Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Perira MR

Biography

Marcus Pereira is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians. During fellowship at Columbia University, he studied the prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease among patients in our HIV clinic. He also joined Dr. Fidock's laboratory to study malaria drug resistance and in vivo PK/PD trials of antimalarial drug combinations. Establishing and leading the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Pereira is focused on infectious complications among transplant patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He is also involved in the development of infection prophylaxis and treatment protocols in immunocompromised patients. His current research includes multi-drug resistant infections, including bacterial and fungal organisms among renal and liver transplant patients.

Research Interest

 Polymyxin; Toxicity; Hypotension, Chemotherpay, microbiology