MollyLParasMD

Infectious Disease • Boston, MA

Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-2865

Fax+1 617-724-7441
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2013 - 2015
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Separating the rash from the chaff: novel clinical decision support deployed during the mpox outbreak.
Chloe V Green, Michelle S Jerry, Lindsay Germaine, Dustin S McEvoy, Rebecca L Craig, Hang Lee, Jacob E Lazarus, Caitlin M Dugdale, Kristen M Hysell, Molly L Paras, How...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024 Apr 2
Analysis of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Directors Postmatch 2023 Survey.
Hayden S Andrews, Lisa M Chirch, Vera P Luther, Rachel Shnekendorf, Nathanial S Nolan, Molly L Paras> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2024 Mar 14
High-Volume, High-Acuity, and High-Impact Learning: Tips and Tricks for Infectious Diseases Training Programs.
Luther, V., Shnekendorf, R., , Paras, M., Schultz, S., Aziz, M., Balba, G., McCarty, T., Razonable, R., Reece, R., Sundareshan, V., Chirch, L.> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024 Mar 1
Should Contact Precautions Be Used for Patients with MRSA Infection and Colonization in Acute Care Settings?
Li, S., Paras, M.> ;NEJM Evidence. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Alternate Care Site Infection Prevention and Control Practices: A Rapid Systematic Review.
Molly L Paras, Eileen F Searle, Melis Lydston, Erica S Shenoy> ;Health Security. 2023 Jun 13
Inclusion, Diversity, Access, and Equity in Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training: Tools for Program Directors.
Vera P Luther, Alice E Barsoumian, Victoria J L Konold, Tara Vijayan, Gayle Balba, Constance Benson, Brian Blackburn, Paloma Cariello, Sarah Perloff, Raymund Razonable...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2023 Jun 1
Updating the Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis: Time for a (Valve) Replacement.
Molly L Paras> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Aug 22
1 citations
If you don't test, they will not treat: Impact of stopping preoperative screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Marisa L Winkler, Joanne Huang, Jessica Starr, David C Hooper, Molly L Paras, Alyssa R Letourneau, Erica S Shenoy> ;Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2023 Jan 1
Vegetation Size in Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Does Size Matter?
Molly L Paras, Arminder S Jassar> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2022 Jun 1
16 citations
Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
Evin Yucel, Benjamin Bearnot, Molly L Paras, Emily K Zern, David M Dudzinski, Chen-Pang Soong, Arminder S Jassar, Kenneth Rosenfield, Jaclynne Lira, Eugene Lambert, Sa...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2022 May 24
3 citations
Creation of a Multidisciplinary Drug Use Endocarditis Treatment (DUET) Team: Initial Patient Characteristics, Outcomes, and Future Directions.
Darshali A Vyas, Lucas Marinacci, Benjamin Bearnot, Sarah E Wakeman, Thoralf M Sundt, Arminder S Jassar, Virginia A Triant, Sandra B Nelson, David M Dudzinski, Molly L...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 1
7 citations
Surgeons' Perspectives on Valve Surgery in People With Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis.
Alysse G Wurcel, Julia Zubiago, Jessica Reyes, Emma Smyth, Keki R Balsara, Danielle Avila, Joshua A Barocas, Curt G Beckwith, Cody A Chastain, Ellen F Eaton, Simeon Ki...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
19 citations
Baseline procalcitonin as a predictor of bacterial infection and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A case-control study.
Natalie J Atallah, Hailey M Warren, Matthew B Roberts, Ramy H Elshaboury, Monique R Bidell, Ronak G Gandhi, Meagan Adamsick, Maryam K Ibrahim, Rupali Sood, Savo Bou Ze...> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
1 citations
The Time is Now: A Call for Renewed Support of Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist Trainees in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Jessica Queen, Sara M. Karaba, John S. Albin, Andrew H. Karaba, Jessica Howard-Anderson, Nicole Skinner, Jonathan D. Herman, Molly L Paras, Michael T. Melia> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov 16
13 citations
Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Confront the Challenge of Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis
Molly L Paras, Stanley B. Wolfe, Benjamin Bearnot, Thoralf M. Sundt, Lucas Marinacci, David M. Dudzinski, Darshali A. Vyas, Sarah E. Wakeman, Arminder S. Jassar> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Nov 5
4 citations
Remdesivir use and outcomes during the FDA COVID-19 emergency use authorization period.
Ramy H. Elshaboury, Miranda M Monk, Lisa M. Bebell, Monique R Bidell, Meagan L Adamsick, Ronak G Gandhi, Molly L Paras, Elizabeth L. Hohmann, Alyssa R. Letourneau> ;Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 2021 Sep 22
1 citations
Is Resident-Driven Inpatient Care More Expensive? Challenging a Long-Held Assumption.
Debra F. Weinstein, Jin G. Choi, Nathaniel D. Mercaldo, Natalie N Stump, Molly L Paras, Rhodes A Berube, Chin Hur> ;Academic Medicine. 2021 Jan 25
16 citations
Jamestown Canyon virus in Massachusetts: clinical case series and vector screening
Cormac M. Kinsella, Molly L Paras, Sandra Smole, Samar B. Mehta, Vijay S. Ganesh, Lin H. Chen, Daniel P. McQuillen, Ruta Shah, Justin Chan, Matthew Osborne, Scott Henn...> ;Emerging Microbes & Infections. 2020 May 13
4 citations
The struggling infectious diseases fellow: Remediation challenges and opportunities
Michael T. Melia, Armando Paez, Gail E. Reid, Lisa M. Chirch, Vera P. Luther, Brian G. Blackburn, Federico Perez, Emily Abdoler, Daniel R. Kaul, Susan J. Rehm, Nada Ha...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 Mar 1
1 citations
Case 14-2018: A 68-Year-Old Woman with a Rash, Hyponatremia, and Uveitis
Molly L Paras, Emily P. Hyle, Ruth K. Foreman, K C Coffey> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2018 May 9
5 citations
Housestaff Knowledge Related to Urinary Catheter Use and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.
Molly L Paras, Erica S. Shenoy, Heather E. Hsu, Rochelle P. Walensky, David C. Hooper> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Aug 17
77 citations
Natural history of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE): a systematic review
Erica S. Shenoy, Molly L Paras, Farzad Noubary, Rochelle P. Walensky, David C. Hooper> ;BMC Infectious Diseases. 2014 Mar 31
537 citations
Sexual Abuse and Lifetime Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Laura P. Chen, M. Hassan Murad, Molly L Paras, Kristina M. Colbenson, Amelia Sattler, Erin N. Goranson, Mohamed B. Elamin, Richard J. Seime, Gen Shinozaki, Larry J. Pr...> ;Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2010 Jul 1
283 citations
Sexual abuse and lifetime diagnosis of somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Molly L Paras, Mohammad Hassan Murad, Laura P. Chen, Erin N. Goranson, Amelia Sattler, Kristina M. Colbenson, Mohamed B. Elamin, Richard J. Seime, Larry J. Prokop, Ali...> ;JAMA. 2009 Aug 5
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