Anne Spichler Moffarah, MD, PhD
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- Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- University of California Davis - UCDavis (2019)
- Residency
- University of Arizona (2017)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of California San Diego - UCSD (2011)
- PhD
- University of Sao Paulo
- Clinical Fellowship
- Instituto Infectologia Emilio Ribas (2004)
- MD
- Faculdade Tecnico Educacional Souza Marques
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Babesiosis; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Bone Diseases, Infectious; Leptospirosis; Prosthesis-Related Infections
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Peter James Krause, MD
Lee Eric Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAOA
Marjorie Golden, MD, FACP, AAHIVS
Adeel Zubair, MD
Eric Isaac Elliott, MD, PhD
Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA
20Publications
209Citations
Leptospirosis
Babesiosis
Publications
2023
Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Locke S, O’Bryan J, Zubair A, Rethana M, Moffarah A, Krause P, Farhadian S. Neurologic Complications of Babesiosis, United States, 2011–2021 - Volume 29, Number 6—June 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2023, 29: 1127-1135. PMID: 37209667, PMCID: PMC10202888, DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.221890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeurologic complicationsNeurologic symptomsRisk factorsYale-New Haven HospitalInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHigh-grade parasitemiaNeurologic risk factorsRange of symptomsAdult patientsRenal failureDiabetes mellitusFrequent symptomsHospital admissionImpaired consciousnessMedical recordsEndemic areasParasitic infectionsPatientsSymptomsIntraerythrocytic protozoaComplicationsBabesiosisNew HavenDeliriumMellitusThe impact of ABO and RhD blood types on Babesia microti infection
Jajosky R, O’Bryan J, Spichler-Moffarah A, Jajosky P, Krause P, Tonnetti L. The impact of ABO and RhD blood types on Babesia microti infection. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011060. PMID: 36696414, PMCID: PMC9901808, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsB. microti infectionABO blood typeBabesia microti infectionMicroti infectionBlood donorsBlood typeDisease severityPlasmodium falciparum malaria patientsFalciparum malaria patientsHigher peak parasitemiaRed blood cell antigensType BImpact of ABOBlood cell antigensBlood type BMalaria patientsTransfusion strategyInfected donorsRhD blood typeSevere diseasePeak parasitemiaB antigensCell antigensPossible associationRhD antigen
2022
Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study
Spichler-Moffarah A, Rubin LE, Bernstein JA, O'Bryan J, McDonald E, Golden M. Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee Among the Elderly: A Retrospective Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 136: 100-107. PMID: 36063860, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProsthetic joint infectionJoint infectionTotal joint arthroplasty increasesMortality of patientsTertiary medical centerPeriprosthetic joint infectionYears of ageClinical characteristicsOlder patientsGeriatric populationArthroplasty increasesRisk factorsMedical CenterPopulation agesPatientsInfectionMortalityAgeEtiologyHipPrevalenceKneeCardiac Complications of Human Babesiosis
Spichler-Moffarah A, Ong E, O’Bryan J, Krause PJ. Cardiac Complications of Human Babesiosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: e1385-e1391. PMID: 35983604, PMCID: PMC10169432, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalCardiac complicationsRisk factorsIntensive care unit stayCardiovascular disease risk factorsHuman babesiosisCommon cardiac complicationHigh-grade parasitemiaLife-threatening complicationsDisease risk factorsLonger median lengthQT interval prolongationHigh mortality rateUnit stayComplication groupTick-borne diseaseAdult patientsCardiac outcomesMost patientsThin blood smearsHeart failureInterval prolongationModerate illnessRecord reviewAtrial fibrillationUnnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Golden M, Moffarah AS, Kerantzas C, Rubin L, O’Bryan J. Unnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac132. PMID: 35392456, PMCID: PMC8982768, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricLegionella pneumophila and Staphylococcus aureus co-infections in a patient with SARS-CoV-2
Sanchez A, Elliott EI, Wang P, Spichler-Moffarah A. Legionella pneumophila and Staphylococcus aureus co-infections in a patient with SARS-CoV-2. BMJ Case Reports 2022, 15: e248536. PMID: 35232746, PMCID: PMC8889248, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCOVID-19 therapySARS-CoV-2Positive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 testAcute febrile illnessCommunity-acquired pneumoniaSevere COVID-19Patient's successful recoveryCOVID-19COVID-19 managementSecond bacterial infectionMRSA pneumoniaFebrile illnessRespiratory symptomsInitial presentationHigh suspicionLobar pneumoniaWorse outcomesPositive testPatientsBacterial infectionsPneumoniaSuccessful recoveryLegionnaires' diseaseSerogroup 1
2021
A new positive SARS-CoV-2 test months after severe COVID-19 illness: reinfection or intermittent viral shedding?
Tuan J, Spichler-Moffarah A, Ogbuagu O. A new positive SARS-CoV-2 test months after severe COVID-19 illness: reinfection or intermittent viral shedding? BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e240531. PMID: 33542020, PMCID: PMC8098910, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240531.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSARS-CoV-2 RNA testSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 reinfectionSevere COVID-19 illnessRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19 reinfectionLong asymptomatic periodCOVID-19 illnessSyndrome coronavirus 2Intermittent viral sheddingAsymptomatic periodViral sheddingRNA testCoronavirus 2Clinical managementPersistent infectionDisease 4Molecular testingReinfectionRNA PCRCurrent presentationPotential casesMonthsPatientsDiagnosis of Pneumonia Due to Invasive Molds
Foppiano Palacios C, Spichler Moffarah A. Diagnosis of Pneumonia Due to Invasive Molds. Diagnostics. 2021; 11(7):1226.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Mycobacterium marinum: nodular hand lesions after a fishing expedition
Tuan J, Spichler-Moffarah A, Ogbuagu O. Mycobacterium marinum: nodular hand lesions after a fishing expedition. BMJ Case Reports 2020, 13: e238835. PMID: 33318281, PMCID: PMC7737068, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238835.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSoft tissue infectionsDeep space infectionsTissue infectionsSpace infectionAcid-fast bacilliTreatment of skinNon-tuberculous mycobacteriaTerms of treatmentDisseminated diseaseOptimal regimenHand lesionsMedical managementExtremity lesionsCombination therapyInfectionLesionsAddition of rifampicinFurther dataSkinTreatmentMycobacteriaOsteomyelitisRegimenPatientsSurgery
2016
Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
In Diagnostic Microbiology of the Immmunocompromised Host, Second Edition/ American Society of MicrobiologyBooks
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity The Brazilian Journal Of Infectious Disease
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2008 - Presentactivity Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2012 - Presentactivity Yale Hospital New haven - York Street Campus and SRC Campus
Meeting Planning and ParticipationFaculty MemberDetailsM&M Infectious Diseases from York Street Campus FIRM Conferences at SRC Campus2020 - Presentactivity BMJ
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2020 - Presentactivity American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails02/01/2021 - Present
Clinical Care
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Anne Spichler Moffarah, MD, PhD, specializes in infectious diseases and cares for patients with cellulitis, bacterial endocarditis, brain/liver/lung abscesses, UTI/ prosthetic joint infection, fracture related infections, bone and joint infections, fever of unknown origin, babesiosis, tropical disease,
Dr. Spichler Moffarah's research interests include prosthetic joint infections, bone and joint infections, implant related infections, as well as babesiosis and Leptopsirosis.
Dr. Spichler Moffarah is an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine.
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Infectious Disease
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- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2019
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
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