Wassim Abdallah MD MSc
Infectious Disease
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases
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1364 Clifton Rd NEAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-712-2000
Fax+1 404-880-9305
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Summary
- Dr. Wassim Abdallah is an internal medicine specialist located in Atlanta, GA with a subspecialty in infectious disease. He completed his medical education at St Joseph's University Medical School, followed by an internship, residency, chief residency, and fellowship focusing on infectious diseases at Indiana University School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine, respectively. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University. He has contributed to notable publications in the field, including research on immune checkpoint inhibitors in HIV and cancer patients, methods of diagnosing histoplasmosis, an outbreak of hepatitis A in Indiana, and bacterial colonization in medical students.
Education & Training
Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2022 - 2025
Indiana University School of MedicineChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2021 - 2022- Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2018 - 2021
St Joseph's University Medical SchoolInternship, 2017 - 2018
St Joseph's University Medical SchoolClass of 2017
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2025 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- BCG gone rogue: A case report of disseminated.Youssef Saklawi, Margaret Conrad, Mary Ann Kirkconnell Hall, Wassim Abdallah, Hady Samaha
Idcases. 2026-01-01 - 42 citationsSafety and Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in People Living With HIV and Cancer: A Real-World Report From the Cancer Therapy Using Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pe...Talal El Zarif, Amin H Nassar, Elio Adib, Bailey G Fitzgerald, Jiaming Huang
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023-07-20 - 30 citationsDiagnosis of Histoplasmosis Using the MVista Histoplasma Galactomannan Antigen Qualitative Lateral Flow-Based Immunoassay: A Multicenter Study.Wassim Abdallah, Thein Myint, Richard LaRue, Melissa Minderman, Suphansa Gunn
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021-09-01
Press Mentions
Year in Review: COVID Continues to Unveil the Many Faces of Health InequityDecember 27th, 2021- Immigrant Doctors Worry About Families Back Home with Little Vaccine AccessFebruary 23rd, 2021
Other Languages
- Spanish, Arabic, French
External Links
- Emory Healthcarehttps://providers.emoryhealthcare.org/provider/wassim-abdallah/4341127
- Emory Universityhttps://med.emory.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/infectious-diseases/profile/?u=WABDAL2
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