The Transplant-Oncology Infectious Disease Program at Stony Brook University Hospital offers clinical expertise in the prevention and management of infectious complications in oncology, solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients as well as patients receiving immune-biologic therapies.
The Immunocompromised Host Infectious Disease Inpatient Service
At Stony Brook University, we have a dedicated Immunocompromised Host inpatient consultation service, which is led by dedicated Infectious disease faculties with transplant ID training and experiences, as well as in-training ID fellows and a clinical pharmacist.
The Transplant-Oncology Infectious Disease Outpatient Service.
Our Transplant-Oncology ID outpatient service provides the following consultation services:
- Full assessments of transplant candidates, focusing on infection risks and prevention.
- Consults for management and prevention of infectious disease management and prevention in transplant patients and donors.
- Assessment and management of infections in oncologic patients receiving chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy.
- Evaluation and management of patients whom are planned for or receiving biologic therapies.
- Management of Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infection.
The outpatient Transplant-Oncology Service will be operated every week at two locations in East Setauket and Commack.
Currently, our program has two infectious disease specialists who received specific training in immunocompromised, oncologic patients and, solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients with infectious diseases.
Faculties:
Dr. Musta received her Infectious Disease training at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, she completed a Transplant Infectious disease Fellowship at Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Musta has vast experience in treating a wide array of general infectious diseases and immunocompromised host infections. She has a strong background as a clinical educator. In almost a decade of working with students, residents and fellows she finds tremendous value in mentoring, inspiring and shaping an infectious disease thinking pattern in trainees. Dr. Musta is a graduate of University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Romania and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. She joined Stony Brook University in 2021.
Dr.Sae-Tia completed Infectious Disease fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then practiced general infectious diseases for 10 years before he completed the fellowship in The Transplant-Oncology Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland in 2018. His clinical interests include the evaluation and management of infectious complications in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients and oncologic patients. He also actively involved in the medical education of students, residents, and infectious disease fellows.
Dr.Sae-Tia is a graduate of Faculty of Medicine (Ramathibodi Hospital) Mahidol University,Thailand and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. He joined Stony Brook University in 2019.
