Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsMarwan Mikheal Azar, MD, FAST, FIDSA
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Associate Professor Adjunct
Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Director, Internal Medicine
Biography
Dr. Azar obtained his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He then completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Yale followed by Internal Medicine Residency at Indiana University. He is trained in both Infectious Diseases (Yale) and Clinical Microbiology (Massachusetts General Hospital) with a focus on infections in the immunocompromised host and clinical mycology.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
Departments & Organizations
- CPIRT - Center for Pulmonary Injury, Inflammation, Repair and Therapeutics
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- Clinical Microbiology Fellowship
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University (2017)
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship
- Yale University (2016)
- Internal Medicine Residency
- Indiana University (2014)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
- Yale University (2011)
- MD
- American University of Beirut (2009)
- BS
- American University of Beirut, Biology (2005)
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Medical Research Interests
Diagnostic Errors; Diseases; Immunocompromised Host; Invasive Fungal Infections; Organisms
ORCID
0000-0001-5498-5042
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Marwan Mikheal Azar's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Marwan Mikheal Azar's research output by year.
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Research topics Marwan Mikheal Azar is interested in exploring.
Frederick Lewis Altice, MD, MA
Sandra Ann Springer, MD
Christopher Radcliffe, MD
Marie-Louise Landry, MD
Roland Assi, MD, MMS, FACS
David Peaper, MD, PhD
121Publications
4,267Citations
Immunocompromised Host
Invasive Fungal Infections
Publications
2025
A mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives
Peaper D, Rathod S, Sussman L, Azar M, Murdzek C, Roberts S, Tichy E, Topal J, Kashyap N, McManus D, Martinello R. A mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 497-503. PMID: 40079209, PMCID: PMC12034449, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsClinical decision supportAdvanced practice providersClinical decision support alertsClinical decision support toolMixed-methods studyPractice providersClinician interactionClinician concernsPhysician's instructionsTest orderingAttending physiciansMixed-methodsDoses of laxativesPatient riskLaxative useClinicians' rationaleCliniciansDecision support toolHospitalized patientsStudy periodDecision supportAttendanceCase seriesAntibiotic exposureResidentsP-955. Single vs. Multiple-Fellow Triaging Systems in a Large Academic Infectious Disease Service – A Quality Improvement Project
Roman F, Azar M. P-955. Single vs. Multiple-Fellow Triaging Systems in a Large Academic Infectious Disease Service – A Quality Improvement Project. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1145. PMCID: PMC11776702, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpair patient carePost-intervention surveysPre-intervention surveyTriage systemPatient careDecrease feelings of anxietyProlonged working hoursElectronic medical recordsFeelings of anxietyQI projectSources of burnoutTriage dutiesTriage roleSubspecialty servicesMental healthPrimary providersDecrease interruptionsImprovement projectAttending physiciansDisease servicesDecreased feelingsConsultation serviceInfectious disease serviceCareMedical recordsP-912. A 10-Year Retrospective, Single-Center Analysis of Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Hosts: Clinical and Microbiological Features, Treatment Outcomes, and Determinants of Central Nervous System Involvement
Roman F, Grubman A, Azar M, Farhadian S. P-912. A 10-Year Retrospective, Single-Center Analysis of Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Hosts: Clinical and Microbiological Features, Treatment Outcomes, and Determinants of Central Nervous System Involvement. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1103. PMCID: PMC11778850, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system involvementCentral nervous systemCNS involvementHost immune statusImmune statusImmunocompromised hostsUnivariate analysisAssociated with CNS involvementCentral nervous system nocardiosisRecipients of solid organ transplantsRisk of CNS involvementNet state of immunosuppressionAssociated with central nervous systemIdentification of Nocardia sppMultivariate logistic regression analysisSingle-center analysisStem cell transplantationState of immunosuppressionAssociated with increased riskCNS diseaseIndependent risk factorSolid organ transplantationNervous system involvementIsolates of NocardiaLogistic regression analysisNonserogroup-1 Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: Navigating Diagnostic Challenges
Rotter L, Villalba J, Lucas C, Willby M, Azar M. Nonserogroup-1 Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: Navigating Diagnostic Challenges. Annals Of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases 2025, 4 DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2024.0480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2024
Successful combination therapy for recurrent refractory cytomegalovirus treatment in a kidney transplant recipient
Marvin J, Trubin P, Azar M. Successful combination therapy for recurrent refractory cytomegalovirus treatment in a kidney transplant recipient. Transplant Infectious Disease 2024, 26: e14329. PMID: 38971997, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsA Patient With Type 1 Diabetes and Acute Rhinosinusitis
Roman F, Azar M, Trubin P. A Patient With Type 1 Diabetes and Acute Rhinosinusitis. JAMA 2024, 331: 1586-1587. PMID: 38630502, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.0642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsAtypical pneumonia testing in transplant recipients
Feller F, Trubin P, Malinis M, Vogel J, Merwede J, Peaper D, Azar M. Atypical pneumonia testing in transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2024, 26: e14256. PMID: 38430482, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationTransplant recipientsPathogens of pneumoniaAtypical pneumoniaAugmented immunosuppressionAtypical pathogensTest positivity rateChimeric antigen receptor T cellsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsDiagnosis of atypical pneumoniaPositive rateCases of mycoplasma infectionStem cell transplantationSolid organ transplantationRetrospective cohort studyMycoplasma infectionImmunocompromised patientsCell transplantationAnalysis of diagnostic testsDiagnostic yieldTransplant cohortPost-transplantationT cellsCohort studyRates of testingLarone’s Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification, 7 Edition - Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Azar M. Larone’s Medically Important Fungi: A Guide to Identification, 7 Edition - Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: 625-626. PMCID: PMC10902529, DOI: 10.3201/eid3003.231623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLung infections due to emerging fungal pathogens
Roman F, Pischel L, Azar M. Lung infections due to emerging fungal pathogens. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2024, 30: 258-265. PMID: 38411158, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000001059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEndemic mycosesManagement of pulmonary infectionsFungal pathogensPathogenic fungiAntifungal prophylaxisBlastomyces speciesFungal infectionsFungal organismsAspergillus moldsEnvironmental changesImmunocompromised hostsPulmonary infectionTherapeutic challengeLung infectionMycosesClinical evidenceClinical managementIncreased incidencePulmonary diseaseEnlarged poolDisease burdenInfectionLomentosporaScedosporiumDiagnostic capabilitiesClinical outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in kidney transplant recipients on belatacept: a single‐center experience
Feller F, Azar M, Marvin J, Cohen E, Virmani S, Malinis M. Clinical outcomes of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in kidney transplant recipients on belatacept: a single‐center experience. Transplant Infectious Disease 2024, 26: e14253. PMID: 38351494, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity Connecticut Antimicrobial Resistance/Antimicrobial Stewardship Advisory Group
2017 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsCT DPHactivity Diagnostics Committee
2018 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsIDSAactivity M54 document committee
2018 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsCLSIactivity Guideline Committee (Should patients with community-acquired pneumonia undergo PCR-testing for respiratory pathogens other than influenza?”
2018 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsATSactivity Transplant diagnostics committee
2018 - PresentAdvisory BoardsExecutive Board MemberDetailsAST
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- October 28, 2025Source: Yale Medicine
Mpox: What You Need to Know
- September 13, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
Are Cold Cuts Safe? What to Know About the Recent Listeria Outbreaks
- May 28, 2024
Unique Case of Mucormycosis Presented in JAMA Clinical Challenge
- February 09, 2024Source: NPR
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