Infectious Diseases

Gary P. Wormser, M.D.
Chief of Infectious Diseases, NYMC
Vice Chair of Medicine for Research and Development, NYMC
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, NYMC

Marc El Khoury, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, NYMC
Acting Chief of Infectious Diseases, WMC

The Division of Infectious Diseases provides care for patients with a wide assortment of infections. These include tertiary care patients with solid organ (kidney, liver, and heart) or bone marrow transplants; oncology, HIV/AIDS, high-risk obstetrics, level 1 trauma and burn patients, critical care, and post-surgical patients.

A Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center was established to provide clinical care and conduct research studies on regional tick-borne infections. Focusing on prevention, treatment, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and co-infections, cutting–edge research is conducted in collaboration with other departments at New York Medical College, including pathology, microbiology, and immunology. Funding primarily comes from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York State, and private industry.

Of special research interest are tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and deer tick virus infections, HIV/AIDS, infection control, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, nosocomial and staphylococcal infections. Other research endeavors involve the use of experimental antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral agents, emerging infections, and syphilis.

Medical Student Education

Third-year medical students gain firsthand knowledge and experience in the field of infectious disease through a two-week elective where they will participate as part of the clinical care team. Fourth-year medical students can further explore the field through the infectious disease elective where they work with attending staff to assess and discuss the management of patients. Students also present cases and participate in teaching conferences and journal clubs.

Infectious Diseases Fellowship

The NYMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program at St. Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, provides outstanding clinical and academic training that focuses on preparing infectious disease specialists who are committed to providing care that is consistently excellent, responsive, and centered around every patient.

Program Director: Jack Boghossian, M.D.
Program Coordinator: Angeline Sherman
(973) 877-5483

NYMC’s major clinical affiliate, Westchester Medical Center, also offers a Fellowship Training Program in Infectious Diseases.