Division Chief
Liise-anne Pirofski, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
Selma and Dr. Jacques Mitrani Professor in Biomedical Research
Research Interests: Immunity to encapsulated pathogens, antibody immunity, vaccine development, convalescent plasma therapy
Faculty
Jacqueline M. Achkar, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Co-Director, Global Health Center
Associate Director of Translational Bench-to-Bedside Research Training, Clinical Research Training Program
Research Interests: Human host responses to M. tuberculosis - identification and development of TB biomarkers and diagnostics; correlates of M. tuberculosis infection activity; protective antibody responses and functions against M. tuberculosis
Peter Alpert, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: HIV treatment, resistance, adherence
Rachel Bartash, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Associate Program Director, Fellowship Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: antimicrobial stewardship in immunocompromised hosts, optimization of antimicrobial prophylaxis in this patient population, use of MRSA screening as a tool for antibiotic de-escalation, convalescent plasma therapy
Stephen G. Baum, MD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine (Administration)
Distinguished Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Senior Advisor for Students
Research Interests: Viral and mycoplasmal pneumonia
Raffaele Bernardo, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and retention in care, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted infections
Michela Catalano, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Director, Occupational Health Service, Montefiore Medical Center
Research Interests: Infections in health care workers, vaccines
Ashley Ceniceros, MD
Instructor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests:Infections in intravenous drug users
John Chan, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Associate Director, Medical Scientists Training Program
Research Interests: Immune responses to M. tuberculosis; bacterial and host mechanisms underlying tuberculous latency and reactivation; vaccine development targeting bacterial factors, B cell and humoral immunity, and immune evasion pathways
Laura Cheney, MD, PhD
Instructor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Instructor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Research Interests: Molecular basis of HIV-1 neuropathogenesis
Marilou Corpuz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Diabetic foot infections, Hospital Acquired infections, Infections in the Elderly
Christina M. Coyle, MD, MS
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development
Director of Clinical Infectious Disease, Jacobi Hospital
Director of Tropical of Medicine Clinic, Jacobi Hospital
Hospital Epidemiologist, Jacobi Hospital
Research Interests: Clinical tropical medicine
Johanna P Daily, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Research Interests: Plasmodium falciparum pathogenesis, drug resistance, and host response; convalescent plasma therapy
Uriel R. Felsen, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Medical Director for HIV Testing at the AIDS Center
Research Interests: research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of HIV treatment and prevention strategies with an emphasis on the role of routine, expanded HIV testing.
Inessa Gendlina, MD, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
East Campus Director of Infection Prevention and Quality Improvement
Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases, East Campus
Research Interests:Preventing, treating and managing infections with patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID), including patients with primary and secondary immunedeficiencies as well as drug induced immune dysregulation.
Robert Grossberg, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Medical Director, Center for Positive Living/ID Clinic
Research Interests: Treatment adherence, HIV quality of care, HIV clinical trials, novel antiviral therapies
Yi Guo, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship (antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial utilization/evaluation, antiretroviral prescribing errors-promoting medication safety)
Carol Harris, MD, MSc
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Einstein Institute of Global HIV Medicine
Research Interests: International AIDS, HIV, tropical medicine
Vagish S. Hemmige MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Infections in the immunocompromised host, data mining, testing stewardship, HIV, trials of novel anti-inflammatory therapies
Ruchika Jain, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Clostridioides difficile, drug resistant Gram-negative organisms, infection control
Elizabeth R. Jenny-Avital, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Clinical HIV studies, co-infection with HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, antimicrobial stewardship, HIV-2 infection, neurologic complications of HIV infection
Marla Keller, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Associate Director, Block Institute for clinical and translational research
Research Interests: HIV and women, topical microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV clinical trials, women's health, HIV and herpes prevention
Ira Leviton, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Rational use of antibiotics, writing consent forms that research subjects understand
Margaret McCort, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Infections in immunocompromised hosts; diagnostic stewardship; Hypogammaglobulinemia
Eric Meyerowitz, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: HIV prevention and treatment, gender affirming care, substance use disorder, HTLV-1 associated myelopathy and other complications of chronic viral infections, COVID-19 management and outcomes, mycobacterial infections, sexually transmitted infections.
Grace Minamoto, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Inpatient Director, Montefiore AIDS Center
Research Interests: Infections in immunocompromised hosts (HIV, transplantation, cancer)
Cariane Morales-Matos, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Screening, prevention and treatment of HIV and sexually transmitted infections.
Victoria A. Muggia, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Transplant infectious disease, HIV primary care
Kerry Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Genital Tract immunity, vaginal microbiome, HIV prevention, reproductive aging, hormonal contraceptives
Priya Nori, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical Director, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Department of Medicine
Program Director, Fellowship Training Program in Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Antimicrobal stewardship, with emphasis on improving evidence-based antibiotic prescribing in medical providers
Joshua Nosanchuk, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Research Interests: medical education; assessment; fungal pathogenesis; host-pathogen biology; regenerative medicine; innovative therapeutics
Sun O. Park, MD. MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Infectious diseases epidemiology
Yoram Puius, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Research Interests: Infections in the immunocompromised host, including recipients of kidney, liver, heart, and stem cell transplants; infections in patients with hematological malignancies; infections in patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs); Lyme disease.
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Chitra Punjabi Katiyar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Quality Improvement, East Campus
Einstein Campus Antibiotic Stewardship Program
Research Interests: Antimicrobial Stewardship and oral antibiotic therapy
Paul Riska, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile; tuberculosis; novel antiviral therapies
Noah Robbins, MD, CM
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Infective endocarditis and sexually transmitted infections
Jonathan Shuter, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Director of Clinical Research, Montefiore Medical Center AIDS Center
Research Interests: Tobacco use in persons living with HIV/AIDS, adherence to antiretroviral medications
David K. Stein, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Director, Adult HIV Clinic, Jacobi Medical Center
Research Interests: treatment of HIV and opportunistic infections; gene therapy for the treatment of HIV
Julian Torres, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests: Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), Hepatitis C infection
Louis M. Weiss, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pathology
Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Co-Director, Einstein Global Health Center
Research Interests: Toxoplasma gondii: Mechanisms of latency of infection. Structure and composition of the T. gondii cyst wall. Microsporidia: Mechanism of host cell invasion. Structure and composition of the polar tube and spore wall
Gregory D. Weston, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Research Interests: epidemiology, mechanisms of resistance, and therapy of multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections, particularly Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales
Ellen Wexler, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Research Interests:
Hyun Ah Yoon MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Research Interests: Fungal infection, Cryptococcosis, Infection in immunocompromised host/HIV
Barry S. Zingman, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, AIDS Center
Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases, Moses Division
Research Interests: HIV and infectious diseases administration and care; HIV quality and guidelines development; new antiretroviral agents; HIV/Hepatitis C co-infection; HIV testing; novel antiviral therapies
Adjunct Professors
Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD
Marta Feldmesser, M.D.
Bettina C. Fries, M.D.
Kami Kim, M.D.
Belinda E. Ostrowsky, M.D.
Affiliated Faculty
(Research fields are included where available.)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Natalia Cheshenko, PhD
Joanna Dobroszycki, MD
Glenn Fennelly, MD
Betsy Herold, MD (HIV and HSV)
David Goldman, MD (cryptococcus, anthrax)
Nathan Litman, MD
Marguerite Mayers, MD
Michael Rosenberg, MD, PhD
Arye Rubinstein, MD (allergies)
Basic Science
John S. Blanchard, Ph.D. (drug action and resistance in tuberculosis)
Jurgen Brojatsch, PhD (drug action and resistance in tuberculosis)
Robert Burk, MD (HPV)
Kartik Chandran, Ph.D. (ebola)
Harris Goldstein, MD, Director, Einstein/MMC Center for AIDS Research (HIV)
William Jacobs, PhD (tuberculosis)
Giliane Joseph, MD
Ganjam Kalpana, PhD (HIV)
Margaret Kielian, PhD (viral entry)
Gregoire Lauvau, Ph.D. (T-cell immunity)
Jack Lenz, PhD (retroviruses)
Steven Porcelli, MD (tuberculosis, T-cell immunity)
Vinayaka Prasad, PhD (HIV)
Matthew Scharff, MD (humoral immune response)
Duncan Wilson, PhD (HSV)
Epidemiology and Population Health Medicine
Eran Y. Bellin, MD, Vice President, Clinical IT Research and Development Emerging Health Information Technology Montefiore Medical Center
Ellie Schoenbaum, MD, Director, Clinical Research Training Program, Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein and Montefiore
General Internal Medicine
Kathy Anastos, MD (HIV)
Julia Arnsten, MD (HIV)
James C.M. Brust, MD (tuberculosis)
Anjali Sharma, MD
Pathology
Joan Berman, PhD (HIV)
Amy Fox, MD, Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory
Michael Levi, DSc, Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Wendy Szymczak, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology