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Physician Name:
Zeina Kanafani
Specialty:
Infectious Diseases
Office
Location:
5th Floor - Medical Center
Clinic
Location:
Hours:
2nd Floor - Abu Khater
Wednesday 8:00 - 12:00
Telephone:
Fax:
Individual E-mail:
01-355500 ext 1545
01-350000 ext 7940
Title:
Department:
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Contact/Scheduling Information
[email protected]
Clinical Interests:
Bacterial Infections
Febrile Neutropenia
Surgical site infections
Procedures:
Faculty Appointment:
Board Certification:
2007
Training
University:
Year of Graduation:
Infection Control & Epidemiology
Master of Science in Epidemiology
American University of Beirut, Faculty of Health Sciences
2004
MD
American University of Beirut
1999
Internship:
1999-2000
Internal Medicine - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Residency:
2000-2002
Internal Medicine - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Fellowship(s):
2004-2007
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Research Interests:
Hospital-acquired infections
Endocarditis
Antibiotic resistance
Publications:
Kanj SS and Kanafani ZA. Current concepts in antimicrobial therapy
against resistant gram-negative organisms: extended-spectrum betalactamase
producing
Enterobacteriaceae,
carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae, and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Mayo Clin Proc 2011;86:250-9.
Kanafani ZA, Kanj SS, Cabell CH, Cecchi E, de Oliveira Ramos A,
Lejko-Zupanc T, Pappas PA, Giamerellou H, Gordon D, Michelet C,
Muñoz P, Pachirat O, Peterson G, Tan R, Tattevin P, Thomas V, Wang
A, Wiesbauer F, Sexton DJ. Revisiting the effect of referral bias on the
epidemiology of infective endocarditis in adults. Eur J Clin Microbiol
Infect Dis 2010;29:1203-10.
Kanafani ZA, Sexton DJ, Pien BC, Varkey J, Basmania C, Kaye KS.
Postoperative joint infections due to Propionibacterium species: a case
control study. Clin Infect Dis 2009;49:1083-5.
Kanafani ZA, Arduino JM, Muhlbaier LH, Kaye KS, Allen KB, Carmeli
Y, Corey GR, Cosgrove SE, Fraser TG, Harris AD, Karchmer AW,
Lautenbach E, Rupp ME, Peterson ED, Straus WL, Fowler VG.
Incidence of and preoperative risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus
bacteremia and chest wound infection after cardiac surgery. Infect
Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009;30:242-8.
Kanafani ZA, Perfect JR. Resistance to antifungal agents: mechanisms
and clinical impact. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:120-8.