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Sumathi Sivapalasingam, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Adjunct Assistant Curator;Department of Medicine (Medicine)
Clinical Addresses
550 FIRST AVENUEC & D BUILDING 649
NEW YORK, NY 10016
Phone: 212-263-0766
Board Certification
2004 — Ab Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)Education
1996 — Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Medical Education1996-1999 — New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center (Internal Medicine), Residency Training
1999-2001 — Center for Disease Control (Epidemiology), Clinical Fellowships
2001-2003 — NYU Medical Center (Infectious Disease), Clinical Fellowships
Research Interests
International HIV; Epidemiology of infectious diseases; Immunity from smallpox vaccination; Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases<br>All data from NYU Health Sciences Library Faculty Bibliography — -
Risk factors for tuberculin skin test conversion among HIV-infected patients in New York City
Doshi, S; Chen, TF; Zapata, J; Holzman, RS; Zapata, LC; Aberg, JA; Sivapalasingam, S
2012 Apr;:e518-e521, International journal of infectious diseases
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id: 167778,
year: 2012,
vol: ,
page: e518,
stat: Journal Article,
Early Detection of HIV Infection Among Kenyan Infants Using a Reverse Transcriptase Activity Assay
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Ahmed, Aabid; Mendillo, Megan; Holzman, Robert; Marshed, Fatuma; Mwamzuka, Musa; Khamadi, Samuel; Mwau, Matilu; Laverty, Maura; Valentine, Fred
2012 Jul;31(7):732-735, Pediatric infectious disease journal
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id: 169479,
year: 2012,
vol: 31,
page: 732,
stat: Journal Article,
Sex differences in the incidence of peripheral neuropathy among kenyans initiating antiretroviral therapy
Mehta, Sapna A; Ahmed, Aabid; Laverty, Maura; Holzman, Robert S; Valentine, Fred; Sivapalasingam, Sumathi
2011 Sep;53(5):490-496, Clinical infectious diseases
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id: 136612,
year: 2011,
vol: 53,
page: 490,
stat: Journal Article,
Implementation of a validated peripheral neuropathy screening tool in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in mombasa, kenya
Mehta, Sapna A; Ahmed, Aabid; Kariuki, Beatrice W; Said, Swaleh; Omasete, Fanuel; Mendillo, Megan; Laverty, Maura; Holzman, Robert; Valentine, Fred; Sivapalasingam, Sumathi
2010 Sep;83(3):565-570, American journal of tropical medicine & hygiene
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id: 112054,
year: 2010,
vol: 83,
page: 565,
stat: Journal Article,
Housing insecurity and lack of public assistance are risk factors for tuberculin skin test conversion among persons who use illicit drugs in New York City
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Klein, Robert S; Howard, Andrea; Qin, Angie; Tseng, Chi-Hong; Gourevitch, Marc N
2009 Sep;3(3):172-177, Journal of addiction medicine : JAM
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id: 138364,
year: 2009,
vol: 3,
page: 172,
stat: Journal Article,
Monitoring virologic responses to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults in Kenya: evaluation of a low-cost viral load assay
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Wangechi, Beatrice; Marshed, Fatuma; Laverty, Maura; Essajee, Shaffiq; Holzman, Robert S; Valentine, Fred
2009 ;4(8):e6828-e6828, PLoS ONE
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id: 101963,
year: 2009,
vol: 4,
page: e6828,
stat: Journal Article,
Immunological memory after exposure to variola virus, monkeypox virus, and vaccinia virus
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Kennedy, Jeffrey S; Borkowsky, William; Valentine, Fred; Zhan, Ming-Xia; Pazoles, Pamela; Paolino, Anna; Ennis, Francis A; Steigbigel, Neal H
2007 Apr 15;195(8):1151-1159, Journal of infectious diseases
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id: 71299,
year: 2007,
vol: 195,
page: 1151,
stat: Journal Article,
Evaluation of community-based serologic screening for identification of chronic Salmonella Typhi carriers in Vietnam
Gupta, A; My Thanh, N T; Olsen, S J; Sivapalasingam, S; My Trinh, T T; Phuong Lan, N T; Hoekstra, R M; Bibb, W; Minh, N T; Danh, T P; Cam, P D; Mintz, E D
2006 Jul;10(4):309-314, International journal of infectious diseases
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id: 64403,
year: 2006,
vol: 10,
page: 309,
stat: Journal Article,
High prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Shigella isolates in the United States tested by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System from 1999 to 2002
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Nelson, Jennifer M; Joyce, Kevin; Hoekstra, Mike; Angulo, Frederick J; Mintz, Eric D
2006 Jan;50(1):49-54, Antimicrobial agents & chemotherapy
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id: 64404,
year: 2006,
vol: 50,
page: 49,
stat: Journal Article,
Bacterial diarrhea in HIV-infected patients: why Clostridium difficile, and why now?
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Blaser, Martin J
2005 Dec 1;41(11):1628-1630, Clinical infectious diseases
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id: 64405,
year: 2005,
vol: 41,
page: 1628,
stat: Journal Article,
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reverse transcriptase activity correlates with HIV RNA load: implications for resource-limited settings
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Essajee, Shaffiq; Nyambi, Phillipe N; Itri, Vincenza; Hanna, Bruce; Holzman, Robert; Valentine, Fred
2005 Aug;43(8):3793-3796, Journal of clinical microbiology
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id: 57865,
year: 2005,
vol: 43,
page: 3793,
stat: Journal Article,
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in four animal facilities
Wright, Jennifer G; Tengelsen, Leslie A; Smith, Kirk E; Bender, Jeff B; Frank, Rodney K; Grendon, John H; Rice, Daniel H; Thiessen, Ann Marie B; Gilbertson, Catherine Jo; Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Barrett, Timothy J; Besser, Thomas E; Hancock, Dale D; Angulo, Frederick J
2005 Aug;11(8):1235-1241, Emerging infectious diseases
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id: 64406,
year: 2005,
vol: 11,
page: 1235,
stat: Journal Article,
An Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae O1 infections on Ebeye Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands, associated with use of an adequately chlorinated water source
Beatty, Mark E; Jack, Tom; Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Yao, Sandra S; Paul, Irene; Bibb, Bill; Greene, Kathy D; Kubota, Kristy; Mintz, Eric D; Brooks, John T
2004 Jan 1;38(1):1-9, Clinical infectious diseases
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id: 64411,
year: 2004,
vol: 38,
page: 1,
stat: Journal Article,
Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid fever
Olsen, Sonja J; Pruckler, Jim; Bibb, William; Nguyen, Thi My Thanh; Tran, My Trinh; Nguyen, Thi Minh; Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Gupta, Amita; Phan, Thu Phuong; Nguyen, Tran Chinh; Nguyen, Vinh Chau; Phung, Dac Cam; Mintz, Eric D
2004 May;42(5):1885-1889, Journal of clinical microbiology
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id: 64409,
year: 2004,
vol: 42,
page: 1885,
stat: Journal Article,
Salmonella bacteriuria: an increasing entity in elderly women in the United States
Sivapalasingam, S; Hoekstra, R M; McQuiston, J R; Fields, P I; Tauxe, R V
2004 Oct;132(5):897-902, Epidemiology & infection
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id: 64408,
year: 2004,
vol: 132,
page: 897,
stat: Journal Article,
Fresh produce: a growing cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, 1973 through 1997
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Friedman, Cindy R; Cohen, Linda; Tauxe, Robert V
2004 Oct;67(10):2342-2353, Journal of food protection
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id: 64407,
year: 2004,
vol: 67,
page: 2342,
stat: Journal Article,
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport infection linked to mango consumption: impact of water-dip disinfestation technology
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Barrett, E; Kimura, A; Van Duyne, S; De Witt, W; Ying, M; Frisch, A; Phan, Q; Gould, E; Shillam, P; Reddy, V; Cooper, T; Hoekstra, M; Higgins, C; Sanders, J P; Tauxe, R V; Slutsker, L
2003 Dec 15;37(12):1585-1590, Clinical infectious diseases
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id: 64410,
year: 2003,
vol: 37,
page: 1585,
stat: Journal Article,
High prevalence of hepatitis C infection among patients receiving hemodialysis at an urban dialysis center
Sivapalasingam, Sumathi; Malak, Sharp F; Sullivan, John F; Lorch, Jonathan; Sepkowitz, Kent A
2002 Jun;23(6):319-324, Infection control & hospital epidemiology
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id: 64412,
year: 2002,
vol: 23,
page: 319,
stat: Journal Article,


