Basile Njei, MD, PhD, FRCP

2026

• Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

  GBD 2023 Diarrhoeal Disease and Enteric Infectious Diseases Collaborators. Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infect Dis 2026 PMID: 42229499, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00194-5.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Effect of coded steatotic liver disease on outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in non-diabetic adults: insights from a multicenter real-world cohort.

  Issaka Y, Maraqah M, Meyahnwi D, Adjei-Sefah K, Okorigba E, Oparah M, Boateng S, Abdul-Kareem H, Adefuye M, Nguefang GL, Njei B, Hahn S, Zarich S. Effect of coded steatotic liver disease on outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in non-diabetic adults: insights from a multicenter real-world cohort. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2026 PMID: 42185950, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-026-06017-y.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• An Explainable AI Tool (FibroX) for Detecting Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Crossover Trial.

  Njei B, Kanmounye US. An Explainable AI Tool (FibroX) for Detecting Advanced Liver Fibrosis in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Pilot Crossover Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2026, 15: e90456. PMID: 41974444, DOI: 10.2196/90456.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Large Language Models for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Chronic Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review.

  Njei B, Al-Ajlouni YA, Ajayi A, Shahin F, Ta'ani OA, Boateng S, Ketwaroo G, Protiva P. Large Language Models for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Chronic Liver Diseases: A Systematic Review. Health Sci Rep 2026, 9: e72476. PMID: 42089001, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.72476.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• A Multi-Phase Protocol for Developing and Validating an Explainable AI Framework for Continuous Monitoring, Risk Stratification, and Clinical Decision Support in Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

  Njei B, Sidney Kanmounye U. A Multi-Phase Protocol for Developing and Validating an Explainable AI Framework for Continuous Monitoring, Risk Stratification, and Clinical Decision Support in Primary Biliary Cholangitis. JMIR Res Protoc 2026 PMID: 42184424, DOI: 10.2196/89279.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• FibroAgent: An Agentic AI Tool for Liver Fibrosis Screening and Clinical Decision Support in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).

  Njei B, Ali I, Al-Ajlouni Y, Boateng S, Nguefang GL, Ameyaw P, Kanmounye US, Njei N, Gyabaah S. FibroAgent: An Agentic AI Tool for Liver Fibrosis Screening and Clinical Decision Support in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD). Cureus 2026, 18: e106372. PMID: 42083670, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.106372.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Outcomes of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy in adults with sickle cell disease and type 2 diabetes: a real-world cohort analysis.

  Nguefang GL, Boateng S, Gyabaah S, Issaka Y, Konlack JG, Landa EL, Eze E, Njei B. Outcomes of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy in adults with sickle cell disease and type 2 diabetes: a real-world cohort analysis. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2026, 21 PMID: 41904481, DOI: 10.1186/s13023-026-04322-5.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease increases the risk of acute kidney injury in septic shock: A United States population-based study.

  Nguefang Tchoukeu GL, Boateng S, Issaka Y, Eze E, Al-Ajlouni YA, Ameyaw PA, Landa EL, Verma A, Kaur A, Mekontso JGK, Njei B. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease increases the risk of acute kidney injury in septic shock: A United States population-based study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2026, 105: e48142. PMID: 41894287, DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000048142.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on.

  Bain LE, Ojong SA, Sindi JK, Njei B, Omam LA, Kyobutungi C. Visa restrictions: A structural determinant of global health that must be confronted head-on. PLOS Glob Public Health 2026, 6: e0006178. PMID: 41886414, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006178.

  Commentaries, Editorials and Letters

• Healthcare access and barriers in Jordan: Insights from a Nationwide Survey

  Al-Ajlouni Y, Ayyad M, Tanashat M, Al Ta’ani O, AlMomani H, Nusier J, Abouzid M, Nagi Y, Njei B. Healthcare access and barriers in Jordan: Insights from a Nationwide Survey. PLOS ONE 2026, 21: e0345456. PMID: 41875192, PMCID: PMC13012521, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345456.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

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