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Jose Montoya, MD, Infectious Disease, Palo Alto, CA

JoseG.MontoyaMDFACP, FIDSA(He/Him)

Infectious Disease Palo Alto, CA

Transplant/Immunocompromised States

Co-Director, Dr. Jack S. Remington Laboratory for Specialty Diagnostics, formerly known as PAMF Toxoplasmosis Serology Laboratory Medical Advisor and Safety Reviewer Summit Therapeutics Inc Art and Science of Medicine

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  • Office

    965 High Street
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
    Phone+1 747-800-2180
    Fax+1 650-487-8006

Summary

  • Dr. Jose G. Montoya is an infectious disease specialist in Palo Alto, CA. He received his medical degree from Universidad del Valle Health Sciences and has practiced for 34 years. He received his Internal Medicine degree from Tulane University and his Infectious Diseases specialization from Stanford University. He specializes in toxoplasmosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, long COVID, and infectious diseases. He has more than 200 publications and over 22,000 citations.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1991 - 1994
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Universidad del Valle Health Sciences
    Universidad del Valle Health SciencesClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Selected as one of the 100 Colombians who have exceled abroad 2013
  • Fellow Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011
  • Fellow American College of Physicians, 2011
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Insights into Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic Fatigue Syndrome Phenotypes Through Comprehensive Metabolomics  
    Lucinda Bateman, Jose G. Montoya, Mady Hornig, Nancy G. Klimas, Nature
  • Genetic Characterization of Toxoplama Gondii DNA Samples Isolated from Humans Living in North America: An Unexpected High Prevalence of Atypical Genotypes  
    Jose Montoya, MD, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Deconstructing Post-Exertional Malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Patient-Centered, Cross-Sectional Survey  
    Jose Montoya, MD, PLoS One
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in a Patient with a Total Artificial Heart (Syncardia Device)
    Gajurel K, Tan S, Banerjee D, Deresinski S, Montoya JG, Ha R, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
  • Circulating Cytokines in Pregnant Women Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
    Montoya JG, Wallon M, Valencia I, Maecker HT, Rosenberg-Hasson Y, Peyron, F, Holmes TH, IDWeek, Philadelphia, PA, 1/8/2014
  • Clinical and Echocardiographic Presentation of Rejection Episodes Following Heart Transplantation.
    Sudini, NL, Huo J, Pan S; Montoya, JG; Leon S, Vu T, Beygui RE, Vrtovec B, Wu JC, Pham M, Kush K, Berry G, Hunt S, Haddad F, 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International-Society-for-Heart-and-Lung-Transplantation, Montreal, Canada, 1/24/2013
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Lectures

  • Immune Suppressing Monoclonal Antibodies and Infections 
    Snowmass, CO - 1/26/2018
  • New Tick-borne Infections in the United States. 
    Snowmass, CO - 1/26/2018
  • Severe Infections in Pregnancy. 
    Snowmass, CO - 1/26/2018
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Other

  • Use of cephalosporins in adults. A drug class review. 
    Hosseini M, Montoya JG, Department of Pharmacy Drug Information Service Newsletter
    Stanford University Medical Center - 1/1/1998
  • Blood cultures: a new Stanford Health Services protocol to improve procedures and practices used for diagnosis of bacteremia 
    Mickelsen P, Montoya JG, Smith K, Infectious Diseases Service Line Bulletin
    1/1/1996

Press Mentions

  • Meet the Scientist: Dr Mark Zinn: The Central Autonomic Network and ME/CFS
    Meet the Scientist: Dr Mark Zinn: The Central Autonomic Network and ME/CFSAugust 16th, 2021
  • Immune System “Clock” Predicts Illness and Mortality
    Immune System “Clock” Predicts Illness and MortalityJuly 12th, 2021
  • The Education of an Unlikely ME Advocate
    The Education of an Unlikely ME AdvocateJune 16th, 2021
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