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Tubonye, Clement Harry

tubonyeharry@ndu.edu.ng

Areas of Research Interest & Specialty

S/N Research Area
1 Sexually Transmitted Infections
2 Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
3 HIV/AIDS care
4 Medical Education

School Attended with Qualifications

  • St Michaels School, Buguma, Rivers State, NIGERIA - First School Leaving Certificate (Distinction) - 1965
  • Kalabari National College, Buguma, Rivers State, NIGERIA - West African School Certificate (Grade1) - 1971
  • College of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA - GCE Advanced Level - 1974
  • College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Lagos State, NIGERIA - MBBS - 1979
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, London, UNITED KINGDOM - MRCOG - 1989
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, London, UNITED KINGDOM - FRCOG - 2010
  • West African College of Surgeons - FWACS (O and G) - 2017

Membership of Professional Bodies- Year

  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, United Kingdom - 1989
  • Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, United Kingdom - 1992
  • Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom - 2010
  • West African College of Surgeons, Faculty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 2017
  • Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria - 2014
  • British Association of HIV and AIDS - 1992
  • British Association of Sexual Health and HIV - 1996
  • American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association - 2020
  • British Medical Association - 1984
  • Nigerian Medical Association - 1979
  • Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria - 2012
  • General Medical Council, UK - 1984
  • Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria - 1980
  • International Association of Medical Science Educators - 2015
  • Society for AIDS in Africa - 2018
  • Nigerian Infectious Disease Society - 2021
  • American Society of Microbiology - 2022
  • Senior Registrar in Genitourinary and HIV Medicine, Sunderland District General Hospital, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, United Kingdom - 1994-1996
  • Consultant in Genitourinary and HIV Medicine, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Great Yarmouth, N31 6LA, United Kingdom - 1996 - 2012
  • Honorary Clinical Tutor, University of East Anglia Medical School, Norwich, United Kingdom - 2002 - 2008
  • Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of East Anglia Medical School, Norwich, United Kingdom - 2008 -2012
  • Professor, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State - 2012 to present
  • Honorary Consultant in Genitourinary and HIV , Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State - 2012 to present
  • Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University - 2015-2017
  • Head of Department, James Paget University Hospital NHS Trust, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom - 1996 - 2012

Workshops and Conferences Attended

  • European Meeting: Joint MSSVD/NVSSOA Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS. - 1995
  • Spring Meeting MSSVD, Zurich, SWITZERLAND. - 1993
  • European Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference. Cambridge, ENGLAND. - 1993
  • 2nd International Congress of papillomavirus in Human Pathology, Paris, FRANCE - 1994
  • 7th British Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dublin, EIRE - 1995
  • IUVDT European Congress on STD’s, Paris, FRANCE - 1996
  • BSCCP Conference. Gloucestershire, ENGLAND. - 1998
  • Spring Meeting MSSVD. Athens, GREECE - 1998
  • 7th European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV-Infection. Lisbon, PORTUGAL - 1999
  • 6th World Congress (IUSTI/STD/HIV), 38th IUSTI General Assembly AND 7th Joint Biennial STD and ID Societies of Southern Africa. Sun City, SOUTH AFRICA - 1999
  • 1st Joint MSSVD/ASTDA Spring Meeting, STIs at the Millennium Conference, Baltimore, USA - 2000
  • 13th International AIDS Conference Durban, SOUTH AFRICA - 2000
  • 8th European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV Infection. Athens, GREECE - 2001
  • 14th International AIDS Conference Barcelona SPAIN - 2002
  • 2nd Joint BASHH/ASTDA Spring meeting, Bath, ENGLAND - 2004
  • 15th International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, THAILAND - 2004
  • 3rd International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV pathogenesis and treatment, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL - 2005
  • 23rd IUSTI-Europe Conference on sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, Dubrovnik, CROATIA - 2007
  • 18th ISSTDR Conference, London, ENGLAND - 2009
  • Excellence in Paediatrics 2009 Conference, Florence, ITALY - 2009
  • 25th IUSTI-Europe Conference on sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, Tbilisi, GEORGIA - 2010
  • 26th IUSTI-Europe Conference on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS, Riga, LATVIA - 2011
  • 14th European AIDS Conference, Brussels, BELGIUM - 2013
  • 16th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA - 2014
  • 11th International AIDS Conference Vancouver, CANADA. - 1996
  • 12th International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research(ISSTDR) Conference Seville, SPAIN - 1998
  • 17th International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, MEXICO - 2008
  • 12th European AIDS Conference, Cologne, GERMANY - 2009
  • 18th International AIDS Conference, Vienna, AUSTRIA - 2010
  • 10th International Congress on Drug therapy in HIV, Glasgow, SCOTLAND - 2010
  • 46th AGM and Scientific Conference: Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria(SOGON) Conference, Salt City, Abakaliki, NIGERIA - 2012
  • 54th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Kumasi, ACCRA - 2014
  • 15th European AIDS Conference, Barcelona, SPAIN - 2015
  • 50th AGM and Scientific Conference: Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) Akure, NIGERIA - 2016
  • 57th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO - 2017
  • British HIV Association (BHIVA). Hepatology Highlights. Radisson Blu Hotel, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM. - 2017
  • 51st AGM and Scientific Conference: Caliphate SOGON, Sokoto, NIGERIA - 2017
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) Scientific Meeting. Royal Society of Medicine, London, UNITED KINGDOM. - 2018
  • Joint British Association of Sexual Health and HIV(BASHH)/Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health(FRSH) Conference, Royal Society of Medicine, London, UNITED KINGDOM - 2018
  • 58th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Banjul, GAMBIA, - 2018
  • Regional Middle East and Africa FIGO Conference, Dubai, UAE - 2018
  • 22nd International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - 2018
  • 22nd Federated International Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 Conference, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL - 2018
  • 52nd AGM and Scientific Conference: Canaan City SOGON, Calabar, NIGERIA - 2018
  • 59th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Dakar, SENEGAL. - 2019
  • 53rd Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria AGM & Conference, Abuja, NIGERIA - 2019
  • 60th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Abuja, NIGERIA, - 2020
  • 54th Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria AGM and Conference, Lagos, NIGERIA - 2020
  • 18th European AIDS Conference, London, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021
  • British HIV Association Autumn Conference, RSM, London, UNITED KINGDOM. - 2021
  • 10th Nigeria Infectious Diseases Conference and AGM, Yenagoa, NIGERIA. - 2022
  • Association of Medical Education of Europe Conference Barcelona SPAIN - 2016
  • 56th West African College of Surgeons Conference, Yaoundé, CAMEROON. - 2016
  • British HIV Association Spring meeting, Gateshead, England - 2023

Articles

  • Harry TC, Ebuenyi I, Ogoina D (2019). Partner notification and contact tracing must accompany provider-initiated counselling and testing in population screening for HIV infection in Nigeria. Int J STD AIDS, 30(1) 99-100 10.1177/0956462418809293.
  • Harry TC. (2018). RE: Molecular screening for Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance markers in Nigerian men who have sex with men and transgender women. Int J STD AIDS, 29(11) 1140-1141 10.1177/0956462418795592
  • Ebuenyi ID, Ogoina D, Harry TC (2018). Predictors of unprotected sexual intercourse among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral drugs in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. AIDS Care., 30(3) 296-299 10.1080/09540121.2017.1368443
  • Peter Ogie Ikuabe, J Jumbo, ID Ebuenyi, D Ogoina, TC Harry (2015). Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Elevation in Serum Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Levels: A Comparison between Patients with and without HIV Seropositivity in Yenagoa, Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Disease and Health, 10(1) 1-6
  • Ogoina D, Finomo F, Harry T, Inatimi O, Ebuenyi I, Tariladei WW, Afolayan AA. (2015). Factors Associated with Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-1 Infected Adults in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. PLoS One , 10(5) e0125665 10.1371/journal.pone.0125665
  • Ogoina D, Ikuabe P, Ebuenyi I, Harry T, Inatimi O, Chukwueke O. (2015). Types and predictors of partner reactions to HIV status disclosure among HIV-infected adult Nigerians in a tertiary hospital in the Niger Delta. Afr Health Sci, 15(1) 10-18 10.4314/ahs.v15i1.2.
  • Ikuabe PO, Ebuenyi ID, Harry TC. (2015). LIMITED ELEVATIONS IN ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUG-INDUCED SERUM ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) LEVELS IN A COHORT OF NIGERIANS ON TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV INFECTION IN YENAGOA. Niger J Med, 24(2) 103-7 PMID: 26353419
  • I.D. Ebuenyi,D. Ogoina, P. Ikuabe, T. Harry, O. Inatimi, U. Chukwueke (2014). HIV status disclosure in an anti retroviral therapy clinic in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 21(1) 122-3 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.681
  • Ebuenyi ID, Ogoina D, Ikuabe PO, Harry TC, Inatimi O, Chukwueke OU. (2014). Prevalence Pattern and Determinants of Disclosure of HIV Status in an Anti Retroviral Therapy Clinic in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Afr J Infect Dis., 8(2) 27-30 PMID: 25729533
  • Harry TC (2012). Dipstick urinalysis should be documented prior to initiating antiretroviral therapy. Niger Med J, 53(1) 51 10.4103/0300-1652.99834.
  • L Mercer, T C Harry (2012). Outcome of partner notification in patients diagnosed with genital warts attending a provincial clinic in East Anglia, England. Int J STD AIDS, 23(7) 518-9 10.1258/ijsa.2012.011462
  • Harry TC (2009). Anglian Genitourinary Medicine Audit Group: cervical cytology screening in HIV-positive women. Int J STD AIDS, 20(1) 58-60 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008224
  • M A Akinde, T C Harry (2008). MANAGEMENT OF HIV-POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES, AT THE JAMES PAGET HOSPITAL (JPH), GREAT YARMOUTH, UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 93(0) 168
  • Hammond R, Harry TC (2008). Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa: Effect on Immunological and Virological Outcome Measures - A Meta-Analysis". Int J STD AIDS, 19(5) 291-6 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007248.
  • Harry TC, Sillis M. (2008). Outcome of partner notification of HIV infection in a provincial clinic in East Anglia, UK. Int J STD AIDS, 19(1) 53-4 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007070.
  • T C Harry (2006). RE: Ciprofloxacin resistance in Great Yarmouth and Waveney district. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 20(2) 216-7 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01361.x.
  • Harry TC (2005). The outcome of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea treatment with different regimens. Int J STD AIDS, 16(7) 520 10.1258/0956462054308341.
  • Harry TC, Black PD (2005). Unilateral gonococcal ophthalmia without genital infection: an unusual presentation in an adult. Int J STD AIDS, 16(1) 78-9 10.1258/0956462052932773
  • C Harry (2004). The management of uncomplicated adult gonococcal infection: should test of cure still be routine in patients attending genitourinary medicine clinics?. Int J STD AIDS, 15(7) 453-8 10.1258/0956462041211252.
  • Jaiyesimi RA, Harry TC (2004). Men's sexual health: behaviour, infections and consequences.. J R Soc Promot Health, 124(5) 212-3 10.1177/146642400412400515
  • Harry TC (2002). Infectious syphilis and importance of travel history. Lancet, 359(9304) 447-8 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)07583-9
  • Harry TC (2001). Impact of adequate medical manpower in genitourinary medicine service delivery. Int J STD AIDS, 12(2) 131-2 PMID: 11236105
  • TC Harry (2000). Information technology for postgraduate education: survey of facilities and skills in the South West Deanery. BJOG, 107(1) 144-5 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11599.x
  • Harry TC (2000). Sexual health knowledge of adolescents in a Great Yarmouth High School". Int J STD AIDS, 11(2) 129-131 10.1177/095646240001100213
  • Harry TC, Matthews M, Salvary I (2000). Indinavir use: Associated reversible hair loss and mood disturbance. Int J STD AIDS, 11(7) 474-6 10.1258/0956462001916146
  • Harry TC. (1999). Outcome of inflammatory smears managed in a genitourinary medicine clinic.. Int J STD AIDS, 10(5) 351-2 PMID: 10361929
  • Harry TC (1999). Quality and resource management in genitourinary medicine service delivery. . Int J STD AIDS, 10(11) 751-4 10.1258/0956462991913312
  • T C Harry, S Clark (1998). Are race and ethnicity in STD analyses still of relevance?. Sex Transm Infect, 74(3) 231 PMID: 9849569
  • Harry TC, Snobl H. (1998). Website as a tool for patient education in sexually transmitted diseases.. Int J STD AIDS, 9(12) 779-80 PMID: 9874131
  • Harry TC (1998). Are the Health of the Nation’s targets attainable? . Int J STD AIDS , 9(3) 185-6 PMID: 9530911
  • Harry TC (1998). Sexual ill-health among blacks in the UK. Lancet, 351(9112) 1363-4 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79100-5
  • Harry TC (1998). Sexually transmitted diseases. Lancet, 352(9128) 650 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79603-3
  • Harry TC, Cozens C. (1998). Outcome of inflammatory smears managed in a genitourinary medicine clinic.. Int J STD AIDS, 9(5) 299-300 10.1258/0956462981922241
  • Harry TC (1997). The case against new reproductive technologies in developing countries.". Br J Obstet Gynaecol., 104(3) 385 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11478.x.
  • T C Harry, S Rashid, K M Saravanamuttu, T L Shrestha, S A Roberts (1997). Is one diagnostic testing of multiple sites enough to detect gonorrhoea infection in women?. Int J STD AIDS, 8(1) 64-65 10.1258/0956462971918661
  • T C Harry, S Rashid, K M Saravanamuttu (1997). Multiple testing of multiple sites in the diagnosis of chlamydial infection in women. Int J STD AIDS , 8(2) 139 PMID: 9061415
  • Harry TC (1997). Sexual-health services for women in developing countries . Lancet, 349(9059) 1180 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63065-6
  • TC Harry (1997). Xerostomia: a symptom which acts like a disease. Age Ageing, 26(3) 239 10.1093/ageing/26.3.239
  • Harry TC. (1997). Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women in a Nigerian hospital. Genitourin Med. , 73(4) 326 10.1136/sti.73.4.326.
  • T C Harry (1996). Thalidomide treatment of mucosal ulcerations in HIV infection. Arch Dis Child, 75(1) 90 10.1136/adc.75.1.90-c.
  • Harry TC, Saravanamuttu KM. (1996). Evaluation of the Hybrid Capture human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid detection test.. Am J Obstet Gynecol., 175(3) 758-9 PMID: 8828457
  • S Ojoo, T C Harry (1996). Maternal health in developing countries. Lancet, 347(8998) 400 PMID: 8598725
  • Harry TC. (1995). Reproductive tract infections and abortion among adolescent girls in rural Nigeria.. Lancet, 345(8953) 869 PMID: 7898263
  • T C Harry (1995). Repair of rectovaginal fistula with traction in a HIV positive patient. Br J Obstet Gynaecol, 102(7) 586 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1995.tb11378.x
  • T C Harry, E L Ong (1995). Münchausen's syndrome (HIV infection): a trap for the unwary. Br J Clin Pract , 49(5) 271-272 PMID: 7492468
  • T C Harry, S Rashid, K M Saravanamuttu, T L Shrestha (1995). Ignored trichomonal infestation diagnosed by Papanicolaou smear. Genitourin Med , 71(6) 417 10.1136/sti.71.6.417-a
  • Harry TC (1995). Leading by example. Lancet, 346(8975) 641 10.1016/S0140-6736(95)91476-5
  • Harry TC, Saravanamuttu KM, Rashid S, Shrestha TL. (1994). Audit evaluating the value of routine screening of Chlamydia trachomatis urethral infections in men. Int J STD AIDS , 5(5) 374-5 10.1177/095646249400500520
  • T C Harry, S Rashid, K M Saravanamuttu, T L Shrestha (1994). Trichomoniasis: perspectives in declining prevalence in a GUM clinic. Sex Transm Dis, 21(6) 357-359 PMID: 7871451
  • Harry TC, Pattman RS. (1994). Rectoperineal fistula: an unusual cause of anogenital discharge. Br J Clin Pract , 48(6) 343 PMID: 7848808