Alan G. Nyitray, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR)
MCW Cancer Center

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona
MS, Mass Communications, Oklahoma State University
BS. Radio, Television, and Film, Oklahoma State University

Biography

Dr. Nyitray's primary research interest is in screening interventions for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated disease with a focus on anal cancer. This research covers anal cancer and precancer screening interventions that seek to help gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men detect precancers or early invasive cancer when the cancer is much more treatable. His research initially focused on the epidemiology and natural history of HPV infection and HPV antibodies, estimating the prevalence, incidence, persistence, duration of infection, clearance, and the transmission potential of HPV among heterosexual men, gay and bisexual men, and heterosexual couples. Dr. Nyitray is also interested in creating HPV vaccine interventions to increase uptake of vaccination in adults.

Research Interests

Human papillomavirus

Anal cancer

Social networks, high-risk anal HPV and coinfection with HIV in young sexual minority men.

(Fujimoto K, Nyitray AG, Kuo J, Zhao J, Hwang LY, Chiao E, Giuliano AR, Schneider JA, Khanna A.) Sex Transm Infect. 2022 Feb 19 PMID: 35184046 02/21/2022
The Role of External Genital Lesions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seroconversion Among Men Participating in a Multinational Study.

(Sudenga SL, Lotspeich SC, Nyitray AG, Sirak B, Shepherd BE, Messina J, Sereday KA, Silva RC, Abrahamsen M, Baggio ML, Quiterio M, Lazcano-Ponce E, Villa L, Giuliano AR.) Sex Transm Dis. 2022 01 01;49(1):55-58 PMID: 34282740 PMCID: PMC8722569 07/21/2021
Sex Work and High-Risk Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Transgender Women: The Condesa Study.

(Portillo-Romero AJ, Allen-Leigh B, Nyitray AG, Carnalla M, Salmerón J, León-Maldonado L, Yunes E, Rivera L, Magis-Rodríguez C, Vargas G, Giuliano AR, Esquivel-Ocampo EA, Lazcano-Ponce E.) Transgend Health. 2021 Dec;6(6):315-324 PMID: 34993304 PMCID: PMC8664109 01/08/2022
Epidemiology of anal human papillomavirus infection and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in 29 900 men according to HIV status, sexuality, and age: a collaborative pooled analysis of 64 studies.

(Wei F, Gaisa MM, D'Souza G, Xia N, Giuliano AR, Hawes SE, Gao L, Cheng SH, Donà MG, Goldstone SE, Schim van der Loeff MF, Neukam K, Meites E, Poynten IM, Dai J, Combes JD, Wieland U, Burgos J, Wilkin TJ, Hernandez AL, Iribarren Díaz M, Hidalgo-Tenorio C, Valencia Arredondo M, Nyitray AG, Wentzensen N, Chow EP, Smelov V, Nowak RG, Phanuphak N, Woo YL, Choi Y, Hu Y, Schofield AM, Woestenberg PJ, Chikandiwa AT, Hickey AC, de Pokomandy A, Murenzi G, Péré H, Del Pino M, Ortiz AP, Charnot-Katsikas A, Liu X, Chariyalertsak S, Strong C, Ong JJ, Yunihastuti E, Etienney I, Ferré VM, Zou H, Segondy M, Chinyowa S, Alberts CJ, Clifford GM.) Lancet HIV. 2021 09;8(9):e531-e543 PMID: 34339628 PMCID: PMC8408042 08/03/2021
Reduction of HPV16/18 prevalence in young women after eight years of three- and two-dose vaccination schemes.

(Carnalla M, Torres-Ibarra L, Barrientos-Gutiérrez T, Cruz-Valdez A, Muñoz N, Herrero R, Stanley M, Nyitray A, Salmerón J, Lazcano-Ponce E.) Vaccine. 2021 07 22;39(32):4419-4422 PMID: 34183205 06/30/2021
Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Functional Independence, and Falls among People with HIV.

(Armstead AB, Wilkerson JM, Gemeinhardt G, Nyitray A, Collins DM.) Occup Ther Health Care. 2021 Jul;35(3):318-335 PMID: 34137654 06/18/2021
Rationale and design of the Prevent Anal Cancer Self-Swab Study: a protocol for a randomised clinical trial of home-based self-collection of cells for anal cancer screening.

(Nyitray AG, Schick V, Swartz MD, Giuliano AR, Fernandez ME, Deshmukh AA, Ridolfi TJ, Ajala C, Brzezinski B, Sandoval M, Nedjai B, Smith JS, Chiao EY.) BMJ Open. 2021 06 29;11(6):e051118 PMID: 34187833 PMCID: PMC8245463 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110179885 07/01/2021
Incidence Trends and Burden of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers Among Women in the United States, 2001-2017.

(Deshmukh AA, Suk R, Shiels MS, Damgacioglu H, Lin YY, Stier EA, Nyitray AG, Chiao EY, Nemutlu GS, Chhatwal J, Schmeler K, Sigel K, Sonawane K.) J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 06 01;113(6):792-796 PMID: 32833021 PMCID: PMC8168114 08/25/2020
Acknowledging Angst: Research Ethics Consultation in Disclosing Experimental Research Results of Uncertain Benefit.

(Spellecy R, Nyitray A.) Am J Bioeth. 2021 04;21(4):104-105 PMID: 33825651 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103996534 04/08/2021
Malnutrition and overall survival in older patients with cancer.

(Zhang X, Pang L, Sharma SV, Li R, Nyitray AG, Edwards BJ.) Clin Nutr. 2021 03;40(3):966-977 PMID: 32665101 07/16/2020
Gay and Bisexual Men in the US Lack Basic Information About Anal Cancer.

(Wheldon CW, Maness SB, Islam JY, Deshmukh AA, Nyitray AG.) J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2021 Jan 01;25(1):48-52 PMID: 32947485 PMCID: PMC9101414 09/19/2020
I Feel Almost as Though I've Lived This Before: Insights from Sexual and Gender Minority Men on Coping with COVID-19.

(Quinn KG, Walsh JL, John SA, Nyitray AG.) AIDS Behav. 2021 Jan;25(1):1-8 PMID: 32918640 PMCID: PMC7486587 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090833719 09/13/2020

Alan G. Nyitray, PhD