KennethJPursellMD

Infectious Disease • Burr Ridge, IL

Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine

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Office
180 Harvester Dr
Ste 110
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone+1 773-834-4064

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1991
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1991 - 2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

50 citations
Antifungal management practices and evolution of infection in organ transplant recipients with cryptococcus neoformans infection.
Nina Singh, Olivier Lortholary, Barbara D. Alexander, Krishan Lal Gupta, George John
Transplantation. 2005-10-27
225 citations
Combination of voriconazole and caspofungin as primary therapy for invasive aspergillosis in solid organ transplant recipients: A prospective, multicenter, observation...
Nina Singh, Ajit P. Limaye, Graeme N. Forrest, Nasia Safdar, Patricia Muñoz
Transplantation. 2006-02-15
39 citations
Pre-transplant ganciclovir and post transplant high-dose valacyclovir reduce CMV infections after alemtuzumab-based conditioning.
Justin Kline, Daniel A. Pollyea, Wendy Stock, Andrew S. Artz, Elizabeth Rich
Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2006-02-01

Press Mentions

203 UChicago Medicine Doctors Named to 2022 Top Docs ListJanuary 21st, 2022