Jorge Parada
M.D.,M.P.H., FACP, FIDSA
Professor
Medical Director/Committee Chair, Infection Control
Infectious Disease
CONTACT INFORMATION
Specialties
Infection Complications in Surgery, Foot Infections in Diabetics, Bone infections, Pneumonias, Tuberculosis (TB), General Infectious Disease, Travel-Related Infection, Joint infections, Clostridium Difficile Infection
Locations
Board Certifications
Infectious Disease - Subspecialty Cert: AM Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient. VanderHeyden,T. R.; Yong,S. L.; Breitschwerdt,E. B.; Maggi,R. G.; Mihalik,A. R.; Parada,J. P.; Fimmel,C. J. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 ;12( ):17
Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient VanderHeyden,T. R.; Yong,S. L.; Breitschwerdt,E. B.; Maggi,R. G.; Mihalik,A. R.; Parada,J. P.; Fimmel,C. J. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 ;12( ):17-2334-12-17
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among women admitted to labor and delivery and their newborn infants Volk,Lauze; Thomson,Tricia; Chhangani,Pankaj; Digangi,Laura; Parada,Jorge, P.; Schreckenberger,Paul; Rekasius,Violeta; Challapalli,Malliswari Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2011 ;32(10):1045-1046
Is universal screening of children for nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization necessary on hospital admission?. Thomson,T.; Takagishi,T.; Parada,J. P.; Schreckenberger,P.; Rekasius,V.; Challapalli,M. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2011 ;32(6):626-627
Is Universal Screening of Children for Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Necessary on Hospital Admission? Thomson,T.; Takagishi,T.; Parada,J. P.; Schreckenberger,P.; Rekasius,V.; Challapalli,M. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2011 ;32(6):626-627
Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Screening of Healthy Newborns for Nasal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization at Birth Chhangani,P.; Durazo,R.; Digangi,L.; Parada,J. P.; Schreckenberger,P.; Rekasius,V.; Challapalli,M. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2011 ;32(3):301-302
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among women admitted to labor and delivery and their newborn infants Volk,L.; Thomson,T.; Chhangani,P.; Digangi,L.; Parada,J. P.; Schreckenberger,P.; Rekasius,V.; Challapalli,M. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America 2011 ;32(10):1045-1046
Spontaneous vertebral osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis Isenberg,Y.; Parada,J. P. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2010 ;59(5):599-601
Effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs for removal of Clostridium difficile spores from hands. Jabbar,U.; Leischner,J.; Kasper,D.; Gerber,R.; Sambol,S. P.; Parada,J. P.; Johnson,S.; Gerding,D. N. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2010 ;31(6):565-570
Challenges in the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a lung transplant patient and the long-term implications for prevention and treatment: a case report. Davis,C. S.; Deburghgraeve,C. R.; Yong,S.; Parada,J. P.; Palladino-Davis,A. G.; Lowery,E.; Gagermeier,J.; Fisichella,P. M. Transplantation proceedings 2010 ;42(10):4295-4299
Racial variations in care and outcomes for inpatient HIV-related pneumocystis pneumonia. Parada,J. P.; Yarnold,P. R.; Uphold,C. R.; Chmiel,J. S.; DeHovitz,J. A.; Goetz,M. B.; Weinstein,R. A.; McKoy,J. M.; Chandler,K. L.; Bennett,C. L. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved 2010 ;21(1):318-333
Mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized patients at admission to a tertiary care medical center. Babu,T.; Rekasius,V.; Parada,J. P.; Schreckenberger,P. C.; Challapalli,M. Journal of clinical microbiology 2009 ;47(7):2279-2280
Exophiala jeanselmei keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis. Leung,E. H.; Moskalewicz,R.; Parada,J. P.; Kovach,K. J.; Bouchard,C. S. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2008 ;34(10):1809-1811
Epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections in veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder. Evans,C. T.; LaVela,S. L.; Weaver,F. M.; Priebe,M.; Sandford,P.; Niemiec,P.; Miskevics,S.; Parada,J. P. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2008 ;29(3):234-242
Onset of symptoms and time to diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated disease following discharge from an acute care hospital. Chang,H. T.; Krezolek,D.; Johnson,S.; Parada,J. P.; Evans,C. T.; Gerding,D. N. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2007 ;28(8):926-931
Outcome of metronidazole therapy for Clostridium difficile disease and correlation with a scoring system.[see comment] Belmares,J.; Gerding,D. N.; Parada,J. P.; Miskevics,S.; Weaver,F.; Johnson,S. Journal of Infection 2007 ;55(6):495-501
Long-term outcomes from nosocomial infections in persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders LaVela,S. L.; Evans,C. T.; Miskevics,S.; Parada,J. P.; Priebe,M.; Weaver,F. M. American Journal of Infection Control 2007 ;35(6):393-400
Rashid,R. M.; Salah,W.; Parada,J. P. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2007 ;56(Pt 2):280-282
Intrathecal colistin and sterilization of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa shunt infection. Quinn,A. L.; Parada,J. P.; Belmares,J.; O'Keefe,J. P. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2005 ;39(5):949-952
Trends in antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection in veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder. Evans,C. T.; Smith,B.; Parada,J. P.; Kurichi,J. E.; Weaver,F. M. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2005 ;55(6):1045-1049
Etiology and outcomes of veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Chang,H. T.; Evans,C. T.; Weaver,F. M.; Burns,S. P.; Parada,J. P. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2005 ;86(2):262-267
Effects of type and level of training on variation in physician knowledge in the use and acquisition of blood cultures: a cross sectional survey. Parada,J. P.; Schwartz,D. N.; Schiff,G. D.; Weiss,K. B. BMC Infectious Diseases 2005 ;5( ):71
Management of community-acquired pneumonia in persons with spinal cord injury. Burns,S. P.; Weaver,F. M.; Parada,J. P.; Evans,C. T.; Chang,H.; Hampton,R. Y.; Kapur,V. Spinal Cord 2004 ;42(8):450-458
Relationship between health insurance and medical care for patients hospitalized with human immunodeficiency virus-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, 1995-1997: Medicaid, bronchoscopy, and survival. Parada,J. P.; Deloria-Knoll,M.; Chmiel,J. S.; Arozullah,A. M.; Phan,L.; Ali,S. N.; Goetz,M. B.; Weinstein,R. A.; Campo,R.; Jacobson,J.; Dehovitz,J.; Berland,D.; Bennett,C. L. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003 ;37(11):1549-1555
Education
Medical School
Classical University of Lisbon/Lisbon Medical School
Residency
Santa Maria University Hospital, Internal Medicine & Surgery
SUNY at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Internal Medicine: General
Fellowship
Cook County Hospital/Rush Center for Health Services Research, Health Services Research
Boston University Medical Center/Boston City Hospital/VA Medical Center, Boston, Infectious Diseases
Languages
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Interests & Hobbies
Sailing
Travel
Bicycling
Art History
Social- Political and International History