Brian Blackburn

Clinical Focus

• Infectious Disease
• Parasitology
• Tropical Medicine
• Travel Medicine
• Global health
• Internal Medicine

Administrative Appointments

• Co-Director, Clinical Services, Stanford Univ Division of Infectious Diseases , (2008– present )
• Affiliated Faculty Member, Stanford Univ. Woods Institute for the Environment , (2009– present )
• Committee member, Stanford Internal Medicine Intern Selection Committee , (2005– present )
• Committee member, Stanford Internal Medicine Residency Review Commitee , (2005– present )
• Committee member, Stanford Pharmacy and Therapeutics Antibiotic Subcommittee , (2005– present )
• Member, Stanford Infectious Diseases Fellowship Selection Panel , (2005– present )
• Comittee member, Stanford Quality Initiative on Sepsis , (2008– present )
• Committee member, Stanford Surgical Care Improvement Project , (2007– 2007 )

Honors and Awards

• Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford School of Medicine (2008)
• Distinguished Service to Housestaff Education, Stanford Dept of Medicine, Chief Residents (2008)
• Vosti Award - Excellence in Teaching, Stanford Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine (2007)
• Exceptional Preceptor Award, Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship, Stanford University Dept of Medicine (2007)
• Amstrong Award - Excellence in Patient Care, Stanford Dept of Medicine (2000)
• Chicago Medical School Alumni Association Award, Chicago Medical School (1997)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, AOA chapter - Chicago Medical School (1995)
• American Society of Clinical Pathologist's Award, ASCP (1995)
• McGraw-Hill Academic Achievement Award, McGraw-Hill - Chicago Medical School (1994)
• Graduation with Departmental Honors, UCLA Dept. of Biology (1992)

Professional Education

• EIS, Centers for Disease Control Epidemiology (2005)
• Board Certification, American Board Internal Medicine Infectious Dis, Int Medicine (2002)
• Fellowship, Stanford University Infectious Diseases (2002)
• Internship, Residency, Chief Res, Stanford University Internal Medicine (Chief Resident 2002-03) (2000)
• Medical Education (MD), Chicago Medical School Medicine (1997)
• BS, UCLA Biology (1992)
• Board Certification: Infectious Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2002)
• Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2000)
• Stanford University Medical Center (2002) CA
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (2000) CA
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1998) CA
• Chicago Medical School (1997) IL

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Medicine
• Infectious Diseases

Community & International Work

• Clinical and programmatic work, Monrovia, Liberia More »
• Evaluating and Financing ITNs in India, Orissa State, India More »
• Forest Conversion and the Changing Epidemiological Environment in Southeast Asia, Indonesia More »
• Epideimiology of Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women, Cali, Colombia More »
• Integration of insecticide-treated bednet distribution and mass drug administration in Nigeria, Nigeria More »
• Schistosomiasis, strongyloidiasis: presumptive treatment among Sudanese Lost Boys and Somali Bantus, Sudan, Kenya, Phoenix More »

Research Interests

My interests include parasitology and international health; I've investigated cryptosporidium and angiostrongylus outbreaks; schistosoma/strongyloides seroprevalence in refugees, and the distribution and impact of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria and filariasis prevention in Nigeria and India. In addition, I've worked on toxoplasmosis epidemiology in Colombia, and plan to work on vector-borne infections in Indonesia. Also soon to be in Liberia for clincal and programmatic work

Publications

• Travel Medicine Chary A,  Singh U, Blackburn BG.  In: Bope ET, Rakel RE, Kellerman RD (eds). Conn's Current Therapy 2010..  2010; 62 in press
• Free Living Amebae. Koshy A,  Blackburn BG, Singh U.  In: Mandell G, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds., Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed..  2010; 7 in press
• High prevalence and presumptive treatment of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis among African refugees Blackburn BG*,  Posey DL*, Weinberg M, Flagg EW, Ortega L, Wilson M, Secor WE, Sanders-Lewis K, Won K, Maguire JH.  Clin Infect Dis.  2007; 45 1310-15
• Distribution of Eosinophilic Meningitis Cases Attributable to Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Hawaii Hochberg NS,  Park SY, Blackburn BG, Sejvar JJ, Gaynor K, Chung H, Leniek K, Herwaldt BL, Effler PV.  Emerg Infect Dis.  2007; 13 1675-1680
• Successful integration of insecticide-treated bed net distribution with mass drug administration in Central Nigeria. Blackburn BG,  Eigege A, Gotau H, Gerlong G, Miri E, Hawley WA, Mathieu E, Richards F.  Am J Trop Med Hyg.  2006; 75 (4): 650-5
• Parasitic Infections in Cancer Patients: Toxoplasmosis, Strongyloidiasis, and Other Parasites Blackburn BG,  Montoya JG.  In: Safdar, A (ed). Management of Infections in Cancer Patients, 1st ed..  2011; 1 in press
• Review of Travel Medicine, 2nd Ed. Keystone JS, Kozarsky PE, Freedman DO, Nothdurft HO, Connor BA (eds) Barry M,  Blackburn BG.  Clin Infect Dis.  2009; 49 in press
• Gram Negative Rods, Gram Positive Organisms, and Pneumonia chapters Pang PS,  Blackburn BG, Eckburg PB.  Practical Guide to the Care of the Surgical Patient (in press).  2009; 1st Ed 95-105 (in press)
• Severe Encephalomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Adult with Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 and Clinical Response to Treatment with Foscarnet plus Ganciclovir Troy SB,  Blackburn BG, Yeom K, Finley Caulfield AK, Bhangoo MS, Montoya JG.  Clin Infect Dis.  2008; 47 e93-6
• Full recovery from Baylisascaris procyonis eosinophilic meningitis Pai PJ,  Blackburn BG, Kazacos KR, Warrier RP, Begue RE.  Emerg Infec Dis.  2007; 13 (6): 928-930
• Schistosomiasis Chapter Maguire J,  Blackburn B, Montgomery S.  Health Information for International Travel 2008 (The Yellow Book).  2007; 297-301
• Urban lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria. Terranella A,  Eigiege A, Gontor I, Dagwa P, Damishi S, Miri E, Blackburn B, McFarland D, Zingeser J, Jinadu MY, Richards FO.  Ann Trop Med Parasitol.  2006; 100 (2): 163-72
• Schistosomiasis and Strongyloidiasis chapters Blackburn B,  The Red Book.  2006; 27th Ed. 587-88; 629-631
• Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Associated with Consumption of Ozonated Apple Cider Blackburn BG,  Mazurek J, Hlavsa M, Park J, Tillapaw M, Parrish M, Salehi E, Franks W, Koch E, Smith F, Xiao L, Arrowood M, Hill V, da Silva A, Jones J.  Emerg Infec Dis.  2006; 12 684-686
• Microarray detection of human parainfluenzavirus 4 infection associated with respiratory failure in an immunocompetent adult. Chiu CY,  Rouskin S, Koshy A, Urisman A, Fischer K, Yagi S, Schnurr D, Eckburg PB, Tompkins LS, Blackburn BG, Merker JD, Patterson BK, Ganem D, DeRisi JL.  Clin Infect Dis.  2006; 43 (8): e71-6
• Emergency survey methods in acute cryptosporidiosis outbreak. Fox LM,  Ocfemia MC, Hunt DC, Blackburn BG, Neises D, Kent WK, Beach MJ, Pezzino G.  Emerg Infect Dis.  2005; 11 (5): 729-31
• Schistosomiasis Chapter Blackburn B,  Maguire J.  Health Information for International Travel 2005-2006 (The Yellow Book).  2005; 266-270
• Surveillance for waterborne-disease outbreaks associated with recreational water--United States, 2001-2002. Yoder JS,  Blackburn BG, Craun GF, Hill V, Levy DA, Chen N, Lee SH, Calderon RL, Beach MJ.  MMWR Surveill Summ.  2004; 53 (8): 1-22