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Laila Woc-Colburn, MD, Infectious Disease, Atlanta, GA

LailaEWoc-ColburnMDDTM&H, FACP, FIDSA

Infectious Disease Atlanta, GA

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Transplant/Immunocompromised States, International Health, Travel & Tropical

Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases Emory University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    550 Peachtree St NE
    7th Floor
    Atlanta, GA 30307
    Phone+1 404-712-2279
    Fax+1 404-712-2278

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2006 - 2008
  • Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
    Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
  • Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of Medicine
    Universidiad Francisco Marroquin Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001
  • Universidad Francisco Marroquin
    Universidad Francisco MarroquinB.S., Medical Science, 1997
  • Santa Clara University
    Santa Clara UniversityB.A., Spanish literature, 1993
  • Santa Clara University
    Santa Clara UniversityB.S., Major in Biology and minor in Biochemistry, 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2010 - 2022
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2007 - 2011
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2003 - 2006
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fullbright and Jarawoski Award Teaching and Evaluation LLP Baylor College of Medicine, 2016
  • Rising Star Clinician Award Baylor College of Medicine, 2015
  • AAMC Early Career Women Professional Development Seminar AAMC, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 3 Cases of Systemic Strongyloides� in Human Immunodeficiency Virus�Infected Patients  
    Lumsden S, Hemmige V, Woc-Colburn L, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1/26/2018
  • Detection of (1,3)-Beta-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis  
    Thein Myint, Felicia Chow, Karen Bloch, Luke Raymond-Guillen, Thomas Davis, Patty Wright, Laila Woc-Colburn, Raed Khairy, Alan Street, Tomotaka Yamamoto, Amanda Albers..., J Clin Microbiol, 1/18/2018
  • Vision impairment and papilledema as the initial manifestation of neurosyphilis in a young immunocompetent patient  
    Yuan D,�Nascimiento F, Woc-Colburn L,�Foroozan R,�Mandel J, Neurology, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Refractory Giardia Infection in a Patient with Common Variable Immune Deficiency
    Kakkar, Ekta, Woc-Colburn L, Hajjar, Joud, CIS meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2019
  • Vision impairment and papilledema as the initial manifestation of neurosyphilis in a young immunocompetent patient
    Yuan J, Woc-Colburn L, Mandel Jacob, American Academy of Neurology 70th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/27/2018
  • Massive Intravascular Hemolysis From Clostridium perfingens Bacteremia
    Shiao J, Saporito R, Motazedi T, Woc-Colburn L, SGIM Annual meeting, Denver, CO, 1/14/2018
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Lectures

  • Parasitic Infections in Transplant 
    Houston, TX - 1/10/2018
  • Urological Manifestations of Tropical Diseases 
    Houston, TX - 1/1/2018
  • Multi-Drug Resistance Bacteria Recent Trends in Uropathogens 
    Santa Fe, NM - 1/1/2018
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Pregnant Mom with COVID Pneumonia Worried Doctors Would Save Baby — and Not Her
    Pregnant Mom with COVID Pneumonia Worried Doctors Would Save Baby — and Not HerSeptember 24th, 2021
  • Here's Why You Shouldn't Walk in Floodwaters in Wake of Nicholas
    Here's Why You Shouldn't Walk in Floodwaters in Wake of NicholasSeptember 14th, 2021
  • ‘Time Is of the Essence’: Push to Vaccinate Immigrants Presses On
    ‘Time Is of the Essence’: Push to Vaccinate Immigrants Presses OnJuly 31st, 2021
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Committees

  • Senator, Faculty Senate 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish