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Office
Office closed May 2023
PO Box 1614
Sagamore Beach, MA 02562Phone+1 508-888-0707
Summary
- Dr. Katherine Murray Leisure retired May, 2023, after 43 practice in infectious diseases. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School 1978 and was Lieutenant JG in the US Public Health Service in Carville, LA, from 1979-82, and completed infectious diseases fellowship at Penn State, Hershey, in 1986. She was a past member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology and the American Society of Medicine & Tropical Hygiene. She resigned from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2021, during the CoVid19 SARS CoV 2 virus pandemic from Wuhan, China. Dr Murray was Past President of Lebanon County Medical Society, PA, and is a life member of Massachusetts Medical Society. She remains interested in international health, emerging infections including leishmaniasis, intestinal Gulf War Desert Syndrome, leprosy, neuro-Lyme, and tick-borne diseases. She has more than 30 peer-reviewed medical publications.
Education & Training
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1984 - 1986
- Boston VA Healthcare System (Brockton-West Roxbury)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1984
- Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1982
- New York Downtown HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1978
- Wellesley CollegeB.A., 1974
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1984 - 2010
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Service Award American Legion, 2003
- Fellow SHEA Society Healthcare Epidemiology America, 2003
- Humanitarian Award Pennsylvania Pa American Legion, 1997
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Heart Conduction Problems from Lyme CarditisKatherine A. Murray-Leisure
The American Journal of Medicine. 2017-02-01 - Ozena with Leprosy: United States, 1980.Katherine Murray-Leisure
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2016-10-05
Journal Articles
- Footwear tracks on leprosy feetMurray KA, Am J Trop Med Hyg, 1/1/2014
- Management of mucocutaneous, intestinal, rheumatic, and sinopulmonary health problems in Persian Gulf VeteransMurray Leisure KA, Federal Practitioner, 1/12/1996
- Incubation & Histopathology Findings of Intestinal-Mucocutaneous Persian Gulf illnessK. A. Murray-Leisure, B. Zangwill, E. Suguitan, C. Legaspi, S. Bagheri P. Mucha, E. Brinser, R.Kimber, R.Kurban,W. Greene, American Society for Microbiology, ICAAC, 1/18/1995
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Persian Gulf intestinal- rheumatic illness is associated with warm month desert sand exposureMurray KA, American Society for Microbiology, ICAAC, 1/18/1995
- Visceral and Mucocutaneous Aspects of "Persian Gulf Mystery Disease": High prevalence in a Pennsylvania military unit with extensive sand exposureMurray-Leisure KA, Daniels MO, Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Orlando, FL, 1/6/1994
- Control of MRSA at a Veteran's FacilitySlutsky A, Geib S, Murray-Leisure KA, Association of Practitioners for Infection Control (APIC), Reno, NV, 1/1/1989
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Lectures
- Living with Leishmaniasis and Other Health Problems in Persian Gulf VeteransWormleysburg/ Harrisburg, PA - 1/7/1997
- Histopathology Findings in Persian Gulf Mucocutaneous-lntestinal-Rheumatic Desert SyndromeBoston, MA - 1/14/1996
- Persian Gulf Intestinal-Rheumatic "Mystery Illness" is Linked to Warm Month Sand Exposure in Saudi ArabiaTechworld, Washington, DC - 1/15/1994
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish, French
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