J. Ian Stuart MD FCCM
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
E3E 1A5
adwkrs@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Horizon Health Network, Fredericton and Upper River Valley, New Brunswick
Clinical Microbiologist
2015-2022
EDUCATION
The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
M.D.
2007
The University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Engineering
B.E.Sc. (Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
2003
Graduated with Distinction
The University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Science
B.Sc. (Honors Biology)
1998
Gold Medalist, Graduated with Distinction
MEDICAL LICENSURE/ FELLOWSHIPS
United States Medical Licensing Exam Steps 1, 2CS, 2CK and 3
2014-2015
Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology
2013
Fellow of the Canadian College of Microbiology
2013
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada
2008
Postgraduate Training Certificate (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario)
2007-2013
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Clinical Fellow
2012- 2013
Medical Microbiology
The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency
2007-2012
Medical Microbiology
The University of British Columbia- Faculty of Medicine-Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Certificate Course in Laboratory Quality Management
2011
RELATED EXPERIENCE
UWO-Faculty of Engineering, CREC, London, ON.
Researcher
Conducted experiments on photocatalytic inactivation of Escherechia coli and MS2 bacteriophage. Abstract accepted for presentation at an international catalyst conference.
2002
Department of Parks and Recreation, The City of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Supervisor
Supervised aquatics: instructional, lifesaving and recreational swim programs at various locations in the City of Toronto.
1998-2000
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
American Society of Virology, Annual Meeting 2015, London Ontario, Canada
Oral Presentation
G. Zahariadis*, J. I. Stuart, M. Salvadori, A. Severini, F. Roy, J. Mohammed.
Trichodysplasia Spinulosa- Associate Polyomavirus – Clinical Case Review of a Novel and Emerging Viral Infection
2015
American Society of Virology, Annual Meeting 2015, London Ontario, Canada
Oral Presentation
J.I. Stuart*, G. Zahariadis
Comparison of Three Methods of Determination of Uncertainty of Measurement for Real-Time CMV PCR
2015
Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada Annual Conference 2015, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Oral Presentation
S. Radko, J.I. Stuart, G. Zahariadis*
Evaluation and Comparison of the Luminex® xTAG RVP FAST2, Seegene® Anyplex II RV16 and Seeplex RV15 Viral Respiratory Panel Assays
2014
National Molecular Microbiology Diagnostics Users Group (NMG), Toronto Ontario, Canada
Oral Presentation
J.I. Stuart*, G. Zahariadis*, M. Salvadori
Mathematical Microbiologists: Why we have to return to our square roots to uncover uncertainty (of measurement) in quantitative PCR (qPCR)
2014
Community and Hospital Infection Control Association- Canada_ Southwestern Ontario Chapter, London Ontario, Canada
Speaker
Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Rods: Mechanisms of Resistance
2012
Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada Annual Conference 2012, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
Oral Presentation
S. Milburn, B Conkey, G Peters, S Schofield, B. Standon, J.I. Stuart, M. John, R. Lannigan, Z. Hussain, J.A. Delport*. Comparison of two EIA testing methodologies and Loop-Mediated Isothermal DNA Amplification
for the Detection of Clostridium difficile
2012
110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Diego California, USA
Poster
J.I. Stuart, S. Milburn*, S. McNair, S. Burn, R. Lannigan, M.A. John and Z. Hussain. The Performance of Sysmex UF1000i, a Novel Flow Cytometry Screening Method for Urinary Specimens
2010
Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections 2010, Atlanta Georgia, USA
Poster
J.I. Stuart*, S. Milburn, L. Schoffer, J. Profota, R.C. Reyes, M.A. John, R.L. Lannigan and Z. Hussain. Comparison of Three Enzyme Immunoassays for the Detection of Clostridium difficile.
2010
20th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Vienna, Austria
Poster
J.I. Stuart*, R.C. Reyes, A. Stuart, M. McGavin, P. Ainsworth, M.A. John and Z. Hussain. Comparison of High-resolution Melting Curves Analysis of the Short-Sequence Repeat Region of the Protein A, Diversilab®, spa Sequencing and Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis for the Investigation of an Outbreak due MRSA
2010
5th International Conference on Ocular Infections, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Poster
T.Chan*, J.I. Stuart, L. Allen and R. Mather. INTRASTROMAL VERSUS TOPICAL MOXIFLOXACIN IN A NEW ZEALAND WHITE RABBIT MODEL OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA KERATITIS.
2010
Drug Therapy Day, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada
Speaker
Current Therapeutics for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
2009
108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston Massachusetts, USA
Poster
M. A. John*, J. Burden, I. Stuart, D. Diagre, B. Wilson, R. Reyes, S. Milburn and Z. Hussain. Correlation of Cefoxitin Screen Results of Vitek®AST-GP66 cards (bioMérieux Inc. Durham, NC) with Oxacillin MIC and the Presence of MecA gene in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci.
2008
PUBLICATIONS
Boyd DA, Mataseje LF, Dingle T, Hoang L, Lefebyre B, McGeer A, Melano RG, Stuart I, Walkty A, Wilmer A, Mulvey MR. Emergence of Morganellacea Harboring blsIMP- 27 Mettaloenzyme in Canada. mSphere. 2021 May 19;6(3) ; e00048-21. Doi: 10,1128/mSphere.00048-21. PMID: 34011680; PMCID:PMC8265620
S. Radko, J. I. Stuart and G. Zahariadis.Evaluation of three commercial multiplex assays for the detection of respiratory viral infections. Journal of Virological Methods 2017; 248: 39-43
J. I. Stuart, J Delport, R Lannigan and G. Zahariadis. Determination of real-time polymerase chain reaction uncertainty of measurement using replicate analysis and a graphical user interface with Fieller’s theorem. Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease and Medical Microbiology 2014; 25(4): 207- 210
2021
2017
2014
J.I. Stuart, M.A. John, S. Milburn, D. Diagre, B. Wilson and Z. Hussain. Susceptibility patterns of coagulase-negative staphylococci to several newer antimicrobial agents in comparison with vancomycin and oxacillin. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents 2011; 37(3): 248-252
2011
M.A. John, J. Burden, J.I. Stuart, R.C. Reyes, R. Lannigan, S. Milburn, D. Diagre, B. Wilson and Z. Hussain. Comparison of three phenotypic techniques for detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. reveals a species-dependent performance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2009; 63(3):493-496
2009
AWARDS
Resident/ Fellow Travel Reimbursement Award
2010
ECCMID Travel Grant
2010
Dean’s Honor List, Faculty of Engineering
1999-2003
NSERC- Undergraduate Student Research Award
2002
Dean’s Honor List, Faculty of Science
1994-1998
Faculty of Science Scholarship- Honors Biology Program
1997
VOLUNTEER
Microbiology Residency Training Committee Member
2009-2012
Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, UWO
Resident Representative
2008-2009
2008 Internal Review: Orthopedic Surgery, Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, UWO
2009 Internal Review: Respirology, Department of Internal Medicine, Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, UWO
2009 Internal Review: Enhanced Skills Program, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich Medicine and Dentistry, UWO
MEMBERSHIPS
Member- American Society for Microbiology
2013-2014
Associate Member- Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
2008-2014
Member- Canadian Medical Association
2003-2013
Member- Ontario Medical Association
Member of the Canadian College of Microbiology
2003-2013
2013-Present
LANGUAGES
English – Native language
French – Speak, read and write fluently