RobertHkEngMD

Infectious Disease • Randolph, NJ

Professor, Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School

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Office
2 Elaine Ct
Randolph, NJ 07869
Phone+1 973-668-3466

Fax+1 973-400-8195
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Summary

Board certified internist and infectious disease specialist. Area of interest before retirement was antimicrobial action on bacteria. After retirement interest has been in factors affecting inflammation, immunity and aging

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1979 - 1980
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1978 - 1979
SUNY Health Science Center at BrooklynResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1976 - Present
VA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1979 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

26 citations
Virulence and plasmid transferability of KPC Klebsiella pneumoniae at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System of New Jersey.
L Kristopher Siu, Jung-Chung Lin, Eric Gomez, Robert H. K. Eng, Tom Chiang> ;Microbial Drug Resistance. 2012 Jul 24
3 citations
Phenotypic and genotypic screening and clonal analysis of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at a single hospital
Eric Gomez, Carl Urban, Noriel Mariano, Rita Colon-Urban, Robert H.K. Eng, David B. Huang, Tom Chiang> ;Microbial Drug Resistance. 2011 May 25
22 citations
Identification of carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae harboring KPC enzymes in New Jersey.
Tom Chiang, Noriel Mariano, Carl Urban, Rita Colon-Urban, Louise Grenner, Robert H.K. Eng, David B. Huang, Hema Dholakia, James J. Rahal> ;Microbial Drug Resistance. 2007 Jan 1
131 citations
Relationship between Fluoroquinolone Use and Changes in Susceptibility to Fluoroquinolones of Selected Pathogens in 10 United States Teaching Hospitals, 1991–2000
Marcus J. Zervos, Ellie Hershberger, David P. Nicolau, David J. Ritchie, Lori K. Blackner, Elizabeth A. Coyle, Andrew J. Donnelly, Stephen F. Eckel, Robert H.K. Eng, A...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2003 Dec 15
125 citations
Atovaquone Compared with Dapsone for the Prevention of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in Patients with HIV Infection Who Cannot Tolerate Trimethoprim, Sulfonamides, or...
Wafaa El-Sadr, Robert L. Murphy, Teresa Yurik, Roberta Luskin-Hawk, Tony W. Cheung, Henry H. Balfour, Robert H.K. Eng, Thomas M. Hooton, Thomas Kerkering, Malte Schutz...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1998 Dec 24
143 citations
Amphotericin B Lipid Complex Compared with Amphotericin B in the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Patients with AIDS
Patricia Kay Sharkey, John R. Graybill, Edward S. Johnson, S. G. Hausrath, Richard B. Pollard, Antonia Kolokathis, Donna Mildvan, Patty Fan-Havard, Robert H. K. Eng, T...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1996 Feb 1
1 citations
Fungemia observations of peripheral tissue clearance in humans.
R. H. K. Eng, E. Bishburg, Sharon M. Smith, A. Mangia> ;Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. 1992 Nov 1
242 citations
Bactericidal effects of antibiotics on slowly growing and nongrowing bacteria.
Robert H.K. Eng, Frank T. Padberg, S. M. Smith, Elizabeth N. Tan, C. E. Cherubin> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1991 Sep 1
9 citations
Evaluation of two methods for overcoming the antibiotic carry-over effect.
Robert H. K. Eng, S. M. Smith, C. E. Cherubin, Elizabeth N. Tan> ;European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 1991 Jan 1
2 citations
Eradication of non-typhi Salmonella colonization by ciprofloxacin: implications for health care workers and institutionalized patients.
Robert H.K. Eng, Sharon M. Smith, William Lo, William C. Lowe> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1990 Sep 1
5 citations
Imipenem resistance in a case of AIDS with relapsing Pseudomonas meningitis.
Robert H.K. Eng, Lynch Am, Sharon M. Smith, Ambros Ra, P. Fan-Havard, A. Mangia, Tecson-Tumang F, Cherubin C> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1990 Aug 1
3 citations
Bioavailability of Clindamycin during Peritoneal Dialysis
Robert H.K. Eng, Sharon M. Smith, Frank Buccini, Michael Naumoff, Sithiporn Sastrasinh> ;Chemotherapy. 1990 Jan 1
48 citations
Seizure propensity with imipenem.
Robert H.K. Eng, Anand N. Munsif, Bienvenido G. Yangco, Sharon M. Smith, Herman Chmel> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 1989 Aug 1
4 citations
Garlic (Allium sativum) in the treatment of experimental cryptococcosis.
Donald B. Louria, M. Lavenhar, T. Kaminski, Robert H.K. Eng> ;Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. 1989 Jul 1
16 citations
Diagnosis of Mycobacterium bacteremia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by direct examination of blood films.
Robert H.K. Eng, E. Bishburg, Sharon M. Smith, A. Mangia> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 1989 Apr 1
77 citations
D-lactic acid measurements in the diagnosis of bacterial infections.
S. M. Smith, Robert H.K. Eng, J. M. Campos, H. Chmel> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 1989 Mar 1
7 citations
In-vitro and in-vivo activity of cefpirome (HR 810) against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus faecalis
Robert H.K. Eng, Charles E. Cherubin, Sharon M. Smith, Frank Buccini, Ronald Harris> ;The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1989 Mar 1
62 citations
Ciprofloxacin therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections or colonizations.
S. M. Smith, Robert H.K. Eng, F. Tecson-Tumang> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1989 Feb 1
9 citations
Effect of Intravenous Vancomycin on Renal Function
Robert H.K. Eng, Laurence Wynn, Sharon M. Smith, Flor Tecson-Tumang> ;Chemotherapy. 1989 Jan 1
6 citations
A multicenter comparative study of cefotetan once daily and cefoxitin thrice daily for the treatment of infections of the skin and superificial soft tissue
Ronald W. Geckler, Robert H.K. Eng, Timothy C. Fabian, Roger M. Echols, Joseph G. Jemsek, Jack L. LeFrock, William C. Mogabgab, Samuel E. Wilson> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1988 May 31
4 citations
Early Diagnosis of Overwhelming Vibrio vulnificus Infections
Robert H.K. Eng, Herman Chmel, Sharon M. Smith, David Haacker, Adriana Grigoriu> ;Southern Medical Journal. 1988 Mar 1
6 citations
Amdinocillin: interaction with other beta-lactam antibiotics for gram-negative bacteria.
Robert H.K. Eng, Rosita Liu, Sharon M. Smith, Edward Johnson, Charles E. Cherubin> ;Chemotherapy. 1988 Jan 1
24 citations
Treatment failures of cefotaxime and latamoxef in meningitis caused by Enterobacter and Serratia spp.
Robert H.K. Eng, Charles E. Cherubin, Jean-Claude Pechère, Thomas R. Beam> ;The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1987 Dec 1
10 citations
Norfloxacin in the treatment of complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections. A comparative multicenter trial.
Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Martin L. Albert, Amad Najem, Robert H.K. Eng, Bernard P. Ginsburg, Robert M. Kahn, Charles E. Cherubin> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1987 Jun 26
19 citations
Yield of bone marrow culture in the diagnosis of infectious diseases in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
E Bishburg, R. H. K. Eng, S. M. Smith, R Kapila> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 1986 Aug 1
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