Eric Spitzer, MD, PhD
Professor
University Hospital, Level 3
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7025
Tel: (631) 444-2382
Fax: (631) 444-2653
Email: Eric.Spitzer@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Clinical Practice:
Dr. Spitzer is Board Certified in Clinical Pathology.
| Education: | |||
| Institution and Location | Degree | Year(s) | Field of Study |
| Johns Hopkins University SOM, MD | M.D., Ph.D. | 1985 | Molecular Biology and Genetics |
| Yale University, CT | B.S. | 1977 | Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics |
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Positions and Employment: |
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| 1985-89 | Resident in Laboratory Medicine, Barnes Hospital/Washington University, Pathology-Clinical |
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Honors (selected): |
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| 1988 | Young Investigator's Award, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists |
| 1995-present | Editorial Board, American Journal of Clinical Pathology |
| 2001-present | Editorial Board, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Multidisciplinary team review of best practices for collection and handling of blood cultures to determine effective interventions for increasing the yield of true-positive bacteremias, reducing contamination, and eliminating false-positive central line-associated bloodstream infections.
Garcia RA, Spitzer ED, Beaudry J, Beck C, Diblasi R, Gilleeny-Blabac M, Haugaard C, Heuschneider S, Kranz BP, McLean K, Morales KL, Owens S, Paciella ME, Torregrosa E.
Am J Infect Control. 2015 Aug 19. pii: S0196-6553(15)00748-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.06.030. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 26298636
A critically ill infant with sepsis, respiratory failure, and anasarca.
Kupferman JC, Spitzer ED, Stokes MB.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Mar;61(3):A22-5. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.09.023. No abstract available.
PMID: 23414731
Acute glomerulonephritis and acute kidney injury associated with 2009 influenza A:H1N1 in an infant.
Kupferman JC, Trachtman H, Spitzer ED.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2011 Jan;26(1):153-4. doi: 10.1007/s00467-010-1633-8. Epub 2010 Aug 14. No abstract available.
PMID: 20711739
Acute cervical lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium florentinum.
Syed SS, Aderinboye O, Hanson KE, Spitzer ED.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep;16(9):1486-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1609.100433. No abstract available.
PMID: 20735941
