Andi Molin (2023-2025)
Robinson L, Molin A, Spivack S. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Bloodstream Infection (BSI) in Patients Who Inject Drugs (PWID) : The Lesser of the Evils
Nora Stedman (2023-2025)
Stedman S, Molin A, Oglesby V, Torpey E, Spivack S, Sullivan K, Schultz S. High Rates of Bacteremia and Fluoroquinolone Resistance During an Outbreak of Shigellosis Among People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2025
Oral presentaton at ID Week 2024.
Yoseph Aldras (2023-2025)
Koren DE and Aldras YA. Antiretroviral Treatment and Stewardship in Hospital Settings. In: Hardy WD ed. Fundamentals of HIV Medicine. 2025 ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2025
Milin E, Aldras Y, Spivack S. Further Evidence for Subphenotype E of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (SAB) in People who Inject Drugs (PWID). Accepted for poster presentation at ID Week 2025.
Kaya Patel (2022-2024)
Patel K, Spivack S, Yan F, Thorntan N, Whitley K, Soliman A, Schultz S. Characterizing Deep Neck Infections (DNI) at a Tertiary Care Center in Philadelphia with a High Population of People Who Inject Drugs (PWID). Presented at ID Week 2024.
Patel K, Duffield O, Schultz S. Spivack S. 2-year Follow-up on Patients Who Inject Drugs (PWID) Diagnosed with Infective Endocarditis (IE). Presented at ID Week 2024.
Kim J, Dachert S, Patel K, Burnell J, Anjum F, Sanchez M, and Criner G. A Tale of Two Lungs: Donor Derived Legionnaires Disease Following Lung Transplantation. Accepted for Presentation at ATC. 6/4/2024.
Patel K, Nakagami P, Morita K, Gallagher J, Schultz S. Dalbavancin Usage in Patients Who Inject Drugs. Accepted for Presentation at ID Week 2023. Boston, MA. Oct 13, 2023.
Patel K, Duffield O, Spivack S, Schultz S. Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team (MET): Establishing a Baseline of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Use Injection Drugs (PWID). Accepted for Presentation at ID Week 2023. Boston, MA. Oct 13, 2023.
Duffield O, Patel K, Spivack S, Schultz S. Improvements in Antibiotic Stewardship for Patients Who Use Injection Drugs: Subgroup analysis of patients with Bacteremia. Accepted for Presentation at ID Week 2023. Boston, MA. Oct 13, 2023.
Duffield O, Patel K, Spivack S, Schultz S. Plan PDD (Patient Directed Discharge): Oral Contingency Plans for People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (SAB). Accepted for Presentation at ID Week 2023. Boston, MA. Oct 13, 2023.
Steven Mudroch (2021-2023)
Pellis Z, Mudroch S, Spivack S. Prostate Abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus: a Retrospective Case Series. Presented at ID Week 2023.
Peter Nakagami (2021-2023)
Peter Nakagami, Kazumi Morita, Sara K Schultz, Leah Rodriguez. Single Center Dalbavancin Experience: A cost saving surprise in people with substance use disorder. Presented at ID Week 2022.
Eric Altneu (2021-2023)
Motzer AR, Mudroch S, Schultz S, Sullivan KV, Altneu E. The Brief Case: Bartonella quintana aortic and mitral valve endocarditis identified through 16S rRNA sequencing. J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Jan 17;62(1):e0040223. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00402-23. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38230945; PMCID: PMC10793333.
Altneu E, Metlay J, Davis H, Spivack S, Ota Sullivan K, Schultz S. Dramatic Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Persons Who Inject Drugs in an Urban Philadelphia Hospital. Accepted for Presentation at ID Week 2022. Washington, DC. Oct 21, 2022
Altneu E, Mishkin A, COVID-19 Vaccination in Lung Transplant Recipients. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2022)
Roesch T, Altneu E, Rizk M, Mueller, D. A Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis After Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. ATS 2022 International Conference. San Francisco, CA. May 18, 2022.
Altneu E. A Case of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Encephalitis in the Setting of Pembrolizumab Exposure. Contagion. October 2021;06(05).
Torey Roesch (2020-2022)
Contributing author Roesch, T., “Viral Pneumonia” in Pulmonary Medicine Essentials (Forthcoming).
Elizabeth Novick (2020-2022)
Spence AB, Novick E, Natarajan M, Burkhart N, Girlanda R, Timpone J. Bloodstream infections among intestinal and multivisceral transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 June. DOI: 10.1111/tid.13668
Novick, E. and Moon, R. A Case of Pneumonia and Bacteremia in a Trauma Patient Caused by Bordetella hinzii. Contagion. 2020; volume 5, issue 6.
Contributing author Novick, E., “Viral Pneumonia” in Pulmonary Medicine Essentials Stephanie Spivack (2019-2021)
Mueller D, Spivack S, Axelrod P, D’Orazio J. The Impact of Addiction Medicine Consultation on Discharges Against Medical Advice in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Presented at ID Week 2020.
Kludjian G, Spivack S, Gallagher J, Mishkin A, Gallucci S, Sajjan U, Kilpatrick L, Tam V, Temple University COVID-19 Research Group. Description of super-infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. .Presented at ID Week 2021.
Carly Sedlock (2019-2021)
Sedlock, C. and Gallagher, J. COVID-19: How Temple University Hospital Is Addressing the Pandemic. Contagion. 2020; 5: 14-15
Sedlock, C., Cavaretta, M., Haines, A., Nguyen, K., Agarwal, N., Gallagher, J. “Appropriateness of Antibiotic Duration at the Time of Hospital Discharge.” SHEA Spring 2021 Conference (Virtual). April 13-April 16, 2021.
Pulmonary Medicine Essentials textbook- Chapter 73: Healthcare-associated Pneumonias.
Veronica Bandres (2019-2021)
Moran Viacava F, Bandres MV, Mishkin A. A case of skin and soft tissue infection in a lung transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Feb;26(1):e14210. doi: 10.1111/tid.14210. Epub 2023 Dec 1.
Joseph DeRose (2017-2019)
DeRose J, Axelrod P, Samuel R, Clauss, H. Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection in Lung Transplant Patients. Poster Presentation at ID Week; Washington DC, Oct 2019.
Rebecca Fallis (2017-2019)
Fallis R, and Mueller D. “Epididymo-orchitis.” Clinical Infectious Disease, 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press. Editor: David Schlossberg. (Awaiting Publication)
Fallis R, Jablonski L, Moss S, Axelrod P, Clauss H. Infectious complications of bronchial stenosis in lung transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease. 2019; e13100. https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.13100. [PMID: 31056837]
Fallis, R.J., Burnell, J., Axelrod, P., Mueller, D. Risk factors associated with Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Bacteremia. Sol Sherry Research Symposium at Temple University Hospital. June 5., 2019; Philadelphia, PA.
Fallis, R.J., Samuel, R., Bettiker, R. Screening for Extragenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) at an Urban HIV Clinic. Sol Sherry Research Symposium at Temple University Hospital. June 5, 2019; Philadelphia, PA.
Fallis, R.J., Weber D., Axelrod, P., Gallagher, J. Ceftaroline Compared to Standard Treatment for MRSA Endocarditis. 3rd Mid-Atlantic ID Fellow’s Forum at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. April 13, 2018; Philadelphia, PA.
Abdul Elabor (2016-2018)
Elabor A, Molnar E, King M, Gallagher J, and TOL-TAZ for Resistant Pseudomonas Study Group. “Ceftolozane/tazobactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Immunocompromised Patients: A Multi-Center Study.” ID Week. San Francisco 2018.
Esther Molnar (2015-2017)
Anesi J, Han J, Lautenbach E, Lee D, Clauss H, Climaco A, Bilker W, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Tolomeo P, Blumberg E for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Impact of deceased donor multidrug-resistant bacterial organisms on organ utilization. American Journal of Transplantation Feb 2020. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15830 [PMID 32091403]
Anesi J, Blumberg E, Han J, Lee D, Clauss H, Climaco A, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Risk factors for multidrug-resistant organisms among deceased organ donors. American Journal of Transplantation 2019. Cover Article. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15488. [PMID: 31162785]
Anesi J, Blumberg E, Han J, Lee D, Clauss H, Climaco A, Hasz R, Molnar E, Alimenti D, West S, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E. Clinical Prediction Tool for Multidrug-Resistant Organisms among Deceased Donors at the Time of Donor Evaluation. Poster Presentation at ID Week: Washington DC, Oct 2019.
Devin Weber (2015-2017)
Weber, D. Fallis, R. Axelrod, P. “Ceftaroline versus vancomycin +/- daptomycin for MRSA endocarditis.” Temple University Department of Medicine Sol Sherry Research Symposium. Oral presentation. June 7, 2017. *Second prize winner for fellow research
Casey Godshall (2014-2016)
Casey Godshall, Eric Sachinwalla, John Stoeckle, Suyin Chi, Rafik Samuel, Heather Clauss, and Robert L. Bettiker “Undiagnosed Hepatitis C Viremia in an Inner City Hospital.” Sol Sherry Research Symposium, June 2016. Best Fellow Research Award Winner
Daniel Mueller (2014-2016)
Cheung JY, Mueller DJ, et al. A Longitudinal Crossover Study of Re-structuring Medicine Inpatient Teaching Service: Improved Continuity of Care within the Constraint of 2011 Duty Hour Regulations. Healthcare 3(2015)
Daniel Mueller, MD and Rafik Samuel, MD. “Healthcare-Associated Pneumonias.” Pulmonary Medicine Essentials. Editor: Gerald Criner.
Mueller DJ. Retrospective Analysis of Infective Endocarditis at an Urban Hospital. Poster Presentation. ID Week (Infectious Diseases Society of America), Philadelphia, PA. October 2014
Purva Gumaste (2013-2015)
Gumaste P, Samuel R. Antimicrobial therapy. Chapter in ENT Essentials 1st Edition. In press.
Gumaste P., Cprek J., Farnon E. Case report: Failure of subcutaneous ivermectin in the treatment of Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome. Mid-Atlantic Infectious Diseases Fellows’ Forum 2015. Philadelphia, PA.
Gumaste P., Patel A., Zavitsanos A., Bettiker R. Strongyloides hyperinfection mimicking endocarditis. Sol Sherry Symposium 2014. Philadelphia, PA.
Sara Schultz (2013-2015)
Schultz S, Liberator C, Clauss HE. Mediastinitis, In: Pulmonary Medicine Essentials. Criner G (ed). Springer 2019.
Schultz, S., Li S., Gallagher J. Ceftaroline in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections. Mid Atlantic Infectious Diseases Fellows Forum. April 20, 2015. Philadelphia, PA.
Schultz S, Momplaisir F, Jean W, Pritchard H, Jan M, Axelrod P. Characteristics of Patients with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections Readmitted Within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge. Infectious Disease Society of America ID Week 2015. October 9, 2015. San Diego, CA.
Schultz S, Li SK, Gallagher JC. Ceftaroline in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections. Infectious Disease Society of America ID Week 2015. October 9, 2015. San Diego, CA.
Florence Momplaisir (2012-2014)
Momplaisir F, Fetzer B, Harhay M, Yehia B, Brady K, Long J A. HIV Testing Trends: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2002–2010. AIDS patient care and STDs. June 2014, 28(6): 303-310.
Keller S, Yehia B, Momplaisir F, Metlay J, Brady K. Assessing the Overall Quality of Health Care in Persons Living with HIV in an Urban Environment. AIDS patient care and STDs. April 2014, 28(4): 198-205.
Keller S, Momplaisir F, Newcomb C, Liu Q, Ratcliffe S, Lo Re V, Long J. "Colorectal cancer incidence and screening in US Medicaid patients with and without HIV infection." AIDS care 26.6, 2014: 716-722.
Yehia, Baligh R., Schranz A, Momplaisir F, Keller S, Gross R, Frank I, Metlay J, Brady K. "Outcomes of HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care at Multiple Clinics." AIDS and Behavior Sept 2013: 1-12.
Momplaisir F. HIV Update, section on PrEP; Oral presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Seattle, Washington, April 2013.
Momplaisir F, Fetzer B, M, Yehia B, Brady K, Long J A. Trends of HIV testing Before and After the Introduction of Recommended Opt-Out-Testing: Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2002-2010. Poster presented at NIAID/IDSA Research Meeting, Bethesda Maryland, June 6-8, 2013
Momplaisir F, Sara Keller, Newcomb C, Liu Q, Ratcliffe S, Lo Re V, Long J. Colorectal Cancer and Screening in Medicaid Patients with and without HIV. Poster pending presentation at the national IDSA Meeting, San Francisco, California October 3, 2013.
Momplaisir F, Thompson D, Brady K, Yehia B. Time of HIV Diagnosis and Engagement in Prenatal Care Impact Outcomes in Pregnant Women with HIV. Oral presentation (abstract 303), at the 9th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence, Miami, Florida, June 8-10, 2014 and the Sol Sherry Research meeting at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 11, 2014.