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Office
414 E Main St
Durham, NC 27701- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a board certified physician with dual specialties in internal medicine and infectious diseases, a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in health systems management, and a graduate of the Boonshoft School of Medicine Physician Leadership Development Program. I am currently the Medical Director at the Durham County Department of Public Health.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2013 - 2016
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineMPH, Public Health, 2005 - 2010
- Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineClass of 2010
- Loyola University ChicagoBS, Anthropology, Cum laude, 1999 - 2001
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityN/A, Sociology/Anthropology, 1997 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2013 - 2023
- MA State Medical License 2010 - 2013
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Young Investigator Scholarship Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), 2016
- Gamma Alpha Chapter, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2016
- Robert Russell, M.D. Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society Boston University School of Medicine, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of climate change and natural disasters on fungal infections.Danila Seidel, Sebastian Wurster, Hatim Sati, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Matthias Egger, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Nathan P Ford, Anuradha Chowdhary, Rosanne Sprute, Oliver ...> ;The Lancet. Microbe. 2024 Mar 19
- 8 citationsAntimicrobial-Resistant Shigella spp. in San Diego, California, USA, 2017-2020.Thaidra Gaufin, Jill Blumenthal, Claudia Ramirez-Sanchez, Sanjay Mehta, David T Pride, Joshua Fierer, Jeffrey D Jenks> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2022 Jun 1
- Universal Digital High Resolution Melt for the detection of pulmonary mold infections.Tyler Goshia, April Aralar, Nathan Wiederhold, Jeffrey D Jenks, Mridu Sinha, Aprajita Karmakar, Ankit Sharma, Rachit Shrivastava, Haoxiang Sun, P Lewis White, Martin H...> ;Biorxiv. 2023 Nov 9
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Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
- Most of Durham’s Monkeypox Cases Are in Black Men. Most Getting the Vaccine Are WhiteAugust 23rd, 2022
- What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Rebound Cases and What It Means for Isolation GuidanceAugust 1st, 2022
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