Jerrold J Ellner MD
Professor, Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
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140 Bergen St# DNewark, NJ 07103
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1972- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2019
OH State Medical License 1976 - 2001
MD State Medical License 1975 - 1976
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2004
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- A Phase II/III Trial of Rifampin, Ciprofloxacin, Clofazimine, Ethambutol, and Amikacin in the Treatment of Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Infection in HIV-Infected Individuals.
- Safety and Effectiveness of the Vaccine ALVAC-HIV vCP205 in HIV-Negative Adult Volunteers in Uganda
- Expression of Tuberculosis in the Lung
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific Th1 cytokine responses in household contacts with undernutrition and their partial reconstitution during six months of n...Lindsey M Locks, Vaishnavi Kaipilyawar, Komal Jain, Arthur VanValkenburg, Meagan Karoly
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-09-08 - Development of a four-gene host signature for paucibacillary TB among symptomatic individuals with sputum Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra very low and trace results.Kattya Lopez, Robert Reiss, Vaishnavi Kaipilyawar, Arthur VanValkenburg, Xutao Wang
International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-08-01 - 5 citationsPET-CT benchmarked detection and 5-year progression of asymptomatic tuberculosis: a longitudinal, prospective cohort study.Hanif Esmail, Friedrich Thienemann, Bianca Sossen, Sandra L Mukasa, Francisco Lakay
The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine. 2026-06-01
Press Mentions
- World TB Day: Finding New Ways to Test Children for TuberculosisMarch 24th, 2021
Grant Support
- FEND-TBRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2030
- FEND-TBRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2030
- Biomarker Signatures of TB Infection in Young Children With and Without HIVRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2028
- TB-RICC 3.0RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2028
- Bacterial and Host Heterogeneity in TB latency, persistence and progressionRUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES2025–2026
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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