Jose Vazquez
Section Chief
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Infectious Disease
Education
Certifications
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Re-Certification
ABIM, 2011
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Board Certification
ABIM , 1990
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Board Certification
ABIM, 1989
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PHY
Michigan, 1986
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PHY
Georgia Composite Med. Brd., 2013
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Re-Certified
ABIM , 2000
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PHY
Illinois, 1986
Awards & Honors
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Exemplary Teacher of the Year
Augusta University/Medical College of Georgia, 2015
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Top Ten Paper in Mycology
American Society of Microbiology, 2014
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Award for Outstanding Reviewer Clinical Infectious Diseases
2010
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Clinical Infectious Diseases Award for Outstanding Reviewer
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2009
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Clinical Infectious Diseases Award for Outstanding Reviewer
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2007
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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RINF 5000
Infectious Disease
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GMED 5000
Basic Clerkship GMED
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GMED 5025
Infectious Disease Extn.
Teaching Interests
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Fungal Infections
Polymicrobial Biofilms
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- P22 Patient-level meta-analysis of efficacy and safety from STRIVE and ReSTORE: randomized, double-blinded, multicentre Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials of rezafungin in the treatment of candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Botryosphaeriaceae ssp. Tenosynovitis in an Immunocompetent Patient , 2023
Written Case with Instructional Material
- Ruzafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (ReSTORE): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised phase 3 trial, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Outcomes by Baseline Pathogen and Susceptibility in the ReSTORE Phase 3 Trial of Rezafungin Once Weekly Compared with Caspofungin Once Daily in Patients with Candidemia and/or Invasive Candidiasis, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- A Care Step Pathway for the Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19-Associated Invasive Fungal Infections in the Intensive Care Unit, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Fungal Infections (mucosal and invasive)
Candidiasis
Polymicronial biofilms (candida/Stapylococcus & pseudomonas/Aspergillus)
University Service
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Faculty Mentoring Program
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Institutional Review Board – A
2014 - Present
Role: Chairperson
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Pharmacy and Therepeutics Committee
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Antimicrobial Subcommittee
2013 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Search Committee for Chief of Internal Medicine
2013 - 2014
Role: Committee Chair
Professional Service
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American Journal of Medical Science
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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American Society for Microbiology
2015 - Present
Role: Member
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Annals of Internal Medicine
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Applied & Environmental Microbiology
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer
Public Service
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American Lung Association, Michigan Chapter
2015
Role: Other
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Latino Family Services
2000 - 2013
Role: Other
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Latinos Contra EL SIDA
2000 - 2013
Role: Other
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Life, Inc., (LRL), Leukemia, Research
1994 - 2013
Role: Other
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Great Lakes Hockey Association
1997 - 2000
Role: Other
