Lisa Marie Chirch, MD, FIDSAAssociate Professor of Medicine, Infectious DiseasesFellowship Director, Infectious Diseases
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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BS | Georgetown University | Spanish |
MD | State University of New York Upstate Medical University | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Residency | Georgetown University Medical Center | Internal Medicine |
Fellowship | Stony Brook University Medical Center | Infectious Diseases |
Professional Training | New York State Department of Health | Empire Clinical Research Investigators Program (ECRIP, Funds Provided by New York State Department of Health) |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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Nomination for 2021 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award | |
Medical Staff Award of Excellence. John Dempsey Hospital | UConn Health |
Excellence in Teaching: Specialist/Consultant. UConn Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency | University of Connecticut |
Excellence in Medical Education as a Co-Preceptor in DoCC | University of Connecticut |
Outstanding Faculty in Graduate Medical Education | University of Connecticut |
Donald P. Rice, MD. (ID Fellow Mentee) Recipient of First Prize, Hartford County Medical Association Research Award, October 2017. Given for “Time from prescription to treatment initiation of direct acting antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis C infection: What are we waiting for?”. | Hartford County Medical Assoc |
Christopher Mashiak (Medical Student Mentee): Recipient of the Young Investigator Award, Connecticut ID Society Annual Meeting | CT ID Society |
Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA) | Ifectious Diseases Society of America |
Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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Education Council UConn School of Medicine | Education Committee | Voting Member | UConn Health | University | 2023 | |
Faculty Advisor: Anastomoses, Stony Brook University School of Medicine Student Journal of Arts and Sciences | Advisory Committee | Advisory Board | External | University | 2009 |
Antiretroviral therapies
Metabolic problems in HIV infection
HIV/hepatitis C coinfection
Journal Articles
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Analysis of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Directors Postmatch 2023 Survey.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2024 Mar;229(3):630-634
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High-Volume, High-Acuity, and High-Impact Learning: Tips and Tricks for Infectious Diseases Training Programs.
Open forum infectious diseases 2024 Mar;11(3):ofae016
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Inclusion, Diversity, Access, and Equity in Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training: Tools for Program Directors.
Open forum infectious diseases 2023 Jun;10(6):ofad289
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Inclusion, Diversity, Access, and Equity in Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training: Tools for Program Directors.
Open forum infectious diseases 2023 Jun;10(6):ofad289
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Virtual Recruitment Is Here to Stay: A Survey of ID Fellowship Program Directors and Matched Applicants Regarding Their 2020 Virtual Recruitment Experiences.
Open forum infectious diseases 2021 Aug;8(8):ofab383
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Evaluation of Provider Screening Practices for Fracture Risk Assessment among Patients with HIV Disease.
AIDS research and treatment 2021 Jan;20216672672
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Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis of the Parotid Gland Masquerading as a Benign Neoplasm.
Ear, nose, & throat journal 2020 Jun;145561320938159
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The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities.
Open forum infectious diseases 2020 Mar;7(3):ofaa058
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Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS.
Case reports in endocrinology 2020 Jan;20201728423
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Tuberculosis and interleukin blocking monoclonal antibodies: Is there risk?
Dermatology Online Journal 2018 Sep;24(9):1-5
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Timing of treatment initiation of direct-acting antivirals for HIV/HCV coinfected and HCV monoinfected patients.
AIDS care 2018 Jul;301507-1511
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Pulmonary artery intravascular abscess: A rare complication of incomplete infective endocarditis treatment in the setting of injection drug use
IDCases 2018 Mar;12(2018):88-91
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Drug-Induced Sweet Syndrome in a Man With Sarcoidosis: Are There Any Common Mechanisms of Pathogenesis?
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases 2018 Mar;
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HIV and aging: a clinical journey from Koch's postulate to the chronic disease model and the contribution of geriatric syndromes.
Current opinion in HIV and AIDS 2014 Jul;9(4):405-11
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Proactive infectious disease approach to dermatologic patients who are taking tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists: Part I. Risks associated with tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 Jul;71(1):1.e1-8; quiz 1.e8-9, 10
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Proactive infectious disease approach to dermatologic patients who are taking tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists: Part II. Screening for patients on tumor necrosis factor-alfa antagonists.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2014 Jul;71(1):11.e1-7; quiz 18-20
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Clinical implications of elevated HIV-1 viral load results obtained from samples stored frozen in vacutainer plasma preparation tubes.
Journal of virological methods 2014 Apr;20491-2
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The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 2010 Dec;330(6010):1551-7
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Raltegravir in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.
Infection and drug resistance 2010 Jan;315-23
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Treatment of HIV infection with raltegravir.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy 2009 May;10(7):1203-11
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Management of an HIV-Infected Patient after Initial Antiretroviral Regimen Failure. Case on the Web
International AIDS Society-USA 2009 Jan;
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Treatment of HIV-1 infection with Raltegravir.
Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 2009 Jan;10(7):1203-1211
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Successful treatment of invasive Aspergillus sinusitis with caspofungin and voriconazole.
Ear, nose, & throat journal 2008 Jan;87(1):30-3
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Cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS.
Handbook of clinical neurology 2007 Jan;85147-58
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Osteopenia in patients with HIV infection is not associated with elevated sTNFR2 levels.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2006 Oct;43(8):1084-5
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Tuberculous otitis media: report of 2 cases on Long Island, N.Y., and a review of all cases reported in the United States from 1990 through 2003.
Ear, nose, & throat journal 2005 Aug;84(8):488, 490, 492 passim
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Lepromatous leprosy reversal reaction.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2005 Jan;5(1):64
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Hayden S Andrews, Lisa M Chirch, Vera P Luther, Rachel Shnekendorf, Nathanial S Nolan, Molly L Paras, Analysis of the Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Directors Post-Match 2023 Survey, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2024; jiad514, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad514
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Lisa M Chirch, Wendy S Armstrong, Gayle P Balba, Prathit A Kulkarni, Constance A Benson, Victoria Konold, Vera P Luther, Obinna N Nnedu, Sarah Perloff, Raymund R Razonable ... Show more
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2021, ofaa583, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa583
Published: 28 December 2020
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Mashiak CM, Chan G, Steffens DC, Chirch LM. The effects of locus of control, social support, and stigma on the HIV care continuum in an aging HIV-infected population. Connecticut Medicine 2021;85:43-48.
Book Chapters
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Viral Exanthems
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019 Oct;
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HIV and GI Tract Complications: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030133764 2019 Sep;
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“Infectious Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease”. Alexandra Garten Schmitt, Thomas Erwes, and Lisa M. Chirch. Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management. Rajapakse, Ramona, Editor. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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Classic Viral Exanthems
Schlossberg’s Clinical Infectious Diseases, 3rd edition. Cheston B. Cunha, Ed. January 2022.
Abstracts
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“Comparison of Scoring Systems in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID 19”.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, ofac492.896
Letters
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Reply to: "Time to update guidelines on screening for latent tuberculosis infection in dermatologic patients being treated with tumor necrosis factor-alfa inhibitors".
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 Apr;72(4):743
Reviews
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Metabolic complications of HIV infection. Board review questions. Infectious Diseases Board Review Manual
2020 Apr;
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Endocrinological aspects of HIV infection.
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation 2018 Jan;41881-899
Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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Update on Prosthetic Joint Infections | Lecture | Orthopedics Residency Boot Camp | 2019 | UConn Health |
The Effects of Locus of Control, Social Support, and Stigma on the HIV Care Continuum in the Aging HIV-Infected Population | Poster | ID Week 2018 | 2018 | San Francisco, CA |
Cerebral and Cerebellar Toxoplasmosis Presenting with Disseminated MAC Co-Infection in a Patient with HIV/AIDS | Poster | CDC International Conference Emerging Infectious Diseases | 2018 | Atlanta, GA |
Evaluation of Bone Health Screening Practices Among HIV and Primary Care Providers | Poster | ENDO 2018 | 2018 | Chicago, IL |
Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract | Lecture | Urology Grand Rounds | 2018 | UConn Health |
Update on HIV testing and PrEP | Community Health Services | 2018 | Hartford, CT | |
Hepatitis C for Family Physicians | Talk | Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting | 2017 | Southington, CT |
The immunology of opportunistic infections | Talk | Flushing Hospital Department of Medicine Noon Conference | 2011 | Flushing Hospital |
Review of New York State HIV Testing Law and Antiretroviral therapy | Talk | Stony Brook University Medical Center Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds | 2011 | Stony Brook University |
Appropriate use and monitoring of vancomycin for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia | Poster | SHEA 2011 21st Annual Scientific Meeting | 2011 | Dallas |
Aging and HIV infection | Talk | Suffolk County Department of Health Biannual HIV update | 2010 | Suffolk County Department of Health |
Update on HIV Testing Law in New York State | Talk | South Nassau Communities Hospital Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds | 2010 | South Nassau Communities Hospital |
HIV and renal disease | Talk | Suffolk County Department of Health Biannual HIV update | 2010 | Suffolk County Department of Health |
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS | Talk | Flushing Hospital Department of Medicine Noon Conference | 2010 | Flushing Hospital |
HIV and Maintaining Wellness. Interview on WLIU, “In the Morning” with Bonne Grice, National Public Radio. | Talk | Southampton Hospital World AIDS Day Commemoration | 2009 | Southampton Hospital |
Tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS | Talk | Suffolk County Department of Health Biannual HIV update | 2009 | Suffolk County Department of Health |
Update on the Medical Management of HIV Infection | Talk | Long Island City Floating Hospital Grand Rounds | 2009 | Long Island City Floating Hospital |
Update on Newer Antibiotics: Mechanisms, Indications, Toxicities | Talk | Long Island Geriatric Education Center Infectious Diseases Conference | 2009 | Long Island Geriatric Education Center |
Cardiovascular events in HIV: role of abacavir, tenofovir, and inflammation | Poster | 47th Annual Meeting of the IDSA | 2009 | Philadelphia |
Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Hepatitis B | Talk | South Nassau Communities Hospital Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds | 2008 | South Nassau Communities Hospital |
HIV and Hepatitis B Co-infection | Talk | Suffolk County Department of Health Biannual HIV Update | 2008 | Suffolk County Department of Health |
Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis C Infection | Talk | South Nassau Communities Hospital Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds | 2008 | South Nassau Communities Hospital |
HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection | Talk | Suffolk County Department of Health Biannual HIV Update | 2008 | Suffolk County Department of Health |
Update on the Global Epidemic | Talk | Southampton Hospital World AIDS Day Commemoration | 2007 | Southampton Hospital |
Elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines and cellular activation in HIV-infected patients with lipoatrophy | Poster | 44th Annual Meeting of the IDSA | 2006 | Toronto |
Effects of Smoking on Lipodystrophy and Immune Activation | Poster | 43rd Annual Meeting of the IDSA | 2005 | San Francisco |
Factors associated with clinical lipoatrophy in an HIV-infected cohort | Poster | 42nd Annual Meeting of the IDSA | 2004 | Boston |
Central Line Related Bloodstream Infections at a University Hospital; Contributing Factors | Talk | Regional American College of Physicians Meeting | 2002 | Washington, D.C. |