Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2018
  • Internal Medicine Residency, University of California at Los Angeles 2011 - 2014
  • M.D., University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine 2011
  • Ph.D., California Institute of Technology 2009
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine 2018 - 2019
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Guimaraes, Alessander O., Yi Cao, Kyu Hong, Oleg Mayba, Melicent C. Peck, Johnny Gutierrez, Felicia Ruffin, et al. “A Prognostic Model of Persistent Bacteremia and Mortality in Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection..” Clin Infect Dis 68, no. 9 (April 24, 2019): 1502–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy739.
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    • Guimaraes, Alessander O., Johnny Gutierrez, Stacey A. Maskarinec, Yi Cao, Kyu Hong, Felicia Ruffin, Montserrat Carrasco-Triguero, et al. “Prognostic Power of Pathogen Cell-Free DNA in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia..” Open Forum Infect Dis 6, no. 4 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz126.
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    • Turner, Nicholas A., Batu K. Sharma-Kuinkel, Stacey A. Maskarinec, Emily M. Eichenberger, Pratik P. Shah, Manuela Carugati, Thomas L. Holland, and Vance G. Fowler. “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research..” Nat Rev Microbiol 17, no. 4 (April 2019): 203–18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-018-0147-4.
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    • Maskarinec, Stacey A., Zehra Parlak, Qing Tu, Vrad Levering, Stefan Zauscher, Gabriel P. López, Vance G. Fowler, and John R. Perfect. “On-demand release of Candida albicans biofilms from urinary catheters by mechanical surface deformation..” Biofouling 34, no. 6 (July 2018): 595–604. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2018.1474461.
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    • Miao, Yi, Jennifer L. Tenor, Dena L. Toffaletti, Stacey A. Maskarinec, Jiuyu Liu, Richard E. Lee, John R. Perfect, and Richard G. Brennan. “Structural and In Vivo Studies on Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase from Pathogenic Fungi Provide Insights into Its Catalytic Mechanism, Biological Necessity, and Potential for Novel Antifungal Drug Design..” Mbio 8, no. 4 (July 25, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00643-17.
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    • Thaden, Joshua T., Lawrence P. Park, Stacey A. Maskarinec, Felicia Ruffin, Vance G. Fowler, and David van Duin. “Results from a 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study Show Increased Mortality Associated with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Compared to Other Bacteria..” Antimicrob Agents Chemother 61, no. 6 (June 2017). https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02671-16.
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    • Cyr, D. D., A. S. Allen, G. -. J. Du, F. Ruffin, C. Adams, J. T. Thaden, S. A. Maskarinec, et al. “Evaluating genetic susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in African Americans using admixture mapping..” Genes Immun 18, no. 2 (March 2017): 95–99. https://doi.org/10.1038/gene.2017.6.
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    • Thaden, Joshua T., Yanhong Li, Felicia Ruffin, Stacey A. Maskarinec, Jonathan M. Hill-Rorie, Lisa C. Wanda, Shelby D. Reed, and Vance G. Fowler. “Increased Costs Associated with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Are Due Primarily to Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infections..” Antimicrob Agents Chemother 61, no. 3 (March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01709-16.
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    • Maskarinec, Stacey A., Melissa D. Johnson, and John R. Perfect. “Genetic Susceptibility to Fungal Infections: What is in the Genes?.” Curr Clin Microbiol Rep 3, no. 2 (June 2016): 81–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40588-016-0037-3.
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    • Maskarinec, Stacey A., and Vance G. Fowler. “Persistent Rash in a Patient Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition..” Jama 315, no. 20 (May 24, 2016): 2223–24. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.4154.
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    • Qi, Robert, Hwang-Soo Joo, Batu Sharma-Kuinkel, Nicholas R. Berlon, Lawrence Park, Chih-Lung Fu, Julia A. Messina, et al. “Increased in vitro phenol-soluble modulin production is associated with soft tissue infection source in clinical isolates of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus..” J Infect 72, no. 3 (March 2016): 302–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2015.11.002.
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    • Berlon, Nicholas R., Robert Qi, Batu K. Sharma-Kuinkel, Hwang-Soo Joo, Lawrence P. Park, Dennis George, Joshua T. Thaden, et al. “Clinical MRSA isolates from skin and soft tissue infections show increased in vitro production of phenol soluble modulins..” J Infect 71, no. 4 (October 2015): 447–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2015.06.005.
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