Marcus Rebello Pereira, MD

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Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

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Overview

Dr. Marcus Pereira is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians. As a specialist, Dr. Pereira is focused on infectious complications among patients with solid organ and bone marrow transplant as well as hematological malignancies and provides care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Establishing and now directing the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program at Columbia, Dr. Pereira oversees the development of infection prophylaxis and treatment protocols for immunocompromised patients.His current areas of interest include multi-drug resistant infections, including bacterial and fungal organisms among renal and liver transplant patients as well as resistant CMV infections.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

HIV/AIDS
Transplanted Organ and Tissue Infection
Transplant Related Infections

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Administrative Titles

Medical Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Program

Hospital Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Languages

Portuguese
Spanish

Gender

Male

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CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion
180 Fort Washington Avenue
Room 2-242
New York, NY 10032

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease

Honors & Awards

- Viginia Apgar Academy Educational Scholar Award, 2016
- Ewig Clinical Scholar for Excellence in Medical Education, 2013
- Medical Housestaff Teaching Award for Junior Attending, 2012
- Hospitalist Resident of the Year, 2007
- Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2004

Research

Research Interests

C. Difficile infections
CMV and resistant CMV
HIV and Organ transplantation
Multidrug resistant infections

Selected Publications

Greendyke W, Pereira MR, "Infections complications and vaccinations in the post-transplant population", Edited by David Sass and Alden Doyle, "Care of the Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipient", Medical Clinics of North America, 2016 May;100(3): 587-98. Elsevier.
Pereira MR, Uhlemann AC. The evolving threat of carbapenem-resistant infections after liver transplantation: The case of Acinetobacter baumannii. Liver Transpl. 2016 May;22(5):579-81
Benamu E, Pereira MR, Delli Carpini K, Huprikar S, Taimur S, Patel G, Friedman AL, Jenkins SG, Herold BC, Madan RP: Utility of Respiratory Cultures in the Evaluation of deceased Organ Donors. Accepted for ICAAC 2015 in San Diego, CA
Pouch SM, Kubin CJ, Satlin MJ, Tsapepas DS, Lee JR, Dube G, Pereira MR. Epidemiology and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriuria in kidney transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;17(6):800-9. doi: 10.1111/tid.12450. Epub 2015 Nov 5.
DeLuca IJ, Patel VA, Pereira MR, Grossman ME. A new polyomavirus-related dermatosis in a pancreatic transplant patient. JAAD Case Rep. 2015 Nov 24;1(6):S38-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.09.018. eCollection 2015 Nov.
Pereira MR, Scully BF, Pouch SM, Uhlemann AC, Goudie S, Emond JE, Verna EC. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients. Liver Transpl. 2015 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Gray EB, Benedict T, Rivera H, Huprikar S, Zakowski P, Kubak B, Pereira MR, Dhand A, Kransdorf EP, Stenehjem E, Katugaha S, Schmidt M, Stocks L, Delli Carpini K, Fuentes JR, Kiros LS, Montgomery S: Trypanosoma cruzi infections in solid organ transplant recipients, 2014. Accepted for oral presentation at IDWeek 2015 in San Diego, CA
Aaron JG, Pereira MR: Utilization of an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Increases Compliance for Latent Tuberculosis Screening Among Liver Transplant Candidates: ICAAC 2014 T-1799
Mishra N, Pereira M, Rhodes RH, An P, Pipas JM, Jain K, Kapoor A, Briese T, Faust PL, Lipkin WI. Identification of a Novel Polyomavirus in a Pancreatic Transplant Recipient with Retinal Blindness and Vasculitic Myopathy. J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15;210(10)
Shah, S, Tsapepas D, Kubin C, Martin S, Mohan S, Ratner L, Pereira M. Kapur S, Dadhania D, Walker-McDermott J. Risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection after kidney and pancreas transplantation. Transplant Inf Dis 2013 Oct;15(5):502-9
Wright K, Young P, Brickman C, Sam T, Badjatia N, Pereira M, Connolly ES, Yin MT. Rates and determinants of ventriculostomy-related infections during a hospital transition to use of antibiotic-coated external ventricular drains. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 May;34(5):E12.
Brown RS Jr, Verna EC, Pereira M, Tilson HH, Aguilar C, Leu CS, Buti M, Fagan EA. Hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus drugs in pregnancy: findings from the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. J Hepatol. 2012 Nov;57(5):953-9.