MichaelEllisMD

Infectious Disease • Toledo, OH

Chief Medical Officer, University of Toledo Medical Center

Join to view full profile

Dr. Ellis is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Ellis' full profile

Already have an account?

Office
3000 Arlington Ave
University Of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH 43614
Phone+1 419-383-3425
Is this information wrong?

Summary

Dr. Michael Ellis is the Chief Medical Officer at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He is an Infectious Diseases physician and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. He is experienced in infectious disease, leadership, and hospital administration.

Education & Training

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2002 - 2005
National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1999
United States Military AcademyBS, 1987 - 1991

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2015 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2001 - 2018
VA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

James Leonard Award for Excellence in Clinical Research Uniformed Services University of the Heath Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 2015
Emanuel Wolinsky Award Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2005

Clinical Trials

An Attempt to Reduce Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection in Soldiers Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Dynamics of the Oral Microbiome During Initial Military Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Kristina K Zudock, Robert Player, Amanda Ernlund, Collin M Timm, Caroline E English, Michael W Ellis, David R Tribble, D Scott Merrell, Jason W Bennett, Eugene V Millar> ;Military Medicine. 2024 Jan 2
7 citations
Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of NDV-3A against Staphylococcus aureus colonization: A phase 2 vaccine trial among US Army Infantry trainees.
Eugene V. Millar, Jason W. Bennett, Burc Barin, Patrick M. Carey, Natasha N. Law, Caroline E. English, Michael M. Schwartz, Terrence Cochrane, Michael W. Ellis, David ...> ;Vaccine. 2021 May 4
3 citations
Chronic Corynebacterium striatum Septic Arthritis in a Patient Referred for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Katharine Hollnagel, Jacob Willen, Michael W. Ellis, Yalda Soleimanifard, Robert Booth, Sumon Nandi> ;Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2020 Mar 5
Genomic epidemiology of MRSA infection and colonization isolates among military trainees with skin and soft tissue infection.
Millar, E. V.,Rice, G. K.,Schlett, C. D.,Elassal, E. M.,Cer, R. Z.,Frey, K. G.,Hamilton, T.,Ellis, M. W.,Tribble, D. R.,Bishop-Lilly, K. A.,Bennett, J. W.> ;Infection. 2019 Feb 24
HASH(0x33661f8)
LaBreck, P. T.,Rice, G. K.,Paskey, A. C.,Elassal, E. M.,Cer, R. Z.,Law, N. N.,Schlett, C. D.,Bennett, J. W.,Millar, E. V.,Ellis, M. W.,Hamilton, T.,Bishop-Lilly, K. A....> ;Front Microbiol. 2018 Dec 05
19 citations
Genomic Characterization of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to Evaluate Intraclass Transmission and Recurrence of Skin and Soft Tissue Infect...
Eugene V. Millar, Gregory K. Rice, Emad M. Elassal, Carey D. Schlett, Jason W. Bennett, C. L. Redden, Deepika Mor, Natasha N. Law, David R. Tribble, Theron Hamilton, M...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2017 Aug 1
18 citations
Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter and other diarrheal pathogens isolated from US military personnel deployed to Thailand in 2002-2004: a case-control study.
Carl J. Mason, Siriporn Sornsakrin, Jessica C. Seidman, Apichai Srijan, Oralak Serichantalergs, Nucharee Thongsen, Michael W. Ellis, Viseth Ngauy, Brett E. Swierczewsk...> ;Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines. 2017 Jul 5
25 citations
Safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant Staphylococcus aureus α-toxoid and a recombinant Panton-Valentine leukocidin subunit, in healthy adults
Michael L. Landrum, Tahaniyat Lalani, Minoo Niknian, Jason D. Maguire, Duane R. Hospenthal, Ali Fattom, Kimberly L. Taylor, Jamie Fraser, Kenneth Wilkins, Michael W. E...> ;Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2017 Apr 3
21 citations
Multi-Body-Site Microbiome and Culture Profiling of Military Trainees Suffering from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Jatinder Singh, Ryan C. Johnson, Carey D. Schlett, Emad M. Elassal, Katrina B. Crawford, Deepika Mor, Jeffrey B. Lanier, Natasha N. Law, William A. Walters, Nimfa Tene...> ;Msphere. 2016 Oct 26
19 citations
Bacterial Etiology and Risk Factors Associated with Cellulitis and Purulent Skin Abscesses in Military Trainees
Ryan C. Johnson, Michael W. Ellis, Carey D. Schlett, Eugene V. Millar, Patrick T. LaBreck, Deepika Mor, Emad M. Elassal, Jeffrey B. Lanier, C. L. Redden, Tianyuan Cui,...> ;Plos One. 2016 Oct 25
2 citations
Reduction in Acute Respiratory Infection Among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Prev...
Eugene V Millar, Carey D Schlett, Natasha N Law, Wei-Ju Chen, Michael J D'Onofrio, Jason W Bennett, David R Tribble, Michael W Ellis> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 Sep 1
7 citations
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Risk Factors for Infection Among Military Personnel in a Shipboard Setting.
Jennifer A. Curry, Jason D. Maguire, Jamie Fraser, David R. Tribble, Robert Deiss, Coleman J Bryan, Michele D. Tisdale, Katrina B. Crawford, Michael W. Ellis, Tahaniya...> ;Military Medicine. 2016 May 31
21 citations
Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Cutaneous Abscesses and Selection of Reduced Chlorhexidine Susceptibility during Chlorhexidine Use
Ryan C. Johnson, Carey D. Schlett, Katrina B. Crawford, Jeffrey B. Lanier, D. Scott Merrell, Michael W. Ellis> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2015 Nov 1
13 citations
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study on Decolonization Procedures for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among HIV-Infected Adults.
Amy C. Weintrob, Ionut Bebu, Brian K. Agan, Alona Diem, Erica Johnson, Tahaniyat Lalani, Xun Wang, Mary Bavaro, Michael W. Ellis, Katrin Mende, Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone> ;Plos One. 2015 May 27
7 citations
Specific Behaviors Predict Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Persons
Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone, Xun Wang, Amy C. Weintrob, Tahaniyat Lalani, Mary Bavaro, Jason F. Okulicz, Katrin Mende, Michael W. Ellis, Brian K. Agan> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2015 Apr 1
Reduction in Acute Gastroenteritis among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Prevention.
D'Onofrio, M. J.,Schlett, C. D.,Millar, E. V.,Cui, T.,Lanier, J. B.,Law, N. N.,Tribble, D. R.,Ellis, M. W.> ;Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb 20
13 citations
Frequent Use of Chlorhexidine-Based Body Wash Associated with a Reduction in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Military Trainees
Eugene V. Millar, Wei-Ju Chen, Carey D. Schlett, Tianyuan Cui, Katrina B. Crawford, Jeffrey B. Lanier, David R. Tribble, Michael W. Ellis> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2015 Feb 1
40 citations
Correlation between Nasal Microbiome Composition and Remote Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Ryan C. Johnson, Michael W. Ellis, Jeffrey B. Lanier, Carey D. Schlett, Tianyuan Cui, D. Scott Merrell> ;Infection and Immunity. 2015 Feb 1
22 citations
Prevalence of nasal colonization and strain concordance in patients with community-associated Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infections.
Michael W. Ellis, Carey D. Schlett, Eugene V. Millar, Katrina B. Crawford, Tianyuan Cui, Jeffrey B. Lanier, David R. Tribble> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 19
37 citations
Prevalence of Chlorhexidine-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus following Prolonged Exposure
Carey D. Schlett, Eugene V. Millar, Katrina B. Crawford, Tianyuan Cui, Jeffrey B. Lanier, David R. Tribble, Michael W. Ellis> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2014 Aug 1
39 citations
Hygiene Strategies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Among High-Risk Milita...
Michael W. Ellis, Carey D. Schlett, Eugene V. Millar, Kenneth J. Wilkins, Katrina B. Crawford, Stephanie M. Morrison-Rodriguez, Laura A. Pacha, Rachel J. Gorwitz, Jeff...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jun 1
10 citations
Molecular Characterization of a Catalase-negative Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus Strain Collected from a Patient with Cutaneous Abscess
Michael W. Ellis, Ryan C. Johnson, Katrina B. Crawford, Jeffrey B. Lanier, D. S. Merrell> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2014 Jan 1
12 citations
Evaluation for a Novel Methicillin Resistance (mecC) Homologue in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Obtained from Injured Military Personnel
Anuradha Ganesan, Katrina B. Crawford, Katrin Mende, Clinton K. Murray, Michael W. Ellis, David R. Tribble, Amy C. Weintrob, Lloyd, B., Bradley A. Lloyd> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2013 Sep 1
16 citations
Evaluation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infection prevention strategies at a military training center.
Stephanie M. Morrison, Carl R. Blaesing, Eugene V. Millar, Uzo Chukwuma, Carey D. Schlett, Kenneth Wilkins, David R. Tribble, Michael W. Ellis> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2013 Jun 27
Antimicrobial activity against CA-MRSA and treatment of uncomplicated nonpurulent cellulitis.
Matthew E. Griffith, Michael W. Ellis> ;Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2013 Aug 1
Join now to see all

Press Mentions

Beware the Bug: Local Health Experts Weigh in on the 2023 Flu SeasonSeptember 20th, 2023
University of Toledo Hosts Inaugural Health Care SymposiumApril 13th, 2024