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Helmut Albrecht Dr. Albrecht joined the Division in 2006, where he is currently the Division Director and Heyward Gibbes Distinguished Professor in Internal Medicine. Dr. Albrecht graduated medical school and residency from the University of Hamburg in 1988 and 1993. He also completed a residency at Emory University in 2001. After his residency, Dr. Albrecht returned to the University of Hamburg where he completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology in 1993. He then completed a second fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Emory University in 1999. Dr. Albrecht's research interests include HIV, AIDS, viral kinetics in various compartments, immune reconstitution with associated clinical syndromes, metabolic complications of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy, study of the lymphatic system in HIV disease, opportunistic infection (bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens) in HIV infection and other immunodeficiency syndromes microsporidiosis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, gastrointestinal infections, and antibiotics & antifungal medication. Dr. Albrecht has considerable study experience as investigator, principal or coordinating investigator of multiple national and internal trials since 8/88. He has been a member of the National and International AIDS Conferences. He serves as a reviewer for AIDS, Clinical Investigator, CID, JID, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA, EID, and other journals since 1993. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters. Dr. Albrecht is a member of the editorial board of "AIDS Clinical Care" and was an editor of HIV Medicine. In his personal time, Dr. Albrecht enjoys playing tennis, golfing, and traveling as well as spending time with his family. |
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Dr. Weissman joined the Division in 2010, where she is currently the Program Director for the Infectious Disease Fellowship and Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. Dr. Weissman graduated medical school from Columbia University in 1991 and residency from Beth Israel Hospital in 1994. After residency, Dr. Weissman completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Beth Israel Hospital-Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1996. At the completion of fellowship Dr. Weissman joined the Division of Infectious Disease at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. There she was Director of the HIV/Infectious Disease Clinic at the Louis Stoke Cleveland VAMC. From there she joined the Infectious Disease faculty at Yale University School of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty at th University of South Carolina Dr. Weissman was Director of HIV Services at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, CT. Dr. Weissman has had considerable research experience as principle investigator on several investigator initiated studies including: Routine Anal Cytology Screening for Anal Squalors Intraepithelial Lesions in an Ethnically Diverse Urban HIV Clinic.; Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in an Urban Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infected Population; Immune Response to Hepatitis A Vaccine in HIV Positive Patients; and HIV Syphilis Treatment and Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients: Does a Lumbar Puncture Make a Difference. She also has been the site principle investigator on many national and international trials including Community Programs Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA Trials): SMART Trial, FIRST Trial, Adherence Trial, Long Term Maintenance Trial, and Multidrug Resistance Trial. In her personal time she enjoys bicycling, travelling and spending time with her family. |
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Dr. Stephen Hawes is the Associate Program Director for the fellowship program as well as the Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Dorn VA Medical Center, our affiliate training site. Dr. Hawes received his medical school training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in North Carolina. He then went on to complete residency at the University of Texas in 1980, followed by an infectious disease fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in 1982. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina and the Dorn VA Medical Center Dr. Hawes worked for many years in a busy infectious disease private practice in Charlotte, NC. He also served as the Chief of Medicine at the Dorn VA Medical Center for nine years. Dr. Hawes was an investigator on the Optima and HIV-interrupted treatment, a mulitcenter VAMC HIV treatment trial. His academic interests are in osteomyeltitis. Dr. Hawes not only serves as a site director and attending on the consult service and in ID clinic on the VA campus but he is also one of our key lecturers in the weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and case conferences. |
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Dr. Ahuja joined the Infectious Disease Division in 2005. He currently is Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. Dr. Ahuja graduated medical school in New Delhi, India in 1992, and completed parts of his residency in India and the United Kingdom before ending up at York Hospital in Pennsylvania from 2001-2003. After his residency, Dr. Ahuja completed a fellowship in Genitourinary Medicine and HIV at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and Plymouth Hospital in the United Kingdom in 2001. He also completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Ahuja is Medical Director of Midlands Care Consortium Clinic, the region's largest Ryan White HIV Clinic. He is also the Director of the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Training Center. He is the site principle investigator for the HRSA Special Project of National Significance: Enhancing Linkages to HIV Primary Care in Jail Settings. Dr. Ahuja enjoys mountaineering, exercising at the gym, chess, listening to music and spending time with his wife and two children. Dr. Ahuja serves as one of our key lecturers in the weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and weekly case conferences. He also teaches fellows on the inpatient consult service and in the outpatient clinics. He is actively involved in medical student education. |
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Dr. Al-Hasan joined the division in 2013 as the Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Al-Hasan graduated from the faculty of medicine at the University of Jordan in 2000 and received Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Kentucky in 2005. He then moved to Minnesota where he received Infectious Disease fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic and Certificate of Clinical Research Training Program at Mayo Graduate School in 2008. He then joined the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Al-Hasan demonstrated deep interest in teaching at multiple levels. He was the Associate Director of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program, the Subspecialty Coordinator of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Director of the Clinical Infectious Disease Course for medical students. |
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Dr. Bryan is credited with the development of the Division and served as the Director for many years. He is currently the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine. Dr. Bryan graduated medical school from The Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1964. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins in 1967. Following residency, Dr. Bryan completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1974. Dr. Bryan has published more than one hundred articles, book chapters or editorials on infectious disease and medical humanities. He has served as a reviewer or on the editorial boards for many medical journals including: American Journal of Medical Sciences, American Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Archives of Internal Medicine, Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Chest, Clinical Infectious Diseases, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of the American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and New England Journal of Medicine, In recognition of his contributions to the medical field he has received numerous teaching awards and lifetime achievements awards. Dr. Bryan continues to serves as the Editor of the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association. Dr. Bryan has an Infectious Disease practice at the Providence Hospital where he serves as director of the Institute of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC. Dr. Bryan's academic interests include clinical infectious diseases, hospital epidemiology, and history of medicine and the medical humanities. |
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Dr. Dash graduated medical school from B.L.D.E.A's Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, India in 1998. After completing her residency at New York Methodist Hospital in 2004, Dr. Dash continued her education at the Medical University of South Carolina as a fellow in Infectious Diseases. In 2006, she joined the Division of Infectious Disease at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine where she currently is Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. Dr. Dash serves as the Hospital Epidemiologist at Palmetto Health Richland. Dr. Dash's research interests include: hospital acquired infections, prosthetic joint infections, and HIV in women. Dr. Dash serves as one of our key lecturers in the weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and weekly case conferences. She also teaches fellows on the inpatient consult service and in the outpatient clinics. Current research projects include: Retrospective Evaluation of Pregnancy Outcomes in our HIV-infected Women. |
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Dr. Duffus joined the Division in 2004 where he is currently Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. He is also the Medical Director of the STD/HIV Division at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of South Carolina School of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Duffus graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1995 where he also earned his PhD degree in Virology. After completing his resideny in Internal Medicine at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1998, Dr. Duffus also completed a Clinical Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Duffus also served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA from 2002–2004. Dr. Duffus has a joint appointment with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control where he serves as the Medical Director of the STD/HIV Division. His research interest include STDs and HIV treatment and epidemiology, particularly in rural and hard to reach populations. Dr. Duffus conducts outpatient HIV and STD clinics, is a key lecturer in our weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and weekly case conferences, and is involved is several public health research projects. |
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Dr. Horvath joined the Division in 1996 where he is currently Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine. He graduated medical school from Temple University Medical School in 1988, and completed his residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center in 1991. Dr. Horvath also completed an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1994 before joining the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. His academic interests include infectious diseases, fungal infections, and immunocompromised hosts. Dr. Horvath not only serves as a teacher on the inpatient consult service and in the outpatient clinics but he also is one of our key lecturers in the weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and weekly case conferences. |
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Dr. Parker is a Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Research Unit as well as the Director of Supportive Housing Services in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Parker earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology and graduate degree in Sociology from Georgia Southern University and a doctorate in Epidemiology with a cognate in Biostatistics from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Parker has considerable experience in public health practice and service. Since 1999, he has been working with persons with HIV and other disabilities as well as persons at risk for or experiencing homelessness. Academic interests are related to social epidemiology; the application and use of information technology in healthcare and in resource constrained settings; and the use of quality management to increase the efficiency of clinical and research operations to enhance care and services. Outside of work Dr. Parker enjoys travel, reading, kayaking, volunteering and spending time with his partner and friends. Dr. Parker serves as our main resource for research education and instruction. He also participates in our weekly infectious disease lecture series. |
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Dr. Ruderman joined the Division of infectious Diseases as VA faculty in 1978 and served as a general internist on inpatient and outpatient services, as well as an infectious diseases consultant, for a few years, subsequently restricting her practice to infectious diseases, apart from occasional ward attending duties. Dr. Ruderman graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1974 and completed her internal medicine and infectious diseases training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals in 1978. Her practice at the VA Medical Center in Columbia has been largely clinical, with emphasis on infection control, antibiotic stewardship, inpatient and outpatient consultation, and clinical teaching. Her research interests are phase three clinical trials, in association with the USC School of Pharmacy. She served as the VAMC Infectious Disease Division Director until recently, when Dr. Stephen Hawes agreed to serve in this capacity full time. Dr. Ruderman also is one of our key lecturers in the weekly infectious disease didactic lecture series and case conferences. She also teaches fellows on the inpatient consult service at the Dorn VA Medical Center |
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Dr. Bookstaver is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy (2006). He is also an Affiliate Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy, Oakwood, VA. Dr. Bookstaver graduated from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in 2004 and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency and Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center from 2004–2006. |
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Dr. Rudisill is an Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy as well as an Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, USC School of Medicine. Dr. Rudisill also is a member of the HIV Planning Council of South Carolina. Dr. Rudisill graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy in 2004. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA (2005) and an Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX (2006). |
Sharon Weissman, MD
Stephen Hawes, MD
Divya Ahuja, MD
Majdi Al-Hasan, MD
Charles Bryan, MD
Sangita Dash, MD
Wayne Duffus, MD, PhD
Joseph Horvath, MD
David Parker, PhD
Ann Ruderman, MD
Brandon Bookstaver, PharmD
Celeste Rudisill, PharmD