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Costi Sifri, MD, Infectious Disease, Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Medical Center

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Infectious Disease • Charlottesville, VA

Healthcare Associated Infections, Transplant/Immunocompromised States

Becton, Dickinson and Company Endowed Chair of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Hospital Epidemiologist, UVA Health

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Summary

  • I am a board certified adult infectious disease physician at the University of Virginia, where I serve as (a) the Hospital Epidemiologist and Director of the Office of Hospital Epidemiology/Infection Prevention & Control and (b) the Medical Director of the Transplant & Compromised Host Infectious Disease Program. I graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, was an intern and resident in medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and completed clinical and research fellowship training in infectious diseases and microbiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. My clinical interests include general infectious diseases and infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts following solid organ or stem cell transplantation or receipt of cytotoxic chemotherapy. My research interests include drug resistant bacterial infections, infection prevention in compromised hosts, and host-pathogen interactions. I am the recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Physician-Scientist Early Career Award and have authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts. I have specific clinical and research interests in infections due to staphylococci, enterococci, multi drug resistant enteric Gram negative bacteria, Legionella, and Cryptococcus.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1998 - 2003
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
  • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1998 - 2005
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 1998
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2011-2023
  • The Balance of Power: Annual Look at Charlottesville's Movers and Shakers C'ville Weekly, 2022
  • Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, Inc, 2011-2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Antimicrobial Resistance to Agents Used for Staphylococcus Aureus Decolonization: Is There a Reason for Concern?  
    Costi Sifri, MD, Current Infectious Disease Reports
  • Comparison of Risk Factors and Outcomes of Daptomycin‐Susceptible and ‐Nonsusceptible Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus Faecium Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients  
    Costi Sifri, MD, Transplant Infectious Disease
  • The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: Defining a Model for Antimicrobial Stewardship—Results from an International Cross-Sectional Survey  
    Richard R Watkins, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Robert G Sawyer, Costi D Sifri, BioMed Central

Press Mentions

  • Faculty Spotlight: UVA Doctor Conquers Disease by Day, Runs 100 Miles by Night
    Faculty Spotlight: UVA Doctor Conquers Disease by Day, Runs 100 Miles by NightFebruary 2nd, 2023
  • Mask or Not in School? 8 Must-Knows as Kids Head Back to Class
    Mask or Not in School? 8 Must-Knows as Kids Head Back to ClassAugust 23rd, 2022
  • UVA Health Looks at “COVID Rebound” in Patients Who Took Paxlovid
    UVA Health Looks at “COVID Rebound” in Patients Who Took PaxlovidJuly 24th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • C. Elegans As A Model System For S.Aureus PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2004–2005
  • C. Elegans As A Model System For S.Aureus PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2003–2004

Professional Memberships

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External Links

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