Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Application of plasma cell-free metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the identification of Aspergillus fumigatus donor-derived infections among solid organ transplant recipients.
Journal Article Med Mycol Case Rep · December 2025 A cluster of Aspergillus fumigatus donor-derived infections (DDI) was rapidly diagnosed using plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) among solid organ transplant recipients. The heart recipient, experiencing marginal hemodynamics, underwent a ... Full text Link to item CiteDisseminated cutaneous blastomycosis in a liver transplant recipient: A case report.
Journal Article Med Mycol Case Rep · December 2025 Blastomyces dermatitidis, a dimorphic fungal infection endemic to North America, is typically associated with pulmonary disease, but may also disseminate. We report the case of a 54-year-old female liver transplant recipient who developed blastomycosis wit ... Full text Link to item CiteAssessing blood culture appropriateness in solid organ transplant recipients: a diagnostic stewardship approach.
Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · September 29, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Diagnostic stewardship of blood culture utilization is important to mitigate the risks associated with unnecessary culturing. Although blood culture algorithms have been studied previously, there is a lack of data on their application among soli ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Milan (Italy) ·
2009
M.D.