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Niaz Banaei (previously Banaiee)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Stanford University Medical Center 3375 Hillview Ave, Rm 1602 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 736-8052 Fax (650) 725-5671Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Lua Tiedemann Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 650-725-7166Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Clinical Pathology
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Clinical Microbiology (2007 - present)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | New York University, NY USA (2007) |
| Board Certification: | Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology (2004) |
| Residency: | UCSF - Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CA USA (2003) |
| Internship: | UCSF - Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CA USA (2002) |
| Medical Education: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (2001) |
Postdoctoral Advisees
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Development and implementation of rapid diagnostic assays for the detection, identification, and susceptibility testing of clinically important mycobacteria. Understanding the role of M. tuberculosis lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis.
Publications
- Sensitivity of QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube for diagnosis of recent versus remote M. tuberculosis infection. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012
- Brain abscess caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an immunocompromised patient. J Clin Microbiol. 2011; (3): 1171-4
- Clinical application and limitations of interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2011; (8): 1031-7
- First isolation of Cryptococcus uzbekistanensis from an immunocompromised patient with lymphoma. J Clin Microbiol. 2011
- Fluorescent DNA chemosensors: identification of bacterial species by their volatile metabolites. Chem Commun (Camb). 2011; (41): 11435-7
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