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Office
Rochester Regional Health
Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14603- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Emil Lesho is an infectious disease specialist in Rochester, NY and is the healthcare epidemiologist for Rochester Regional Health. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. He is experienced in clinical infectious diseases, epidemiology, health policy, nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance.
Clinical Expertise
- Epidemiology, Health policy, Infection control, Clinical microbiology, Nosocomial infections, Antibiotic resistance
Education & Training
- National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2003 - 2006
- Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- St Luke's University Hospital/Warren HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1990
- DeSales UniversityBS, Magna Cum Laude, 1982 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State License 2016 - 2025
- PA State License 1991 - 2016
- MD State License 2007 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Outstanding Research Accomplishment Team Award Military Health System Research Symposium, 2015
- Military Health System Award for Healthcare Innovation in Infection Control 2013
- "A" Proficiency Designator in Infectious Diseases US Army Medical Department, 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsA panel of diverseclinical isolates for research and development.Melissa J Martin, William Stribling, Ana C Ong, Rosslyn Maybank, Yoon I Kwak, Joshua A Rosado-Mendez, Lan N Preston, Katharine F Lane, Michael Julius, Anthony R Jones,...> ;Microbial Genomics. 2023 May 1
- 1 citationsThe Emergence and Persistence ofin Western New York With No Epidemiologic Links: A Failure of Stewardship?Patrick McGann, Francois Lebreton, Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Jason Stam, Rosslyn Maybank, Matthew Ficinski, Melissa Bronstein, Jason W Bennett, Emil Lesho> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Mar 1
- Benefit and cost of repeating a severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test after the second day of hospitalization ...Rene Bulnes, Mina Said, Melissa Bronstein, Jennifer Gutowski, Karan Alag, Jonathan Bress, Amber Dellefave, Dawn Riedy, Jose Alcantara, Hiloni Bhavsar, Bryan Gargano, E...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Chapter 13: Multidrug-resistant Bacterial Infections as a Threat to the US Military Health System: Acintobacter Infections as a Case StudyLesho E, LIndler LE, Petruccelli B, Wortmann G, Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare. US Army, Office of the Surgeon General, Bordon Institute, 1/1/2015
- US Ebola Case: An Example of the Misuse of Antibiotics and Reminder for Better StewardshipLesho, E, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1/1/2015
- War Wound Treatment Complications Due to Transfer of an IncN Plasmid Harboring blaOXA-181 from Morganella morganii to CTX-M-27-Producing Sequence Type 131 Escherichia ...McGann P, Snesrud E, Ong AC, Appalla L, Koren M, Kwak YI, Waterman PE, Lesho EP, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Ebola Update: Lessons Learned and Lessons We Continue to LearnAlaska Family Medicine Residency, Anchorage AK, 2015 - 1/1/2015
- The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis and How Primary Care Providers s are Well Poised To Make a DifferenceAlaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK - 1/1/2015
- Overview of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers & Lessons Learned from Ebola Activity in 2014Alaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage, AK - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions
- Can a Fungal Infection Affect My Brain?February 1st, 2023
- ‘The Sooner, the Better:’ Doctors Address Pending Pfizer RSV VaccineNovember 3rd, 2022
- Health Experts: Local COVID Cases on Upswing for Several ReasonsMarch 25th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Rochester General HospitalRochester, New York
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