Our fellows in the Division of Infectious Diseases are skilled clinicians, educators and investigators. For more information, contact:
Research: Her research interests include finding in vitro antimicrobial synergy against multi drug resistant organisms and correlating them with the efficacy in patients. The title of her project is Antimicrobial synergy against MDR-Acinetobacter baumannii. Her research mentors are Preeti Pancholi, PhD and Julie Mangino, MD
Publications and Presentations:
Sopirala M, Katz CM. Levofloxacin-associated hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians Annual Session; April 14 – 16, 2005; San Francisco, California.
Sopirala M, Katz CM. Levofloxacin-associated hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient. Poster presented at: Ohio Chapter, American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting; October 7 – 9, 2004; Columbus, Ohio.
Niveditha S. Reddy, M.D. 8/1/04 - 7/31/06
Private practice at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana-Champaign, Il
Research: Her research interests included Anti-leishmanial activities of the Azole antifungals and Characterization of a Trypanosoma Cruzi associated factor with antimicrobial properties. Dr Reddy's Research Mentor was Dr Brad McGwire.
Publications and Presentations: Dr. Reddy's presentation at the 2006 IDSO meeting entitled "Leprosy presenting as Immune Reconstruction Syndrome." won fiirst place
Co-author of an abstract entitled "Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance By Leishmania: A Novel Function For The Surface Metalloprotease and Its Implications For The Design Of Surface Active Chemotherapeutics”, presented at the 45th Annual ICAAC meeting in 2005.
Education: Medical School: Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India, 1996
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
Jeremy D. Young, M.D. 7/1/04 - 6/30/06
N- 1129 Doan Hall
410 W. 10th. Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone: (614) 293-8732
E-mail: Jeremy.Young@osumc.edu Dr. Young will be staying at OSU next year as a clinical instructor. He will be continuing his research and completing his Masters of Public Health degree.
Research: His research interests lie in antibiotic resistance and public health. His project title is, "The Prevalence and Epidemiology of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Franklin County, Ohio." Dr. Young's mentors are Susan Koletar, MD, and Kurt Stevenson, MD,MPH.
Punblications and Presentations: New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 353 (14) entitled, "Infliximab and Reactivation Toxoplasmosis." October 6, 2005.
Dr. Young's presentation at the 2005 IDSO meeting " An Unusual CNS Lesion." won first place and his presentation at the 2006 meeting entitled "A Rare Cause of FUO in a Resident of Ohio" won second place.
Education: Medical School: Wayne State Univ. School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2001
Residency: The Ohio State University, Department of Internal Medicine, 2004
Jamal Horani, MD, 7/1/2003 - 6/30/2005
Private Practice, Ogden, Utah
Meduical School: Damascus University School of Medicine, 1998
Residency: Wright State University, 2000
Jennifer L. Klaus, MD, 7/1/2002 - 6/30/2004
Private Practice, Grant Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Residency: The Ohio State University
Ruth Mullowney-Agra, MD, 07/01/02 - 06/30/04
Private Practice, Mount Carmel Health Systems, Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Internship/Residency (Chief Resident): Mount Carmel Health Systems, Columbus, Ohio
Timothy Anderson, MD, 07/01/01 - 06/30/03
Private Practice, Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Residency: Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Michael Miedler, MD, 07/01/01 - 06/30/03
Private Practice, Lexington, KY
Medical School: The Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
Residency: The Ohio State University Medical Center
Joseph Gastaldo, MD 07/01/99 – 06/30/01
Private Practice: Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Residency: The Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio
Thomas Lamarre, MD 07/01/99 – 06/30/01
Private Practice: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Medical School: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Thomas Keeling, MD 07/01/98 – 06/30/00
Private Practice: Grant Hospital, Columbus, OH
Medical School: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Residency: The Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio
