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Infectious Diseases
Research
Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular bacterium that causes bacteremia and a variety of central nervous system infections predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Research in Dr. Douglas Drevets' laboratory is focused on identifying the mechanisms by which L. monocytogenes invades the brain. Recent data from our laboratory shows that this bacterium parasitized blood monocytes in experimentally infected mice. Current investigations are directed at discovering the mechanisms that allow infected monocytes to enter the brain and identifying inflammatory pathways in the brain that are triggered by systemic L. monocytogenes infection.
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
The Section of Infectious Diseases offers an excellent fellowship training program for individuals who have completed an ACGME-approved Internal medicine residency. This program is conducted at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center and is fully accredited by the RRC (Residency Review Committee). It provides a supervised training experience following the educational guidelines stipulated by the ACGME. The strengths of the program are the breadth of the clinical experience, well-run outpatient clinics that focus on the care of patients with HIV/AIDS, and a dedicated faculty. Please contact Dr. Douglas A. Drevets (douglas-drevets@ouhsc.edu) for further information.
For more information about the Section of Infectious Diseases, please see their website at http://www.id.ouhsc.edu.
Infectious Diseases Section
Department of Medicine/OUHSC
PO Box 26901, WP1160
Oklahoma City, OK 73190
405-271-6122 - Office
405-271-1476 - Fax
Faculty Member |
Special Interests |
Ronald Greenfield, MD
Professor
WP1160
405-271-6122 (Office)
405-271-1476 (Fax)
405-271-6434 (Clinic)
E-mail Dr. Greenfield |
- HIV infection
- Opportunistic infection
- Medical mycology
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Michael S. Bronze, MD
Professor and Chairman of Medicine
WP1140
405-271-6655 x4 (Office)
405-271-7186 (Fax)
405-271-3445 (Clinic)
E-mail Dr. Bronze |
- Infections Due to Group A Streptococci, Staphylococci, and HIV
- Bioterrorism
- Complications due to HIV infection
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Douglas Drevets, MD
Professor and Interim Chief
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
VAMC 111C
405-270-0501 x3285 (Office)
405-297-5934 (Fax)
405-271-6434 (Clinic)
E-mail Dr. Drevets |
- Bacterial infections of the CNS
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Mark Huycke, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, VAMC Medical Service
VAMC 111
405-270-0501 x3250 (Office)
405-297-5948 (Fax)
E-mail Dr. Huycke |
- Free radical production by Enterococcus faecalis and its role in colorectal carcinogenesis and inflammatory bowel disease
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Karen Kinney, MD
Assistant Professor
WP1160
405-271-6122 (Office)
405-271-1476 (Fax)
E-mail Dr. Kinney |
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Linda Machado, MD
Associate Professor
WP1160
405-271-6122 (Office)
405-271-1476 (Fax)
405-271-6434 (Clinic)
E-mail Dr. Machado |
- Tick-borne illness
- Clinical care of those living with HIV/AIDS
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Michelle Salvaggio, MD
Assistant Professor
WP1160
405-271-6122 (Office)
405-271-1476 (Fax)
405-271-6434 (Clinic)
E-mail Dr. Salvaggio |
- Management of herpes viruses, including shingles and genital herpes
- Clinical trials of new antimicrobials
- Emerging resistance in micro-organisms
- HIV/AIDS
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Leonard N. Slater, MD
Professor
VAMC 111C
405-270-0501 x3285 (Office)
405-297-5934 (Fax)
E-mail Dr. Slater |
- HIV/AIDS
- Clinical trials of HIV therapies
- Bartonella infection including cat-scratch disease
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