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Office
140 Bergen Ave Level D
Ambulatory Care Center/Rutgers
Newark, NJ 07103Phone+1 973-972-5111Fax+1 973-972-3102
Summary
- Dr. Diana Finkel is an infectious disease specialist in Newark, NJ and is affiliated with University Hospital. She received her medical degree from Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Russian. She specializes in hiv/aids medicine and healthcare associated infections and is experienced in general infectious disease, urinary tract infections, hiv/aids, healthcare-associated infections, and transgender modification.
Education & Training
- Seton Hall University-Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2000 - 2002
- Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1997
- Rutgers University Behavioral Health CareB.A., Biology, 1993
- Rutgers University Behavioral Health CareB.S., Psychology, 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State License 2002 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Charter Physician Leader of Pascack Valley Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center Meridian, 2013
- New Jersey Choice Top Doctor New Jersey Monthly, 2013, 2017
- Commitment/ Dedication in Providing Care and Service to the HIV/AIDS Community New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, 2009
Clinical Trials
- Doravirine for Persons With Excessive Weight Gain on Integrase Inhibitors and Tenofovir Alafenamide Start of enrollment: 2021 May 20
- Pharmacokinetics and Safety of SAR441236 Start of enrollment: 2019 May 20
- A Study of Heterologous Vaccine Regimen of Adenovirus Serotype 26 Mosaic4 Human Immunodeficiency Virus(Ad26.Mos4.HIV), Adjuvanted Clade C gp140 and Mosaic gp140 to Prevent HIV-1 Infection Among Cis-gender Men and Transgender Individuals Who Have Sex With Cis-gender Men and/or Transgender Individuals Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 31
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 327 citationsAssociation Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.Shruti Gupta, Wei Wang, Salim S. Hayek, Lili Chan, Kusum S. Mathews
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2021-01-01 - 12 citationsRelationship Between Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease and Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.Alexi Vasbinder, Chelsea Meloche, Tariq U Azam, Elizabeth Anderson, Tonimarie Catalan
Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2022-10-01 - 33 citationsClinical Impact ofSkin and Soft Tissue Infections.Matthew S Linz, Arun Mattappallil, Diana Finkel, Dane Parker
Antibiotics. 2023-03-11
Journal Articles
- Clinical Impact of Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsMatthew S Linz, Arun Mattappallil, Diana Finkel, Dane Parker, Antibiotics, 3/11/2023
- A randomized controlled trial to evaluate outcomes with Aggrenox in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infectionAmit SinglaID1*, Nicholas B. Dadario2, Ashima Singla3, Patricia Greenberg4, Rachel Yan2, Anil Nanda1,2, Detlev Boison2,5, Rakesh Malhotra6, Sunil Patel7, Suri Nipun7, ..., PLOS One, 1/30/2023
- Capnocytophaga sepsis causing purpura fulminans in a 50-year old man with chronic opioid useChristopher Hogge, Miriam Holzman, Sahiba Khurana, Milos Brankovic, Chrystal Chang, Gabriel Fernandez, Diana Finkel, IDCases, 5/26/2022
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Abstracts/Posters
- The Relationship Between Rifaxamin Use and the Prevalence of Clostridiodes difficile and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in Patients with Advanced Liver DiseaseFrancisco Alberto De Jesus, Kristi Kuper, Alyzeh Haider, Joachim Sackey, Diana Finkel, Open Forum Infectious Diseases 6 (Suppl 2), S823, 2019
- Seroprevalence of Strongyloidiasis in Liver Transplant Candidates at a Tertiary-Level Hospital in Newark, NJJorge Robledo, MD,1 Michael O’Shaughnessy, BS,Tilly Varughese, MD,Diana Finkel, DO, Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 8(Suppl 1): S778–S779. Published online 2021 Dec 4.
- Disparities in Diabetes Care: Smoking Cessation among Women and Minorities Living with HIV at an Urban Academic Medical CenterPeter Cangialosi, Mark Liotta, Diana Finkel, Shobha Swaminathan, Steven Keller, Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7 (Suppl 1), S363, 2020
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Lectures
- Antibiotic StewardshipPascack Valley Hospital /Hackensack University Medical Center Meridian - 1/1/2017
- Clostridium DifficileSaint Mary’s General Hospital - 1/1/2016
- Antibiotic Safety/Vaccines for SeniorsSaint Mary’s General Hospital, 2008, 2009 - 1/1/2009
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Authored Content
- I Do “Success Dances” with Patients Who Reach Their GoalsSeptember 2018
- I Do “Success Dances” with Patients Who Reach Their GoalsSeptember 2018
Press Mentions
- What We Know About the XBB COVID VariantNovember 13th, 2022
- What We Know About the XBB COVID VariantNovember 13th, 2022
- Too Many People Are Planning to Skip Their Flu Shot This Year—Don’t Be One of ThemOctober 6th, 2022
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Committees
- Chair, P&T 2013 - 2018
- Chair, Infection control 2008 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- WPATHMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Russian
External Links
- Research with a Hearthttps://rwah.rutgers.edu/
- ID Fellowship https://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/medicine/infectious_diseases/
- Bridge NJMS Projecthttp://bridgenj.org
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