Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine-Infectious Diseases

Address
DUMC 102359
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630

Office Telephone
919-613-5678

Fax Telephone
919-681-7494

Training

• MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 1993

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1993-1996
• Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, 1996-1999

Other Training

• MHS, Duke University, 1999

Clinical Interests
General infectious diseases, tropical medicine, HIV

Research Interests
Determinants of Outcome in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
Infections due to Resistant Gram Positive Organisms
Tropical medicine/International Health

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Astellas Pharma Inc.
• Baxter Healthcare
• Biomedical Insights
• Biosynexus, Inc.
• Cerexa (Forest Labs)
• Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Easton Associates
• FirstHealth of the Carolinas
• George Washington University
• Leo Pharmaceuticals
• MedImmune, Inc.
• Merck & Co. USA (not assoc'd with Merck KGaA)
• Navigant
• Novartis
• Pfizer Inc.
• PharmaEd
• Theravance, Inc
• UpToDate, Inc.
• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• health and wellness partners

Representative Publications
1) Fowler, VG, Jr., McIntyre, LM, Yeaman, ME, Peterson, G, Reller, LB, Corey,GR, Bayer, AS. In vitro Resistance to Thrombin-induced Platelet Microbicidal Protein Among Clinical Endocarditis Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Correlates with an Intravascular Device Source. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;182:1251-4. (2000)

2) Fowler, VG, Jr, Sanders, L, Kong, L, Gottlieb, GS, McClelland, RS, Li, J, Ryan, T. Rousakas, G, Sexton, DJ, Harrell, L, Corey, GR. Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: 59 Prospectively Collected Cases with Follow up. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1999;28:106-114. (1999)

3) Fowler, VG, Jr, Kong, LK, Corey, GR, Gottlieb, G, McClelland, RS, Sexton, D, Gesty-Palmer, D, Harrell, E. Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis Findings in 29 Consecutive Patients. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1999;179:1157-61. (1999)

4) Rosen, AB, Fowler, VG, Jr, Corey, GR, Downs, SM, Biddle, AK, Li, J, Jollis, JG. Cost-Effectiveness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Determining the Duration of Therapy for Patient with Intravascular Catheter-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Annals of Internal Medicine 1999;130: 810-820. (1999)

5) Fowler, VG, Jr., Sanders, LL, Sexton, DJ, Kong, L, Marr, KA, Gopal, AK, Gottlieb, G, McClelland, RS, Corey, GR. Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia According to Compliance with Infectious Diseases Specialist Recommendations: Experience with 244 Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;27: 478-486. (1998)