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George Drusano, MD, Infectious Disease, Orlando, FL

George Louis Drusano MD


Director, Institute for Therapeutic Innovation, University of Florida

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  • 6550 Sanger RoadOrlando, FL 32801

  • Phone+1 407-313-7060

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Education & Training

  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1975
  • Boston College
    Boston CollegeB.S., Physics, Magna Cum Laude, 1967 - 1971

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1994 - 2013

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipient, Paul Ehrlich Magic Bullet Award Paracelsus University, 2015
  • Recipient, Cubist-ICAAC Award American Society for Microbiology, 2013
  • Recipient, Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Excellence National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Meropenem plus Levofloxacin is Synergistic for the Therapy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as Tested in a Murine Model of Pneumonia  
    Louie A, W Liu, M VanGuilder, MN Neely, A Schumitzky, R Jelliffe, S Fikes, S Kurhanewicz, N Robbins, D Brown, Dodge Baluya, GL Drusano, J Infect Dis, 1/1/2015
  • Pharmacokinetic Determinants of Virological Response to Raltegravir in the In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Hollow-Fiber Infection Model System  
    Brown AN, JR Adams, DL Baluya, GL Drusano, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2015
  • In Memoriam: William A Craig  
    Theuretzbacher U, Ambrose PG, MacGowan AP, Andes DR, Sorgel F, Derendorf H, Mouton JW, Drusano GL, Tulkens PM, Dudley MN, Cars O, Nation RL, Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Press Mentions

  • Trio of Medications Showing Early Promise Against Coronavirus, UF Health Researchers Find
    Trio of Medications Showing Early Promise Against Coronavirus, UF Health Researchers FindSeptember 8th, 2020
  • Researchers Developing Antibiotic Drug to Attack Deadly Superbug
    Researchers Developing Antibiotic Drug to Attack Deadly SuperbugMay 15th, 2018

Grant Support

  • Translational development of new agents alone and in combination to combat Gram-negative pathogens important in Ventilator- Associated Bacterial Pneumonia: Leveraging the Gram-negative toolbox that isUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2024–2029
  • Optimizing Multi-drug Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy for Rapid Sterilization and Resistance SuppressionUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2023–2027
  • Optimizing Multi-drug Mycobacterium tuberculosis Therapy for Rapid Sterilization and Resistance SuppressionUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2023–2027
  • Resistance Suppression For P. Aeruginosa Using Novel Combination Therapy ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Resistance Suppression For Influenza Virus With Combination ChemotherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Optimization Of Neoglycoside Antibiotics For Nosocomial Pathogens And Select AgenNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Optimization Of Neoglycoside Antibiotics For Nosocomial Pathogens And Select AgenNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
  • 2010 New Antimicrobial Drug Discovery And Development Gordon Research ConferenceNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010
  • Resistance Suppression For P. Aeruginosa Using Novel Combination Therapy ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2010
  • Resistance Suppression For Influenza Virus With Combination ChemotherapyNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2010
  • Core--Computational ModelingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Choosing Drug Doses For Biodefense PathogensNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Choosing Drug Doses For Biodefence PathogensNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006
  • Administration CoreNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005

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