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John Dumler, MD, Pathology, Bethesda, MD

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Pathology Bethesda, MD

Microbiology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Professor and Chair, Joint Departments of Pathology, USUHS, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Joint Pathology Center

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  • Office

    4301 Jones Bridge Rd
    Bethesda, MD 20814
    Phone+1 301-295-3044

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Medical Branch
    University of Texas Medical BranchPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1990 - 1992
  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
    University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1990 - 1990
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1985 - 1989
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1985
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    University of Maryland School of MedicineB.S., Medical Technology, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1990 - 2026
  • American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Barnett L. Cohen Award, In recognition of contributions, devotion and interest in promoting the science of microbiology Maryland Branch, American Society for Microbiology, 2013
  • American Society for Microbiology Becton Dickinson Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology American Society for Microbiology Becton Dickinson , 110th ASM General Meeting, 2010
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The biological basis of severe outcomes in Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection  
    Dumler JS, FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 1/1/2012
  • Unsuspected rickettsioses among patients with acute febrile illness, Sri Lanka, 2007  
    Reller ME, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara-Arachichi W, Strouse JJ, Flom JE, Ostbye T, Woods CW, Dumler JS, Emerg Infect Dis, 1/1/2012
  • Distinct host species correlate with Anaplasma phagocytophilum ankA gene clusters  
    Scharf W, Schauer S, Freyburger F, Petrovec M, Schaarschmidt-Kiener D, Grzeszczuk A, Liebisch G, Runge M, Kehl A, Dumler JS, Garcia-Perez A, Jensen J, Fingerle V, Meli..., J Clin Microbiol, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
    Dierberg KL, Stone JH, Aram G, Dumler JS, Review Series: Infectious Diseases, Sweden, 1/1/2005
  • Human ehrlichioses: clinical, laboratory, epidemiologic, and pathologic considerations
    Dumler JS, Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Stará Lesná, Slovak Republic, 9/1/1996
  • Antigenic diversity among strains of Ehrlichia chaffeensis
    Chen S-M, Popov VL, Westerman EL, Hamilton FG, Dumler JS, Feng H-M, Walker DH, Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Stará Lesná, Slovak Republic, 9/1/1996
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Lectures

  • Intracellular Bacteria: From Biology to Clinic, Invited Speaker 
    Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland - 8/26/2013
  • Human Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis in the Americas, Invited Speaker 
    Universidade de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica - 7/22/2013
  • Microbial modulation of eukaryotic epigenetics: new tools for locus-specific manipulation of the epigenome?, Department of Pathology, Invited Speaker 
    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - 6/11/2013
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Grant Support

  • Cytotoxic Cell Dysfunction In HgaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2011
  • Anaplasma Regulation Of Host Granulocyte FunctionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
  • A. Phagocytophilum And Nf-Kb SignalingNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009–2010
  • Diagnosis Of Gambiense HATNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2009
  • Anaplasma Regulation Of Host Granulocyte FunctionsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Virulence And Immunity Of Granulocytic EhrlichiaeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007
  • Virulence And Immunity Of Granulocytic EhrlichiaeNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2005
  • Ehrlichia-Granulocyte Interactions And InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2000–2003
  • Human Granulocytic EhrlichiaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999
  • Characterization Of The Human Granulocytic EhrlichiaNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996–1999

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