysplasia using a hyfrecator.