Shamim M. Islam MD, DTM&H
Shamim M. Islam
MD, DTM&H
Clinical Associate Professor; Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Oishei Children's Hospital; Director of Medical Student Education, Pediatrics Department
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Pediatrics
Contact Information
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This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
My scholastic interests are varied, and include clinical reasoning and medical education, international infectious diseases and public health, diagnostic marker performance, and antimicrobial stewardship. The below elaborates on these, including my recent and current academic involvement in some of these areas:
1. Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship: Antibiotics are amongst the most frequently prescribed medicines in children, but up to 50% of their use may be unnecessary. Indiscriminate antibiotic use contributes to medical costs, the development of multi-drug resistant pathogens, and can lead to adverse events. In collaboration with various specialists at our Children’s Hospital, I’ve led several active projects studying the antibiotic utilization patterns and clinical outcomes of common pediatric infectious conditions, including osteo-articular infections, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in neonates, and sepsis in the PICU. My most recent foci with collaborators has been in various outpatient setting, including Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and Upper respiratory Infections in community based private clinics and urgent care centers.
2. Global Antimicrobial Resistance: Sources, Drivers, and Dissemination: Antimicrobial-resistance (AMR) is a pressing international public health problem that disproportionately affects lower income countries, whose sources, reasons for dissemination, and overall epidemiology, continue to be poorly characterized. My scholastic focus in this area has been on intestinal colonization of multi-drug resistance bacteria, and the role of international travel and environmental factors in AMR emergence and spread. As part of multi-disciplinary AMR research team at UB, we aim to more comprehensively explore environmental contributors to AMR dissemination and as source of acquisition for humans. We held a symposium/workshop with several prominent scholars at UB in May, 2018, and have received a UB ‘Big Ideas’ seed grant to examine AMR in the environment in Bangladesh. We have also prepared grants for the NIH and CDC awards, with UB and various national collaborators.
3. Medical Education: The landscape of medical education is constantly changing, creating both extraordinary opportunities but also novel challenges. My growing interest and involvement in the field are focused on the science of learning, clinical reasoning skills, and the incorporation of humanities throughout the continuum of medical education and training.
4. Interferon-gamma-release assays (IGRAs) in the evaluation of Pediatric Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) and Tuberculosis (TB) Disease: The newer, blood based IGRAs promise diagnostic specificity and potentially sensitivity advantages over the traditional tuberculin-skin test (TST), but data and experience in children is relatively limited. In collaboration with colleagues at the California Dept. of Public Health, we are examining the performance of IGRAs in the pediatric population, including studies that compare the IGRAs to the TST, and which assess negative predictive value through longitudinal follow-up.
Education and Training:
- Certificate, Medical Educators, Royal College of Physicians (2019)
- Certificate, Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases, University of Washington Summer Institute (2011)
- Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children‘s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (2011)
- Certificate, Case Management of the Complicated Tropical Medicine Patient, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2010)
- Certificate, Fundamentals of Healthcare Epidemiology: Essentials for Preventing Healthca, Infectious Diseases Society of America/Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2010)
- Fellowship, Disease Control Activities, Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center (2010)
- Certificate, Infection Control Fellows Course, Infectious Diseases Society of America/Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2009)
- Certificate, Summer Clinical Research Workshop, University of California, San Francisco (2009)
- Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2006)
- Residency, Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco (2005)
- Internship, Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco (2003)
- MD, Medicine, Cornell University Weill Medical College (2002)
- BS, Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996)
Employment:
- Associate Fellowship Program Director, Infectious Diseases, University at Buffalo (2020-present)
- Director of Medical Student Education, UB Department of Pediatrics, UB Pediatrics (2020-present)
- Director of Medical Student Educational Activities, UB Department of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2020-present)
- Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education, University at Buffalo (2020-present)
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2019-present)
- Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Oishei Children's Hospital (2015-present)
- Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Oishei Children‘s Hospital (2015-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2015–2019)
- Infection Control Officer, Women and Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo (2015–2017)
- Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Swedish Medical Center (2014)
- Clinic Physician, San Francisco Tuberculosis Control Program (2014)
- Associate Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children‘s Hospital and Research Center Oakland (2012–2014)
- On-Call Physician/Medical Epidemiologist, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Section (2012–2014)
- Moonlighting Clinic Physician, Pediatric Referral Group (2005–2014)
- Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine (2011–2012)
- Pediatric Hospitalist, Washington Hospital (2011–2012)
- Moonlighting Clinic Physician, Kaiser Permanente (2005–2006)
- Moonlighting Physician, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco (2005–2006)
- Pediatric Hospitalist, St. Luke‘s Hospital (2005–2006)
- Research Assistant, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (2000–2002)
- Research Assistant, Dana Farber Cancer Institute (1996–1997)
- Teaching Assistant, Organic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995)
Awards and Honors:
- Buffalo Spree Magazine: Top Doctor in Western NY (2022)
- Buffalo Spree Magazine: Top Doctors in Western New York (2020)
- University of Washington: Summer Institute on Statistics and Modeling of Infectious Diseases Scholarship (2011)
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Civic Engagement and Public Policy
- Extreme Events: Mitigation and Response
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- May 2018–June 2020
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment
University at Buffalo
Role: Principal Investigator
$64,500 - September 2012–April 2014
CDC Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Surveillance
Centers for Diseases Control New Vaccine Surveillance Network
Role: Co-Investigator
Journal Articles:
- Lau J, Polischuk E, Islam S. (2022) Appropriateness and Accuracy of Antimicrobial Prescriptions at Pediatric Emergency Department Discharge. Clinical Pediatrics (Feb)(Accepted Feb. 14, 2022)
- Hancock R, Rothman I, Mannix MK, Islam S. (2021) Infant with a rapidly progressing rash. BMJ case reports (Jan), 14(1). doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-239353
- Rivera-Hernandez P, Nair J, Islam SM, Davidson L, Chang A, Elberson VD. (2020) Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Premature Infant: Vertical Transmission and Antibody Response or Lack Thereof. Am J Perinatol Rep (Aug), 10(3): e224-e227.
- Rivera-Hernandez P, Nair J, Islam S, Davidson L, Chang A, Elberson V. (2020) Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Premature Infant: Vertical Transmission and Antibody Response or Lack Thereof. AJP reports (Jul), 10(3): e224-e227. doi:10.1055/s-0040-1715176
- Mannix MK, Marlin L, Rothman I, Islam S. (2020) Refractory tinea caused by Aspergillus niger. BMJ case reports (Jun), 13(6). doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-235269
- Fusco NM, Islam S, Polischuk E. (2020) Optimal Antibiotics at Hospital Discharge for Children With Urinary Tract Infection. Hospital pediatrics (May), 10(5): 438-442.
- Islam SM, Shah N, Biary N. (2020) Clinical Context-Specific Staphylococcus aureus Susceptibilities May Differ Substantially and Be Obscured by Aggregate Antibiograms. J Pediatr Infect Dis (Jan), 15(1): 61-64.
- Islam SM, Mannix MK, Breuer RK, Hassinger AB. (2020) Guideline Adherence and Antibiotic Utilization by Community Pediatricians, Private Urgent Care Centers, and a Pediatric Emergency Department. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (Jan), 59(1): 21-30.
- Angeles LF, Islam SM, Aldstadt J, Saqeeb KN, Alam M, Khan MA, Johura FT, Ahmed SI, Aga DS. (2019) Retrospective suspect screening reveals previously ignored antibiotics, antifungal compounds, and metabolites in Bangladesh surface waters. Sci Total Environ (Dec), 712.
- Lucente LN, Abu-Dayya A, Hennon TR, Islam SM, Wrotniak BH, Abdul Aziz R. (2019) Lyme Arthritis on the Uptick in Western New York Area. Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord (Nov), 12.
- Murphy C, Nair J, Wrotniak BH, Polischuk E, Islam SM. (2019) Antibiotic Treatments and Patient Outcomes in Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Am J Perinatol (Jul).
- Islam SM, Aldstadt J, Aga D. (2019) Global antimicrobial resistance: a complex and dire threat with few definite answers. Trop Med Int Health (Jun), 24(6): 658-662.
- Islam SM, Biary N, Wrotniak BH. (2019) Favorable Outcomes With Early Transition to Oral Antibiotics for Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (Jun), 58(6): 696-699.
- Aldinger J, Hicar MD, Gómez OG, Callanan V, Pierce DL, Islam SM. (2019) A Young Child with Recalcitrant Rhinorrhea. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Feb), 38(2): 214-214.
- Murphy C, Islam SM, Lyons K, Thomas R, Hicar MD. (2018) A Toddler With Subacute Shoulder Immobility. Clin Infect Dis (Nov), 67(12): 1951-1953.
- Islam SM, Selvarangan R, Kanwar N, McHenry R, Chappell JD, Halasa N, Wikswo ME, Payne DC, Azimi PH, McDonald LC, Gómez OG. (2018) Intestinal Carriage of Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc (Aug), 7(3): 234-240.
- Kay AW, Islam SM, Wendorf K, Westenhouse J, Barry PM. (2018) Interferon-? Release Assay Performance for Tuberculosis in Childhood. Pediatrics (Jun), 141(6).
- Islam SM. (2018) Rapidly progressing facial leishmaniasis: effective treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and a review of the management of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis. Paediatr Int Child Health (May), 38(2): 158-161.
- Chang A, Islam SM. (2018) Kawasaki Disease and Vasculitis associated with Immunizations. Pediatr Int (May).
- Islam SM, Driscoll C, Epstein J, Thomas RD. (2018) Acute Knee Swelling and Limp in a 10-year-old Child. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Feb), 37(2): 194-195.
- Vizcardo R, Klemen ND, Islam SMR, Gurusamy D, Tamaoki N, Yamada D, Koseki H, Kidder BL, Yu Z, Jia L, Henning AN, Good ML, Bosch-Marce M, Maeda T, Liu C, Abdullaev Z, Pack S, Palmer DC, Stroncek DF, Ito F, Flomerfelt FA, Kruhlak MJ, Restifo NP. (2018) Generation of Tumor Antigen-Specific iPSC-Derived Thymic Emigrants Using a 3D Thymic Culture System. Cell Rep (Jan), 22(12): 3175-3190.
- Islam SM, Hai F. (2017) Recrudescing Plasmodium malariae infection despite appropriate treatment in an immigrant toddler. Paediatr Int Child Health (Oct), 4: 1-4.
- Gabrial M, Islam SM, Schaefer J, Pihlblad MS. (2017) Case 3: Painless Vision Loss in an Adolescent. Pediatr Rev (Aug), 38(8): 385-386.
- Islam SM. (2016) Pediatric Latent Tuberculosis: Should Travel and Foreign Birth Testing Criteria Be Reassessed?. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Sep), 35(9): 977-978.
- Islam SM. (2016) The Uncertain Impact of Screening Immigrant Children With the Tuberculin Skin Test. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Sep), 35(9): 1052-1053.
- Grinsdale J, Islam SM, Tran OC, Ho CS, Kawamura LM, Higashi JM. (2016) Interferon-Gamma Release Assays and Pediatric Public Health Tuberculosis Screening: The San Francisco Program Experience 2005 to 2008. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc (Jun), 5(2): 122-130.
- Islam SM. (2015) Interferon-γ-Release-Assay Results in Asymptomatic Children--Further Evidence That Testing for Tuberculosis Should Be More Selective. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc (Dec), 4(4): 393-394.
- Islam SM, Singer M, Kulhanjian JA. (2014) Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a neonate receiving fluconazole. J Perinatol (Oct), 34(10): 792-794.
- Islam SM, Grinsdale J, Bristow L, Higashi J. (2014) Tuberculin skin test and QuantiFERON performance, and testing of populations at low risk for tuberculosis infection. Clin Infect Dis (Oct), 59(8): 1187-1188.
- Islam SM, Kenah E, Bhuiyan MA, Rahman KM, Goodhew B, Ghalib CM, Zahid MM, Ozaki M, Rahman MW, Hague R, Luby SP, Maguire JH, Martin D, Bern C. (2013) Clinical and immunological aspects of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg (Aug), 89(2): 345-353.
- Islam SM. (2013) Diagnosis and treatment of suspected Kawasaki disease before the fifth day of illness. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Apr), 32(4): 424-425.
- Islam SM, Hsieh CJ, Lee BP. (2012) A teenage male with acute worsening of chronic back pain. Disseminated coccidioidomycosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Nov), 31(11): 1214-1215.
- Islam SM. (2012) High rates of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in young children who traveled recently to India. Pediatr Infect Dis J (Oct), 31(10): 1103-1103.
- Islam SM, Cooney T, Singh A, Petru AM, LaBeaud AD. (2012) Photo quiz. Painful arthritis and extremity rash in an 8-year-old boy. Clin Infect Dis (May), 54(10): 1514-1515.
- Ozaki M, Islam SM, Rahman KM, Rahman A, Luby SP, Bern C. (2011) Economic consequences of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a rural Bangladeshi community. Am J Trop Med Hyg (Sep), 85(3): 528-534.
- Islam SM, Bhuiyan M, Bern C. (2011) Post-Kala-Azar dermal leishmaniasis in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg (Aug), 85(2): 193-194.
- Rahman KM, Islam SM, Rahman MW, Kenah E, Ghalib CM, Zahid MM, Maguire J, Rahman M, Hague R, Luby SP, Bern C. (2010) Increasing incidence of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a population-based study in Bangladesh. Clin Infect Dis (Jan), 50(1): 73-76.
Abstracts:
- Gourabathini H, Hassinger AB, Islam SM. (2018) Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children's Hospital. Crit Care Med, (Feb) 752-752
Professional Memberships:
- Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2015–2016)
- Infectious Diseases Society of America (2009–present)
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2008–2014)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2008–present)
Presentations:
- "Interviewed by WBFO, Buffalo-Toronto NPR station, regarding rising pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in NY State https://www.wbfo.org/health-wellness/2021-12-27/nys-health-dept-issues-warning-about-rising-covid-cases-in-children" Interviewed by WBFO, Buffalo-Toronto NPR station, regarding rising pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in NY State (2021)
- "Global Antimicrobial Resistance" University at Buffalo, Master of Public Health Course: Epidemiology and Environmental Health (2021)
- "Interviewed by WBFO, Buffalo-Toronto NPR station, regarding new Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics and local TB epidemiology." Interviewed by WBFO, Buffalo-Toronto NPR station, regarding new Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics and local TB epidemiology. (2021)
- "Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship" Pediatric Grand Rounds; University at Buffalo (2020)
- "High Rates of Colistin-Resistant Bacterial Intestinal Carriage in Urban and Rural Bangladeshi Children" World Congress; World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2019)
- "Tropical Diseases" Global Health Symposium; University at Buffalo; Interprofessional Global Health Outreach (2019)
- "Vancomycin Use in Pediatric Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children’s Hospital" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2019)
- "Antibiotic Practices for Common Pediatric Infections at Six Private Urgent Care Centers in a Greater Urban Area" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference; Washington University in St. Louis/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2019)
- "Appropriateness of Antibiotics at Hospital: Discharge for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference; Washington University in St. Louis/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2019)
- "Pediatric Urinary Tracy Infections: Opportunities for Emergency Department and Discharge Antibiotic Stewardship" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference; Washington University in St. Louis/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society/Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2019)
- "Global Antimicrobial Resistance" MPH Program; Daemen College (2019)
- "Global Antimicrobial Resistance:Superbugs Lurking in Our Midst" Community for Global Health Equity; University at Buffalo (2019)
- "Antibiotic Overuse in Children" Media Interview; In Good Health (2019)
- "First-line antibiotic use varies for pediatric respiratory, ENT infections" Media Interview; Infectious Diseases in Children (2018)
- "Adherence to Acute Otitis Media Guidelines in Pediatricians' Offices, Urgent Care Centers and a Pediatric Emergency Department" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2018)
- "Antibiotic Utilization for Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Infections in Pediatricians' Offices, Urgent Care Centers and a Pediatric Emergency Department" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2018)
- "Adherence to Pharyngitis Management Guidelines by Outpatient Pediatric Providers" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2018)
- "Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children‘s Hospital" International Pediatric Antibiotic Stewardship Conference; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2018)
- "Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in Necrotizing Enterocolitis" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies; ID: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Safety (2018)
- "Vancomycin Use in Children with Severe Sepsis at a Freestanding Children‘s Hospital" 47th Annual Congress; Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
- "Consistent Differences Between Wound Culture and Osteoarticular Infection Staphylococcus aureus Susceptibilities and Institutional Antibiograms at a Children’s Hospital" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2017)
- "Interferon Gamma Release Assay Performance in Pediatric Tuberculosis Disease in California" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2017)
- "Variability in Management of Acute Osteoarticular Infections at a Children's Hospital and Favorable Outcomes with Increasing Early Transition to Oral Therapy" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2017)
- "Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Intestinal Carriage in Children" Monthly Conference; Jericho Road Community Health Center (2017)
- "Differences Between Institutional and Clinical Context-Specific Staphylococcus aureus Antibiograms and the Impact on Empiric Antibiotic Decision Making" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Academic Societies (2017)
- "Impact of an Educational Intervention on Antifungal Use in an Academic, Tertiary Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit" Annual Conference; Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (2017)
- "Changing Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, 2012-2016" Spring Clinical and Scholarly Exchange Day; University at Buffalo (2017)
- "IGRAs in Pediatrics? Increasing Evidence Indicating Superior Test Performance and that Utilization Should Be Standardized" Annual Conference; National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (2017)
- "Current National Measles Outbreak and Importance of Vaccination" Media Interview; Erie County Department of Health (2017)
- "The Current National Measles Outbreak and Importance of Vaccination" Regional Press Conference; Erie County Department of Public Health (2017)
- "Influenza Infection and Vaccination" Media Interview; Kiss 98.5; Janet & Nick in the Morning (2016)
- "Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics" Annual Meeting; Pediatric Travel Club (2016)
- "One Journey in Global Health and a Top 10" Monthly Seminar Series; University at Buffalo Pediatric Global Health Interest Group/Family Medicine Global Health Scholars (2016)
- "Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics" 'Lunch and Learn' Community Educational Series; Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo (2016)
- "Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Colonization in Healthy U.S. Children" ID Week; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2015)
- "Some 4% of Healthy U.S. Children Carry Antibiotic-Resistant E.coli Isolates" Media Interview; Pediatric News (2015)
- "Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics" Pediatric Grand Rounds; University at Buffalo (2015)
- "IGRAs in Pediatrics: The Latest Evidence and Experience" Annual Conference; National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (2015)
- "ESBL-producing Bacterial Carriage and Associated Risk Factors in a Cohort of Healthy Children Residing in Kansas" General Meeting; American Society of Microbiology (2015)
- "IGRAs in Pediatrics: The Latest Evidence and Experience" Invited Presentation; Houston Pediatric Society (2015)
- "Tuberculosis Screening in Children: A Current Appraisal of Risk Analysis and Use of IGRAs" Pediatric Grand Rounds; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (2014)
- "Pediatric Travel Medicine" Pediatric Grand Rounds; John Muir Hospital (2013)
- "IGRAs in Pediatrics: Experience, Evidence, and Opportunities for Increased Utilization" Annual Conference; California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (2013)
- "IGRAs for the Evaluation of LTBI in Young Children: Evidence and Experience" North American Regional Conference; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (2013)
- "Animal Exposures and Human Infections" Pediatric Grand Rounds; John Muir Hospital (2012)
- "High Rate of Discordance Between Tuberculin Skin Test and Interferon-Gamma-Release Assay Results Among Pediatric Patients Evaluated for Latent Tuberculosis Infection at a County Public Health Clinic in California" 3rd Global Symposium on IGRAs; University of California, San Diego (2012)
- "Empiric Antibiotic Decision-Making for Serious Inpatient Infections" Pediatric Grand Rounds; John Muir Hospital (2011)
- "Xanthogranulamatous Pyelonephritis" Annual Meeting; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2010)
- "Leishmaniasis" MPH Student Presentation; BRAC University James P. Grant School of Public Health (2008)
Service Activities:
- Leadership Buffalo: Essentials Program; Invited Participant (2019)
- Oishei Children's Hospital: Urinary Tract Infection Management Guidelines Multidisciplinary Committee Initiator and Co-Lead (2019–present)
- Oishei Children's Hospital: Osteoarticular Infection Management Guidelines Multidisciplinary Committee Initiator and Leader (2017–2018)
- University at Buffalo: Multi-Disciplinary Symposium/Workshop - Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment; Coordinator (2017–2018)
- University at Buffalo: Education Advisory Council for the Community of Excellence in Global Health Equity; Member (2017–present)
- University at Buffalo: Study Abroad Program (Costa Rica); Contributor (2017)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Antimicrobial Stewardship Sessions; Coordinator (2017–present)
- University at Buffalo: Study Abroad Incubator (Costa Rica); Invited Participant (2017)
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Pediatrics Clinical Core Competency Committee; Committee Member (2016–present)
- California State University: 28th Annual Student Research Competition Juror (2014)
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: CTropMed Exam Working Group Committee; Committee Member (2013)
- Children's Hospital of Oakland: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Medical Student and Resident Educational Rotation Program; Coordinator (2012–2014)
- Annals of Epidemiology; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- BMC Infectious Diseases; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- BMC Public Health; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Clinical Pediatrics; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Clinical Therapeutics; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Global Pediatric Health; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- JAMA Pediatrics; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Tropical Medicine and International Health; Peer Reviewer (2010–present)
- Kala-azar Research Center (Mazaffarpur, India); Consultant (2008)
- BARID Foundation (Gaibandha, Bangladesh) Medical Director and Child Specialist (2006–2008)
- IMHO/Centre for Health Care (Sri Lanka); Volunteer (2005)