Vijaya Somaraju MD, MPH, FACP.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine & Infectious Diseases

Contact address : Chief of Section of Infectious Diseases

**** * *********** ****; Peoria, IL 61615

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP)

acedz6@r.postjobfree.com

(309) 868 -

6381

May 28,2014

The Director of Recruitment

Dear Sir / Madam,

RE: Job: Title: Physician Medical Director

I came to know about your prestigious organization while searching for a

challenging opportunity and interested for an opening in your organization.

I am confident that my passion for managed care Quality and Safety clinical

practice, and administrative experience will be an asset to meet the

demands of the position.

My curriculum vita is enclosed for your review. Here, I would like to

emphasize some of my administrative, clinical and academic skills. In

August 2000 I joined University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

(UICOMP) as a faculty member and have been serving various academic,

clinical, and administrative roles. I am currently an Associate professor

of Clinical Medicine and Section Chief of Infectious diseases at UICOMP.

Being a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in community health sciences I could

provide several educational and clinical expertise to the local health

department and the community organizations. I am pleased to mention that I

was selected as one of the lead physician for strategic planning and in the

implementation of hospital system wide Electronic Medical Record (EMR). In

2010, we successfully launched EMR incorporated with Computerized Provider

Order Entry (CPOE) along with safety and quality measures for clinical

documentation. In addition, I have played a key role in further EMR

expansion and interfacing of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP);

evidence based clinical service on appropriate utilization of antibiotics.

The ASP resulted significant savings to the institution. I am proud to

mention that UICOMP infectious diseases section members are the primary

providers for HIV/AIDS services in the central Illinois. With the new

developments and trends in the health care system we are actively

transitioning into Patient Center Medical Home (PCMH) model.

As outlined in my CV, my leadership, teamwork, and collaborative abilities

in academia and clinical skills have been recognized through several

teaching excellence awards and outstanding teacher awards. I am recipient

of 2005 & 2010 "UIC Teaching Recognition Award". It is a prestigious honor

awarded to twenty selected members from the UIC four campuses among 5000

instructional faculty. I am confident that my keen interest in Quality and

Safety of health care and medical administration trajectory has prepared me

for the position. Please see the attached detailed CV for your

consideration.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Vijaya Somaraju MD, MPH, FACP

Curriculum Vitae

Vijaya Somaraju MD, MPH, FACP.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Infectious Diseases

Contact address : Chief of Section of Infectious Diseases

4902 N Weaverridge Blvd; Peoria, IL 61615

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP)

acedz6@r.postjobfree.com

(309)

868 - 6381

May 28,2014

Professional Profile

Objective

To associate with a dynamic organization that gives me an opportunity

to utilize my professional expertise for the benefit of the

institution.

Professional Skills and Achievements

. Medical professional with more than 10 years of excellent clinical

care experience

. International clinical experience in Infectious Disease and Safety and

Quality

. Developed SARS, Pandemic Swine Flu, Pandemic Bird Flu protocol &

bundles tailored to the institution requirement based on CDC/WHO

recommendations

. Developed institutional Multi Drug Resistance Organism (MDRO) policies

. Strong leader with motivational management style and retaining highly

motivated personnel

. Several years of academic medicine and administrative experience

. Successfully developed, modified and implemented several quality

improvement infection control policies

. Strategically planned and implemented Antimicrobial Stewardship an

evidence based patient care service

. Well versed in managed care of aspect of patient care

. Earned several teaching awards for excellent curriculum development,

education and teaching

. Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

. Proficient in EPIC Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

Board Certification:

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. American Board of Infectious Diseases-2002-Present

. American Board of Internal Medicine -1998-Present

Medical Licensure:

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. Unrestricted Medical License, State of Illinois, USA

Professional Affiliation:

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. University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria: University of

Illinois is one of the oldest universities in the United States. It is

a State owned educational institution with multi-faculties. The

University of Illinois College of Medicine offers MD degree at four

different sites in Illinois: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana-

Champaign.

. OSF Health Care System: The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis,

Peoria, Illinois, includes OSF Healthcare System consisting of eight

hospitals and medical centers, one long-term care facility, and two

colleges of nursing. OSF health care system has more than 6000

employees. Additionally, owns an extensive network of home health

services known as OSF Home Care Services.

. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center (SFMC): A major teaching affiliate of

the University of Illinois College Of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP). The

SFMC is one of the largest medical centers in the state of Illinois

licensed for 616 beds and with a medical staff of more than 900

physicians. It is the area's only Level 1 Trauma Center providing

services for north central Illinois, USA.

Education:

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. Masters in Public Health (Community Health Sciences) University of

Illinois Chicago (UIC)-2005-2008.

. Infectious Disease Fellowship, Seton Hall University, New Jersey,

USA1998-2000.

. Internal Medicine Residency, Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA

1995-1998.

. Medical Doctor-Karnataka University, India

Positions & Appointments:

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University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOM-P) Peoria, IL

(2000-Present)

2007-Present: Chief of Section of Infectious Diseases.

2007-Present: Medical director OSF Infectious Disease outpatient

clinic.

2006-Present: Associate professor of Clinical Medicine/ Infectious

Diseases.

2007-Present: Advisory committee member to the chair of Internal

Medicine Department.

2001-Present: Course Director of Infection and Immunity.

2001-Present: University Core curriculum Committee member.

2000-Present: Clinical Internal Medicine University Teaching

Service Attending.

2000-Present: Clinical Infectious Diseases-University Teaching

Service Attending.

2007-2010: UIC-Elected senate member- Peoria Representative.

2003-2007: Chair Infection Control Committee St. Francis

Hospital & Medical Center.

2000-2005: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine/Infectious

Diseases.

1) Administrative Responsibilities:

(A) Chief of Section of Infectious Diseases, 2007-Present

. Overall supervision and direct the activities of physicians

of the section.

. Administration, strategic planning, expansion of section to

meet the needs of the community.

. Ongoing development, evaluation and feedback on patient

safety and quality projects such as readmission protocols,

prevention of falls, early discharges etc.

. Continued core curriculum development clinical infectious

disease clinical rotation for residents and students.

. Actively involved in implementation of EMR (EPIC) in the

practice.

. Introduced hospital wide quality and safety project

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) for the appropriate

utilization of antibiotics and prevention of drug resistant

bacteria.

. Regular administrative meetings to develop policies, and

procedures.

. Conduct and coordinate monthly multidisciplinary section

meeting which includes section members, antimicrobial

stewardship program, clinical pharmacist, clinical

microbiologists, and outpatient clinic lead nurses.

. Section members play key role in selection and approval of

hospital pharmaceutical and therapeutics, laboratory

antimicrobial panels, validity of the tests, and

implementation.

. Actively involved in medicine department academic and

research activities.

Accomplishments as Chief of Section:

Research Project: QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test (Cellestis): It is a

quality and reliability analysis research, which I spearheaded on

yearly tuberculosis (TB) screening test. This project involved more

than 6000 healthcare workers of the organization; the study changed

SFMC TB screening policy. This resulted in significant financial gain

to the organization. The study titled "Questionable effectiveness of

the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test (Cellestis) as a screening tool in

healthcare workers" (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20979495 )

Education/Research: Reviewed and redesigned medical students and

resident's clinical rotation with incorporation of online pre and post

tests, Team Based Learning (TBL) etc. Additionally, by increasing the

scope and breath of clinical rotation with the curriculum to include

the global and international medicine.

Evidence Based Project: Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP): This

clinical service is strategically planned, structured and implemented

in SFMC in Oct 2011. The ASP is an innovative and intensive practice-

based multi-disciplinary approach for the appropriate use of

antimicrobial agents. The ASP positively impacted specific to patient

to quality and safety, while providing financial gain to the medical

center. At present we are in the process of expanding ASP services to

OSF Health Care System associated ambulatory clinics and eight

satellite medical centers.

(B) Medical Director OSF Infectious Disease Out-Patient Clinic, 2007-

Present

. Oversee and provide direction to clinical operations, patient

referrals and evaluation.

. Developing, approving, and updating protocols and practice

bundles.

. On-going quality improvement, patient safety and goal

development.

. Strategies to facilitate compliance with reimbursement

regulations.

. Periodic evaluation and feedback individual service program.

. Quarterly evaluation and updates on EMR to meet provider &

service requirements.

. Liaison between the infectious disease service, other staff

physicians, hospital administration and the medical community

served by the service program.

Accomplishments as Medical Director OSF Out-Patient Clinic:

Expansion of Services-Cystic Fibrosis, Travel and Hepatitis Clinic:

With progressive planning and additional recruitment, the ambulatory

services are expanded to include wound care and home health care.

Further expansion is planned for travel clinic, multi-disciplinary

approach to cystic fibroses population in conjunction with pulmonary

and hepatitis clinic with gastroenterology service.

(C) Chair Infection Control OSF- St. Francis Hospital & Medical

Center-2003-2007

. Advisory member for hospital sentinel committee.

. Modified and implemented CDC isolation protocols for MRSA,

VRE, and Clostridium difficile.

. Developed policies and protocols for Multi Drug Resistant

Organisms (MDRO).

. Developed protocols for hospital antibiotic utilization and

quality control.

. Actively involved in investigating, analyzing epidemiological

surveillance data.

. Represented organization at various regional and national

meetings.

. Chaired, conducted and coordinated monthly multidisciplinary

infection control meetings which included infection control

nurses, clinical pharmacist, microbiologists, central

sterilization, environmental services and other departmental

personnel.

Accomplishments as Chair Infection Control:

Emergency Preparedness: Lead the hospital wide committee on emergency

preparedness on SARS, Pandemic Avian Flu, and Small Pox bioterrorism.

The WHO and Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines are modified

to the institutional and community needs.

Bundles and Pathways: Developed, modified, and introduced several

patient care ICU bundles order sets and protocols to meet the

requirements of institution and health care system.

Honors & Awards

Regional Campus: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

(UICOMP)

M2 Education Awards: Excellence in Teaching Certificate, single teacher in

each M2 course is selected each year for this award

. 2011-2012 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2010-2011 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2009-2010 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2009-2010 Excellence in Teaching Certificate- Endocrine and

Reproductive

. 2008-2009 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2008-2009 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Pathology

. 2008-2009 Excellence in Teaching Certificate- Endocrine and

Reproductive

. 2007-2006 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2006-2007 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Certificate Pathology

. 2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2004-2005 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2004-2005 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Pulmonary Course

. 2003-2004 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2002-2003 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Pulmonary Course

. 2001-2002 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

. 2000-2001 Excellence in Teaching Certificate - Infection and

Immunity

Internal Medicine Resident Education: Internal Medicine Residency Program

selects single faculty member each year in recognition of their outstanding

teaching.

2010-2011 Internal Medicine Residency Program Faculty of Year

2007-2008 Internal Medicine Residency Program: Faculty of Year

2006-2007 Internal Medicine Residency Program: Faculty of Year

2004-2005 Internal Medicine Residency Program: Faculty of Year

UICOMP Teaching Faculty Award: Every year three faculty members are

selected for this award. I am one of three recipients.

2003 UICOM-P Outstanding Teaching Faculty of Year Award

2004 UICOM-P Outstanding Teaching Faculty of Year Award

UIC-University Wide: Twenty faculty members per year are selected for this

award from all tenured and Tenure-track, clinical and other teaching

faculty at UIC System.

2010 UIC Teaching Recognition Program Award

2005 UIC Teaching Recognition Program Award

Committee and Subcommittee Memberships:

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(A). SFMC Hospital Committees

2010-Present: Antimicrobial Stewardship member

2003-Present: Infection Control committee member

2007-Present: Health care quality and risk management

advisory member

2007-Present: Professional peer reviewer

2007-Present: Advisory member to chair of internal

medicine department

2000-Present: Hospital active staff member

2000-Present: Sentinel event reviewer

2003-2007: Hospital wide Emergency Preparedness member

2003-2007: Multiple drug resistance organisms' protocol

subcommittee member

(B). University Committee Memberships: School of Medicine: UICOMP Committee

Memberships

2013Aug- Present: Chairman Pre-Clinical Education Task Force.

2010-Present: Four Campus Team Based Learning (TBL) Member.

2000-Present: Research Committee Member.

2000-Present: Committee on Instruction and Appraisal member.

2000-Present: Test Committee Member Infection & Immunity

course.

2000-Present: Student Faculty Mentor

2005-Present: Committee on Student Awards & Promotions.

2007-2010: Elected Senate Member- Peoria Representative.

2005-2011: UIC Admission Committee

2005-2008: The Committee on Student Awards and Scholarship.

2004-2006: M2 Curriculum Reorganization Subcommittees.

Department of Internal Medicine UICOMP: Committee Memberships

2010-Present: Antimicrobial Stewardship member

2010-Present: Chairperson Recruitment Committee

2007-Present: Resident Clinical Competency committee member

2007-Present: Advisory Committee Member-department of

medicine

2000-Present: Research Committee member

2000-Present: Resident Faculty mentor member

2000-Present: Resident Board Review Member

2000-Present: Active faculty member

2007-2010: UIC Elected Senate Member- Peoria representative

(C). National Committee Activities:

2010-Present: Panel member National Disease & Therapeutic Index

(NDTI). The NDTI has tracks epidemiological trends

and treatment patterns continually among private practice

physicians in the United States.

2003-Present: Reviewer for the American College National Clinical

Research Abstract Competitions of

Physician (ACP)

2003-Present: Invited member American Board Internal Medicine

(ABIM) to assess Infectious

Disease questions on research and clinical

relevance.

2011: Judge for Poster Presentation. Downstate Illinois ACP

Associate's Meeting;

Peoria.

2011: Judge for Poster Presentation. National ACP San Diego,

California.

2009: Judge for Poster Presentation. Downstate Illinois ACP

Associate's Meeting:

Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.

2009: Panel Member USMLE Step 1 Standard Setting National Board

of Medical Examiners (NBME)

2008-2010: Elected Council Member; American College Physicians (ACP).

2005-2009: National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium (NTCC) member.

International positions and appointments:

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Faculty Member: Saint George's University, School of Medicine; Grenada,

West Indies.1989-1994

Faculty Member: Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine Saint

Lucia, West Indies.1985-1989

Estate Medical Officer: Guyana Sugar Corporation British Guyana, South

America. 1983 - 1984

Grand Rounds and Invited Lectures

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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs: (UICOM-P): These presentation

based on research data, clinical trials, validity and clinical evidence

based.

2012 Tropical Infections

2011 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

2010 Role of Procalcitonin

2009 H1N1 Flu

2008 QuantiFeron TB Gold Practical Applications

2008 MRSA Legislation

2007 Gardasil-Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

2007 Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBL)

2006 Flu-Surge-Avian Flu Pandemic

2006 Post Natural Disaster Infection

2004 Mad Cow Disease

2003 Antibiotic Resistance and Nosocomial Infections

2002 Vancomycin Resistance Enterococcus (VRE)

2002 Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhea (CDAD)

2001 HIV Opportunistic infections & Treatment

2000 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (MIC)

Community Invited Lectures

2012 MRSA Update. St. Francis Medical Center. Regional

Teleconference, Peoria IL

2010 MRSA & VRE. Illinois Valley Community Hospital (IVCH), IL

2008 Antibiotic Resistance. Bradley University- Nursing Students,

Peoria IL

2007 HIV/AIDS Update. OBGYN Grand Rounds. St Francis Medical Center,

Peoria IL

2006 Tuberculosis; Bradley University- Institute of Learning in

Retirement, Peoria IL.

2006 Parasites of Africa Bradley University-Institute of Learning in

Retirement, Peoria IL

2005 Aftermath of Hurricane. Association of Professionals in

Infection Control and Epidemiology,INC (APIC), Bloomington; IL

2005 Global Crises- Bird Flu and Antibiotic Resistance; Association

of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, INC (APIC).

Bloomington; IL

2004 Antibiotic Resistance and Nosocomial Infections. Kewane

Hospital; Kewane IL

2003 HIV/AIDS. Regional Infection Control Nurses Peoria IL

2002 HIV/AIDS. 8 th grade students Rolling Acres School, Peoria IL

2002 Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) sponsored by Weyth.

Dallas, Texas

2001 HIV/AIDS Perinatal. Pediatric Grand Rounds St Francis Medical

Center, Peoria

2001 HIV/AIDS Women. OBGYN Grand Rounds St Francis Medical Center,

Peoria, IL

2001 HIV/AIDS Family Practice Grand Rounds. St Francis Medical

Center, Peoria, IL

Research Activities 2000- Present[pic]

2013-2014: Quality and Improvement Hospitalist Projects in progress

. Assignment of primary care physicians in ambulatory clinic to decrease

readmission rates.

. Reconciliation of medication at hospital admission and discharge to

prevent poly pharmacy.

. Adult medicine teaching service 11:00 Am discharge protocol to

decrease length of stay.

. Evaluation of Regional Transfers communication to improve the transfer

of patient care.

Publications:

2013: A Fatal Case of Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in Immunosuppressed.

Case Report.

Nikhil Kalva MD; Vijaya Somaraju MD, Srinivas Puli MD. Elsevier

Editorial System(tm)for Medical Journal Armed Forces India. Accepted

in May 2013-Waiting for publication.

2010: Questionable effectiveness of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test

(Cellestis) as screening

tool healthcare workers.Gandra S, Scott WS, Somaraju V, Wang H,

Wilton S, Feigenbaum M. Infectin Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Dec;

31(12):1279-85.Epub Oct 27.PMID: 209794

2007: Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases: Somaraju V, Article Peoria

Medicine June 2007

2005: Antibiotic Resistance A Public Threat: Somaraju V, Article Peoria

Medicine Winter 2005

2004: Mad Cow Disease: Somaraju V, Article Peoria Medicine September 2004

2003: Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) - Somaraju V, Article

Peoria Medicine Nov 2003

2003: West Nile Virus Infection: Somaraju V, Article Peoria Medicine March

2003

2001: Somaraju V, Smith L, Smith S. Infectious complications in Asplenic

Host. Infectious

Disease Clinics of North America. June 2001.

Poster Presentations:

2013: Isolated Case of Relapse of Histoplasma Cervical Lymphadenitis in a

HIV patient. Dilini Reyart MD; Vijaya Somaraju MD. Poster presentation

Accepted in September 2013 for National ACP

2013: A Rare Case of Clostridium perfringens Central Nervous System

Infection Jayasundara MD, Somaraju MD. Poster Presentation UICOMP

Resident Research Day May 2013

2011: Actinomyces Meningitis Rajat Maheshwari, MD, Upasna Manchanda, MD,

Vijaya Somaraju MD; Department of Internal Medicine, University of

Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Poster Presentation at SGIM

Northwest in Portland Oregon 2011

2010: Spinal TB: An uncommon presentation of uncommon disease Maxine Thomas

MD; Vijaya Somaraju MD; John Rogers MD; Poster Presentation University of

Illinois at Peoria, IL.May 2010

2009: Recurrent Salmonella Arizonae Lung Abscess Shoba Theivanayagam M.D,

Vijaya Somaraju M.D University of Illinois at Peoria, IL .Presented at

Down State IL ACP Downstate Illinois ACP Associate's Meeting, University

of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 2009

2009: Austrian's Syndrome with Ocular and Mitral Valve involvement Susan

Hambazaza MD, Nitika Arora, Sudeepta Dandapat, Vijaya Somaraju, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Presented at

Down State IL ACP Downstate Illinois ACP Associate's Meeting,

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 2009

2008: Streptoccus Uberis prosthetic valve endocarditis OSF Saint Francis

Medical Center Peoria,IL A Shah, V.Somaraju, D.Mammidivarapu, M. Aiyer

University of Illinois at Peoria, IL. Presented at Down State IL ACP

Associate Meeting Peoria IL 2008

2008: Chronic granulamatis mastititis OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Peoria, IL K. Baradi, V.Somaraju, University of Illinois at Peoria, IL

Presented at Down State IL ACP Associate's Meeting Peoria IL 2008

2008: Effectiveness of Quntiferon Gold TB As screening Tool OSF Saint

Francis Medical Center Peoria,IL S.Gandra, V.Somaraju, W.Scott

University of Illinois at Peoria, IL 2008

2004: Linezolid (Zyvox) Resistant MRSA: RKonanur, VSomaraju,DC Slagle

University of Illinois at Peoria IL 2004

2003: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) complicating Chronic hepatitis C

Infection

P Vu, V.Somaraju OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL 2003

2003: Intravenous Streptomycin for the Treatment of Gentamicin- Resistance

Enterococcus Faecalis Endocarditis. R. Kim, V. Somaraju, M. Patel, R

Aurelino; UIC College of Medicine at Peoria, Department of Medicine,

Peoria, IL; OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy,

Peoria, IL 2003

2002: Guillain-Barr Syndrome Associated with West Nile Virus Infection

M.Y. Xu, M.D., A.V. Talkad, M.D., M. Karbowska-Jankowska, M.D., G.M.

Blume, M.D., V. Somaraju, M.D., D.C. Slagle, M.D, J.C. Kattah,

M.D 2002

Authored Book Chapters:

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. In process: Somaraju V. Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis

and leprosy. Chapter in Modern Pharmacology with clinical

applications. 7th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Co

Philadelpha Pa. Will be published in 2014

. Somaraju V. Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy.

Chapter in Modern Pharmacology with clinical applications. 6th

edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Co Philadelpha Pa. 2004

. M. A Miller Hjelle, V. Somaraju and J.Thomas Hjelle Synthetic Organic

Antimicrobils.6th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Co

Philadelpha Pa. 2004

. Somaraju V, Smith L, Smith S. Infectious complications in Asplenic

Host. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. June 2001.

Clinical Trials at St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

1998-2000

. ABT - 378 / Ritonovir

. Fortovase for HIV (QD)

. Rebotron for HCV / HIV Daily vs TIW (2) open label/blinded

. Amprenavir for HIV

. Adefovir for HIV

. Thaladomide for HIV associated wasting

. INTRON A/Ribavirin for Hep C (2)

. Naive / Relapses

. Sustiva for HIV

. Nice Study - Norvir / Indinavir Combination Evaluation

. DdI: BID vs QD

. Mepron for PCP prophylaxis

. 1592U89 (Abacavir) for HIV

. Procrit for Anemia 40,000u weekly

. Linezolid for VRE

. Linezolid for Skin and Soft Tissue

. Linezolid for MRSA

. Linezolid for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue

. Tripranavir (PI) for HIV -

. Noyotran for Emperic Antifungal Treatment

. Nyotran for Aspergillosis

. Gemifloxacin for CAP (Quinolone)

. Daptomycin for Skin and Soft Tissue (Gram Positive)

. Ziracin for Skin and Soft Tissue (Gram Positive)

. Ziracin for Catheter Tip related Bacteremia

. Grepafloxacin for CAP (Quinolone)

. Levofloxacin for CAP

. Synercid for Gram positive Infection

. Clinifoxacin for life threatening gram positive infection

. Levofloxacin vs. Tricarcillin for Skin and Soft Tissue

. AT III for Sepsis

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Other Activities & Personal Information:

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Professional Society Memberships

. Infectious Disease Society America

. American College Physicians

. American Society of Microbiology

. Royal College of Tropical Medicine

. International Immunocompromised Host Society

Research development

. Quality and Safety of Health Care

. Health Administration

. Outreach community health sciences

Personal Information

Married with two children

Husband Physician and computer analyst

Thank you

Vijaya Somaraju MD, FACP, MPH

May 28,2014

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