KevinHighMDMS; FACP, FIDSA

Infectious Disease • Winston Salem, NC

Transplant/Immunocompromised States

Professor of Medicine and Translational Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Chief, Section on Infectious Diseases

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Office
Medical Center Blvd
Winston Salem, NC 27157
Phone+1 336-716-2255
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Education & Training

Wake Forest UniversityM.Sc., Epidemiology, 1998
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1990 - 1993
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1990
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1986
Bucknell UniversityB.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1993 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1988 - 2008
CT State Medical License 1990 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Special Recognition Award Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, 2013
Laureate Award NC Chapter ACP, 2012
Reidar Wallin Faculty Teaching Award MMTS Program, 2012
Named to “Top Doctors” Castle-Connolly, 2011
Eric Neilson Distinguished Professor Award The Association of Specialty Professors, 2009
Named to "Best Doctors in America" Best Doctors, 2007
Master Teacher Award Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Internal Medicine Housestaff, 2002-2003, 2007
Master Teacher Award Wake Forest University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Housestaff, 2002-2003, 2007
Named to “Best Doctors in North Carolina” NC Business Journal, 2002
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2001
Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to the Internal Medicine Residency Program Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1999
Tinsley Harrison Award for Clinical Teaching Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Internal Medicine Housestaff, 1995, 1997, 2005-2006
Tinsley Harrison Award for Clinical Teaching Wake Forest University School of Medicine Internal Medicine Housestaff, 1995, 1997, 2005-2006
Alpha Omega Alpha 1993
Omicron Delta Kappa 1993
Teacher of the Year Yale Physicians Associate Program, 1993
Phi Beta Kappa Bucknell University, 1982
ECAC Scholar/Athlete Bucknell University, 1982
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Clinical Trials

Comparison of Fluconazole vs Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Infections for Blood and Marrow Transplants (BMT CTN 0101) Start of enrollment: 2003 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 3
Daptomycin or Vancomycin in Treating Bacteria in the Blood in Patients With Neutropenia Caused By Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
American Ginseng Extract in Preventing Respiratory Infection and in Reducing Antibiotic Use in Patients With CLL Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 2
Early Versus Late Bronchoscopy in Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of CMX001 for the Prevention of CMV Infection in CMV-seropositive HCT Recipients Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Use of Functional Assessment to Define Therapeutic Goals and Treatment
Kevin P. High, Susan J. Zieman, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Carl V. Hill, Jennifer C. Lai, Thomas N. Robinson, Mara A. Schonberg, Heather E. Whitson> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Sep 1
Do what you love. Love what you do. Dr. Arti Hurria's trailblazing transdisciplinary legacy.
Chris Carpenter, Lona Mody, Nancy E. Lundebjerg, Louise C. Walter, Kenneth E. Schmader, Kevin P. High> ;Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2020 Mar 1
4 citations
A 360-degree assessment of teaching effectiveness using a structured-videorecorded observed teaching exercise for faculty development.
Christopher A Jones, Franklin Watkins, Julie Williams, Ann Lambros, Kathryn E. Callahan, Janice S. Lawlor, Jeff D. Williamson, Kevin P. High, Hal H. Atkinson> ;Medical Education Online. 2019 Apr 11
1 citations
Finding Someone Like Me: The Secret to Successfully Mentoring Specialists in Aging Research.
Kevin P. High, Stephen B. Kritchevsky> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Apr 1
11 citations
Physical Functioning Among Patients Aging With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Versus HIV Uninfected: Feasibility of Using the Short Physical Performance Battery in...
Heidi M. Crane, Michael E Miller, June Pierce, Amanda L. Willig, Michael Lloyd Case, Aimee M. Wilkin, Sharon Brown, Mary Grace Asirot, Rob J. Fredericksen, Michael S. ...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Mar 1
2 citations
Immunogenicity of high-dose influenza vaccination in patients with primary central nervous system malignancy.
Roy E. Strowd, Gregory B. Russell, Fang-Chi Hsu, Annette Carter, Michael D. Chan, Stephen B. Tatter, Adrian W. Laxton, Martha A. Alexander-Miller, Kevin P. High, Glenn...> ;Neuro-Oncology Practice. 2018 Aug 3
Integrating Frailty Research into the Medical Specialties-Report from a U13 Conference
Jeremy Walston, Kayce M. Sink, Susan Zieman, Kevin P. High, Caroline S. Blaum> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
34 citations
Older Is Not Wiser, Immunologically Speaking: Effect of Aging on Host Response to Clostridium difficile Infections
Jae Hyun Shin, Kevin P. High, Cirle A. Warren> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2016 Jan 25
5 citations
Hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ and α-mRNA expression in HCV-infected adults is decreased by HIV co-infection and is also affected by ethnicity.
Nathan J. Shores, Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa, Ivana Maida, JoLyn Turner, Kevin P. High, Sergio Babudieri, Marina Núãez> ;Clinics. 2015 Dec 1
2 citations
An 8-Year-Old Boy With Altered Mental Status
Kevin P. High, Jessica Van Meter> ;Air Medical Journal. 2015 May 1
4 citations
Influenza vaccine immunogenicity in patients with primary central nervous system malignancy
Roy E. Strowd, Katrina Swett, Michele Harmon, Annette Carter, Aurora Pop-Vicas, Michael D. Chan, Stephen B. Tatter, Thomas L. Ellis, Maria Blevins, Glenn J. Lesser, Ke...> ;Neuro-Oncology. 2014 Dec 1
153 citations
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: Current Status and Future Directions
Jeffrey B. Halter, Nicolas Musi, Frances Mc Farland Horne, Jill P. Crandall, Andrew P. Goldberg, Lawrence B. Harkless, William R. Hazzard, Elbert S. Huang, M. Sue Kirk...> ;Diabetes. 2014 Aug 1
8 citations
Infrastructure and resources for an aging population: embracing complexity in translational research
Kevin P. High> ;Translational Research. 2014 May 1
JC Polyoma Virus Interacts with APOL1 in African Americans with Nondiabetic Nephropathy
Mariana Murea, Marina Nunez, Michael V Rocco, Barry I Freedman, Kevin P High> ;ScienceDirect.
23 citations
Force-Generation Capacity of Single Vastus Lateralis Muscle Fibers and Physical Function Decline With Age in African Green Vervet Monkeys
Seung-Jun Choi, Carol A. Shively, Thomas C. Register, Xin Feng, John R. Stehle, Kevin P. High, Edward H. Ip, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Barbara J. Nicklas, Osvaldo Delbono> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2013 Mar 1
30 citations
Translational research in immune senescence: assessing the relevance of current models.
Kevin P. High, Arne N. Akbar, Janko Nikolich-Zugich> ;Seminars in Immunology. 2012 Oct 1
412 citations
HIV and aging: State of knowledge and areas of critical need for research. a report to the NIH office of AIDS research by the HIV and aging working group
Kevin P. High, Mark Brennan-Ing, David B. Clifford, Mardge H. Cohen, Judith S. Currier, Steven G. Deeks, Sherry Deren, Rita B. Effros, Kelly A. Gebo, Jörg J. Goronzy, ...> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2012 Jul 1
134 citations
Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults
Sharon Anderson, Basil A. Eldadah, Jeffrey B. Halter, William R. Hazzard, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Frances Mc Farland Horne, Paul L. Kimmel, Bruce A. Molitoris, Mahadev Mu...> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2011 Jan 1
10 citations
Workshop on Immunizations in Older Adults: Identifying Future Research Agendas
Kevin P. High, Richard T. D'Aquila, Rebecca Fuldner, Dale N. Gerding, Jeffrey B. Halter, Laura Haynes, William R. Hazzard, Lisa A. Jackson, Edward N. Janoff, Myron J. ...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2010 Apr 1
16 citations
Overcoming barriers to adult immunization.
Kevin P. High> ;The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2009 Jun 1
51 citations
Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Soc...
Suzanne F Bradley, Stefan Gravenstein, David R Mehr, Vincent J Quagliarello, Chesley Richards, Thomas T Yoshikawa, , Kevin P High> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2009 Mar 1
217 citations
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Fever and Infection in Older Adult Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: 2008 Update by the Infectious Diseases Soc...
Kevin P. High, Suzanne F. Bradley, Stefan Gravenstein, David R. Mehr, Vincent Quagliarello, Chesley L. Richards, Thomas T. Yoshikawa> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009 Jan 15
399 citations
Workshop on HIV Infection and Aging: What Is Known and Future Research Directions
Rita B. Effros, Courtney V. Fletcher, Kelly A. Gebo, Jeffrey B. Halter, William R. Hazzard, Frances Mc Farland Horne, Robin Huebner, Edward N. Janoff, Amy C. Justice, ...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 Aug 15
6 citations
Preventing herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia through vaccination.
Kevin P. High> ;The Journal of Family Practice. 2007 Oct 1
26 citations
Immunizations in Older Adults
Kevin P. High> ;Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2007 Aug 1
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Journal Articles

Preserving Elective Surgeries in the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future
Kevin High, MD, JAMA
CMX-001 to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in hematopoietic cell transplantation
Marty FM, Winston DJ, Rowley SD, Vance E, Papanicolaou GA, Mullane KM, Brundage TM, Robertson AT, Godkin S, Mommeja-Marin H, Boeckh M; CMX001-201 Clinical Study Group ..., Engl J Med, 1/1/2013
HIV and Aging: An Update
Barbour S, High KP, Inf Dis Special Edition, 1/1/2012
Summary Report from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aging Consensus Project: Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Individuals with the Human Immunod...
Working Group for the HIV and Aging Consensus Project (High KP), J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2012
Fidaxomicin versus Vancomycin for Infection with Clostridium difficile in Europe, Canada, and the USA: a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial
Cornely OA, Crook DW, Esposito R, Poirier A, Somero MS, Weiss K, Sears P, Gorbach S; OPT-80-004 Clinical Study Group (High, KP), Lancet Infect Dis, 1/1/2012
HIV and Aging: Management Considerations
Barbour S, High KP, Inf Dis Special Edition, 1/1/2011
Miribavir Prophylaxis for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Recipients of Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplants: a phase-3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomi...
Marty FM, Ljungman P, Papanicolaou GA, Winston DJ, Chemaly RF, Strasfeld L, Young JA, Rodriguez T, Maertens J, Schmitt M, Einsele H, Ferrant A, Lipton JH, Villano SA, ..., Lancet Infect Dis, 1/1/2011
Analysis of infectious complications after unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation: results of a prospective multi-center trial comparing T-cell depletion versus i...
van Burik JH, Carter SL, Freifeld AG, High KP, Godder KT, Papanicolaou GA, Mendizabal AM, Wagner JE, Yanovich S, and Kernan NA, Biol Blood Marrow Transpl, 1/1/2007
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a long-overdue option for older adults
High KP, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2007
Immunizations in Older Adults
High KP, Clin Geriatr Med, 1/1/2007
An evaluation of geriatrics activities within internal medicine subspecialties
Sonu IS, High KP, Clayton CP, Woolard NF, Hazzard WR, Am J Med, 1/1/2006
Chronic Infection and Frailty: Surrogate Markers, Associations and Causality
High KP, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2005
A Retrospective Evaluation of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Selection in a US Community Hospital
Iannini PB, Ruskin J, High KP, Klugman KP, MacGowan AP, Niederman MS, Peterson LR and Rotschafer J, Today’s Therapeutic Trends, 1/1/2004
The Importance of Geriatric-Specific Instruments and Functional Status Assessment in Infectious Diseases Research: Time to Start Preaching to the Congregation Instead ...
High KP, J Am Geriatr Soc, 1/1/2004
Advancing academic subspecialty medicine: the agenda for the future of the Association of Subspecialty Professors
Clayton CP, Ladenson PW, Weissler JC, High KP, Barr WG, Linzer M, Am J Med, 1/1/2004
Why Should the Infectious Diseases Community Focus on Aging?
High KP, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2003
Book Review: Aging, Immunity and Infection
High KP, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2003
Integrating Geriatrics and Subspecialty Internal Medicine: Results of a Survey on Patient Care Practices, Training, Attitudes, and Research
Joiner KA, Haponik E, and High KP, Am J Med, 1/1/2002
Infection in an Ageing World Lancet
High KP, Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2002
Catheter-related Aureobasidium pullulans infection in autologous stem cell transplantation
Keung Y-K, Wasilauskas B, and High KP, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1/1/2001
How to Identify and Treat Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Older Adults
Daybell D and High KP, Skin & Aging, 1/1/2001
Diagnosing graft vs host disease
O’Rourke ME and High KP, Clin J Oncol Nrsg, 1/1/2000
Nutrition and Susceptibility to Infection in Older Adults
High KP, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1/1/1999
Tuberculosis after bone marrow transplantation
Nunez M, Radford J. Cruz J, Perry J, Hurd D, High KP, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1/1/1999
Micronutrient Supplementation and Immune Function in the Elderly
High KP, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/1999
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Other

Evaluation of infection in the older adult
High K, Garlington W
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-of-infection-in-the-older-adult
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-07

Press Mentions

Atrium Health Named to 2021 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition ProgramOctober 8th, 2021
Wake Forest Baptist Health Relaxes Visitor Restrictions, Letting More Visitors See PatientsJune 9th, 2021
NC to Begin Vaccinating All Frontline Workers Against COVID-19 on Wednesday, Group 4 Vaccinations Begin March 24March 2nd, 2021
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