EdwardElliotTelzakMD

Infectious Disease • Bronx, NY

Professor, Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
1650 Selwyn Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone+1 718-960-1212

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1985 - 1986
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1984
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003, 2009
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Clinical Trials

A Prospective Study of Multidrug Resistance and a Pilot Study of the Safety of and Clinical and Microbiologic Response to Levofloxacin in Combination With Other Antimycobacterial Drugs for Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis (MDRTB) in HIV-Infected Patients.
Completed
Not Applicable
Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Study (FLU 003 Plus) Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Recruiting
Respiratory Virus Outpatient Study (FLU 002 Plus) Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Completed
FTC/RPV/TDF on T-Cell Activation, CD4+ T-Cell Count, Inflammatory Biomarkers and Viral Reservoir Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 25
Completed
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Expanding Hospital Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing in the Bronx, New York and Washington, District of Columbia: Results From the HPTN 065 Study.
Bernard M. Branson, Pollyanna R Chavez, Brett Hanscom, Elizabeth Greene, Laura McKinstry
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018-05-02
63 citations
Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Versus AFB Smear and Culture to Identify Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients With Suspected Tuberculosis From Low and Higher Prevalence Sett...
Anne F Luetkemeyer, Cynthia Firnhaber, Michelle A. Kendall, Xingye Wu, Gerald H. Mazurek
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016-05-01
18 citations
A simple self-reported adherence tool as a predictor of viral rebound in people with viral suppression on antiretroviral therapy.
Jemma L O'Connor, Edward M. Gardner, Stefan Esser, Sharon B. Mannheimer, Alan R. Lifson
HIV Medicine. 2016-02-01

Press Mentions

When Is Flu Season 2022, and How Intense Will It Be? Virus Experts Share Essential Flu Insights for This YearSeptember 14th, 2022
When Is Flu Season 2022? Virus Doctors Have the AnswersSeptember 13th, 2022
Facing a Rise in Cases, NYC Considers Bringing Back Local Mask MandatesApril 19th, 2022
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