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Max Chernesky

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Professor EmeritusPediatricsMcMaster University

Max Chernesky

Professor Emeritus

Pediatrics

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2014

Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No graduate courses on record.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

These signals come from public records; CIHR grant records currently run to 2022. Ask the professor or the graduate program whether they are taking new students.

Academic metrics

268

Publications

7,013

Citations

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Publications by year

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Other appointments

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

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Contact

chernesk@mcmaster.ca (905) 521-6021

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology
Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine
Syphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 268 publications.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Infections in Genital and Extragenital Samples Among Men and Women

Aaron KJ, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Chernesky M, Moncada J, Taylor SN, Wiesenfeld HC, Mayer KH, Golden MR, Boutwell A

Sexually Transmitted Diseases2025

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002154

Progress in Applied Research on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Role of the STD Journal

Chernesky MA

Sexually Transmitted Diseases2024First author

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002023

HPV genotype-specific distribution and attributable risk in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a referral population with a history of LSIL

Ratnam S, Jang D, Alaghehbandan R, Gilbert L, Xu Y, Wang W, Andrews P, Green A, Speicher DJ, Chernesky M

Cancer Biomarkers20231 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.3233/cbm-220470

Celebrating 60 Years of Research at the 15th International Symposium on Human Chlamydial Infections

Zhong G, Chernesky M, Hook EW, Van Der Pol B

Sexually Transmitted Diseases2023

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001753

Multicenter Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Rectal and Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections

Van Der Pol B, Chernesky M, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Joseph AM, Christensen K, Arcenas R, Boutwell A, Wiesenfeld HC, Taylor SN

Journal of Clinical Microbiology202217 citations

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01363-21

Comparison of CINtec PLUS cytology and cobas HPV test for triaging Canadian patients with LSIL cytology referred to colposcopy: A two-year prospective study

Gilbert L, Ratnam S, Jang D, Alaghehbandan R, Schell M, Needle R, Ecobichon-Morris A, Wadhawan A, Costescu D, Elit L

Cancer Biomarkers202210 citations

DOI: 10.3233/cbm-210366

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in Canada

Wong T, Fonseca K, Chernesky MA, Garceau R, Levett PN, Serhir B

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology202137 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2015/167484 PMID: W319669774

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Direct Tests to Detect Syphilis in Canada

Tsang RS, Morshed M, Chernesky MA, Jayaraman GC, Kadkhoda K

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology202121 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2015/685603 PMID: W318444599

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Point‐of‐Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada

Singh AE, Chernesky MA, Morshed M, Wong T

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology20214 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2015/152039 PMID: W2254819698

Comparison of Alinity m HPV and cobas HPV assays on cervical specimens in diverse storage media

Jang D, Ratnam S, Smieja M, Speicher DJ, Arias M, Clavio A, Costescu D, Elit L, Huang S, Herrero-Garcia E

Papillomavirus Research20214 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2021.200224

Researchers with similar interests

Charu Kaushic

Medicine

Reproductive tract infections research

Miranda Schell

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Eva Piessens

Medicine

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Alice Lytwyn

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Marek Smieja

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Reproductive tract infections research

Dustin Costescu

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Reproductive tract infections research, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

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Max Chernesky

Research

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Infections in Genital and Extragenital Samples Among Men and Women

Progress in Applied Research on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Role of the STD Journal

HPV genotype-specific distribution and attributable risk in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a referral population with a history of LSIL

Celebrating 60 Years of Research at the 15th International Symposium on Human Chlamydial Infections

Multicenter Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Diagnosis of Rectal and Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections

Comparison of CINtec PLUS cytology and cobas HPV test for triaging Canadian patients with LSIL cytology referred to colposcopy: A two-year prospective study

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Direct Tests to Detect Syphilis in Canada

Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Point‐of‐Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada

Comparison of Alinity m HPV and cobas HPV assays on cervical specimens in diverse storage media

Frequent collaborators

Marek Smieja

James Benson Mahony

Sam Ratnam

Laurie Elit

Michelle Howard

Charles Harry Goldsmith

Researchers with similar interests

Charu Kaushic

Miranda Schell

Eva Piessens

Alice Lytwyn

Marek Smieja

Dustin Costescu