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Michael Zapor, MD, Infectious Disease, Martinsburg, WV

Michael Jay Zapor MD , PhD, CTropMed, CPE, FACP, FIDSA

Infectious Disease•Martinsburg, WV

Deputy Chief of Staff

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  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center510 Butler AvenueMartinsburg, WV 25405

  • Phone+1 304-263-0811

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Summary

  • Dr. Michael Zapor, based in Martinsburg, WV, is a specialist in infectious disease with a background in microbiology and extensive experience in internal and tropical medicine. He completed his fellowship at the National Capital Consortium and has served in various leadership roles, including Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Medicine at Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Zapor holds adjunct faculty positions at West Virginia University School of Medicine and Georgetown University School of Medicine, and previously served as Associate Professor at Uniformed Services University. His research interests are reflected in multiple publications focused on infectious diseases and he has been involved in clinical trials for treatments targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria. Dr. Zapor has received several honors, including the Distinguished Member of the Army Medical Department Regiment and the Excellence in Operational Medicine Award.

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Education & Training

  • Army Command and General Staff College
    Army Command and General Staff CollegeThe Command and General Staff School (CGSS), 2005 - 2006
  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2001 - 2004
  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1998
  • University of Rhode Island
    University of Rhode IslandPhD, Microbiology, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1999 - 2028
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • Infectious Disease
    National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
    National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
  • Certified Physician Executive
    American Association for Physician LeadershipCertified Physician Executive
  • Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health
    American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health
  • “A” Proficiency Designator
    Army Medical Department“A” Proficiency Designator
  • Army 8Z Skill identifier (Medical Research, Development, Test and Evaluation)
    Army Medical DepartmentArmy 8Z Skill identifier (Medical Research, Development, Test and Evaluation)
  • Level 3 Acquisitions Certification, Science and Technology Management
    Defense Acquisition UniversityLevel 3 Acquisitions Certification, Science and Technology Management
  • Ethics Consultant certification
    Veterans Health AdministrationEthics Consultant certification
  • Healthcare Leadership Development Program
    Veterans Health AdministrationHealthcare Leadership Development Program

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Member of the Army Medical Department Regiment Army Medical Department Regiment, 2017
  • Excellence in Operational Medicine Award American College of Physicians (Army chapter), 2010
  • Order of Military Medical Merit US Army Medical Command, 2009

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Persistent Detection and Infectious Potential of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Clinical Specimens from COVID-19 Patients  
    Michael Zapor, Viruses, 12/3/2020
  • Countering the Infectious Threat  
    Michael Zapor, Combat and Casualty Care, 2016
  • A large-scale, rapid public health response to rabies in an organ recipient and the previously undiagnosed organ donor.  
    Wallace RM, Stanek D, Griese S, Krulak D, Vora NM, Pacha L, Kan V, Said M, Williams C, Burgess TH, Clausen SS, Austin C, Gabel J, Lehman M, Finelli LN, Selvaggi G, Joy..., Zoonoses Public Health, 12/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

  • Date Palms and Roadside Bombs: Recollections of my Tour as a Battalion Surgeon in Iraq 
    Michael ZaporAmazon Publishing2023
  • Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine 
    Chapter: Tropical Infections in Critical Care 
    Page 322 - 340M. A.J.Robert Wood-Morris, L. T.C.Michael Zapor, David R. Tribble, Kenneth F. WagnerCRC PressEdition 3rd,2009

Other

Authored Content

  • Monkeypox: a brief overview (7 July 2022)July 2022
  • COVID-19: Pursuit of a universal coronavirus vaccine (4 January 2022)January 2022
  • COVID-19: A look at the data supporting COVID vaccination of 5–11-year-old children (8 November 2021)November 2021

Press Mentions

  • Martinsburg Physicians Develop New Approaches To Rural Veteran Health Needs
    Martinsburg Physicians Develop New Approaches To Rural Veteran Health NeedsMarch 13th, 2024
  • Q Fever
    Q FeverJanuary 1st, 2024
  • Martinsburg VA Medical Center Recognizes VA’s Health Professions Education Week
    Martinsburg VA Medical Center Recognizes VA’s Health Professions Education WeekMarch 16th, 2023

Grant Support

  • Treatment Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the use of arbekacin in patients with infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteriaU.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command2011–Present

Committees

  • Martinsburg, West Virginia VA Medical Center Representative, Washington, DC VA Medical Center Institutional Review Board 2021 - Present
  • Scientific/Clinical Reviewer, Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) Peer Review: Military Infectious Diseases Research Program 2021 - Present
  • Consultant, Bioethics Committee, Martinsburg VA Medical Center 2018 - Present
  • Chair, Military Medical Materiel Command Bacteriophage Integrated Product Development Team (IPT) 2016 - 2017
  • Chair, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Agreements Review Committee 2016 - 2017

Research History

  • Treatment Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the use of arbekacin in patients with infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteriaU.S. Army Medical and Materiel Command2008 - Present
  • Protocol for the use of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) as a treatment for leishmaniasisWalter Reed Army Medical Center2011 - 2013
  • Association of blood transfusions and pulmonary hypertensionWalter Reed Army Medical Center2008 - 2008
  • Activity of the aminoglycoside antibiotic arbekacin against Acinetobacter-baumannii isolated from war wounded at WRAMCNIH Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Program2008 - 2008
  • Emergence of MDR bacteria at WRAMC and impact on antibiotic use since the invasions of Iraq and AfghanistanWalter Reed Army Medical Center2007 - 2007

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

External Links

  • Mediumhttps://michaelzapor.medium.com/
  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzapor
  • Amazon Presshttps://www.amazon.com/Date-Palms-Roadside-Bombs-Recollections-ebook/dp/B0C3DJRZ14

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