Anthony Paul Cannella MD MSc, FACP, FIDSA
Healthcare Associated Infections, International Health, Travel & Tropical, Mycobacterial Disease, Clinical Pharmacology
Associate Professor of Medicine
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13000 Bruce B Downs BlvdTampa, FL 33612
Phone+1 813-972-2000
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Summary
- Physician-scientist; board certified internist and infectologist.
Research Interests: Humoral and cellular immune responses (adaptive immunity) to organisms causing neglected tropical infectious diseases including Plasmodium (malaria), Leptospira, Mycobacteria (including NTM), Burkholderia psuedomallei (melioidosis) through novel techniques.
Clinical Interests:
-Non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease (both pulmonary and extra-pulmonary); current Clinical trials at Tampa VA.
-The application of microbiology and immunology by trainees in the setting of improving infection outcomes at large academic medical centers using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); a method for improving antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) mandates.
-Neglected tropical diseases and travel medicine.
-Primary and secondary immunodeficiencies.
Education & Training
UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2013- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2009 - 2011
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2006, MD
Barry UniversityMSc, Biomedical Science, 1999 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2028
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
AL State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Antibiotic Stewardship Center of Excellence Award IDSA, 2024-2026
- ID Fellowship Faculty Teacher of the Year Award USFMCOM Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, 2023-2024
- ID Fellow Teaching Award-Honorable Mention USFMCOM Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, 2023
Clinical Trials
- VA CoronavirUs Research and Efficacy Studies-1 Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 16
- Study of Epetraborole in Patients With Treatment-refractory MAC Lung Disease Start of enrollment: 2022 May 20
- Comparison of Two- Versus Three-antibiotic Therapy for Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 22
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsReal-world Experience of Posaconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Oncology Patients: Clinical Implications of Hypoalbuminemia as a Predictor of Subtherapeutic Posac...Guy Handley, John Greene, Anthony P Cannella, Ana Paula Velez, Shivan Shah
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024-05-01 - Corrigendum: Case report: Initial treatment adjustments and complications in ovarian cancer patient with inborn error of immunity.Jamila Mammadova, Anna Redden, Rachel Cruz, Boglarka Ujhazi, Sumai Gordon
Frontiers in Oncology. 2022-01-01 - 5 citationsThe epidemiology, demographics, and comorbidities of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections at a large central Florida Academic HospitalCristina V. Garcia, Greg Matthew E. Teo, Kristen Zeitler, Ripal Jariwala, Jose Montero
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 2021-12-01
Journal Articles
- Case Report: Streptococcus constellatus Bacterial Endocarditis w/ Multiple Embolic Secondary Infection.Anthony P. Cannella, M.D., M.Sc., Richard Oehler, M.D, Infections in Medicine
Abstracts/Posters
- A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Outcomes of HIV and Non-HIV Pneumocystis Pneumonia.Anthony P. Cannella, M.D, 49th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Conference, San Francisco, CA
- Brucella melitensis T cell Epitope Recognition by Humans Recovered From Brucellosis in Peru6. Cannella AP, Lindestam Arlehamn CS, Sidney J, Patra KP, Torres K, Tsolis RM, Liang, L, Felgner, PL, Saito M, Gotuzzo E, Gilman RH, Sette A, Vinetz, J, ID Week 2013, San Francisco, CA, 10/5/2013
Lectures
- Neglected Tropical Diseases and Human Immunology: A CrossroadsUSF College of Medicine - 1/11/2016
- Immunology and NTDs: "The Undiscovered Country"University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute - 11/22/2013
- The Identification of Human T-cell Responses to Epitopes of Brucella melitensis.1st Annual University of California Global Health Day Conference (UCGHD); Irvine, CA
Grant Support
- Human Immune Responses in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciaparum in Haiti.National Institute of Health (NIAID)2013–2019
- The Identification of B Cell Epitopes Using Burkholderia pseduomallei Protein Microarrays in Differentiating Acute, Chronic and Fatal Melioidosis.Gatorade Foundation2017–2018
- Diversity Grant AwardNational Institutes of Health2010–2012
Committees
- Co-Director of Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, James A. Haley VAMC 2020 - Present
- Hospital Epidemiologist-Infectious Disease, NF/SG Veterans Health Administration 2017 - 2020
- member, UFCOM Medical Student Interview Committee 2015 - 2019
- Assistant Medical Director, UF Health-Shands Hospital Epidemiology 2014 - 2017
- Member, UC San Diego Career Connection Mentorship Program 2012 - 2014
Research History
- See above...
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & HygieneMember
- American Society of MicrobiologyMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- USF ID&IM websitehttps://health.usf.edu/medicine/internalmedicine/infectious/profiles/acannella
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