StephenMichaelFactorMD

Pathology • Bronx, NY

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Chair; Professor, Pathology; Medicine, Cardiology; Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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1400 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone+1 718-918-3060

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Summary

Dr. Stephen Factor, MD is a board certified pathologist in Bronx, New York. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New York. He is affiliated with NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi and is a Chair; Professor at Cardiology; Pathology.

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1970 - 1975
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1968 - 1970
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1971 - 2024
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

45 citations
High Fat Diet Modulates Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Associated Myocarditis
Fnu Nagajyothi, Louis M. Weiss, Dazhi Zhao, Wade Koba, Linda A. Jelicks, Min Hui Cui, Stephen M. Factor, Philipp E. Scherer, Herbert B. Tanowitz> ;Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2014 Oct 2
11 citations
Bronchial leiomyoma, a case report and review of literature
Jose Cardenas-Garcia, Alfredo Lee-Chang, Virginia Chung, Chang Shim, Stephen M. Factor, Amit Tibb> ;Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 2014 Jan 1
27 citations
Alterations in glucose homeostasis in a murine model of Chagas disease
Fnu Nagajyothi, Regina Kuliawat, Christine M. Kusminski, Fabiana S. Machado, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Dazhi Zhao, Gary J. Schwartz, Huan Huang, Chris Albanese, Michael...> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2013 Mar 1
156 citations
Current understanding of immunity to Trypanosoma cruzi infection and pathogenesis of Chagas disease.
Fabiana S. Machado, Walderez O. Dutra, Lisia Esper, Kenneth J. Gollob, Mauro M. Teixeira, Stephen M. Factor, Louis M. Weiss, Fnu Nagajyothi, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Nisha...> ;Seminars in Immunopathology. 2012 Oct 18
25 citations
The vasculature in chagas disease.
Cibele M. Prado, Linda A. Jelicks, Louis M. Weiss, Stephen M. Factor, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Marcos A. Rossi> ;Advances in Parasitology. 2011 Jan 1
46 citations
Aspirin Treatment of Mice Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and Implications for the Pathogenesis of Chagas Disease
Shankar Mukherjee, Fabiana S. Machado, Huang Huang, Helieh S. Oz, Linda A. Jelicks, Cibele M. Prado, Wade Koba, Eugene J. Fine, Dazhi Zhao, Stephen M. Factor, J. Elias...> ;Plos One. 2011 Feb 15
29 citations
Crucial Role of the Central Leptin Receptor in Murine Trypanosoma cruzi (Brazil Strain) Infection
Fnu Nagajyothi, Dazhi Zhao, Fabiana S. Machado, Louis M. Weiss, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Yang Zhao, Stephen M. Factor, Huan Huang, Chris Albanese, Mauro M. Teixeira, P...> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2010 Oct 1
51 citations
Lack of Association Between Adiponectin Levels and Atherosclerosis in Mice
Andrea R. Nawrocki, Susanna M. Hofmann, Daniel Teupser, Joshua E. Basford, Jorge L. Durand, Linda A. Jelicks, Connie W.H. Woo, George Kuriakose, Stephen M. Factor, Her...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2010 Jun 1
6 citations
First-trimester diagnosis of fetal epignathus with 2- and 3-dimensional sonography.
P. Dar, Jennifer Rosenthal, Stephen Factor, Roberta Dubiosso, Amitasrigowri S. Murthy> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2009 Dec 1
110 citations
Perspectives on Trypanosoma cruzi–Induced Heart Disease (Chagas Disease)
Herbert B. Tanowitz, Fabiana S. Machado, Linda A. Jelicks, Jamshid Shirani, Antonio Carlos Carvalho, David C. Spray, Stephen M. Factor, Louis V. Kirchhoff, Louis M. Weiss> ;Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2009 May 1
44 citations
Interferon-alpha treatment of female (NZW x BXSB)F(1) mice mimics some but not all features associated with the Yaa mutation
Meera Ramanujam, Philip Kahn, Weiqing Huang, Haiou Tao, Michael P. Madaio, Stephen M. Factor, Anne Davidson> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2009 Apr 1
19 citations
A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Intestinal Dilation in Trypanosoma cruzi–infected Mice Deficient in Nitric Oxide Synthase
Lars Ny, Hua Li, Shankar Mukherjee, Katarina Persson, Bo Holmqvist, Dazhi Zhao, Vitaliy Shtutin, Huan Huang, Louis M. Weiss, Fabiana S. Machado, Stephen M. Factor, Joh...> ;The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2008 Nov 1
3 citations
Amebic colitis in an antigenically and serologically negative patient: usefulness of a small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene-based polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis.
Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, Christina M. Coyle, Stephen M. Factor, William A. Petri> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2008 Nov 1
87 citations
Prevention of murine antiphospholipid syndrome by BAFF blockade.
Philip Kahn, Meera Ramanujam, Ramalingam Bethunaickan, Weiqing Huang, Haiou Tao, Michael P. Madaio, Stephen M. Factor, Anne Davidson> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2008 Sep 1
75 citations
Thromboxane A2 is a key regulator of pathogenesis during Trypanosoma cruzi infection
Anthony W. Ashton, Shankar Mukherjee, Fnu Nagajyothi, Huan Huang, Vicki L. Braunstein, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Stephen M. Factor, Lillie Lopez, Joan W. Berman, Murray...> ;The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2007 Apr 16
14 citations
Dosage-dependent transcriptional regulation by the calcineurin/NFAT signaling in developing myocardium transition.
Xiao Yong Yang, Teddy T.C. Yang, William Schubert, Stephen M. Factor, Chi Wing Chow> ;Developmental Biology. 2007 Mar 15
2 citations
Limited myocardial muscle necrosis model allowing for evaluation of angiogenic treatment modalities.
Mitesh K. Patel, Stephen M. Factor, Jennifer Wang, Suman Jana, Berish Strauch> ;Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2006 Nov 1
14 citations
Cell cycle regulatory proteins in the liver in murine Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Boumediene Bouzahzah, Fnu Nagajyothi, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Mohan Krishnamachary, Stephen M. Factor, Alex W. Cohen, Michael P. Lisanti, Stefka B. Petkova, Richard G...> ;Cell Cycle. 2006 Oct 9
56 citations
Changes in the chemical and dynamic properties of cardiac troponin T cause discrete cardiomyopathies in transgenic mice.
Briar R. Ertz-Berger, Huamei He, Candice Dowell, Stephen M. Factor, Todd E. Haim, Sara Núñez, Steven D. Schwartz, Joanne S. Ingwall, Jil C. Tardiff> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2005 Dec 13
22 citations
Cyclin and caveolin expression in an acute model of murine Chagasic myocarditis.
Fnu Nagajyothi, Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, Boumediene Bouzahzah, Louis M. Weiss, Daniele Dos Santos Andrade, Stephen M. Factor, Philipp E. Scherer, Chris Albanese, Micha...> ;Cell Cycle. 2006 Jan 1
147 citations
The adipocyte as an important target cell for Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Terry P. Combs, Nagajyothi, Shankar Mukherjee, Cecilia J. de Almeida, Linda A. Jelicks, William Schubert, Ying Lin, David Jayabalan, Dazhi Zhao, Vicki L. Braunstein, S...> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005 Jun 24
12 citations
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI INFECTION INDUCED CHANGES IN THE INNERVATION, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE MURINE BLADDER
Judd Boczko, Moses Tar, Arnold Melman, Linda A. Jelicks, Murray Wittner, Stephen M. Factor, Dazhi Zhao, Jason Hafron, Louis M. Weiss, Herbert B. Tanowitz, George J. Ch...> ;The Journal of Urology. 2005 May 1
74 citations
Role of Endothelin 1 in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Chagasic Heart Disease
Herbert B. Tanowitz, Huan Huang, Linda A. Jelicks, Madhulika Chandra, Maria L. Loredo, Louis M. Weiss, Stephen M. Factor, Vitaliy Shtutin, Shankar Mukherjee, Richard N...> ;Infection and Immunity. 2005 Apr 1
12 citations
MR imaging of caveolin gene-specific alterations in right ventricular wall thickness.
Andrea Pereira De Souza, Alex W. Cohen, David S. Park, Scott Eric Woodman, Baiyu Tang, David E. Gutstein, Stephen M. Factor, Herbert B. Tanowitz, Michael P. Lisanti, L...> ;Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2005 Jan 1
41 citations
CTLA4Ig prevents initiation but not evolution of anti-phospholipid syndrome in NZW/BXSB mice.
Alla Akkerman, Weiqing Huang, Xiaobo Wang, Meera Ramanujam, Lena Schiffer, Michael P. Madaio, Stephen M. Factor, Anne Davidson> ;Autoimmunity. 2004 Sep 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Hospital Affiliations

NYC Health + Hospitals / JacobiBronx, New York