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Mahalia Desruisseaux, MD, Infectious Disease, New Haven, CT, Yale-New Haven Hospital

MahaliaSDesruisseauxMD

Infectious Disease New Haven, CT

Associate Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine

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Clinical Expertise

  • Chagas disease

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2003 - 2007
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2000
  • Queens College, CUNY
    Queens College, CUNYB.A., Biology, 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2021
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Career Development Award Einstein Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, 2009
  • Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) 2007
  • Best Poster Award, Department of Medicine Annual Research Symposium Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center, 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Endothelin-1 and its role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases  
    Freeman BD, Machado FS, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS, Life Sciences, 1/1/2014
  • Imaging of small-animal models of infectious diseases  
    Jelicks LA, Lisanti MP, Machado FS, Weiss LM, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS, American Journal of Pathology, 1/1/2013
  • Alterations in glucose homeostasis in a murine model of Chagas disease  
    Nagajyothi F, Kuliawat R, Kusminski CM, Machado FS, Desruisseaux MS, Zhao D, Schwartz GJ, Huang H, Albanese C, Lisanti MP, Singh R, Li F, Weiss LM, Factor SM, Pessin J..., American Journal of Pathology, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Akide-Ndunge OB, Desruisseaux M, ASTMH 64th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
  • Cerebral vasculature and cognitive impairment in acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
    Barrie U, Freeman B, Tanowitz H, Desruisseaux M, ASTMH 64th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
  • Experimental Cerebral Malaria Induces Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment via Endothelin A Receptor Signaling.
    Freeman BD, Martins YC, Desruisseaux MS, ASTMH 64th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Vasomodulatory mediators, cognitive function, and survival in experimental cerebral malaria 
    ASTMH 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA - 11/16/2016
  • Cerebral malaria: Cognition, survival and the role of vasomodulation 
    Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - 9/16/2016
  • Neuropathology of Cerebral Malaria. 
    The New York Academy of Sciences World Malaria Day, New York NY - 4/25/2014
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Press Mentions

  • Convalescent Plasma Therapy Provides Limited Success in Treating COVID-19
    Convalescent Plasma Therapy Provides Limited Success in Treating COVID-19January 14th, 2022
  • Desruisseaux Receives Bailey K. Ashford Medal for Distinguished Work in Tropical Medicine
    Desruisseaux Receives Bailey K. Ashford Medal for Distinguished Work in Tropical MedicineMarch 8th, 2021
  • In Experimental Treatments, Connecticut Hospitals Are Using Blood Plasma from Recovered Coronavirus Patients to Try and Help Those Who Are Still Sick
    In Experimental Treatments, Connecticut Hospitals Are Using Blood Plasma from Recovered Coronavirus Patients to Try and Help Those Who Are Still SickApril 14th, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations