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Jay Fishman, MD, Infectious Disease, Boston, MA

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Infectious Disease • Boston, MA

Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

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  • Office

    55 Fruit St; WH510A
    MGH Transplant Center
    Boston, MA 02114
    Phone+1 617-643-4809
    Fax+1 617-726-5411

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1981 - 1984
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2024
  • Lifetime Achievement Award Transplantation Society, 2019
  • Career Achievement Award American Society of Transplantation, 2014

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Authored Content

  • IDWeek 2018: What the ID Provider Needs to Know About Novel ImmunotherapiesOctober 2018
  • IDWeek 2018: What’s New in XenotransplantationOctober 2018

Press Mentions

  • How Organ-Transplant Teams Hunt for Hidden Animal-to-Human Viruses
    How Organ-Transplant Teams Hunt for Hidden Animal-to-Human VirusesJuly 26th, 2022
  • Signs of an Animal Virus Discovered in Man Who Received a Pig’s Heart
    Signs of an Animal Virus Discovered in Man Who Received a Pig’s HeartMay 5th, 2022
  • Four Breakthroughs That Led to the Pig Heart Transplant
    Four Breakthroughs That Led to the Pig Heart TransplantJanuary 18th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Viral Pathogenesis In XenotransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Infectious Risks Of XenotransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2000–2002
  • Alveolar Macrophage Response To Mycobacterial Cell WallNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997
  • Pulmonary-Parasite Interactions--PneumocystisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1991

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