Yolanda Rivas

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Yolanda

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Rivas

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Dr. Rivas graduated from the University of Carabobo School of Medicine in Valencia, Venezuela, where she also spent her internship. After serving as a surgery assistant at Guerra Mendez Medical Center in Valencia, Dr. Rivas completed her Pediatric Residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. She directs the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore.

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Maria Y. Mazing

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Maria

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Mazing

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1598877276

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<p>My research interest is in internal medicine/hospital medicine.</p>

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Ross I. Kaye

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Ross

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Kaye

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Neil D. Herbsman

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Neil

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Herbsman

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1447210687

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<p>Neil D. Herbsman, MD, FAGA, FACP, is an attending physician and Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Herbsman&rsquo;s clinical focus is in colon cancer screening, peptic ulcer disease, diverticular disease, reflux, colonoscopy, endoscopy and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, intestines and colon.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1985, Dr. Herbsman attended Mount Sinai School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1989. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in 1992, and his gastroenterology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering in 1995.</p><p>Dr. Herbsman&rsquo;s research focuses on colon cancer screening. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Herbsman is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, and is a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Physicians. He is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American College of Gastroenterology and the New York State Medical Society. In 2015, he was the president of the Bronx County Medical Society.</p>

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Cache M. Giacalone

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Cache

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Giacalone

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1588046395

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16786

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Joseph D. Frager

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Joseph

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Frager

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1992705974

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<p>Dr. Frager specializes in disorders of the Colon and Upper GI Tract including: Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gallstones.</p>

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<p>Immunology of the GI Tract</p>

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<p>Joseph Frager, MD, is an Attending Physician in Gastroenterology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Frager specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract including colon polyps, diverticulitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux and gallstones.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1980, Dr. Frager came to Montefiore for his postgraduate training. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency in 1983, followed by his fellowship in gastroenterology in 1985.</p><p>Dr. Frager&rsquo;s research focus is on the immunology of the gastrointestinal tract. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Frager is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.</p>

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Sameen Farooq

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Sameen

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Farooq

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1912391822

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<p>Dr. Farooq is board certified in Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He works as a direct care Internal Medicine hospitalist at Moses campus.</p>

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Jessica R. Cristallo

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Jessica

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Cristallo

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1205178936

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James C.M. Brust

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James

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Brust

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1508998485

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<p>Dr. Brust is a Professor of Medicine, with joint appointments in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He graduated from the College of Physicians &amp; Surgeons at Columbia University and completed both a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the Columbia University Medical Center.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Brust's research is focused on the dual epidemics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) and HIV in South Africa. With multiple US and international collaborators, his multidisciplinary research group is studying treatment outcomes of MDR TB/HIV co-infected patients, transmission patterns of drug-resistant TB, pharmacology of new and repurposed TB medications, and genetic mechanisms of drug-resistance. He has funding from NIAID to examinine the emergence of resistance to the new TB medication bedaquiline in patients with MDR and XDR TB.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong><strong>Brust JCM</strong></strong>, Gandhi NR, Carrara H, Osburn G and Padayatchi N.&nbsp;<em>High Treatment Failure and Default Rates for Patients with MDR TB in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2000-2003.&nbsp;</em>Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010;14(4):413-9</p>
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<p><strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Shah NS, Scott M, Chaiyachati K, Lygizos M, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Radebe Z, Loveday M, Moll AP, Margot B, Lalloo UG, Friedland GH, Gandhi NR. <em>Integrated, home-based treatment for MDR-TB and HIV in rural South Africa: an alternate model of care</em>. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis&nbsp;2012; 16:998-1004.</p>
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<p><strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Shah NS, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Ning Y, Heo M, Moll AP, Loveday M, Lalloo UG, Friedland GH, Gandhi NR. <em>Adverse events in an integrated, home-based treatment program for MDR-TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.</em> J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013; 62:436-440.</p>
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<p><strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Berman AR, Zalta B, Haramati LB, Ning Y, Heo H, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Shah NS, Gandhi NR.<em>Chest radiograph findings and time to culture conversion in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in Tugela Ferry, South Africa<strong>.</strong></em>PLoS One 2013; 8(9): e73975. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073975</p>
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<p>Gandhi NR, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Moodley P, Weissman D, Heo M, Ning Y, Moll AP, Friedland GH, Sturm W, Shah NS. <em>Low M. tuberculosis strain diversity among multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis isolates from Tugela Ferry, South Africa, 2005-2006</em>. Emerg Infect Dis 2014; 20(3):394-401.</p>
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<p>Loveday M, Wallengren K, <strong>Brust J</strong>, Roberts J, Voce A, Margot B, Ngozo J, Master I, Cassell G, Padayatchi N. <em>Community-based care vs. centralised hospitalisation for MDR-TB patients, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.</em> Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Feb;19(2):163-71.</p>
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<p>Niehaus AJ, Gandhi NR, Mathema B, Mlisana K, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>. High prevalence of inhA promoter mutations among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PLoS One 2015; 10(9):e0135003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135003</p>
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<p>Shah NS, Auld S, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Mathema B, Ismail N, Moodley P, Mlisana K, Allana S, Campbell A, Mthiyane T, Morris N, Mpangase P, Vally Omar S, Brown T, Narenchania A, Shaskina E, Kapwata T, Kreiswirth B, Gandhi NR. <em>Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa</em>. N Engl J Med 2017; 376(3):243-253</p>
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<p><strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Shah NS, Mlisana K, Moodley P, Allana S, Campbell A, Johnson BA, Master I, Mthiyane T, Lachman S, Larkan L-M, Ning Y, Malik A, Smith JP, Gandhi NR. <em>Improved survival and cure rates with concurrent treatment for MDR-TB/HIV co-infection in South Africa.</em> Clin Infect Dis. 2018; 66(8):1246-1253.</p>
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<p>Wasserman S, Denti P, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Abdelwahab M, Hlungulu S, Wiesner L, Norman J, Sirgel FA, Warren RM, Esmail A, Dheda K, Gandhi NR, Meintjes G, Maartens G. <em>Linezolid pharmacokinetics in South African patients with drug resistant tuberculosis and a high prevalence of HIV co-infection.</em> Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019 63(3):e02164-18</p>
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<p>Meintjes G, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>, Nutall J, Maartens G. <em>Management of active tuberculosis in adults with HIV</em>. Lancet HIV 2019; 6: e463&ndash;74</p>
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<p>Smith JP, Gandhi NR, Shah NS, Mlisana K, Moodley P, Johnson BA, Allana S, Campbell A, Nelson KN, Master I, <strong>Brust JCM</strong>. <em>The impact of concurrent antiretroviral therapy and MDR-TB treatment on adverse events</em>. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2020; 83(1):47-55</p>
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<p>Ngwalero P*, <strong>Brust JCM*</strong>, van Beek SW, Wasserman S, Maartens G, Meintjes G, Joubert A, Norman J, Castel S, Gandhi NR, Denti P, McIlleron H, Svensson EM, Wiesner L. Relationship between plasma and intracellular concentrations of bedaquiline and its M2 metabolite in South African patients with rifampin-resistant TB. Antmicrob Agents Chemother. 2021; 65(11):e0239920. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02399-20</p>
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<p><strong style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Brust JCM</strong><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">, Gandhi NR, Wasserman S, Maartens G, Omar SV, Ismail NA, Campbell A, Joseph L, Hahn A, Allana S, Hernandez-Romieu AC, Zhang C, Mlisana K, Viljoen CA, Zalta B, Ebrahim I, Franczek M, Master I, Ramangoaela L, Te Riele J, Meintjes G; PROBeX Study Team. </span><em style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Effectiveness and cardiac safety of bedaquiline-based therapy for drug-resistant tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study. </em><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Clin Infect Dis. 2021; 73(11):2083-2092</span></p>
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Irida Balili

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Irida

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Balili

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