EricSpitzerMD

Pathology • Stony Brook, NY

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Associate Professor, Pathology (Clinical), Stony Brook University SOM

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Office
101 Nicolls Rd
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone+1 631-444-2600
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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1985 - 1989
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1989 - 2026
American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A case of transfusion-transmission Anaplasma phagocytophilum from leukoreduced red blood cells.
Laura Tonnetti, Matthew Jacob, Rebecca L Townsend, Susan L Stramer, Fay B West, Luis A Marcos, Linda Mamone, Eric D Spitzer> ;Transfusion. 2024 Apr 1
Reduced Cholesterol Levels during Acute Human Babesiosis.
Luis A Marcos, Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, Inderjit Mann, Evan Garry, Pooja Lamba, Sophia K Pham, Rachel Spector, Aikaterini Papamanoli, Sara Krivacsy, Michael Lum, Aleen...> ;Pathogens. 2023 Apr 18
2 citations
False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011-2021.
Monirul I Sajib, Pooja Lamba, Eric D Spitzer, Luis A Marcos> ;Pathogens. 2023 Mar 22
Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Babesiosis Caused by.
Michael Lum, Caitlin Gauvin, Sophia K Pham, Aikaterini Papamanoli, Eric D Spitzer, Andreas P Kalogeropoulos, Luis A Marcos> ;Pathogens. 2022 Oct 23
6 citations
The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
James M. Crawford, Maria E Aguero-Rosenfeld, Ioannis Aifantis, Evan M. Cadoff, Joan Cangiarella, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Melissa M. Cushing, Aldolfo Firpo-Betancourt, Amy...> ;Academic Pathology. 2021 May 7
7 citations
Prevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers at a tertiary care New York hospital during the Spring COVID-19 surge
Lillian R Talbot, Jamie L. Romeiser, Eric D. Spitzer, Tong J Gan, Sunitha M. Singh, Bettina C Fries, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero> ;Perioperative Medicine. 2021 Mar 2
18 citations
Review of Viral Testing (Polymerase Chain Reaction) and Antibody/Serology Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 for the Intensivist
Michael P. Motley, Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Bettina C Fries, Eric D. Spitzer> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2020 Jun 15
9 citations
Presence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in a highly endemic area of Lyme disease.
Luis A. Marcos, Kalie Smith, Kelsey Reardon, Fredric Weinbaum, Eric D. Spitzer> ;Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 2020 May 30
External Quality Assurance of Platelet Function Assays: Results of the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program.
Lisa Senzel, Eric D. Spitzer> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2019 Sep 26
3 citations
Acute acalculous cholecystitis as a manifestation of ehrlichiosis.
Rahul Mahapatra, David H. Cohen, Asa W. Viccellio, Aaron R. Sasson, Jela Bandovic, Eric D. Spitzer, Audun Lier, Luis A. Marcos> ;Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2019 May 22
4 citations
Laboratory Monitoring of Platelet P2Y12 Receptor Inhibitors and Reversal of Antiplatelet Agents.
Lisa Senzel, Tahmeena Ahmed, Eric D. Spitzer> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2018 Nov 3
2 citations
A Multiplex PCR/LDR Assay for Viral Agents of Diarrhea with the Capacity to Genotype Rotavirus
Aashiq H. Mirza, Sanchita Das, Maneesh Pingle, Mark Rundell, George E. Armah, Ben Gyan, Richard L. Hodinka, Davise H. Larone, Eric D. Spitzer, Francis Barany, Linnie M...> ;Scientific Reports. 2018 Sep 4
11 citations
A national survey of interventions and practices in the prevention of blood culture contamination and associated adverse health care events.
Robert A. Garcia, Eric D. Spitzer, Barbara P. Kranz, Sue Barnes> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2018 May 1
27 citations
Promoting appropriate urine culture management to improve health care outcomes and the accuracy of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
Robert A. Garcia, Eric D. Spitzer> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2017 Oct 1
18 citations
Mycobacterium orygis Lymphadenitis in New York, USA.
Luis A. Marcos, Eric D. Spitzer, Rahul Mahapatra, Yupo Ma, Tanya A. Halse, Joseph Shea, Michelle Isabelle, Pascal Lapierre, Vincent E. Escuyer> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017 Oct 1
32 citations
Babesiosis in Long Island: review of 62 cases focusing on treatment with azithromycin and atovaquone.
Ekaterina A. Kletsova, Eric D. Spitzer, Bettina C. Fries, Luis A. Marcos> ;Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 2017 Apr 11
4 citations
Undetectable HDL Cholesterol in a Patient with Flu-Like Illness
Jay L. Bock, Lisa Senzel, Eric D. Spitzer, William Bifulco> ;Clinical Chemistry. 2017 Mar 1
2 citations
Thrombosis-associated antifibrinogen IgG1 κ impairs fibrin polymerization and enhances platelet activation.
Dennis K. Galanakis, Eric D. Spitzer, Peter Perrotta, Chandrasekaran Nagaswami, Rita Marchi, Silvia Spitzer, Miriam Refailovich, Roy E. Smith, Liudi Zhang, Clement Mar...> ;Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2017 Jan 1
22 citations
MRSA Causing Infections in Hospitals in Greater Metropolitan New York: Major Shift in the Dominant Clonal Type between 1996 and 2014
Maria Pardos de la Gandara, Marie Curry, Judith Berger, David Burstein, Phyllis Della-Latta, Virgina Kopetz, John Quale, Eric D. Spitzer, Rexie Tan, Carl Urban, Guiqin...> ;Plos One. 2016 Jun 7
2 citations
Repeat Clostridium difficile PCR Testing After a Negative Result.
Guo Jun Huang, Sol del Mar Aldrete, Rekha Sivadas, Silvia Spitzer, Eric D. Spitzer, Colleen S. Kraft> ;American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2016 Feb 1
86 citations
Multidisciplinary team review of best practices for collection and handling of blood cultures to determine effective interventions for increasing the yield of true-pos...
Robert A. Garcia, Eric D. Spitzer, Josephine Beaudry, Cindy Beck, Regina Diblasi, Michelle Gilleeny-Blabac, Carol Haugaard, Stacy Heuschneider, Barbara P. Kranz, Karen...> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2015 Nov 1
16 citations
A Multiplex PCR/LDR Assay for the Simultaneous Identification of Category A Infectious Pathogens: Agents of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever and Variola Virus
Sanchita Das, Mark Rundell, Aashiq H. Mirza, Maneesh Pingle, Kristi Shigyo, Aura R. Garrison, Jason Paragas, Scott K. Smith, Victoria A. Olson, Davise H. Larone, Eric ...> ;Plos One. 2015 Sep 18
9 citations
A multiplex PCR/LDR assay for simultaneous detection and identification of the NIAID category B bacterial food and water-borne pathogens.
Mark Rundell, Maneesh Pingle, Sanchita Das, Aashiq Hussain, Oksana Ocheretina, Macarthur Charles, Davise H. Larone, Eric D. Spitzer, Linnie M. Golightly, Francis Barany> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2014 Jun 1
7 citations
MRSA Rates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities from Skin and Soft Tissue Cultures in a Suburban ED
Andrew Wackett, Andrei Nazdryn, Eric D. Spitzer, Adam J. Singer> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Oct 1
Quiz Page March 2013: A Critically Ill Infant With Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, and Anasarca
Juan C. Kupferman, Eric D. Spitzer, M. Barry Stokes> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2013 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Tick-Borne Disease Epidemic SymposiumApril 10th, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, New York